Professional Documents
Culture Documents
of the
GRAND COUNCIL
OF
SEPTEMBER 10-11
1928
TROY, N. Y.
PRHS OF EDW. H. LISK, INC.
MDC CCCXXVIII
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@pentng lEJ:ercteee
IP rel Ube - Invocation
COMPANION GEO R GE I. CLEMENTS, Organist to the Grand Council
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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 obeyecl.
OPENING
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And Permanent Members as follows :
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W. FRANK DAVIS, Ancient City, No. 21. .•..•.•..• .. P:.M:.
EDWARD N. SNOW, Ancient City, No. 21. ............ P.'.M.'.
EUGENE CRAWFORD, DeWitt Clinton, No. 22 ......... P.'.M.'.
EDWARD C. EATON, JR., DeWitt Clinton, No. 22 .•.••. P.'.M.'.
HERBERT H. HOWARD, DeWitt Clinton, No. 22 .••..... P.'.M.'.
E. STANLEY PIER, Binghamton, No. 24 .....•.•••..•. P.' .M:.
ARTHUR DEWITT BECKER, Palmyra, No. 26 ..•...•... P.'.M.'.
THOMAS FINLEY, King Solomon, No. 3I ..•...•..... P. •.M. ·•
HARRY BAYER, King Solomon, No. 3I .......•....... P. •.M. ·.
DUNCAN BOUGHNER, Hornellsville, No. 35 ........... P.'.M.'.
PHILIP M. NAST, JR., Hornellsville, No. 35 ......•.. . P:.M:.
HAROLD S. EMBREE, Adoniram, No. 36 .......•...... P.'.M.'.
FRANK M. LAWRENCE, Cryptic, No. 37 .....•..•.... . P:.M:.
WALTER S. PRESCOTT, Cryptic, No. 37 ..........•... . P:.M:.
CHARLES P. REEVES, Cryptic, No. 37 ...•....•...... . P:.M:.
ELMER KLECKLER, Bath, No. 40 .....•.•..•......... P.'.M.'.
HoxIE W. SMITH, Bath, No. 40 ........•.........•. P.'.M.'.
HARRY CLAY HITCHCOCK, Tyrian, No. 43 ............ P.'.M.'.
HERMON E. SULLIVAN, Washington, No. 52 .•....... P.'.M.'.
OTIS A. DENNIS, Washington, No. 52 .............. . P:.M:.
A. D. BARTHOLOMEW, Washington, No. s2 .......... . P:.M:.
WILLIAM J. WILLIAMS, Washington, No. 52 •....... . P:.M:.
GoRDON Z. DEAN, Washington, No. 52 .............. . P:.M:.
HARRIE 0. ANDERSON, Corning, No. S3· ............. P.'.M.'.
GEORGE E. BRIGGS, Peekskill, No. 55 ................ P.".M.'.
FRANK H. WHITNEY, Peekskill, No. SS· ........... . P:.M:.
THOMAS F. WILLOCK, Peekskill, No. SS ............. P. · .M. •.
BRUCE C. RISLEY, Hudson, No. 62 ................. . P:.M:.
AMos BURTON, Hudson, No. 62 ...............•..... P.'.M.".
STEPHEN PRESTON, JR., Phoenix, No. 70 ............ P.'.M.'.
CHESTER D. BABCOCK, Phoenix, No. 70 .............. 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:.
HENRY V. BuRGER, St. George's, No. 74 ........... . P:.M:.
EDWIN C. VEDDER, St. George's, No. 74 ............. P.'.M.'.
EVERETT E. GREEN, St. George's, No. 74 ............. P: .M:.
SAMUELS. FORSTER, St. George's, No. 74 ........... . P.'.M.'.
KURT J. GALOW, Huntington, No. 76 ............... . P:.M:.
FRANK F. WILLIAMS, St. Lawrence, No. 77 ........ . P:.M:.
THOMAS W. AITKEN, Temple, No. 79 ............... P:.M:.
ADELBERT J. SELLECK, Joseph Warren, No. 81. ...... P.'.M.'.
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WILLIAM LEE, Joseph Warren, No. 81. ............ . P:.M:.
LOYAL L. DAVIS, Joseph Warren, No. 81. .......... • P:.M:.
HARRY W. PANGBURN, Joseph Warren, No. 81 .... .. P:.M:.
FRANK L. MOORE, Joseph Warren, No. 81. .•..••••• • P:.M:.
A. EDWARD KRIEGER, Salamanca, No. 82 •.••.•••..• . P:.M:.
GEORGE Woon, Zabud, No. 84 .............•...•.•• . P:.M:.
EDWARD L. HEIN, Triangle, No. 85 ...•••.•••••.••• . P:.M:.
J. CALEB FISHER, Lafayette, No. 86 ..•.•.•••••••••. . P:.M:.
ARTHUR W. PEENE, Lafayette, No. 86 .•.•••••••••. . P:.M:.
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The following Grand Representatives sent letters and tele-
grams of regret at their inability to be present and requesting
to be excused from attendance at this Annual Assembly :
R: .Ill: .FRANK H. NORTON ..... Grand Rep. of Arizona
R.'.111.'.THOMAS PARKE ........ Grand Rep. of Arkansas
R.'.Ill. ',CHARLES M. BucK ..... Grand Rep. of Delaware
R:.111:.ARTHUR B. WASSUNG ... Grand Rep. of Kentucky
R. ·.Ill.· .HENRY GRAFTON STORY .. Grand Rep. of Maryland
R:.rn:.Eowrn L. BROOKS ...... Grand Rep. of Michigan
R:.111:.EMMETT B. HAWKINS .. Grand Rep. of New Jersey
R:.111:.]AMES H. MASON ...... Grand Rep. of Tennessee
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here. I compliment you on the excellent arrangements and the details
you have perfected for our comfort and entertainment. I assure you
that we look forward with a great deal of pleasure to enjoying our visit
with you. We feel confident you have arranged everything so that there
will be no detail overlooked. We are well assured of your hospitality.
In behalf of the Grand Council, I sincerely thank you for your in-
vitation, for your hospitality and for the excellent manner in which you
have perfected all your arrangements.
PRAYER
Our Father and our God, our cry to Thee at this hour is not a cry
for more, for our cup is full and running over with gladness and grate-
fulness for Thy loving care and keeping to this morning and for this
environment. To kneel here is an elevation; to stand here is a crown
of glory, for Thou art our Father, and to worship Thee should be the
highest ideal of our spirits. So, we thank Thee for the crowning hour
of the year. Thou hast privileged us to enjoy many blessings during
the year that has passed, and now we are in the glad sunshine of this
glorious morning, and in fellowship of one with another, in sympathy
with our spirits. We are thankful that Thou as a Father art delighted
with Thy children, think of them and Thy Spirit meets our spirits.
Our Father, make us who are unable to see Thee-for no man can see
Thee until death shall draw aside the veil-realize Thou art our Father
and our God. May we feel that Thou art very near to us, and that
Thy blessing is upon us, and that Thou wilt smile upon all we do in
Thy name. Guide all in official station and the representatives who have
the confidence of their Companions. Grant that Thy Spirit may be with
us, and that ·all that we do in the interest of those whom we represent
will meet with their approval but most of all with Thy favor. Bless this
Session of this Grand Council. Guide us in all things. When we separate
we pray Thy holy blessing abide with us in our respective walks of the
days to follow. When it is all done, bring us, as Companions, unto that
eternal fellowship of the invisible fellowship of those who have gone
before us; bring us unto the joy that awaits us in the Father's presence,
in His home. For Thy Namesake, as a Father, we ask. Amen.
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welcome. I have felt the responsibilities of my office to have been very
materially lightened by the fact that I have relied upon you men for
counsel and advice. Maybe you have not felt my call to you individually,
I have with keen delight referred to your work in the Grand Council in
the past. I extend my thanks for what you have done in the years past.
I bid you a cordial welcome to your own Grand Council today, <tnd
earnestly trust all of you will be spared many years to lend your valuable
help, advice and assistance to the Grand Council, both in their delibera-
tions while in session and when they are at rest.
Please continue to the East under your escort and I will be delighted
to greet you with the Grand Honors.
(Given.)
Introduction of Viaitora
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M.'.P.'.THOMAS M. BARNES, Past Grand Masters of the
Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of the State
of Connecticut.
R.' .Ill.' .'JOHN F. BIRMINGHAM introduced M.' .Ill.' .OLIN D.
DICKERMAN, Grand Master of the Grand Council of Royal
and Select Masters of the State of Massachusetts.
R.'.Ill.'.EDWARD FEIH introduced M.'.Ill.'.WALTER PosT, Grand
Master of the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters
of the State of New Jersey.
M.'.Ill.'.MARTIN Q. Goon introduced M.'.Ill.'.OLIVER D. EvER-
HARD, Grand Master and R. ·.Ill.· .Roy S. ROGERS, Deputy
Grand Master of the Grand Council of Royal and Select
Masters of the State of Ohio.
M.'.111.'.WILLIAM S. RISELAY introduced M.'.Ill.'.EowARD M.
WHEELER, Past Grand Master of the Grand Council of Royal
and Select Masters of the State of Rhode Island.
R.'.111.'.HERBERT T. CLEMANS introduced M.'.Ill.'.TRUMAN J.
ALLEN, Grand Master, M.' .Ill.' .CHRISTIE B. CROWELL, Past
Grand Master and R.' .Ill.' .OLIVER C. WILSON, Grand Lec-
turer of the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of
the State of Vermont.
R.'.Ill.'.CLARENCE F. HEATH introduced M.'.Ill.'.Eowrn F.
HILLMAN, Grand Master of the Grand Council of Royal and
Select Masters of the State of Maine.
The distinguished Companions were escorted to the East, re-
ceived the grand honors and were cordially welcomed by the
Grand Master as follows :
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own Grand Council that will prove worthwhile and make your visit not
only pleasant but beneficial to you as it certainly is to us. I trust you
will all take seats and feel at home in this Grand Assembly.
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 of America, who was
escorted to the East, given the Grand Honors and welcomed
by the Grand Master as follows :
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M: .Ill: .GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER, Grand Master:
Most Puissant General Grand Master, the Grand Council of the State
of New York is highly honored in your presence. We welcome you and
trust you·r stay here will be as pleasant to you as it is pleasurable and
profitable to us. We feel we are exceptionally honored in having you
travel so far in order to pay us this visit and we are delighted to be
given this consideration on your part. We trust that from the acquain-
tances which you have made you will feel it was worth while to make
this visit. We appreciate your presence. I assure you the Grand Council
of New York extends to you a most cordial and hearty welcome.
I take pleasure in turning over the Gavel to you and trust you will
now give us the benefit of your words of wisdom.
Committees Appointed
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CONSTITUTION AND LAWS
}AMES CHAMBERS WILLIAM J. WILLIAMS
DUNCAN BOUGHNER
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
MARTIN Q. Goon w. FRANK DAVIS
RAYMOND T. VIETS
Regrets
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M:.w:.JoHN A. DUTTON, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge,
F:.& A:.M:. of New York.
R.'.P. .ARTHUR D. PRINCE, General Grand Marshal of the Gen-
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IS
ADDRESS
Companions:
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NECROLOGY
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Ill." .CORTEZ L. BUCHMAN, Past Master of Hudson Council,
No. 62, died April 22, I928.
Ill." .NOBLE D. MERRITT, Past Master of King Hiram Council,
No. 18, died May 6, I928.
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COUNCILS CONSTITUTED
DISPENSATIONS
The past year has been about the average in so far as requestc;
for Dispensations go. The Grand Recorder, acting under my
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instructions, has issued a number of Dispensations for Special
Assemblies, and other Dispensations as have appeared proper
have been granted.
I am inclined to think some of the requests have been un-
necessary, but if the granting of them has benefited the Council,
then it has been worth while. I do suggest, however, that Coun-
cils use more forethought in order to obviate the necessity for
many requests for Dispensations to hold Special Assemblies.
A complete list of the Dispensations granted is on fil'e in the
Grand Recorder's office.
DECISIONS
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"last regular Assembly before July 1st" provided, of course,
the Master elects to suspend the June Assembly, and as a
natural consequence this automatically makes the May As-
sembly the Annual Assembly and the Council is in the regu-
lar manner summoned to attend the May Assembly for election,
etc. After this May Assembly the newly elected and installed
Master, as the Master, elects to hold the regular June As-
sembly-can it be done?
Answer: No. Once the Master has elected to suspend the
June Assembly and holds subsequently the Annual Assembly
in May, that precludes the holding of a regular Assembly in
June-his action gives notice to the Council that no June
Assembly will be held and closes the door to the incoming
Master holding a regular Assembly in June. There is no
question as to legality of the election in May, provided the
by-laws were correctly quoted, and there is also no doubt
that a regular Assembly cannot be subsequently held in June.
If the by-laws were incorrectly quoted, then the election at
the May Assembly was illegal and can only be healed by a
special Dispensation issued nunc pro tune (dated back) . To
permit of another election in June would open the door to
a condition that could not be permitted. The Master newly
elected may apply for a Dispensation to hold a special As-
sembly for conferring degrees in June and doing the necessary
balloting, etc., but it cannot be entitled a regular Assembly.
GRAND REPRESENTATIVES
Appointed
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January 14, 1928. At the request of the Grand Master of
the Grand Council of Oregon, I was pleased to appoint R. ·•
rn:.ORIN L. PATTERSON as our Representative near that Grand
Council.
May 25, 1928. At the request of the Grand Master of the
Grand Council of Illinois, I was pleased to appoint M. ·.Ill.·.
SYLVESTER 0. SPRING as our Representative near that Grand
Council.
June 16, 1928. At the request of the Grand Master of the
Grand Council of Washington, I was pleased to appoint R: .Ill:.
FRED MATTHIES as our Representative near that Grand Council.
GRAND REPRESENTATIVES
Accredited
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the Grand Council of Louisiana in place of R.'.lll:.W1LLIAM
F. TREMAIN, resigned.
January 30, 1928. R: .Ill: .HAROLD S. EMBREE, Past Master
of Adoniram Council, No. 36, as the Representative of the
Grand Council of Nebraska in place of R:.m:.FRANK W.
TYLER. resigned.
January 30, 1928. R:.rn:.CHAUNCEY B. HAMMOND, Past
Master of Southern Tier Council, No. 16, as the Representative
of the Grand Council of Illinois in place of R:. Ill:. A. EDw ARD
kRIEGER, resigned.
January 30, I928. R:.rn:.FREDERICK W. PowERs, Past Mas-
ter of Bloss Council, No. I4, as the Representative of the
Grand Council of Mississippi in place of R: .Ill: .CLAYTON H.
PINCKNEY, resigned.
January 30, I928. R:.111.'.WALTER S. PRESCOTT, Past Mas-
ter of Cryptic Council, No. 37, as the Representative of the
Grand Council of North Carolina in place of R: .Ill: .GEORGE
W. AXTELL, resigned.
February I8, 1928. R.".Ill:.WILLIAM J. WILLIAMS, Past
Master of Washington Council, No. 52, as the Representative
of the Grand Council of Wisconsin in place of R: .Ill: .DANIEL
R. BLINN, resigned.
February I8, I928. R.·.rn.·.A.RTHUR MATTHEW LLOYD, Past
Master of Salamanca Council, No. 82, as the Representative
of the Grand Council of Texas in place of R.'.111.'.JoHN B.
HAGADORN, resigned.
February 2I, I928. R. ·.Ill.· .FRANK H. WHITNEY, Past Mas-
ter of Peekskill Council, No. 55, as the Representative of the
Grand Council of Colorado in place of R: .Ill: .HARRY B. LYON,
resigned.
February 2I, 1928. R. ·.Ill.· .EDWIN C. VEDDER, Past Master
of St. George's Council, No. 74, as the Representative of the
Grand Council of Oregon in place of R. ·.Ill.· .WALTER W. KINGS-
TON, resigned.
February 27, 1928. R:.rn:.THOMAS PARKE, Past Master of
Rotica Council, No. 12, as the Representative of the Grand
Council of Arkansas in place of R. · .rn.· .EDGAR E. WEMPLE,
resigned.
June 30, I928. R: .Ill." .JEREMIAH HUNTER, Past Master of
Adelphic Council, No. 7, as the Representative of the Grand
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Council of Florida in place of R:.rn:.CHARLES H. STODDARD,
resigned.
July 23, 1928. R:.rn:.CLARENCE F: HEATH, Past Master of
Union Council, No. 2, as the Representative of the Grand Coun-
cil of Maine in place of R: .Ill: .Roy S. HoucK, resigned.
FRATERNAL REQUESTS
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of the State. I was presented with a bronze statue. Both the
presentation and reception will always remain vivid in my re-
collection.
OFFICIAL VISITS
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December 22, I927. I paid an Official Visit to Zabud Council,
No. 84, at Freeport, and again was delighted to receive a certi-
ficate of Honorary Membership. I found this Council in ex-
cellent condition and enthusiastic.
January 5, I928. I attended a regular Assembly of Columbian
Council, No. I, and after being cordially received spoke briefly
to the Companions and presented to Companion GEORGE HER-
RING a Commission as Grand Representative of the Grand Coun-
cil of South Carolina.
January 9, I928. I again had the pleasure of attending an
Assembly of Lafayette Council, No. 86. This was the occasion
of a turkey supper to the ladies. I was delightfully surprised
to be presented with a token of Honorary Membership and
took advantage of the opportunity to present to Companion
ARTHUR W. PEENE, the Master, a Commission as Grand Rep-
resentative of the Grand Council of Iowa. I was accompanied
by Past Grand Masters GEORGE EDWARD HATCH, OLIVER H.
LABARRE and }AMES A. SMITH who also received tokens of
Honorary Membership.
February I5, I928. I visited Hornellsville Council, No. 35,
and was entertained at the home of my colleague in the Grand
Commandery, Companion CLARENCE C. PROCTOR.
February 27, I928. I was present at a Special Assembly of
Union Council, No. 2, and witnessed an exceedingly well ren-
dered conferring of the Super-Excellent Master degree. This
Assembly was largely attended and every Council in the Metro-
politan area was represented by prominent members and a large
class of candidates were instructed in this beautiful degree.
Grand Line Officers R.'.Ill. ·.Companions WILLIAM F. SEBER
and S. ORMOND GoLDAN and Past Grand Masters JAMES CHAM -
BERS, OLIVER H. LABARRE and JoSEPH L. LocKHART were
also present.
March 2, I928. I visited Bloss Council, No. 14, of Troy, and
after a hospitable dinner with the Officers and other guests we
attended the Assembly. I presented to Companion FREDERICK
W. PowERS a Commission as Grand Representative of the Grand
Council of Mississippi. Many Past Masters of Bloss Council
were present as was also Companion FREDERICK W. SIM, Past
Grand Commander. The Super-Excellent Master degree was
conferred.
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March I4, I928. One of my fond recollections is that of
my Visit to St. George's Council, No. 74, at Schenectady, when
I presented to Companion EDWIN C. VEDDER a Commission as
Grand Representative of the Grand Council of Oregon. This
Assembly was largely attended by Companions and Past Mas-
ters and was an inspiration.
March I5, I928. I attended a Regular Assembly of Adoniram
Council, No. 36, and presented to Companion HAROLD S. EM-
BREE a Commission as Grand Representative of the Grand Coun-
cil of Nebraska.
March 2I, I928. After causing Companion CHAUNCEY B.
HAMMOND to make all the arrangements I visited on the above
date Southern Tier Council, No. I6, at Elmira, and as the
reward for his diligence in effecting the arrangements I pre-
sented him with a Commission as Grand Representative of the
Grand Council of Illinois. Past Grand Master GEORGE R.
HEMENWAY honored us with his presence. Past Grand Com-
mander SHOEMAKER and Grand Standard Bearer CLARENCE C.
PROCTOR of the Grand Commandery were present.
April 25, I928. Entirely unexpectedly I visited Triangle Coun·
cil, No. 85, at Jamaica and found them plodding along harmon-
iously and in good spirit.
April 26, I928. I attended a Special Assembly of Adoniram
Council, No. 36, of Flushing, which was held at Great Neck
in the tabernacle of Stromness Chapter, No. 326 ; this was the
third annual visit of Adoniram Council to Great N eek and great
interest was manifested by a large attendance and twelve Royal
Arch Companions were greeted as Select Masters.
On April 30th, Columbian Council, No. I, was host at one
of the outstanding Cryptic Rite affairs of the season, it being
primarily the Official Visit of R." .Ill." .Companion JEROME L.
CHENEY to that Council. The General Grand Master, M." .Ill.".
0. FRANK HART and the General Grand High Priest, M." .E:.
CHARLES C. DAVIS took advantage of this opportunity and the
General Grand Master made a formal visit to the Grand Juris-
diction of New York to that time-honored Council. To mention
all that were present would merely be a list of the prominent
Cryptic Rite Masons for the Metropolitan Area and their guests
almost too numerous to mention. The General Grand Marshal,
M: .Ill: .ARTHUR D. PRINCE of Massachusetts, also M: .Ill:.
OLIN D. DICKERMAN, the Grand Master of Massachusetts and
many other Illustrious and distinguished Craftsmen were in at-
tendance. After all had been formally received a number of the
prominent visitors made more or less brief remarks and we
adjourned to the Biltmore Hotel where a very elaborate banquet
was spread for everyone, and again we were entertained by
many witty remarks.
June IS, I928. I attended the Annual Assembly of Hunting-
ton Council, No. 76, at Huntington, and in spite of my un-
expected appearance found a large and enthusiastic meeting. Not
to be outdone by my unheralded visit, these good Companions
surprised me by electing me an Honorary Member, which is an
honor I deeply appreciate. I presided at the election of the
Officers and subsequently installed them.
June I9, I928. In order to wind up my Cryptic career in
a blaze of glory I attended the Annual Assembly of Union
Council, No. 2, and was presented with a token of my election
as an Honorary Member. This Assembly was largely attended
by the Companions and of course Past Grand Masters OLIVER
H. LABARRE and JOSEPH L. LOCKHART were present.
REGRETS
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venience. Under date of November 7, I927, M.".Ill.".Companion
HINMAN advised me that he had performed that duty and
invested the Companion with his Apron and Jewel of office at
an Assembly of DeWitt Clinton Council, No. 22.
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I think all who attended will agree with me that the program
of entertainment was delightful and every possible arrangement
was made for the pleasure of the guests of the Grand Council
of Colorado. The high spots in the entertainment were the
drive to Lookout Mountain and the reception and dinner to
the General Grand Master and Mrs. BERT S. LEE by the Grand
Council of Missouri which it seemed was participated in by
everyone attending the Assembly. A reception and dance was
given to the ladies and guests by the Grand Council of Colorado,
and the Grand Chapter of New York invited all the delegates
to a reception to the General Grand High Priest of the General
Grand Chapter, Most Excellent HENRY DEWITT HAMILTON.
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GRAND COUNCIL OF OHIO
GREETINGS
HONORARY MEMBERSHIP
THE ROSTER
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having printed and distributed a complete and up-to-date list
of the Officers and members of Committees of the Grand Coun-
cil with addresses, together with names and addresses of the
principal Officers of the Constituent Councils. I feel that this
is something we have long needed and takes its place among
rosters of other Grand Bodies of the State. I recommend it be
continued annually.
MEMBERSHIP
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Lafayette Council ever functioned and subsequently this No. 6
was assigned to Excelsior Council in Elmira. This Charter was
in turn forfeited in 186o so that it seems under those circum-
stances that it is not advisable to issue another Charter "No. 6."
I think we all regret the discomfort afforded our well-meaning
Companions in Yonkers. Subsequently to the issuing of the
Charter with No. 86, I received a petition signed by all the
Companions of Lafayette Council and three Past Grand Masters
appealing for a reconsideration. Upon its receipt I gave these
Companions my assurance of assistance in securing the "No.
6" they so ardently desired but upon a careful study of the
records I am compelled to admit that my assurance was hasty
and ill-advised and I see no remedy for their plight and must
deny the request so earnestly made. I am somewhat of the
opinion that most of the Companions of Yonkers who have
since carefully considered the situation are in accord with me.
It would seem that if any Council were to be assigned "No. 6"
it should be Phoenix Council, No. 70, who were prior to La-
fayette Council operating in this territory.
BONDS
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GRAND COUNCIL
ROYAL AND SELECT MASTERS
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
M.".111.".GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER
GRAND MASTER
333 East Turnpike, Manhasset, L. I., N. Y.
Grand Recorder
Rochester, N. Y.
Phoenix, No. 70 ........................ Mt. Vernon
Johnstown, No. 72. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Johnstown
R.".111.".}EROME L. CHENEY
Grand Captain of the Guard
Syracuse, N. Y.
Columbian, No. l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York City
King Solomon, No. 3 l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Poughkeepsie
Cryptic, No. 37. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saratoga Springs
Hudson, No. 62 ......................... Hudson
Catskill, No. 78 ......................... Catskill
Zarthan, No. 83 ......................... Ilion
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R ••• Ill ••• ALBERT s. PRICE
Grand Marshal
Jamestown, N. Y.
Adelphic, No. 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York City
Bloss, No. 14 ........................... Troy
Watertown, No. 34. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Watertown
Bath, No. 40 ........................... Bath
Alph-Omega, No. 71. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Medina
Lafayette, No. 86. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yonkers
R.".Ill.".W1LLIAM F. SEBER
Grand Standard Bearer
Troy, N. Y.
Ancient City, No. 21. . • . . . . • • . . • . . . . . . . . Kingston
De Witt Clinton, No. 22. . . • . . • . • . • . • . . . . . Albany
Jamestown, No. 32. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jamestown
Hornellsville, No. 35. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hornell
Washington, No. 52 ..................... Whitehall
Flatbush, No. 8o ...................... , . Brooklyn
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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 state-
ment of the amount expended for railroad and Pullman fare.
Fraternally yours,
GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER,
Grand Master.
Attest:
GEORGE EDWARD HATCH.
Grand Recorder.
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siastic Master of the Council, and escorted to the Masonic Club
at Baldwin, where I was entertained at dinner. We were joined
at this point by the Grand Master, M: .Ill: .GEORGE 0. LINK-
LETTER. After dinner we proceeded to Freeport, where the de-
grees of Royal and Select Master were conferred in a most
impressive manner. Although this is a young Council I think
it bids fair to be a real source of strength to the Grand Coun-
cil. There were also present on this occasion R." .Ill." .S. OR-
MOND GoLDAN, the Grand Steward of the Grand Council, and
R.".Ill.".GEORGE Woon of Zabud Council.
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and R: .Ill: .GEORGE W. CURTIS; Ill: .Companions HENRY L.
FRY and R. STANLEY RUTHVEN, Past Masters of Keystone
Council, No. 20, and Ill.'.Companion GEORGE L. HODGSON, Mas-
ter of Buffalo Council, No. 17.
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cil was opened in very brief form and there was a good attend-
ance of the Companions. The work of the evening was the
Royal Master degree. This was conducted by the Deputy Mas-
ter in a very able manner. Addresses were made by the Grand
High Priest of the Grand Chapter and other Companions. It
was an enjoyable evening and there was every evidence that
the Officers were well versed in the ritual.
This historical Council deserves the fidelity and support of
its membership and should rank as one of the important ;i.nd
influential Councils of Greater New York. It has ability in its
official line, it has a splendid field of activity and a large mem-
bership, which together should make for success in the field
of the Cryptic Rite.
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very heavily all afternoon and also beyond the hour of the
meeting, but in spite of the weather there was a good-sized audi-
ence present and it was particularly delightful to be met at
the station by the Most Illustrious Grand Master himself. At
the meeting there were also present Past Grand Masters M. ·.
Ill.".JosEPH L. LOCKHART, M.".Ill.".OLIVER H. LABARRE and
M. ·.m.·.JAMEs CHAMBERS.
The Assembly was opened in full form. Several members of
the adjoining Chapters of the Royal Arch were present and
the evening was devoted to the reception of the Official Visitor.
He was expected to address the Companions of the Chapter
and of the Council about the Cryptic Rite.
The Council seems to be in good condition and like others
seems to be, perhaps, particularly in need of energetic and en-
thusiastic interest on the part of the membership. There were
present, besides those above mentioned, R. ·.Ill.· .J. CALEB FISH-
ER, R.".Ill.".ARTHUR W. PEENE, R.".Ill.".GEORGE Woon, R:.
rn: .EDWIN L. BROOKS, m: .G. c. SHADWELL and m: .GEORGE.
E. BRADBROOK. The following Past Masters of Adoniram Coun-
cil were also present; Illustrious Companions E. C. KRAPP, H.
S. EMBREE and C. E. BURTIS.
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TRIANGLE COUNCIL, No. 85
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of his Council. It was also a pleasure to have present R. ·.Ill.·.
Companions ARTHUR B. WASSUNG and HERBERT T. CLEMANS
and Ill.' .Companion ABRAM BAIRD-all Past Masters of Johns-
town Council, No. 72.
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territory, including the Campus of Vassar College. I was a
guest at a dinner at the Nelson House at which were present
the Officers and Past Masters of the Council. We then repaired
to the Temple, where the Council was opened, and I was of-
ficially received and welcomed by the Master. The degrees of
Royal and Select Master were exemplified, and the work was
distinguished by the appearance therein of our beloved Com-
panion, R. ·.Ill.· .S. WRIGHT BUTLER, Grand Chaplain, who, not-
withstanding his advanced years, still continues, as he has for
many years, to take a prominent part in the rendition of the
degrees, thereby adding greatly to their impressiveness. The
attendance was not as large as might have been wished. This is
a condition with which many of our Councils are faced. Indeed
all Masonic Bodies are struggling with the same difficulty.
With the many diversions of modem life, the Lodge has to
compete with many other forms of employment of leisure time,
and will not draw the attendance, unless its meetings are made
sufficiently interesting to overcome the counter attractions. No
remedy of universal application can be suggested. What should
be done depends a great deal upon local conditions, and the
personality of the presiding Officer is a great factor in the
solution of the problem.
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received and welcomed, and witnessed the exemplification of the
degrees, which was done in a highly creditable manner. As this
is a new Council, I was prepared for the usual crudities, which
are ordinarily seen in such cases, but I was agreeably disappointed.
This Council and its Officers are enthusiastic and apparently
are doing good work in the Cryptic field. After the closing, a
social hour was enjoyed, but I was obliged to cut short my
participation in this because of the long ride ahead of me to
Albany. I desire here to express my thanks to Ill." .Companion
BADGLEY and the other Albany Companions who so kindly ac-
companied me and made my visit a possibility.
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the country like a mountebank show. While increase in mem-
bership is desirable, it is not our sole purpose, and we should
not relax our rules or depart from established Masonic practice
with this end in view.
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Past Masters of Councils, and the Grand High Priest, Grand
Secretary and several Past Grand High Priests of the Grand
Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of New York, the enumeration
of all the names of whom would make this report too lengthy.
The degrees of Royal and Select Master were conferred on
a class of eight or nine candidates and were exemplified in a
most finished manner. The visitors were then received and wel-
comed, ending with the Official Visitor. The entertainment was
concluded by a splendid banquet at the Hotel Biltmore, during
which we had the privilege of listening to many of the dis-
tinguished visitors. Upon the whole, it was a very notable
event, and one in keeping with the history and reputation of
Columbian Council.
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by M.".Ill.".GEORGE EDWARD HATCH, until the time for dinner
arrived. At the Sagamore a delightful dinner was arranged
where I met many of the Past Masters 6f Doric Council who
had joined the Master, Ill.· .ALBERT E. CHADWICK in enter-
taining the guest of the evening. We then adjourned to the
Council Chamber where I was presented to the Companions by
M." .Ill.". WILLARD S. BRADT, welcomed by the Master and ad-
dressed the Companions. This was to me a very happy evening
because many of my very close personal friends had honored
me by their presence and spoke at the request of Ill.· .Companion
CHADWICK, the Master. The following distinguished Compan-
ions were present: M." .Ill." .WILLARD S. BRADT, Past Grand
Master; M.·.m.· .GEORGE EDWARD HATCH, Past Grand Master
and Grand Recorder; R: .Ill. °.CHARLES M. COLTON, Deputy
Grand Master; R. ·.Ill.· .GEORGE J. VETTER, Past Grand Rep-
resentative; R. ·.Ill.· .LUTHER H. MILLER, Past Grand Repre-
sentative ;R. ·.Ill.·. CHARLES M. BucK, Grand Representative;
and Ill." .HARRY G. GREENSMITH, Ill. °.CHARLES S. NARAMORE,
Ill.·. CHARLES E. COOK, Past Masters of Doric Council.
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ST. GEORGE'S CouNCIL, No. 74
56
No degree work was put on, as they had no candidates but
the Officers are efficient in their work as far as I could learn.
During the evening I had a splendid opportunity to talk to
the Companions in an effort to create more enthusiasm for
our Rite and from the expressions made on the part of those
present, I believe that the effort made was successful.
I would be very much surprised if this Council does not
show considerable progress during the next Cryptic year.
I was honored on this occasion by the presence of M. ••
Ill: .GEORGE R. HEMENWAY, Past Grand Master, who is at
the present time the Commander in Chief of the Consistory at
Corning, and the following: R. ·.Ill.·. Companions JOHN CoMOSH
and RAY C. RHINEHART; and Ill.· .Companions, ARTHUR D.
MooRE, ANTHONY M. HAISCHER, LEWIS N. LATTIN, and HAR-
RIE 0. ANDERSON, Past Masters of Corning Council.
57
Unfortunately there has been a rather heavy business depres-
sion in this city during tµe past year which has handicapped
them some and they have not be~n able to take advantage of
the incentive of a new building, but they are looking forward
to considerable progress during the coming year.
There was no work on the occasion of my visit but the
snappy and proficient manner of the Officers in the opening and
closing indicated that they were very proficient in their work.
A very enjoyable luncheon was served at the close of the
meeting and the spirit shown by not only the Officers but the
members of the Council indicated that they are keenly interested
in the Cryptic Rite.
I was honored on this occasion by the presence of R. ·.Ill.·.
BURTON A. PREISCH and the following Ill.· .Companions: LEWIS
E. MOREY, ARTHUR c. GLOGER, F. RANDALL THOMPSON, JESSE
M. BELL.
I was accompanied on my trip by Ill.·. Companion HENRY L.
FREY, Past Master of Keystone Council, No. 20.
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Ill.· .Master PEENE and his Officers, mostly trained in other
Councils and other Masonic Bodies, opened and closed the Coun-
cil and conferred the Royal and Select Master degrees on four
candidates, with credit and ability. In places the work is sur-
prisingly well done, considering the short time the Officers have
worked together. Petitions were received, and the future looks
encouraging.
The Recorder, like some of his co-workers, brings from
another body a training for his task, and his records are ex-
cellently set up.
It was an evening of conferring honors. The present Grand
Master and three Past Grand Masters were made honorary
members, and the veteran J. CALEB FISHER was made a life
member. "OLLIE" LABARRE presented the Council an item of
ritual equipment.
This profitable visit was made delightful by many personal
attentions from old friends and new; and the Visitor left feel-
ing that Lafayette is already a prosperous Council in an ade-
quate field.
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friendly Officers. There were in attendance several Past Masters;
and Past Master HOLLEY of Bruce Council, No. 15, came over
from Lockport.
During the evening an organist was discovered, and as a result
the degrees will doubtless be enriched from this time by the
very desirable addition of music.
6r
EDWIN BucHMAN, Past Grand Conductor of the Council. Ill.·.
ROLANDE. ELLIS, Master, and R.'.Ill,'.MATTHEW S. CuMNER,
Past Master of Adelphic Council, No. 7, were up from New
York and were indeed welcome. Ill.· .AMOS BURTON, Master of
Hudson Council was present and alsp many other Companions
from nearby Councils.
Preceding the work of the evening there was a dinner at
which the Visitor was privileged to meet those most active in
the matters of Bloss Council. The pleasant evening closed with
a lunch and informal social period for all in attendance at the
Assembly. Companions SEBER, HANCOX and their associates ex-
tended a wonderful hospitality to the Visitor who was made
to feel entirely at home in this friendly group.
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WILLIAMS, 111.".0ns A. DENNIS, Ill.".CLARENCE E. PARKER,.
Ill.".DEWEY A. FORBUSH, Ill.".WILLIS G. c. Woon, rn:.c. CLIN-
TON HOLT, Ill: .GoRDON z. DEAN.
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JAMESTOWN CouNCIL, No. 32
68
\
I
taken to the Elks Club, where a delightful dinner was served,
after which, we repaired to the Masonic Temple, where, in due
time, I was introduced in the Secret Vault by Companion FoRD,
Principal Conductor of the Work, and cordially received by
the Master.
This Council received its Charter at the last Assembly of
the Grand Council and has met regularly since that time, but
has not been doing much work. However, at the April meeting
the Royal Master degree was conferred on four candidates and
at this meeting the Royal Master degree was conferred on one
candidate and the Select Master degree was conferred on five
candidates, the work being done in a very creditable manner.
The Officers are proficient, all of them having served as pre-
siding Officers in other Masonic Bodies. The Master, Ill.".Com-
panion STRATTON, who soon after taking office, removed to
Mohawk, New York, has been very conscientious in his duties,
making the trip of over sixty miles to be present at each meeting.
I found the Companions interested in the Cryptic Rite which
is all new to them, and as they are quite a distance removed
from any other Council, do not have an opportunity to visit
and see the work of other Councils.
This Council has a large territory to draw from, there being
eight Chapters in their Jurisdiction and I have no hesit:mcy
in expressing the opinion that by the time the next Official
Visitor calls on them, they will show a very material gain in
numbers and a corresponding gain in interest and enthusiasm.
After conferring the degrees, the Companions repaired to the
Banquet Hall where a delightful buffet luncheon was served.
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banquet at The Hotel Onondaga. We then proceeded to the
Masonic Temple where I witnessed the opening of the Council.
which was done in a most creditable manner, by the Illustrious
Master and Officers.
Distinguished Craftsmen of the Cryptic Rite were then intro-
duced and welcomed by the Master, after which I had the honor
of being conducted in and introduced to the Master and Com-
panions by R. ·.Ill.· .JEROME L. CHENEY, Grand Captain of the
Guard of the Grand Council. who after gracious words of
welcome by the Illustrious Master conducted me to the East.
Central City Council conducts its Assemblies in a beautiful
Council chamber, appropriately decorated, and inspiring for the
conferring of the Cryptic degrees. I have had and have most
pleasant recollections of the very hall, as I was there elected
as Grand Steward.
Central City Council is one of the large Councils in the State
and its membership consists of the most renowned members in
our Great Craft in general as well as the Council of Royal and
Select Masters, in particular.
Both the opening and closing of the Council were performed
in a correct and pleasing manner and while I could not judge
the degree work as there were no candidates, I am creditably
informed it is equal to any in the State.
Death has left its sombre pall during the year on Central
City Council in the loss of its Deputy Master, Companion WIL-
LIAM F. TIMMERMAN, and M. ·.Ill.· .HERBERT W. GREENLAND
Past Grand Master. R.".Ill.".Companion CHENEY spoke most
feelingly of the great merits of these Companions.
My Visit to Central City Council will always be remembered
as one of the most pleasant events in my Masonic career.
Among the distinguished craftsmen present may be mentioned
the following: M.".Ill.".H. A. MAcGRUER, R.".111.".}EROME L.
CHENEY, R.".111.".W. L. CUMMINGS, R.".Ill.".GEORGE L. HAN-
COCK, Ill." .ELMER J. CLARK, Ill:. CHESTER D. CROWELL, Ill.".
LLOYD RICHARDSON, Ill ... HERMAN REESE, Ill ... CHRISTIAN LEH-
MAN, Ill ... DAVIS D. MOHLER.
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KURT J. GALOW, who in spite of a heavy rain motored about
the town of Huntington where we had the pleasure of noting
many things of interest. Huntington is located on the North
Shore of Long Island, justly famed as the Paradise of the East.
Of especial interest was the large rock with bronze tablets
commemorating the episode of Nathan Hale. This is situated
on the banks of Huntington Bay which I was informed was
the sole counterpart in America of the Bay of Naples.
Upon our return we were joined by R. ·.Ill.· .A. E. LOWNDES,
and after a ride of some miles I was introduced to several other
Companions and enjoyed a splendid dinner with them.
Upon our return, the Council was opened in full form with
all the Officers present and the work performed in a most
perfect and enjoyable manner. The Officers of this Council are
all enthusiastic Cryptic Rite Masons and the manner in which
the chair work was performed augurs well for the future of
this Council.
There being no candidates, no degree work was exemplified.
The closing of the Council was on the same plane of excellence
as the opening.. Huntington Council has a large and agreeable
Assembly chamber, a fitting place for the rendition of the beauti-
ful degrees of the Cryptic Rite.
Considering the inclement weather there was a good attend-
ance of Companions present. Of special note was the large
delegation from Union Council, No. 2, of New York, who
motored down by bus. M.'.Ill.'.OLIVER H. LABARRE, Past Grand
Master of the Grand Council and Past Master of Union Coun-
cil, headed this splendid delegation, among whom it is interesting
to note was R. ·.111. ·.EDWARD FEIH. There were also present
Companions WESTLEIN, TIMMERMAN, BENJAMIN, MARTIN,
GERLING, BACKUS, SALERNO, MILLS, OBERMEIER, HASKE, DEWEY.
BAKER, MATHIE, SMEDLEY, LEISSLER, CLEVELAND, GRAF, and
LAUTERBACH.
While Potsdam, New York, has not its San Souci counterpart
of the Grand Trianon at Versailles with which we unconsciously
associate the name Potsdam, it has more useful palaces in the
splendid institutions of learning renowned throughout the State,
conducive to engendering kingly qualities in the individual rather
than princely edifices.
On May 8, I928, I arrived in Potsdam to make my Official
Visit as representing the Grand Council of Royal and Select
Masters of the State of New York. I was met by Companion
FEARL who at once proceeded to enlighten me with the points
of interest about the town. After luncheon we motored through-
out the country some sixty-five miles, visiting Massena and in-
tervening villages, and upon our return had a magnificent view
for some miles of the mighty St. Lawrence.
After dinner I attended the opening of St. Lawrence Council
with the Illustrious Master and other Officers in their respective
places. The degrees of Royal and Select Master were conferred
upon one candidate, after which I was introduced as the Official
Visitor by R. .Ill. .FRANK F. WILLIAMS, M. D., and given a
0 0
hearty welcome.
The opening and closing of the Council as well as the degree
work was performed in a most excellent manner. St. Lawrence
Council is small numerically having a membership of fifty-four
Companions, who display considerable enthusiasm which augurs
well for the Cryptic Rite in this vicinity. Among those present
were R: .Ill: .FRANK F. WILLIAMS, m: .Companion WEEGAR,
Companions FEARL and FULTS.
In closing this report I desire to express my appreciation to
both Companions FEARL and FuLTs for a most pleasant day,
the remembrance of which is most vividly impressed on my
memory.
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by Ill: .L. C. MARTIN, Past Master of King Hiram Council
and then given a most cordial welcome by the presiding Master,
Ill.· .JOHN E. HEYWOOD and Companions present, after which
I tendered the fdicitations of our Grand Master, M. ·.Ill.·.
GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER, and then addressed the Council.
The opening and closing of the Council was performed by
the regular Officers in a correct and enjoyable manner, indi-
cating a knowledge of the ritual when conferring degrees.
Among the Companions present were the following Past Mas-
ters of the Council: Ill ... FRED J. HUMPHREYS. Ill •.. FRED s.
THoMPsoN, rn:.JoHN T. LEACH, m:.GEoRGE T. CLARKE, m:.
JOSEPH W. DOUGLAS, Ill.' .IRVING C. KIJ)l"G, Ill ... F. MAURICE
HARROP, and Ill.".LEWIS E. MARTIN.
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After the opening of the Council the distinguished visitors
were admitted, and I was introduced as Official Visitor and
welcomed in true and enthusiastic Council fashion, after which
I had the pleasure of addressing the Companions.
The work of the evening was conferring the degree of Super-
Excellent Master upon fifteen Select Masters. I cannot speak
too highly of the splendid work in conferring this degree, the
dramatization was worthy of legitimate actors and from every
viewpoint would be classed a perfect portrayal. Salamanca
Council is but five years old, has seventy-two members, the
Officers proficient in their work, dressed correctly, indicating a
proper conception of their office, serious, and enthusiastic, a
credit to the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of
the State of New York.
During the evening R. ·.Ill.·. Companion ALBERT S. PRICE pre-
sented to Companion ARTHUR M. LLOYD a Commission as Grand
Representative amid great applause. Companion PRICE spoke
glowingly of Salamanca Council and Companion LLOYD, after
which, R. '.Ill.' .Companion LLOYD expressed his appreciation of
the honor conferred upon Salamanca Council and himself.
Among the visitors present were R.' .Ill.· .ALBERT S. PRICE,
Grand Marshal; R.'.Ill.'.FRANK H. NORTON, Olean Council, No.
33; Ill. .. c. v. ELMER GUSTAFSON, CHARLES H. DERBY, ISAAC P.
COLLINS, and the following Past Masters of Salamanca Council.
No. 82: R.'.Ill.'.A. EDWARD KRIEGER, R.'.Ill.'.ARTHUR M.
LLOYD, Ill.' .CLIFFORD C. CHENEY, and Ill.'. WARREN J. HoY.
In concluding this report I wish to say that my experiences
during my visit to Salamanca Council are most pleasantly im-
pressed upon my memory as one of the conspicuous events
of my life.
CONCLUSION
75
over the Jurisdiction, I must in justice to the Grand Recorder
say we of the Grand Council and the Constituent Councils are
extremely fortunate in having such a zealous worker to handle
the business affairs of the Grand Council.
As we enter upon the deliberations of this Assembly and as
I am about to transfer the authority of the Grand Master to
other and doubtless better hands, I can only say that I reflect
with much pleasure on my activities of the past seven years
and while many of my visions. have not materialized and there
is much left undone, I feel happy in the realization that T
have done my best as I saw my duties, and while the Grand
Council may not have benefited by my endeavors, at least I
can say with the utmost sincerity that my labor in the Secret
Vault has made me a better man. I pray for divine blessing
upon our present deliberations.
GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER,
Grand Master.
RECEIPTS
1927
Aug. 22 Balance on hand per last report .................. $10,078.68
1!)28
Aug. 2 Received from Grand Recorder ................... . 9,000.00
Sept. 8 " " Bank Interest .....•.......•••.... 40.25
IO " Grand Recorder . ................... . l,312.57
IO " " 126.50
$20,558.00
DISBURSEMENTS
.
Paid Warrant 949.
" 901.
Pay of Officers and Representatives ...
The Onondaga Company, Entertainment
$1,922.26
.. 902.
of Guests ........................••
Edward H. Lisk, Inc., Printing ...... .
148. IO
210.75
903. George A. Newell, Grand Treasurer's
Expenses ..........................• 25.00
904. M. E. Wolff Company, Grand Recorder's
Bond .............................. . 12.50
. 905.
go6.
Charles E. LeRoy, Printing .......... .
General Grand Recorder, Rituals ..... .
57.15
25.00
907. George 0. Linkletter, Expenses to Gen-
eral Grand Council. ................ . 250.00
908. Buffalo Fire Office, Grand Treasurer's
.. 909.
Bond .............................. .
Charles M. Colton, Expenses to General
5.00
Grand Council .................... .
" 910. Edward H. Lisk, Inc., Printing ...•...
911. Eugene Crawford, Reporting Annual
Assembly ........•...•.•......•.•••.
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912. Grand Recorder's Salary, Rent, Etc ... 166.67
" 913. The Onondaga Company, Entertainment
of Guests ......................... . 37.6o
" 914. Edward H. Lisk, Inc., Printing ...... .
Grand Recorder's Salary, Rent, Etc .. .
14.75
915. 166.67
916. Edward H. Lisk, Inc., Printing ...... . 24.75
" 917. Cha:l~s M. Colton, Expenses Official
V1s1ts ............................ .. 17. IO
" 918. General Grand Council Dues ......... .
Grand Recorder's Appropriation for Of-
262.44
" 919.
fice Expenses ..................... . 150.00
" 920. Ossian Lang, Preparing Correspondence
Report ............................ . 300.00
921. Grand Recorder's Salary, Rent, Etc .•. 166.66
" " 922. H. E. Wilson, Inc., Flowers ......... . 20.50
923. Edward H. Lisk, Inc., Printing ...... . 23.50
924. Grand Recorder's Salary, Rent, Etc .. . 166.67
925. Edward H. Lisk, Inc., Printing Pro-
ceedings .......................... . 1,526.o6
" 926. Grand Recorder's Salary, Rent, Etc .. . 166.67
927. Edward H. Lisk, Inc., Printing ...... . 4.25
928. Grand Recorder's Salary, Rent, Etc .. . 166.66
929. Grand Recorder's Salary, Rent, Etc .. . 166.67
" 930. Grand Recorder's Salary, Rent, Etc .. . 166.67
931. Grand Recorder's Salary, Rent, Etc .. . 166.66
" 932. Dieges & Oust, Past Grand Master's
Jewel ............................. . 75.00
933, Grand Recorder's Salary, Rent, Etc .. . 166.67
" 934. George Edward Hatch, Expenses, Of-
ficial Visits ....................... . 52.38
935. Wil!i~m F. Seber, Expenses, Official
V1s1ts ............................. . 71 .81
936. E. ~~rker Waggoner, Expenses, Official
V1s1ts ............................. . 55.10
937. S. 9:mond Goldan, Expenses, Official
V1s1ts ............................. . 103.95
" 938. Cha;I~s H. Johnson, Expenses, Official
.. 939.
V1s1ts ............................. .
Zimmerli Business Corp., Book Case for
78.6o
Office 9.36
940. Chart es ii.'. c~ti:~;:. '&ci>'e~.s~:. offi~i~
Visits ....................•.•....... 90.49
941. J ero.~e L. Cheney, Expenses, Official
V1s1ts ..........•................... 56.82
" 942. JohJ? . A. Derthick, Expenses, Official
V1s1ts •..........•.................. 58.00
943. Albert S. Price, Expenses, Official Visits 120.38
944, Grand Recorder's S"Llary, Rent, Etc ... 166.67
" 945. George 0. Linkletter, Grand Master's
Expenses ......................... · 373.g6
.. .." 946.
947.
Edward H. Lisk, Inc., Printing ...... .
Grand Recorder's Salary, Rent, Etc .. .
75.50
166.66
" 948. Charles W. Timmerman, Grand Master's
Apron ...........•..••........•..... 45.00
September ro, 1928. Balance on hand ..................... . n,895.29
$2o,558.oo
I also report that I have in my hands U. S. 4% Liberty
Loan Bonds of the value of $2,500.00, belonging to the Grand
Council.
Fraternally submitted,
GEORGE A. NEWELL,
Grand Treasurer.
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 :
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STATISTICS
Registered members May 31, 1927 ........................... . 13,132
Companions greeted during the year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419
Companions affiliated during the year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Companions restored during the year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Charter members new Councils. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 455
Total ................................................... . 13,587
Companions died during the year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Companions dimitted during the year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Companions suspended during the year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Companions dropped at own request.................... 55 551
Registered members May 31, 1928 ........................... . 13,036
Net loss for the year ....................................... . g6
Fraternally submitted,
GEORGE Enw ARD HATCH,
Grand Recorder.
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The above funds are invested as follows :
Erie County Savings Bank, Buffalo, N. Y................ . $ 1,039.92
East River Savings Institution, New York, N. Y.......... . 3,532.66
National Savings Bank, Albany, N. Y..................... . 3.955·55
National Bank of Watervliet, Watervliet, N. Y............ . II9.99
Union Trust Company, Jamestown, N. Y................. . 2,070.55
Fourth Liberty Bonds .................................... . 2,500.00
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,218.67
The Bank Books and Fourth Liberty Bonds are in possession
of the Grand Treasurer.
Fraternally submitted,
ROLAND K. MASON,
OLIVER H. LABARRE,
Grand Trustees.
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Rotica, No. 12 •••••••••••• Merton E. Nettleton .................. Master
John H. Adams .. Proxy for Deputy Master
Nelson P. Weier ......... P.'.C.'.of the W:.
Central City, No. 13 ...... James S. Wilcox ..................... Master
John G. Giles ................ Deputy Master
George B. Cathers ..................... .
.. .. . .. .. .. Proxy for P:.c:.of the w:.
Bloss, No. 14.....•••••.•• Charles Edward Catlin ............... Master
Otis M. Hawley .............. Deputy Master
Louis N. Ellenbogen ................... .
.. .. .. .. .. . Proxy for P.".C.'.of the w:.
Bruce, No. 15 ............ A. Irving Johnson ................... Master
Herbert B. Cannon ........... Deputy Master
Southern Tier, No. 16 ..... Harry W. Van Campen .............. Master
Henry J. Worth ............. Deputy Master
Frank B. Blossom ..................... .
.. .. . . .. . . . Proxy for P.".C.'.of the w:.
Buffalo, No. 17 ........... Joseph H. Dance ............. Deputy Master
King Hiram, No. 18 ...... Irving C. King ............ Proxy for Master
Lewis E. Martin .. Proxy for Deputy Master
Doric, No. 19 ......••••.• Raymond E. Westbury ............... Master
George J. Vetter .. Proxy for Deputy Master
Willard S. Bradt ...................... .
. . . . . . . . . . . Proxy for P:.c:.of the w:.
Keystone, No. 20 •••••••••• Harold R. Prouse .................... Master
E. Parker Waggoner. Proxy for Deputy Master
Fred E. Ogden.Proxy for P.".C.'.of the w:.
Ancient City, No. 21. ••••• W. Frank Davis .......... Proxy for Master
Edward N. Snow .. Proxy for Deputy Master
George W. Gulick ........ P.'.C.'.of the w:.
DeWitt Clinton, No. 22 .•• Frederick A. Nicholson ............... Master
Herbert H. Howard.Proxy for Deputy Master
Frank R. Rowe .......... P.'.C.'.of the W.'.
Binghamton, No. 24 ....... E. Stanley Pier ...................... Master
Hugh Hearon ............... Deputy Master
Dunkirk, No. 25 . . . . . . . . . . . Joseph Dopler ...................... Master
Palmyra, No. 26 .......... Earl D. Salem ....................... Master
Arthur DeWitt Becker ................. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Proxy for Deputy Master
King Solomon, No. 31 •.•• Francis C. Ryan ...................... Master
Thomas Finley .... Proxy for Deputy Master
Harry Bayer ... Proxy for P.'.C.'.of the W:.
Jamestown, No. J2 ........ Reynold 0. Norquist ................. Master
Albert S. Price ... Proxy for Deputy Master
Roland K. Mason ...................... .
.. .. .. .. .. . Proxy for P.'.C.'.of the w:.
Watertown, No. 34 ..•.••• Harry S. Dawson ....•............... Master
Hornellsville, No. 35 ..•••. Duncan Boughner ......•............ Master
George H. Grosvenor .................. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Proxy for Deputy Master
W. L. Thayer .. Proxy for P.".C.'.of the w:.
Adoniram, No. 36......•• Abraham U. Whitson ................ Master
George 0. Linkletter ................... .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Proxy for Deputy Master
Harold S. Embree ..................... .
. . . . . . . . . . . Proxy for P.'.C.'.of the W.'.
Cryptic, No. 37 ........... Walter Prescott ........... Proxy for Master
Frank M. Adee .... Proxy for Deputy Master
Charles F. Flammer .... . P:.c:.of the w:.
Bath, No. 40 .....•...•.... John B. Brownley .................... Master
Hoxie W. Smith .. Proxy for Deputy Master
Elmer Kleckler.Proxy for P.".C.".of the w:.
Tyrian, No. 43 ........... Harry Oay Hitchcock .... Proxy for Master
Fulton, No. 50 ..........•. George A. Coates ..................... Master
Leroy R. Lybolth ............ Deputy Master
Washington, No. 52 ...... William J. Williams .................. Master
Otis A. Dennis ... Proxy for Deputy Master
Oaude A. Horton ..................... .
. . . . . . . . . . . Proxy for P:.C:.of the W:.
Corning, No. 53 .......... Harrie O. Anderson ...... Proxy for Master
Peekskill, No. 55 ......... Elias Whitney Travis ................ Master
George E. Briggs .. Proxy for Deputy Master
Edson R. Brewer ....... . P:.c:.of the W:.
Hudson, No. 62 .......... William Gansen ........... Proxy for Master
Bruce C. Risley ... Proxy for Deputy Master
William Herberg ...... ... P:.C:.of the w:.
Phoenix, No. 70 .......... George S. Wyman ................... Master
Arthur J. Morrison .......... Deputy Master
Stephen Preston, Jr.................... .
. . . . . . . . . . . Proxy for P:.c:.of the w:.
Alph-Omega, No. 71. ..... John B. Cobb ................ Deputy Master
Daniel F. H. Allen .................... .
. . .. . . .. . . . Proxy for P:.c:.of the w:.
Johnstown, No. 72 ........ Chauncey C. Thayer ................. Master
Ferdinand E. Schoeffler ....... Deputy Master
Harrington J. Atwell ..... P ·.c:.of the W:.
St. George's, No. 74 ...... Raymond T. Viets .................... Master
Samuel S. Forster. Proxy for Deputy Master
Everett E. Green ...................... .
. . . . . . . . . . . Proxy for P:.c:.of the W:.
Skoi-Yase, No. 75 ........ Ellery H. Messer ................. Master
Huntington, No. 76 ...•.... Oifton F. Gardner ..•................ Master
Kurt J. Galow .... Proxy for Deputy Master
Conrad Keimer.Proxy for P.".C.".of thew:.
St. Lawrence, No. 77 . .... John S. Hazen ....................... Master
Frank F. Williams ........... Deputy Master
Catskill, No. 78 .•..••.••. Floyd S. Parks ...................... Master
Albert S. Paulsen .. Proxy for Deputy Master
Walter E. Howe ........ . P:.c:.of the W:.
Temple, No. 79 . •••••••••. William H. Hunt. ................... Master
William T. N. Outhwaithe ... Deputy Master
George T. Adler.Proxy for P:.c:.of thew:.
Flatbush, No. So ••.•.••... Arthur H. Moeller ................... Master
John A. Derthick .. Proxy for Deputy Master
Joseph Warren, No. 81. .. Frank L. Moore ...................... Master
Robert I. Brayton ............ Deputy Master
James L. Maloney ....... . P:.c:.of the W:.
Salamanca, No. 82 .•••..•. Howard E. Hancock .................. Master
A. Edward Krieger. Proxy for Deputy Master
Zabud, No. 84 ....•.•.•••. John Wood .•....•......•............ Master
Louis Benzer ................. Deputy Master
Charles Hall ............ . P:.c:.of the w:.
Triangle, No. 85 .......... Richard H. Burton ................... Master
Albert A. Lang .............. Deputy Master
Edward L. Hein.Proxy for P.'.C.".of thew:.
Lafayette, No. 86 .......•• Fred G. Newbery .................... Master
Card J. Miller ................ Deputy Master
Arthur W. Peene ...................... .
. . . . . . .. . . . Proxy for P:.c:.of the w:.
Oneonta, No. 87 ...•...... William E. Ford ..................... Master
Ursil A. Ferguson ........... Deputy Master
Fraternally submitted,
GEORGE EDWARD HATCH,
RICHARD H. BURTON,
WILLIAM E. FoRD,
Committee.
Fraternally submitted,
ROLAND K. MASON,
GEORGE s. WYMAN,
JOHN WOOD,
Committee.
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Report of Foreign Correspondent
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What is your contemplation and conclusion, Companion, con-
cerning life as to its derivation or death, as to its destination,
or does either have neither?
Did our consciousness at birth through the five physical senses
begin all for us and their paralysis at our dying end all for us?
Is ours the crass materialism of Topsy in Uncle Tom's Cabin,
"I spect I just growed on de plantation like de cotton or de
corn and will end dar," or the consent of Tennyson's,
"Thou wilt not leave us in the dust,
Thou madest Man, he knoweth not why.
He feels he was not made to die,
And Thou hast made him-Thou art just."
Which is the better for the vicissitudes of life or the entrants
into the valley of death?-The claim of Job 17:14, "I have said
to Corruption, 'thou art my father,' and to the worm, 'thou art
my sister and my mother' ;" or the counsel of the Super-Man
of Galilee, "When ye pray say, Our Father who art in the
Heavens. In my Father's house are many mansions;" and King
Solomon said, "Man goeth to his long home," where impliedly
are mother, sister, brother and the nearer and dearer One still
than all others; and this wisest of the world's known makes the
daring assertion that "He who wins in living a good name, more
odorous than precious perfume, Attar of Roses, or distillation
of oriental musk, the day of that one's death is better than that
of his birth." Eccl. 7 :1.
It seems the earnest anxiety of the collaborators who combine
to make our "Great Light in Free Masonry," the Bible on our
Altars, to inspire us to aspire to a life beyond the stars.
To prophets, patriarchs and Apostles, life now was not a Way
of Sighs ending at a cemetery, but as Joshua, Isaiah and Paul
viewed and named it a "King's Highway," over which the
righteous are returning with singing and everlasting joy upon
their heads.
Paul of Tarsus amidst his persecutions felt himself in the
Consular Service of a Kingdom not of this world, an Ambas-
sador though in bonds, returning to . report to Him who com-
missioned him and to receive a Crown.
My neighbor on the next block put this conception in a poem.
It profited me and I give it to you.
"I !mow not where the road may lead, I follow day by day;
Or where it ends. I only know I walk the 'King's Highway.'
I !mow not if the way be long, and no one else can say,
But long or short, up hill or down, I walk the 'King's Highway.'
And some I love have reached the end, but some with me yet stay,
Their faith and hope still guiding me, I walk the 'King's Highway.'
A countless host leads on before. I must not fear or stray.
With them the pilgrims of al! creeds, I walk the 'King's Highway.'
The way is truth, the way is love, for light and strength, I pray,
As through the years of life-to God-I walk the 'King's Highway.'
Through light and dark, the road leads on, till dawns an endless day,
When I shall know why in this life, I walked the 'King's Highway.' "
E. A. Cummins.
Your Committee also your Chaplain as ever with our Apostle
of Malta who gives his name to our Third Order of Templar
Knighthood and in his own words, still and ever, "Commend
you to God and the word of His Truth which is able to build
you up and to give you the inheritance among the Sanctified."
We are as incapable of reaching the goal of our over-ocean
land without it, as could have Lindbergh in his alone flight,
forsaking his compass, have reached Europe. Yet knowing how
too oft to each of us its hearing is as a thrice-told tale, vexing
the ear of a drowsy man, leaving the "Great Light in Masonry"
to its own sufficient defence by its results in inspiration to
civilization. Turn for a moment in confirmation to the alluring
thought of modern Miracle Manipulators in science and mech-
anistic results protecting the dogma of science, that and only
that, is dependable which is provable by the five senses and
asserting a Sixth Sense of the Soul.
"Strong Son of God, immortal love,
Whom we, who cannot see Thy face,
By faith and faith alone embrace,
Believing where we cannot prove."
Omitting then for the moment, Divine Revelation, consider
human revolutions concerning our practical conveniences of com-
forts wrought by those who ventured on the probable possibili-
ties they could not prove.
The Americas of this Western Continent in this 20th century
is the reward of an unprovable possibility of a dream of the
15th century.
Columbus in Genoa, turning his terrestrial globe, recognized
that all then known land charted on its Eastern side, reflected
for the equity of nature the completion of the sphere, ( Hemi-
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spheres are hateful-nature abhors vacuity), lands were required
beyond the unsailed "Sea of Darkness" now our Atlantic. For
the proving of that probability, he became a pauper at the
Courts of Portugal and Spain. On a probability unprovable he
ventured his all and himself, wore chains and suffered contempt,
but over his tomb at Seville is the eulogistic epitaph:
"A New World gave Colon to Castile and Leon."
Pioneers of progress necessarily are intrepid invaders of the
frontiers of the invisible, the unproven.
Franklin with kite and key lassoing lightning from a summer
cloud ; Morse on a sea voyage toying with an electric current
and a wire coil; Stephenson with the crude locomobile in a
Northumberland coal mine ; Fulton with his clumsy Clermont;
the Wright Brothers in their motorless glider at Kitty Hawk
sustaining an aerial flight of a hundred feet measured by min-
utes ;-were pushing trails in jungles, widened by compeers, have
given the world in our day its resistless steam and electric power,
abolishing space, annihilating time by telegraph, telephone, tele-
vision, radio, (and· day after tomorrow, September 12th, will
initiate a transcontinental non-stop flight of 1950 miles of com-
mercial air transport). And the end is not yet for nothing is
settled until it is settled right and nothing is perfected. So much
1emains to be done, so much raw material to do with,-the
metals in mines of the earth and the forces in the atmosphere,
and so little time to do it in are prophetic of the probability
of an enlarged area of activity on the other side of the "Sea
of Darkness," we call Death.
He that hath appointed the moon for seasons and the sun to
know his going down, hath also appointed it to man once to
die and after death,-continuance. What human life here most
profligate might not become profitable if extended time were
given?
Replying to the flash of faith in the repentant robber crucified
by Jesus' side, "Lord when beyond thy Cross, thou comest to
thy Kingdom, remember me," got the ready reply, "This day
shalt thou be with me in Paradise." Oh wicked, wasteful World
War that entablatured 247,000 young athletic male lives in Flan-
ders field, where poppies grow between their crosses row on
row, did all their genius courage and possible public service
perish in "No Man's Land" afar?
Did Booth's bullet in Ford's Theatre extinguish the being of
the Emancipator of a race; or death make blank the brain of
Kepler who interpreted the laws that control the rove of planets,
who said of himself, "I think God's thoughts after Him." Is
the genius of Edison who for toil or travel has in every hamlet
made a "Great White Way" as evanescent as his incandescent
bulb that changes its brilliance to blackness at the turning of
a button? Forbid it, my Companions. Forbid it, Heaven. Against
such tragic conclusion, Jesus said, "Then shall the righteous shine
forth as the sun in the Kingdom of their Father. He that hath
ears to hear, let him hear." Matt. 13 :43· Adopt Franklin's rever-
ent conclusion, "Death is as natural and necessary as sleep.
We rise refreshed in the morning." "Death is the greatest ad-
venture of life," said Charles Frohman on the deck of the sink-
ing Titanic.
Meditate on this "mustard seed" of faith, the possibility of
the probable. It has grown the men who have "moved moun-
tains." No mechanic builds a wheel and knocks it in pieces
before turning it round once, nor is it probably possible that
the Creator of life would annihilate his noblest work, an honest
man, after so brief a test.
In the garden of Life, cultivate Acacias and root out Asphodels.
"Prisoners of Hope tum ye to the Stronghold." Zech. 9:12.
Give the prisoner the "benefit of the doubt."
"Sunset and evening star, and after that the dark,
And may there be no moaning of the bar when I embark.
For tho from out these bounds of time and space,
The tide may bear me far,
I hope to see my Pilot face to face
When I have crossed the bar."
Thus sang Tennyson after forty-four years of "believing where
he could not prove," and an unknown poet has written:
"Sometime at eve when the tide is low,
I shall slip my moorings, and sail away
O'er the ebbing tide, to the Mystic isle where at anchor lay
The crafts of those who have sailed before,
O'er the Unknown Sea to the Unknown Shore.
And I shall have peacefully furled my sail
In moorings sheltered from storm and gale,
And greeted the friends who have sailed before,
O'er the Unknown Sea to the Unknown Shore."
A floating branch and a few berries on the uncharted billows
of the Atlantic renewed in the Admiral Columbus failing cour-
age after forty days and nights of vigil, and the Bahamas next
day blessed his vision and the world's since for four hundred
and thirty-six years. Courage, Companions through Trade Winds
or Head Winds, "Sail On!"
"Blow North, blow South, blow East, blow West.
No matter how God's winds may blow.
The port comes not to those who rest,
They reach the port who bravely go."
Respectfully submitted,
S. WRIGHT BUTLER, D.D.
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By cooperation we can all work together for the advancement
and improvement of our Rite and help to hold it high in the
system of Masonry.
I have no new suggestions to make in the Ritual beyond a
slight change in the work approved last year. In the amplifica-
tion of the "making of the deposit" the Ritual calls for the
removing of the Ark before the degree is completed. When put
into practice this has been found to be inadvisable and I now
suggest that that portion of the Ritual be changed to allow the
Ark to remain in the room until the degree is finished.
The work of exemplifying our degrees by the Officers and
degree teams of the several Councils in our Grand Jurisdiction
has no doubt met with the approval of our Official Visitors as
no special requests have been received asking for the assistance
of the Grand Lecturer.
Personally I desire to thank the Officers and members of the
several Councils which I visited for their cordial and fraternal
greeting and also the members of this Grand Council for the
privilege of serving you during the past year and to pledge you
my continued support.
Fraternally submitted,
E. PARKER wAGGONER,
Grand Lecturer.
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SECOND DAY'S SESSION
The Grand Council was called from Refreshment to Labor,
Tuesday morning, September 11, · 1928, 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, with great gladness and gracefulness, even
gleefulness, we stand here with those, our Companions and friends, in
whom we have great confidence, thankful for the great constituency whom
we represent, who have confidence in us. Thankful for the blessings
of life-more than we recognize. Thankful for Thy providence and
guidance. Thankful of meeting Thee by and by, and seeing Thee face
to face, and feel at home with Thee in the Father's House, and the
companionship of those whom we miss here. Continue our Companionship
and usefulness to Thee and our faith in the life that is promised us,
through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
Election of Officers
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of Doric Council whom I represent, to place the name of one of its
beloved and respected Companions before this Grand Council for the
office of Grand Master.
Twenty-eight years ago last April, the man whom I have in mind
was Master of his Lodge. It was my privilege to be one of a class
to go through the Lodge at that time. \\<'hen I tell you of the acquain-
tance I then formed and which ripened into friendship, you will see my
temerity in attempting to present the name of that man before the Grand
Council this morning. Nevertheless, CHARLIE CoLTON is a distinguished
Mason. He is a man who in his own town carries the greatest respect.
He is an ornament to any body that has the benefit of his services.
They tell a story that an honest man is to be given no credit for
his honesty, provided he has not been subjected to temptation .and resisted
that temptation. I do not suppose CHARLIE CoLTON should be given any
credit for Masonry, for his Masonry was given to him by the Grand
Architect. He not only preaches Masonry, but he practices what he
preaches. At this time it gives me great pleasure and I consider it a
personal privilege to place his name before this Grand Council for the
office of Grand Master for the ensuing year.
I ask unanimous consent that the Grand Recorder cast the ballot of
this Grand Council bearing the name of CHARLES M. CoLTON for Grand
Master.
Most Illustrious Grand Master, the Tellers find one ballot has been
cast, bearing the name of CHARLES M. COLTON for the office of Grand
Master of this Grand Council.
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The following were elected :
CHARLES M. COLTON .. Elected Grand Master
CHARLES H. JoHNSON. " Deputy Grand Master
JEROME L. CHENEY... " Grand P.".C.".of the W.".
GEORGE A. NEWELL. . . " Grand Treasurer
GEORGE Eow ARD HATCH " Grand Recorder
JOHN A. DERTHICK. . . " Grand Captain of the Guard
ALBERT S. PRICE...... " Grand Conductor of the Council
E. PARKER WAGGONER. " Grand Lecturer
WILLIAM F. SEBER.... " Grand Marshal
S. ·ORMOND GoLDAN. • • " Grand Standard Bearer
A. Eow ARD KRIEGER ... " Grand Steward
GEORGE R. HEMENWAY " Grand Trustee, for two years
OLIVER H. LABARRE. . . " Grand Trustee, for three years
The tellers were discharged with the thanks of the Grand
Council, and the Grand Master-elect announced the following
appointments:
REv. S. WRIGHT BUTLER, D.D............... Grand Chaplain
REV. MURRAY BARTLETT, D.D...........•.... Grand Chaplain
JAY PICKARD ............................... Grand Sentinel
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Report of Committee on Constitution and Laws
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We further recommend that all three degrees be printed in
one volume by this Grand Council and as such distributed to
the Councils, recalling ·all previous rituals.
Fraternally submitted,
EUGENE E. HINMAN,
EDWARD FEIH,
A. EDWARD KRIEGER,
Committee.
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Glens Falls, N. Y., September I I, 1928.
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Pay of Representatives at this Annual Assembly ...•........ $2,358.98
Expenses of the Grand Treasurer ............•............. 25.00
Fraternal Correspondent ......•.••..........•..•••...•....•• 300.00
Stenographer at this Annual Assembly ..................... . 42.95
Fraternally submitted,
PHILIP M. NAST, JR.,
ARTHUR H. MOELLER,
WILLIAM F. SEBER,
Committee.
A Resolution of Thanks
M ... Ill .•. EUGENE E. HINMAN:
Installation of Officers
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Preaentationa
Standing Committees
RITUAL
M ... Ill ... GEORGE R. HEMENWAY R ..• Ill ... LOUIS N. ELLENBOGEN
R.'.111.'.HERBERT T. CLEMANS
FRATERNAL DEAD
PRINTING
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FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT
SPECIAL COMMITTEE
FINANCES OF COUNCILS
Cloaing
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Officers of the Grand Council
Elected and Appointed in Office
September II, I928
CHARLES M. COLTON, 223 Linden St., Rochester •••.•..••• Grand Master
CHARLES H. JOHNSON, State Capitol, Albany ...•.. Deputy Grand Master
JEROME L. CHENEY, 400 Court House, Syracuse
....................•...........•......... Grand P:.c:.of the w:.
GEORGE A. NEWELL, Medina ...•......•...........••... Grand Treasurer
GEORGE EDWARD HATCH, 846 Lincoln-Alliance Bank Bldg., Rochester
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . • Grand Recorder
JOHN A. DER.THICK, 65 Waldorf Court, Brooklyn
............•...••.................... Grand Captain of the Guard
ALBERT S. PRICE, 4o6 Fenton Bldg., Jamestown
..............••..•................ Grand Conductor of the Council
E. PARKER WAGGONER, 452 Delaware Ave., Buffalo ...... Grand Lecturer
WILLIAM F. SEBER, Manufacturers National Bank, Troy .. Grand Marshal
S. ORMOND GoLDAN, 25 West 74th St., New York City
......•...•.....••••..•..•........•.......•. Grand Standard Bearer
A. EDWARD KRIEGER, 33 Main St., Salamanca .......•.... Grand Steward
GEORGE R. HEMENWAY, Hulett Bldg., Elmira ......•.•.•. Grand Trustee
(Term expires I929)
ROLAND K. MASON, 6og Lakeview Ave., Jamestown ••.... Grand Trustee
(Term expires I930)
OLIVER H. LABARRE, 131 East 29th St., New York City .•. Grand Trustee
(Term expires I93I)
REV. S. WRIGHT BUTLER, D.D., 67 Hooker Ave., Poughkeepsie
. . . . . . • . . . • • . . • • . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • . . . . • . . . . . . . • . . Grand Chaplain
REV. MURRAY BARTLETT, D.D., Hobart College, Geneva .. Grand Chaplain
JAY PICKARD, Masonic Temple, Jamestown ...........•.. Grand Sentinel
OSSIAN LANG, Masonic Hall, Room I821, 46 West 24th St.,
New York City ...••......................... Foreign Correspondent
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MOST ILLUSTRIOUS
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3Ju •rmnrittttt
MOST ILLUSTRIOUS
HERBERT W. GREENLAND
Past Grand Master
DIED OCTOBER 27, 1927
GRAND COUNCIL
ROYAL AND SELECT MASTERS
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
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Grand Steward of the Grand Council in 19o6 and served as
Grand Master in 1912. He was appointed Grand Representative
of the Grand Council of England and Wales in 1915 and served
in that office until his death. He was elected Grand Trustee of
the Grand Council in 1926 and was serving in that capacity
when he died.
He was knighted in Central City Commandery, No. 25, July
18, 1884 and served as its Commander in 18g,3-94. He was ap-
pointed Grand Representative of the Grand Commandery of
California, serving in that office from 1918 to 1920 inclusive.
Companion GREENLAND received the degrees of the Ancient
and Accepted Scottish Rite in the Central City Bodies in 1887.
He served the Lodge of Perfection as Thrice Potent Master in
1901 and was Most Wise Master of the Chapter of Rose Croix
in 1902. He also held office in the Council of Deliberation and
for many years had been Historian of Central City Consistory.
He received the 33 ° and was made an honorary member of
the Supreme Council at Philadelphia on September 16, 1919.
Companion GREENLAND was President of the Past Masters
Association of the district embraced in Syracuse in 1910 and Sec-
retary from 191 l until he died. He was President of the Ma-
sonic Veterans Association of Central New York in 18g9 and
its Secretary from 1901 to 1919. He was also a member of
the Fraternal Union, Anointed High Priests of New York, the
Templar Knights Commanders of New York, the Grand Rep-
resentatives Association of New York, Knight Templar, and the
Corresponding Circle Quatuor Coronati Lodge, No. 2076, Lon-
don, England. He was an honorary member of the Masonic
Veterans Associations, of Glasgow, Scotland; London, England ;
District of Columbia and many States and Cities. He was a
member of Keder Khan Grotto, Mystic Order of Veiled Prophets
and a member of Ziyara Temple, A. A. 0. N. M. S. and served
as its Illustrious Potentate in 1920. Companion GREENLAND was
a member and officer of many other Fraternal Organizations and
had been given honorary membership in many others.
Compilation of Masonic records and history was the favorite
avocation of Companion GREENLAND and he had written many
interesting Masonic books and artides, one of them being The
History of the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of
the State of New York, which was written by him at the time
of the celebration of the one hundredth anniversary of the form-
III
ing of the Grand Council of New York held at the Annual
Assembly of the Grand Council in Buffalo, August 27, 1923.
A Commandery Guard of Honor stood watch over the body
of Companion GREENLAND as it lay in state in the Blue Lodge
Room of the Masonic Temple, and at the time of the funeral
the Lodge Room was unable to accommodate those seeking ad-
mission. The Lodge Ritual was given by the Master of Syracuse
Lodge, No. 501, in which Companion GREENLAND had been so
active. The religious service of the Episcopal Church was given
by Brother ALMON A. }AYNES, 32°, Archdeacon of the Diocese
of Central New York, and a large number of members of the
Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite participated in the beauti-
ful ceremony of the thirty-third degree under the direction of
R.".Ill.".Companion JEROME L. CHENEY, 33°, Active, Deputy for
the State of New York.
In 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, 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
Manhasset, N. Y., this 1st day of December, A. D 1927, Anno
Dep. 2927.
GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER,
Grand Master.
Attest:
GEORGE EDWARD HATCH,
Grand Recorder.
II2
IN MEMORIAM
II3
Charles John Walch ............ Nov. 2, 1927
Francis H. McChesney .......... Nov. 6, 1927
Robert Love ................... Dec. 13, 1927
George W. Kein ................ Jan. 17, 1928
Morgan Stevens ............... Jan. 18, 1928
James J. Lewis ................."Feb. 2, 1928
Charles Breed Scheninger ....... Feb. 9, 1928
William F. Timmerman ......... Feb. 15, 1928
James Murphy ................. Mar. 3, 1928
Frank Ludington Harter ..•..... Mar. 31, 1928
William Thomas Woese ......... April 3, 1928
Irving Seward Robinson .......•. April 4, 1928
Charles William Young ......... April 4, 1928
Frederick John Goppelt ......... May 5, 1928
Bloss, No. 14 ........•• Alexander Lloyd, Jr............. Oct. 2, 1926
Joseph C. Dancer ............... Feb. 6, 1927
Edwin C. Cary ................. Feb. 18, 1927
Samuel W. Harris .............. May 4, 1927
Charles Edward Cook ........... June 26, 1927
Henry Thau ................... June 28, 1927
William Beattie ................ July 7, 1927
Charles E. Smith ............... Aug. 4, 1927
George Williams ............... Sept. 27, 1927
Willard H. Derrick ............. Oct. 18, 1927
Edward W. Becker ............. Nov. 23, 1927
James Preston ................. Dec. 3, 1927
Charles John O'Fee ............. Jan. 4, 1928
Frank Fiore .................... Jan. 8, 1928
Don D. Derrick ................. Jan. II, 1928
Fred C. Fey!. .................. Jan. 23, 1928
Henry Judd Ward .............. Jan. 23, 1928
Fred B. Steenbergh .......•..... Mar. 7, 1928
William Frederick Polk ......... Mar. 29, 1928
Cassius M. Bowman ............ April 6, 1928
William Roberts ............... April IO, 1928
William ]. Mattice .............. April 12, 1928
James G. Morrison •............. April 20, 1928
Frank B. Wheeler .............. April 28, 1928
Bruce, No. 15 .•..•..••. George W. Grant ............... Sept. 29, 1927
Southern Tier, No. 16 .. Turney Harry Gonware ......... Sept. 3, 1927
James R. Empey ................ Jan. 4, 1928
William Orlando Rowley ...•.... Feb. 9, 1928
Rudolph W. Schlick ............. May 20, 1928
Buffalo, No. 17 ..•.••.•• William Henry Higham ..•.••... June 6, 1927
Thomas Fischer Marsden ...••.. June 9, 1927
Henry Price .............•..... July 6, 1927
Eugene A. Whitcomb ....•...... Sept. 9, 1927
Cyrus Lucien Barber ............ Sept. II, 1927
John Edward Wesley ........... Dec. 12, 1927
William S. Stevenson ........... Jan. 17, 1928
Charles Reynolds Dunning ...... Mar. 8, 1928
Ellsworth Milton Statler ........ April 17, 1928
King Hiram, No. 18 ... James H. McCullough ........... July IO, 1927
Earl G. Simon .................. Jan. 5, 1928
Noble D. Merritt ............... May 6, 1928
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Doric, No. 19 ..•....... Joseph W. Mc Williams ......... Jan. 29, 1927
J. Leslie Weller, Sr............. June . 4. 1927
Merritt L. Hutchison ........... Aug. 15, 1927
Alonzo D. McMaster ........... Sept. 13, 1927
Wilmot J. Hall ................. Sept. 29, 1927
Robert G. Nesbit. .............. Oct. 8, 1927
James S. Graham ............... Nov. IO, 1927
Morris F. Clark ................ Nov. 18, 1927
Willard G. Cobb ................ Dec. 17, 1927
R. Charles Reyne!!. ............. Dec. 19, 1927
Charles G. Tiefel. .............. Dec. 26, 1927
Asher P. Whipple .............. Jan. 9. 1928
Albert T. Thompson ............ April 13, 1928
Porter B. Van Deusen .......... May 19, 1928
Robert T. Anderson ............. May 25, 1928
Keystone, No. 20 •••••. Peter Young ................... July II, 1927
James A. Andros ............... July 25, 1927
Charles H. Phillips ............. Oct. IO, 1927
Loren H. Middough ............. Dec. 3, 1927
Christian C. Luippold ........... Jan. 19, 1928
Willis E. Chilson ............... Jan. 20, 1928
Frederick H. Livingston ......... Feb. 26, 1928
Joseph P. Drummer ............ Mar. 9, 1928
Ancient City, No. 21 ... George P. Trumpbour ........... Dec. 30, 1927
DeWitt Clinton, No. 22.Hyman Gips ................... June 3, 1919
Myer Rosengarden ............. June 15, 1923
Waldo Lake Minton ............. May 31, 1927
Joel Lorenzo Chandler .......... July 8, 1927
H. Guy Williams ............... July 9, 1927
Walter Hunter Van Guysling .... July 13, 1927
George J. Needham ............. July 15, 1927
Jess Delos Kelley ............... Sept. 30, 1927
Vedder A. Peters ............... Oct. 6, 1927
Erastus Coming Hill ..........•. Nov. 7, 1927
Albert Isaac Marx .............. Dec. 10, 1927
Clark Horton Porter ............ Dec. 14, 1927
Roscoe Hubbard Beeman ........ Dec. 15, 1927
Francis J. Forney ............... Jan. 5, 1928
Abram W. Lansing ..........••. Jan. 25, 1928
Jonathan Sherry Barton ......... Feb. 14, 1928
Jacob M. Blatner ............... Feb. 18, 1928
William Peters ................. Mar. 9, 1928
William Johnstone ............. Mar. 24, 1928
George Washington Papen ....... April 3, 1928
William A. Funck ............... April 22, 1928
John C. Harvey ................. April 24, 1928
Gustave L. Oppenheim .......... May 2, 1928
Dunkirk, No. 25 ........ George Edgar McGonegal. ...... April 14, 1928
Palmyra, No. 26 ....... Frank Leslie Thorp ............. Oct. 25, 1927
Charles Tallman Bloomer ....... Oct. 31, 1927
Charles George Zimmerlin ....... Nov. I, 1927
Edgar D. Mather ............... Mar. 30, 1928
King Solomon, No. 31.James A. Thompson ............. July 8, 1927
Curtis F. Hoag ................. Aug. 9, 1927
Myatt F. Goring .............•.. April 14, 1928
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Officers, Location and Date of Assemblies of Constituent Councils
NAKB No. MASTER. DEPUTY MASTER. P. C. oF THE WoRK I RECORDER. WHERE LoCATBD. STATED ASSEMBLIES.
COLUMBIAN • • • • . I Willard C. Curtiss Howard V. Hennigar Ronald G. Macdonald Martin Q. Good New York City 1st Thursday, 1 :30 p. m.
UNION . • • • • • . . . . 2 Milton E. Ellis Frank I. Felter R. Pearson Bowles Richard "M:. Backus New York City 3rd Tuesday, except July and August
Harry A. Bingham ~~:k~~rk City 1st Saturday, except July, Aug. and Sept.
BROOKLYN • • • • . . 4 Walter L. Banta Frederick G. Gottsch Charles W. Ford Lewis R. Lochhead 3rd Saturday, except July and August
ADELPHIC • . • • . . . 7 William W. Graham J. Oscar Goetz Tom Maycock
RoTICA •...••.... 12 Merton E. Nettleton Raymond M. Roberts Nelson P. Weier Earl C. Pressey Rome 1st Monday "
CENTRAL CITY •.. 13 James S. Wilcox John G. Giles Charles J. Wells Samuel R. W. Marriott Syracuse 2nd Wednesday
BLOSS ...•.•••.. 14 C. Edward Catlin Otis M. Hawley Charles C. Freihofer Fred A. Richardson Troy 1st Friday
BRUCB ••.....•.. 15 A. Irvinit_Johnson Herbert B. Cannon Herman Miller Arthur C. Gloger Lockport 2nd Monday
SouTHERN TIER .. 16 HarryW. Van Campen Henry J. Worth Edwin S. Merriam A. H. BorthwiCk Elmira 3rd Wednesday
BUFFALO ..•.•••. 17 Albert W. Snyder Joseph H. Dance Colin McLeod Gustave C. Foerch Buffalo 2nd Thursday
KING HIRAM •... 18 Paul R. Chappell John F. Noonan William M. Munro Irving. C. King Auburn 2nd Wednesday
DoRIC .•..•••... 19 Raymond E. Westbury Harvey H. Newcomb John E. Williams Luther H. Miller Rochester 4th Monday
KEYSTONE .••.•.. 20 Harold R. Prouse Clarence F. Walters Charles E. Brack E. Parker Waggoner Buffalo 3rd Tuesday
ANCIENT CITY •. 21 George C. Kent Karl Schwarzwaelder George W. Gulick W. Frank Davis Kingston ~rd Friday
DEWITT CLINTON. 22 Fred'k A. Nicholson D. Lester Williams Frank R. Rowe Peter Schumacher Albany 3rd Thursday
BINGHAMTON •••. 24 E. Stanley Pier Hugh Hearon Raymond H. Moody Roy C. McHenry Binghamton 4th Wednesday
DUNKIRK ..••... 25 Joseph Dopler Albert G. Walter Hoyt R. Darbee Richard H. Heppell Dunkirk 1st Wednesday
PALMYRA ..•..... 26 Earl D. Salem Homer Amos Bassage Alfred C. Hopkins M. Francis Cathers Palmyra 2nd Tuesday
KING SOLOMON •.. 31 Francis C. Ryan Josiah C. Fuller John G. Moller Albert E. Schwartz Poughkeepsie 4th Friday except July, Aug. and Dec.
JAMESTOWN ..•.. 32 Reynold 0. Norquist Frank E. Hause Sidney__ T. Hewes C. V. Elmer Gustafson Jamestown 1st Wednesday
OLEAN • • • • . • • . 33 C. E. G. Sederholm Grover C. Deckman JamesW.Ulmschneider Frank H. Norton Olean 2nd Wednesday
.. WATERTOWN .•... 34 Harry S. Dawson H. Roy Allen Walter P. Eaton Leslie M. Cooper Watertown ·14th Friday
iX> HORNELLSVILLE •. 35 Duncan Boughner John B. Hagadorn Andrew D. Travis George H. Grosvenor Hornell 1st Friday
ADONIRAM ••.•... 36 Abraham U. Whitson Fred C. Pearson William G. Wittcke Clare E. Burtis Flushing 3rd Thursday
CRYPTIC ....•.•. 37 Richard J. Maher Jay W. DeWitt Charles F. Flamm~r Arthur 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 Stewart James Frazier Seth St. John Allen Carl Robert Myers Newton R. McI!waine Plattsburgh 2nd Wednesday, except June
FULTON • • . . • . . • . 50 George A. Coates Leroy R. Lybolth Ransom A. Short William E. Howard Fulton Last Friday
WASHINGTON •.•. 52 William J. Williams Walter H. Merritt Charles M. Putnam Hermon E. Sullivan Whitehall 2nd Friday
CORNING •.•.•... 53 George W. Pratt William B. Adams George F. Showers Harrie 0. Anderson Cornin!l: 3rd Thursday
PEEKSKILL ...•.. 55 Elias Whitney Travis H. Alban Anderson Edson R. Brewer Lewis Allport Peekskill 2nd Monday, except June, Sept.Dec. and Meil.
HUDSON ..•..... 62 Thos. H. M. Hathaway William H. Graves William Herberg William A. Merrell Hudson 2nd Monday
PHOENIX ....•... 70 George S. Wyman Arthur J. Morrison Franklin P. Bunker John Burden Mt. Vernon 2nd Friday
ALPH-0MEGA .... 71 Edwin M. Phillips John B. Cobb Frank W. Mallison Charles A. Mack Medina 2nd Monday
JOHNSTOWN •.... 72 Chauncey C. Thayer Ferdinand E.Schoeffier Harrington J. Atwell Nathaniel W.Wheadon Johnstown 2nd Wednesday
ST. GEORGE'S ..... 74 Raymond T. Viets Henry J. Van Slyck Charles H. Huntley Hanford Robison Schenectady 2nd Wednesday
SKoI·YASE ...... 75 Ellery H. Messer Milton P. Sandford Robert C. Rippey Robert M. Holcomb Waterloo 2nd Friday
HUNTINGTON ..•• 76 Clifton F. Gardner !Fred W.Hunninghouse George P. Gillis Allison E. Lowndes Huntington 3rd Friday except July and August
ST. LAWRENCE .. 77 John S. Hazen Frank F. Williams Herbert W. Fear! Bert C. Spaulding Potsdam 2nd Tuesday
CATSKILL ....••. 78 Floyd S. Parks William H. Wiles Walter E. Howe Albert S. Paulsen Catskill 4th Monday
TEMPLE ......... 79 William H. Hunt Wm. T. N. Outhwaithe George R. Shepard William Zinter Niagara Falls 1st Friday except July and August
FLATBUSH .•..... 80 Arthur H. Moeller Frederick T. Pack William J. Kaseman Edward H. Avery Brooklyn 4th Tuesday
JosEPH WARREN. . 81 Frank L. Moore 'I Robert I. Brayton James L. Maloney Loyal L. Davis Glens Falls 1st Friday
SALAMANCA ••... 82 Howard E. Hancock Thomas V. Pifer Ralph E. Marker A. Edward Krieger Salamanca 2nd Monday
ZARTHAN .••••.•. 83 William H. Young Adam Hotaling Charles W. Hatcher Clyde R. Wilcox Ilion 2nd Thursday
ZABUD .••••....• 84 John Wood !Louis Benzer Charles Hall Ernest H. deGuiscard Freeport 4th Thursday
TRIANGLE ••..... 85 Richard H. Burton Albert A. Lang Charles Wingerath Eugene H. Vanderbilt Jamaica 4th Wednesday
LAFAYETTB ..•••• 86 Fred G. Newbery Card J. Miller John L. B. Hinds Frederic H. Ridgeway Yonkers 2nd Monday
0NBONTA ....••. 187 William E. Ford Ursil A. Ferguson Richard M. Roberts Walter A. Bliss Oneonta 4th Wednesday
Abstract of Returns from Constituent Councils
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TOTALS 13132 419 10 225 32 239 55 13036 $9,841 40
Permanent Members of the Grand Council
Being Past Masters of Constituent Councils living and in good standing
120
CENTRAL CITY CouNcIL, No. IJ.
George B. Cathers Herman G. Rees Willard C. Hay
Henry A. MacGruer George K. Hancock Lloyd J. Richardson
Jerome L. Cheney William H. Hall Samuel R. W. Marriott
Lawrence Thompson William L. Cummings David D. Mohler
John Peter Listman Christian Lehmann Erwin George Nichols
Elmer J. Clark Chester D. Crowell
121
DoRic CouNcIL, No. Ig.
John W. Merriam Earl J. Neville S. Edward Hitchcock
Willard S. Bradt Sidney E. White Harry G. Greensmith
Samuel C. Pierce William A. Buff James R. Kimber
Ezra M. Sparlin Charles H. Peck Charles M. Buck
Harry J. Mulligan Luther H. Miller Howard G. Nobles
Charles M. Colton Frederick L. Dutcher Charles S. Naramore
John C. Baumer W. Wirt Whittlesey Charles E. Cook
George Edward Hatch George J. Vetter Albert E. Chadwick
122
KING SOLOMON CouNCIL, No. 3I.
Thomas Finley Edward J.MacClelland Frederick M. Stark
Walter E. Walker Henry B. Schryver Martin F. Bollinger
S. Wright Butler Harry F. Margwarth Edw. T. F. Randolph
Walter W. Kingston Harry Bayer Paul A. H. Weiss
JAMESTOWN COUNCIL, No. 32.
Harry L. Briggs Clayton Oscar Johnson James H. Mason
0. Nelson Rushworth Henry Marvin Lund Edwin E. Gustafson
Roland K. Mason Chauncey A. Moon George W. Hosie
Joseph R. Rogers Fred H. Anderson Roscoe W. Clark
Hugo E. Sellvin Albert S. Price Harry lngleson
Edwin Archibald Ridell Theodore N. Nelson C. V. Elmer Gustafson
OLEAN CouNcIL, No. 33.
William L. Myrick Henry E. Hall Charles H. Derby
Isaac P. Collins Frank H. Norton
John G. Murdock John M. Seltzer
WATERTOWN CouNCIL, No. 34.
Daniel R. Blinn Leonard M. N enning
John H. O'Brien C. Howard Greene
HORNELLSVILLE COUNCIL, No. 35.
H. Tobias Harris Philip M. Nast, Jr. Guy L. Loper
William H. Prangen John B. Hagadorn Duncan Boughner
Frank Donahue Fred Stephenson
AooNIRAM CouNcIL, No. 36.
George 0. Linkletter Edward C. Krapp Henry B. Slater
Clare E. Burtis Thomas B. Furman
Edwin L. Brooks Harold S. Embree
CRYPTIC CouNcIL, No. 37.
John Bennett Walter S. Prescott Frederick L. Pennoyer
Frank M. Adee Will W. Smith John E. Spencer
J urian Miller George B. Wright Charles P. Reeves
Frank M. Lawrence Frederick A. Storrs
BATH CouNcIL, No. 40.
Edw. A. Messerschmitt Henry J. Donnelly Ernest V. Case
H. Belmont Lee Jesse M. Pridmore Ralph J. Buckmaster
Frank E. Rowe Clinton W. Richardson Hoxie W. Smith
Albert B. deGroat John R. Griswold
Elmer Kleckler Charles L. Davison
TYRIAN COUNCIL, No. 43.
Newton R. Mcilwaine Hosea W. Gage Stewart James Frazier
Harry Clay Hitchcock George K. Hawkins
Herbert A. Stutchbury Harvey MacKenzie
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FULTON CouNCIL, No. 50.
Ernest A. Putnam William C. Morgan Claude W. Knight
Fred W. Snyder Amos M. Druse George 0. Snyder
Charles F. Loomis William S. Hillick William H. ·Singleton
John C. Murray Woodis B. Halstead Clarence G. Van Skoik
William E. Howard Roy E. Reynolds
WASHINGTON CouNCIL,' No. 52.
Hermon E. Sullivan William J. Williams Gordon Z. Dean
Otis A. Dennis Dewey A. Forbush Ralph L. Rush
Clarence E. Parker Willis G. C. Wood
A. D. Bartholomew C. Clinton Holt
CoRNING CouNcIL, No. 53.
John Comosh Ray C. Rhinehart Harrie 0. Anderson
Hugh H. Kendall Arthur D. Moore George W. Pratt
Francis C. Williams Anthony M. Haischer
Lewis N. Lattin Robert L. Allison
PEEKSKILL CouNcIL, No. 55.
Edward F. Hill Fred A. Smith Solomon Lichter
Henry P. Dain Amos 0. Squires H. Lloyd Griffin
George E. Briggs Frank H. Whitney Carl G. Pfeiffer
Charles A. Dyckman Harry C. Todd Lewis Allport
Albert Ellis Phin Robert Suda11 Elbert F. Utter
Lanning G. Roake Edward J. Wilson Albert C. Cruger
Charles E. Felton Harold Field Horne Thomas F. Willock
HunsoN CouNCIL, No. 62.
Charles N. Traver Frank S. Clapper William P. Boright
Frederick H. Simmons Alfred D. Wolff, Jr. Samuel Transue
Frederick W. Spencer Bruce C. Risley Amos Burton
PHOENIX CouNCIL, No. 70.
Moses D. Getty Harry W. Brown Robert Clarke
Franklin T. Davis Horace P. Hollister George Thompson
Ossian Lang Stephen Preston, Jr. John R. Morse
J. Porter Freeman Adolph Wade Henry B. Brown
Henry W. Pratt William R. Leaf Charles B. Weller
William H. Mason Chester D. Babcock John Burden
ALPH-0MEGA CouNcIL, No. 71.
George A. Newell Charles A. Mack Edwin M. Phillips
Irving L'Hommedieu Alonzo L. Waters
A. Gardner Phillips Daniel F. H. Allen
JOHNSTOWN COUNCIL, No. 72.
Fred L. Carroll Abram Baird Robert L. Dawson
Edward M. Baringer Arthur B. Wassung
Louis K. Maylender,Jr. Herbert T. Clemans
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ST. GEORGE's CouNCIL, No. 74.
Frank H. Sargent Winfield A. Atwood Edwin C. Vedder
George F. Williamson Robert R. Douglass Everett E. Green
William F. Story James H. Deal Samuel S. Forster
Robert B. Johnston George W. Axtell William F. Jacob
Frederick A. Hull George H. Ashman
Harry L. Erlicher Henry V. Burger
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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 Rocle
CALIFORNIA
Thomas A. Davies ...... Room 423, Masonic Temple, San Francisco
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
MARITIME PROVINCES
Albert C. Lemmon ............. .. Sg Metcalf St., Saint John, N. B.
MICHIGAN
Charles A. Conover ........................ : ............. Coldwater
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MINNESOTA
John Fishel. ............................. Masonic Temple, St. Paul
MISSISSIPPI
Edward L. Faucette ...................................... Meridian
MISSOURI
Ray V. Denslow ........................................... Trenton
MONTANA
Luther T. Hauberg ......................... P. 0. Box 8¢, Helena
NEBRASKA
Lewis E. Smith ............... Room 401, Masonic Temple, Omaha
NEVADA
George L. Swartz ............................ P. 0. Box 757, Elko
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Harry M. Cheney ........................ 3 No. Main St., Concord
NEW JERSEY
Harry Ames Putnam .................. 17 Wilkinson Place, 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 ................................... Siotix Falls
TENNESSEE
Charles H. Smart ...................... 319 7th Ave., N., Nashville
TEXAS
T. M. Bartley ................................................ Waco
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 .................. 128 Roney Road, Syracuse
BLOSS, No. 14
Fred A. Richardson .......................... Union 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 .......... Military Road, Hertel Station, Buffalo
KING HIRAM, No. 18
Irving C. King .............................. 202 Lewis St., Geneva
DORIC, No. 19
Luther H. Miller ................ 61 Clinton Ave., North, 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 ...... Binghamton Savings Bank Bldg., Binghamton
DUNKIRK, No. 25
Richard H. Heppell ...................... Masonic Temple, Dunkirk
PALMYRA, No. 26
M. Francis Cathers ..................... 165 W. Main St., Palmyra
KING SOLOMON, No. 31
Albert E. Schwartz ................. 67 Hooker Ave., Poughkeepsie
JAMESTOWN, No. 32
C. V. Elmer Gustafson ............. 233 Broadhead Ave., Jamestown
OLEAN, No. 33
Frank H. Norton ........................... 13o6 Irving St., Olean
WATERTOWN, No. 34
Leslie M. Cooper .................. 231 N. Hamilton St., Watertown
HORNELLSVILLE, No. 35
George H. Grosvenor ....................... . 59 Maple St., Hornell
ADONIRAM, No. 36
Clare E. Burtis ......................... 222 Centr~l 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. O. 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
Hennon 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 E. Clinton St., Johnstown
ST. GEORGE'S, No. 74
Hanford Robison ........................ 322 State St., Schenectady
SKOl-YASE, 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
JGSEPH WARREN, No. 81
Loyal L. Davis ........................... 134 Glen St., Glens Falls
SALAMANCA, No. 82
A. Ed ward Krieger ........................ 33 Main St., Salamanca
ZARTHAN, No. 83
Clyde R. Wilcox ................................ 42 John St, Ilion
ZABUD, No. 84
Ernest H. deGuiscard ................. 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 ...............•........... 5 Walling Ave., Oneonta
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Living Past Grand Masters
GEORGE A. NEWELL, G.".M.·., 18g3-18g4 .••...................... 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:., 1906 .................................. Buffalo
FRANK M. ADEE, G:.M:., 1go8 ....................... Saratoga Springs
WILL L LLOYD, G.".M."., 1910 .................................. Albany
MARTIN Q. Goon, G:.M:., 19n •.•...•...•................. New York
GEORGE EDWARD HATCH, G:.M:., 1914 ....................... Rochester
OLIVER H. LABARRE, G.".M."., 1916 ..•.••••••......•...••..•. New York
EUGENE E. HINMAN, G:.M:., 1917 .....••...•••...•..••...•.... Albany
]AMES CHAMBERS, G:.M:., 1918 •.........•...•............. New York
ROLAND K. MASON, G:.M:., 1919 .•......................... Jamestown
HUGH H. KENDALL, G.".M."., 1920 ....•••...•..••.....•...•.... Corning
HENRY A. MAcGRUER, G." .M: ., 1921. .....•................... Syracuse
WILLIAM S. RISELAY, G:.M:., 1923 ...•....•......••.......••.. Buffalo
JOSEPH L. LOCKHART, G:.M:., 1924 .•.•.••....•............. New York
GEORGE R. HEMENWAY, G:.M:., 1925 .••.....•.................. Elmira
GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER, G. •.M. •., 1927 •••••••••.••.........•.. Manhasset
131
Grand Representatives
of other Grand Councils near the Grand Council
of Royal and Select Masters of New York
Appointed
ALABAMA ...........Chester D. Babcock .... Mt. Vernon ....... 1924
ARIZONA ............ John C. Schwertfager .. Dunkirk ........... 1928
ARKANSAS ......•.•. Thomas Parke ........ Rome .....•...•... 1928
CALIFORNIA ....•..• Edward L. Hein ....... Woodhaven ....... 1928
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
IND IAN A ............ Char!es S. Naramore ... Rochester ......... 1928
IOWA ................ Arthur W. Peene ...... Yonkers ........... 1927
KANSAS ............. Edward C. Eaton, Jr ... Albany ............ 19E
KENTUCKY •........ Harry Bayer .......... Poughkeepsie ...... 1928
LOUISIANA ......... Daniel F. H. Allen .... Medina .........•.. 1928
MAINE ............... Clarence F. Heath ...... New York City .... 1928
MARITIME PROV'S .. William Lee ........... Glens Falls ........ 1926
MARYLAND ......... Henry Grafton Story ... Brooklyn .......... 1926
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 .......... Bruce C. Risley ........ Hudson ........... 1924
NEBRASKA ......... Harold S. Embree ..... Hackensack ....... 1928
NEVADA ............ 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 ..•. Arthur De Witt Becker .. Lynbrook ....•.••.. 1926
RHODE ISLAND ..... Washington A. Russell .. Buffalo .......•.••. 1925
SCOTLAND .......... George Edward Hatch .. Rochester ......... 19~4
SOUTH CAROLINA .. George Herring ....... Brooklyn .......... 1927
SOUTH DAKOTA .... Roy C. McHenry ....... Binghamton ....... 1926
TENNESSEE .......• James H. Mason ....... Jamestown ..•..... 192~
TEXAS .............•• Arthur Matthew Lloyd.Salamanca ......... 1928
VERMONT .........•. Herbert T. Clemans .... Johnstown ......... 1926
WASHINGTON ...... Eugene B. Sanford ..... Albany ..........•. 1925
WISCONSIN ......... William J. Williams ... Whitehall ......... 1928
132
Grand Representatives
of the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters
of New York near other Grand Councils
ALABAMA .•...•..... Jacob U. Ray·......•... Woodstock
ARIZONA ......•..••• Morris Goldwater .•..... Prescott
ARKANSAS ...•.•..•• John C. Bone .......... Batesville
CALIFORNIA ........ Robert Hewitt DeWitt .. Yreka
COLORADO ...••...•. Charles H. Dudley ..•.. Colorado Springs
CONNECTICUT ....• W. C. Twombly ....•... Danbury
DELAWARE ......... Henry M. Laws ........ Wilmington
DIST. OF COLUMBIA.L. Whiting Estes ....... Washington
ENGLAND &WALES.Frederick C. Van Duzer.. London
FLORIDA ............ Charles H. Ketchum .... Key West
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
MARITIME PROV'S .. W. Leonard Ellis ...... St. John N. B.
MARYLAND ......... Geo. A. Smith .......... Baltimore
MASSACHUSETTS .. Wm. B. Lawrence ...... Medford
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. Stockwell .... Fargo
OHIO ................ Oliver D. Everhard .... Barberton
OKLAHOMA ....... Edson A. MacMillan ... Ada
OREGON ............. William Otis 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
VERMONT ........... Christie B. Crowell ..... Brattleboro
WASHINGTON ..•... Fred Matthies .•••....• Pomeroy
WISCONSIN ......... Edmund S. Baker ...... Portage
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List of Officers of Columbian Council No. 1 Royal Master Masons of New York City
FROM THE ORGANIZATION, SEPTEMBER 2, I8IO, UNTIL THE FORMATION OF THE GRAND COUNCIL OF ROYAL MASTER MASONS
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, JANUARY 25, I823.
ANNUAL
MEETING
I ROYAL MASTER
ROYAL
DEPUTY MASTER ROYAL WARDEN ROYAL TREASURER ROYAL RECORDER
1810 .. Sept. 2 .. Thomas Lownds ..... John E. Russell .... William Craig ..•...• Peter Roome ........ Jones Humbert, Jr.. .
1811 .. June 21.. " ..... l'tobert Young ....... John Utt............ " . . . . . . .. " ..... .
1812.. " 21.. " ..• ., " ....... S. 0. Smith ......... John P. Roome ....•• Peter Roome .•......
1813.. " 21.. :: ••••• Robcrt"Howard ...... John., Utt........... " "
1814.. .. ..... ...... .. ........ .
1815 .. " 21.. " ..... Asa Hall ............ Robert Young ..... ..
1816 .. " at.. " Edward Higgins •.... Lewis Seymour......
..... •. . •. . .. ......
1817 •• " 21.. " ... .,
" •.... Garret Morgan ...•.. William Craig ....... Silas Lyon .•.•......
1818.. " 28.. " .•••• Levi
Nathan .•...•.• Silas L1on ....•••.•. H. Westervelt ..•..•. B. W. Peck •....•...
1819 .. July "·· " ..... John G. Munn ...... Garret Lansing ...•.. Silas Lyon .......... John W. Gibbs ..... .
1820 .• June 21.. Silas Lyon .......... Garret Lansing ...... Hosea Dodge •.••..•. C. Bacon ........... Thomas Slade •......
... 1821 . . '' 21.. " • •• •• •• •• • '' • • • •. • " .••••••• Ransom Beach...... " ...... .
~ 1822 .. " 21 .. Oliver M. Lownds ... William F. Piatt .... Tobias W. Bedell .... Edward Higgins..... "
ROYAL ROYAL
RoYAL CONDUCTOR ROYAL MARSHAL ROYAL HERALD ROYAL GUARD
SENIOR MARSHAL JUNIOR MARSHAL
1810 ........... ~orge Woodruff .... John Mariner ....... John Utt ........... Zebedee Ring ....... Henry P. Roome ....................... .
1811........... " .... John P. Roome ..... Zebedee Ring ....... John Mariner....... " ....................... .
1812 ........... John Utt ........... John E. Rich ....... Darius Knight ...... Suet Dodge ......... George Woodruff ....................... .
~:~!::: :: :::::: ::'' :...........
:::::::::: Edward:: Higgins:::.....
:::: Francis:: :::::: Garret:: ::::::::: John Utt
:: ...........
:::: James
:::::::Verryann
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1815........... Dubnor ..... Lansing ......
1816........... " ........... Garret Morgan ...... John Utt ........... Thaddeus Seymour .. John Niles ............................. .
1817. .... • • •••• " .•.••....•• Samuel Maverick .•.. Levi Nathan .•.•.... John Thompson ..... William McKinney .. Hosea Dodge .•......
1818......... •• " ...•..••.•• Joseph Potter .•..... Gair Blanchard .••... Tobias W. Bedell ... Samuel Maverick.... " ....... .
1819... .. . . . . . . " . . . . .. . . .. . '' ....... " ...... P. T. Deceevec ...... B. W. Pack......... '' ....... .
1820 ........... Joseph Potter ....... P. T. Deceevee .......................... Thomas Jones....... " •........ John Utt .......... .
1821 ........... J. C. Leffingwell.... " ...... Garret Morgan ...... B. \V. Pack ......... Isaac B. Camp...... " .......... .
1822 ........... Ransom Beach ...... Isaac B. Camp ...... J. L. Moore ••...... R Byrne ........... Aaron Kemp........ " .......... .
List of Officers of the Grand Council of Royal Master Masons of the State of New York
FROM ITS ORGANIZATION, JANUARY 25, I823, TO ITS UNION WITH THE GRAND COUNCIL OF ROYAL AND SELECT MASTERS
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. JUNE 7, I86o.
1823 •• Jan. 25 .• New York ··Thomas Lownds ..•.. Edward Higgins ••••. Garret Morgan .....• IL. Q. C. Bowles ..... ,Oliver M. Lownds ..
1824 .• June 21.. " • " • • •• • " . •. •. " •••..• Lebbens Chapman... " ..
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 •.•.•• .. .
1829........... ........... " ....... " .. ..... " ...... Edward Higgins .... .
1830. .. . . . . . . .. . .. .. .. .. .• u •• •• •• • '' • • • • •• • '' • •• •• • 1 ,, •••••
183I .. June 15 .. New York. Richard Ellis ....... Fred W. Leeds ...... J. R. Bailey .........
18321. •• • • •• . • •• • •• •• •• •• •• u " "
1833 .................... ..
1834 ...................... .
1835 ...................... .
.... 1836 ..................... ..
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ln 1837 •• June 21,. New York .
1838 .................... ..
Fred W. f;eed~; 'p." -f:
1839 ...................... .
1840 .................... ..
184I .................... ..
1842 •. June 21 .• New York. : :: :::IJared L. M~~~e·::::: !Daniel West ... ::::: /Sylvester Spencer ...
1843 .. :: 21.. u " " "
1844 ••
1845..
" 21 ••
21 .. ..
Fred W. Leed~:::'.:'. 'Samuel Marverick ..• !Anthony Chapple ...• !Jonathan Jarvis .... .
.. .... Anthony Chapple .... Sewall Fisk ......... Daniel West ....... ·1 William~·
" Nexsen ..
1846.. :: 21.. ...... :: .... :: ......... :: ........
1847.. 21 ..
1848.. .. .21 .. .. .... " :::'.IJondhan Ja~i;:::::
Jonathan Jarvis ..... C. W. Carpenter ... ·I' Charles Watkins ...•
1849..
1850 ••
1851..
1852..
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"
"
29 ..
21 ••
21 ..
21 ••
" 1
"
..... ,Charles Watkins'.'.'. :1wmiam H. Norri;:::
" ..
::::::::JFred W. Leeds .... ::
1853.. ..
1854.. ..
21 ••
22 ••
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"'- 1855 .. July 2 ••
1856 •• June 21,.
1857.. .. 21 •• '.'.:'.JJohn ~·Willis ... ::. ::::::::Jwmiam ~;Sur~~::::
1858.. .. 21 •• .. ... I .... 1 .... ..
1859.. .. 21 •• John B. Willis •••••• William W. Nexsen ••. George Godfrey .••..
I
TIME OF PLACE OF ROYAL ROYAL SENIOR ROYAL JUNIOR ROYAL ROYAL
/ MEETING MEETING GRAND MARSHAL GRAND MARSHAL GRAND MARSHAL GRAND HERALD GRAND SENTINEL
1823 •• Jan. 25 •• New York. Lewis Seymour ••••.• T. W. Bedell ....... Hosea Dodge ..••..•• William F. Piatt .... ................... .
1824 •• June 21.. " •. " •••••• William F. Piatt •... Campbell Bushnell ..• John Barney ........•••••....••••.......
1825 •• " 21.. " • William F. Piatt .••• Henry Marsh....... " •.• " ••••.... Garret Lansing .•....
1826 •• July u.. " . Campbell Bushnell ... F. L. Wilsey ...••... R. B. Atterbury •..•• Silas Butler, Jr...... " ••....
1827 •• June 21.. " • Cyrus Curtiss •.•••.• R. B. Atterbury .•.•• Silas Butler, Jr.....• Richard Ellis........ 1 "
1828.. " ai.. " • " ••••••• Silas Butler, Jr ..••.. Jere Miller .••.••...• Robert Young ...... .
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1873 •• Feb. 6. " •••. G. Fred Wiltsie •.. F. F. Driggs •••••• , ....••••••••••••.• Henry B. Harvey • C. H. Van Brackle.
1874 .• Sept. 8 .. New York. " ••. " ••••••...•...•..•.....•• John B. Sackett ... George.. Van Vii~t:: George M. Osgoodby
1875 •• • I4.. " •. John B. Sackett •.. George M. Osgoodby •••••.••.••••..... Charles W. Brown Alexander B. King
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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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1887 •• Sept. 6 •• New York •. John L. Brothers •. R. C. Christiance. John N. Macomb, Jr. John F. Baldwin .. George.. Van Vliet •. Alexander B. King George A. Newell.
1888 •• " 4.. " .• R. C. Christiance .. John N. Macomb, Jr. Alexander B. King " . George A. Newell • Thomas J. Bishop.
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1889 .• •.: 10.. :: .. John ?'f:Macomb, Jr. Alexander ~· King Georg~. A. Newell . :: Albert W. Force ..
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1897 •• Aug. 31.. " •• A. Oppenheimer •.. Frederick Kanter .. James B. McEwan. " .•• " : : Theodore M. Barb~ John P. Deal. ••• ::
1898 .• " 30.. " •• Frederick Kanter .. James B. McEwan. George McGown... " ... " •. John P. Deal. ..••. Willard S, Bradt .•
1899 •• " 29.. " •. James B. McEwan. George McGown .•. John P. Deal...... " ..• " . . Willard S. Bradt. . John R. Gardner ••
1900 •• " 28.. " •• George McGown ••. John P. Deal. ••.•• Willard S. Bradt.. " ... " .. John R. Gardner .. N. H. Freeland ...
1901 •• " 20 •• Buffalo •.... John l'. Deal. ..••. Willard S. Bradt .. John R. Gardner • • " .•• " .. N. H. Freeland •.. Irving L'Hommedieu
1902 •• " 26 •• New York •. Willard S. Bradt .. John R. Gardner .. Irvin11 L'Hommedieu " ... " . • Charles Stewart . . . Fred E. Ogden .••
,... 1903 •• " 25 •• New York .• John R. Gardner •. IrvingL'Hommedieu Charles Stewart .•. George A. Newell. " .. Fred E. Ogden ... Benjamin Strasser.
(Cl 1904 .• " 30 •• Saratoga ••.. frving L'Hommedieu Charles Stewart ..• Fred E. Ogden . . . " " Wm. H. Andrews . Frank M. Adee ...
1905.. " 29 •• Brooklyn •.. Charles Stewart ••• Fred E. Ogden ... Wm. H. Andrews . " .I " . . Frank M. Adee ... M. S. MacKenzie .
1906 •• " 28 •• Troy ....... Fred E. Ogden ... Wm. H. Andrews . Frank M. Adee .. . ·• " . . M. S. MacKenzie . Will L. Lloyd .. .
1907 •• " 27 •• New York .. Wm. H. Andrews. Frank M. Adee •.. M. S. MacKenzie. •· " .. Will L. Lloyd .•. Martin Q. Good .. .
1908 •• " 25 •• Rochester ... Frank M. Adee •.. M. S. MacKenzie. Will L. Lloyd .. . " Charles T. Lunt .. Martin Q. Good •.. H. \V. Greenland .
1909 .• " 31 •• New York .. M. S. MacKenzie. Will L. Lloyd ••• Martin Q. Good .. . " " •. H. W. Greenland. J. Harris Ralston ..
1910 •• " 23 •• Albany •••.. Will L. Lloyd ••• Martin Q. Good ... H. W. Greenland. " " .. J. Harris Ralston .. George E. Hatch •.
19n •• " 22 •• Jamestown .. Martin Q. Good .•. H. W. Greenland. J. Harris Balston .. " " . . George E. Hatch. . William H. Ellis ..
1912 •• " 27 •• Syracuse •••. H. W. Greenland. J. Harris Ralston .. George E. Hatch •. " M. F. Hemingway William H. Ellis .. Edward H. Lisk ..
1913 •• " 25·26PoughkeepsieJ. Harris Balston .. George E. Hatch .. William H. Ellis .. " " Oliver H. LaBarre Eugene E. Hinman
1914 •• " 24-25 Schenectady. George E. Hatch •• William H. Ellis .. Oliver H. LaBarre " " Eugene E. Hinman James Chambers ..
1915 .• " 16-17 Buffalo •••.. William H. Ellis .. Oliver H. LaBarre Eugene E. Hinman " " James Chambers .. Edwin Buchman .•
1916 •• " 21-22 Peekskill ••.. Oliver H. LaBarre Eugene E. Hinman James Chambers .. " " Roland K. Mason . Hugh H. Kendall.
1917. • " 27·28 Albany • • • . . Eugene E. Hinman James Chambers . . Roland K. Mason . " " Hugh H. Kendall. Henry A. MacGruer.
1918 •• " 26·27 Corning ••.. James Chambers .. Roland K. Mason • Hugh H. Kendall. " " Henry A. MacGruer . George S. Haswell
1919 •• " 25·26 Jamestown .. Roland K. Mason . Hugh H. Kendall. Henry A. MacGruer. " " George S. Haswell John C. Welch ....
1920 •• " 23-24 Syracuse .... Hugh H. Kendall. Henry A. MacGruer George S. Haswell. " Geo. Edw. Hatch .. John C. Welch .••• William S. Riselay
1921 .• " 22-23 New York .. Henry A. MacGruer George S. Haswell. John C. Welch ••.• " " •. William S. Riselay Joseph L. Lockhart
1922 •• " 28·29 Troy .•.•... George S. Haswell. John C. Welch .•.• William S. Riselay " " •• Joseph L. Lockhart Geo. R. Hemenway
i923 •• " 27·28 Buffalo ..... William S. Riselay Joseph L. Lockhart Geo. R. Hemenway " • " •• James A. Smith .•• Geo. 0. Linkletter.
1924 •• " 25·26Rochester ... Joseph L. Lockhart Geo. R. Hemenway James A. Smith .•. " • " •• Geo. 0. Linkletter. Charles M. Colton.
1925 •• " 24·25 Elmira •... Geo. R. HemenwaylJames A. Smith ••• Geo. O. Linkletter. " • " •• Charles M. Colton. Charles H. Johnson
1926 •• " 23-24 Schenectady. James A. Smith ... Geo. O. Linkletter. Charles M. Colton. " . " .. Charles H. Johnson Jerome L. Cheney.
1927 •. " 22-23 Syracuse .... 1Geo. 0. Linkletter •. Charles M. Colton. Charles H. Johnson " • " ••. Jerome L. Cheney. John A. Derthick ••
1928 .. Sept.10-11 Glens Falls. Charles M. Colton. Charles H. Johnson Jerome L. Cheney • " • " •• John A. Derthick .. Albert S. Price .••
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1887 ........... New York • Thomas J. Bishop., .•.••••••••••••••. John G. Barker ••• ,Samuel C. Pierce .. ,John G. Webster •• . •••••••••....•••. ,John Hoole ...... .
1888......... •• " • Samuel C. Pierce •.••••••••••••••••• John B. Harris •••• A. Oppenheimer ... W. D'Orville Doty 11
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As to Companions who <limit from Chapter and Council be-
cause they feel compelled to reduce expenses, we ought not to
have a word to say, except to commend their action. But what
about those who withdraw from the Council and stay with the
rest of the line to keep their Shrine membership intact? There
are men too superficial to ever sense the meaning of Free-
masonry, mere joiners who follow the crowds; their dimitting
need not trouble us. To be regretted is only the loss of men
who take their Masonry seriously. Their going away means
that somehow we failed to bring home to them the profound
teachings of the Cryptic degrees.
Properly presented, the degrees of Royal and Select Master
enlarge and strengthen the meaning of Freemasonry and give
the master key to the mysteries of the Symbolic Lodge and the
Royal Arch, the mystery of life a.nd of our duty to our fellow-
men and those who will come after us. The reverential exem-
plification of these degrees carries an exceptional appeal to the
heart of the candidate. With that ever in mind, when a can-
didate presents himself, we shall solve the question as to how
to win and hold the support of every man who is worthy to
be called a Select Mason.
Suspensions and <limits have been characterized as "getting
rid of dead wood." If that were true generally, there ought
to be no regrets. In any case, we ought to use our best en-
deavors not to lose one of those who might add strength to the
Rite and make him a greater asset to the Craft at large.
A careful reading of the reviews included in the Report on
Foreign Correspondence will be profitable in many ways, par-
ticularly to those charged with leadership in Council affairs.
What is done in other Jurisdictions gives an opportunity for
comparison and yields ideas and plans which may be turned to
advantage in our own Councils. The report was written to be
helpful. I trust it will be.
Respectfully submitted,
OSSIAN LANG.
Foreign Correspondent.
Alabama ............... 1927 Mississippi ............. 1928
Arizona ...... 1926-1927-1928 Missouri ............... 1928
Arkansas .......... 1927-1928 Montana ............... 1927
California .............. 1928 Nebraska .............. 1927
Colorado ............... 1927 Nevada ................ 1927
Connecticut ............ 1928 New Hampshire ... 1927-1928
District of Columbia ..... 1927 New Jersey ............ 1927
Florida ................ 1928 North Carolina .... 1927-1928
Georgia ................ 1928 North Dakota .......... 1928
Illinois ................. 1927 Ohio .................. 1927
Indiana ................ 1927 Oklahoma .............. 1928
Iowa .................. 1927 Oregon ................ 1928
Kansas ................ 1928 Pennsylvania ........... 1928
Kentucky .............. 1927 Rhode Island ...... 1927-1928
Louisiana .............. 1928 South Carolina ......... 1928
Maine ................. 1928 South Dakota ..... 1926-1927
Maryland .............. 1927 Tennessee .............. 1928
Maritime Provinces ..... 1927 Texas ................. 1927
Massachusetts .......... 1927 Vermont .......... 1927-1928
Michigan ............... 1928 Washington ............ 1928
Minnesota ............. 1927 Wisconsin .............. 1928
ALABAMA-1927
90th Annual Assembly Montgomery December 6th
M ... Ill ... NORMAN GUNN, G ... M ...
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panion NELSON WILLIAMS, Past M: .111: .Grand Master of the
Grand Council of Ohio and General Grand Conductor of the
General Grand Council.
The Grand Master spoke of the responsibility resting upon
those who have advanced to the Ninth Arch to uphold and prac-
tice the fundamental teachings to which they have pledged them-
selves and not to be swerved from the path of duty, in these
times of lax observance of the laws. He referred with firm
disapproval to the unlawful acts of an organization whose
criminal acts in Alabama and elsewhere have brought reproach
upon this country. The banding together of men for the purpose
of administering the law without authority and according to
their own notions can not be countenanced by right thinking
men. He adds this appeal:
"I call upon all Council Masons of this Grand Jurisdiction to be firm
and loyal to our principles, and by your virtue, honor, integrity and
exemplary lives show them the errors of their misguided conduct. It is
your duty as Masons to obey the civil laws, uphold the duly constituted
authorities and abide by and conform to the powers and systems of our
govemment,-both state and national. Have the courage to condemn
all unlawful acts; let your lives be a fulfillment of the laws of our
State and never allow yourselves to assist in or lend aid to any cause
or party of men which tend to violate the civil laws or to be disloyal
to our state or nation.
The Grand Master speaks with particular pleasure of his visit
to the Grand Council of Mississippi. The reason he reveals in
a personal word :
"This visit held for me a peculiar and pardonable charm for the all
sufficient reason that I was born in that good old state and when a
boy stood guard over my father's wagon on the muddy streets while he
sold the cotton, when cows roamed the streets and ate everything eatable
from the farmers' wagons and when farmers' boys in that neck of the
woods had no shoes to wear to town."
He attended also the Washington Memorial Association meet-
ing at Alexandria, Virginia, and the Triennial Assembly of the
General Grand Council, at Denver, Colorado. On the latter
occasion he was accompanied by nine Companions from Alabama,
seven of them Past Grand Masters.
The Washington Memorial and the Alabama Masonic Home
are commended to the moral and financial support of the Com-
panions.
Grand .Council voted a donation of $250.00 to the Masonic
Home.
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Companion NELSON WILIAMS, after conveying to the Alabama
Companions the greetings of the General Grand Master, spoke
of the place which the Council holds in the American system
of Freemasonry. The Cryptic degrees, he holds, are "absolutely
essential to round out and complete the ritualism of the Lodge
and the Chapter."
Companion NELSON WILLIAMS was made an Honorary Mem-
ber of the Grand Council of Alabama.
CORRESPONDENCE
Forty Grand Councils are surveyed in the third report by
Companion FRANCIS MARION STILLWELL. The story of each
Jurisdiction is told tersely and with a striking word of comment
here and there. He evidently is not impressed with the value
of the Super-Excellent degree, though he is willing to have it
classed as an "Aftermath." Low fees and dues he regards as
a mistaken "cheap skate" policy which "never has nor will dig-
nify or upbuild the Cryptic Rite."
Under Georgia he salutes Companion JOHNSON, the Corres-
pondent there, as almost "Kinsfolks," because Companion STILL-
WELL writes " as a fellow Georgian, and from the same parts."
Home bonds are strong. He joins Companion WILSON-and
speaks for most of us in this-in lamenting that so large a
number of Masons allow themselves to be lured away from
the real things to which they first pledged their devotion, into
all sorts of distractions. They would make, he says, "the center-
piece of a circus ring, around which every sort ·of horse and
clown cavorts in a mad career of speed and amusement."
We are glad to see Companion STILLWELL emphasize the
administrative principle announced by the Grand Master of the
Grand Council of Massachusetts, M.". Ill.". Companion ARTHUR
D. PRINCE, one of the outstanding Masons of America. We
take advantage of the opportunity to quote it once more that
it may not be forgotten:
"Every Council should be able to live comfortably on the dues col-
lected, and the fees should be invested."
That is sound advice. Adhered to in practice it will work
wonders for the stabilization and the strengthening of the repu-
tation of the Council.
Companion STILLWELL adds himself one other good suggestion
to serve a similar purpose. He wants the Council to provide
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the sort of education that will "finish and polish" the work
begun in the Lodge. We have exceptional opportunity in the
Councils to review the whole content of Masonry from various
angles to make the essentials stand out clearly and inspiringly.
And opportunity to Masons always spells duty.
New York for I926 receives appreciative mention.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, I927-28
ROBERT McL. STRONG, Birmingham, Grand Master; ROBERT
E. HowARD, Deputy Grand Master; WILLIAM W. WALDO, Grand
Principal Conductor of the Work; ]oHN WILSON TERRY, Grand
Treasurer; GEORGE A. BEAUCHAMPS, Montgomery, Grand Re-
corder.
Next Annual Assembly: Montgomery, December 4, 1928.
ARIZONA-1926-7-8
Three years in one volume.
No business of any importance done.
Membership: In I925 there was a gain of twelve; in I926
a loss of twenty-six; in 1927 a gain of eight. During the three
years, seventy-five were dropped for non-payment of dues and
sixteen dimitted. There are six Councils in the State, with a
total membership, on December 31, I927, of 534.
One thing to the credit of the Grand Council of Arizona is
that, despite its limited financial resources, it gave $50.00 toward
the Mississippi Flood Relief Fund, and the six Councils con-
tributed $I65.oo more.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, 1928-29
MORRIS GoLDWATER, Prescott, Grand Master; NELSON CHARLES
BLEDSOE, Deputy Grand Master ; GORDON HAYWARD SAWYER,
Grand Principal Conductor of the Work; OTis }AMES BAUGHN.
Grand Treasurer; GEORGE JAMES RoSKRUGE*, Tucson, Grand
Recorder.
*(Companion GEORGE JAMES RosKRUGE, universally loved by the Arizona
Craft, died in October, 1928.)
Next Annual Assembly: Prescott, February I I, 1929.
ARKANSAS-1927 and 1928
The two years are combined in one publication.
1927
65th Annual Assembly Little Rock November 18th
M.".Ill.".SHEM E. HOLLABAUGH, G:.M:.
Thirty-four Councils. 1,566 members; net gain, 45. *Cash
balance, $1,363.87, plus $500.00 in Liberty Bonds.
Present : All Grand Officers ; ten Past Grand Masters ; Rep-
resentatives of eighteen chartered Councils and two Councils
U:. D:. ; twenty-five Grand Representatives, New York among
the absent.
The Grand Master did heroic work. His record of visits to
Councils is most commendable. The Companions of twenty-two
Councils had the pleasure of receiving him in their midst. He
gave special attention to the Councils which had fallen behind.
One of these "had been sleeping for some time but now very
wide awake." Another is "just a little bit on the drag" but
"will come to life soon." A third "dormant" was set to work
with a full new set of officers and is "feeling fine."
A fourth, "a real dead one," had not met since 1917. "Thought
they had lost their Charter." A rummaging party organized by
the Grand Master discovered "a secret vault" with Charter,
records and all else. Officers were elected and installed and six
candidates greeted at the first Assembly.
And so the delightfully frank record of the visits runs on.
There is no doubt that the Grand Master had gone into the
work heart and soul. The results ought to add considerably to
the strength of the Rite in Arkansas.
He attended also the Triennial of the General Grand Council
at Denver, Colorado.
*This is the report of the Grand Recorder for 1927. It cannot be rec-
onciled with the report for 1928, but we are at a loss to explain. If 1928
is right, then there was a net loss in 1927. Perhaps Companion FAY
HEMPSTEAD will tell us where the trouble is.
1928
66th Annual Assembly Little Rock March 7th
M.'.Ill.'.CHARLES EUGENE SMITH, G.'.M.'.
Thirty-four Councils. 1,636 members; net gain, 24.
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Present: All Grand Officers ; eight Past Grand Masters ; Rep-
resentatives of twenty-one chartered Councils and one Council
v:.D:.; nineteen Grand Representatives, Past Grand Master
JOHN C. BONE responding for New York.
The Grand Master did get to his own Council at least once
in sixteen weeks of his administration. Otherwise he thought
that "the contingent fund provided for the purpose of defraying
1the expense of these trips should be kept intact until after this
session of the Grand Council, in order that the Grand Master
elected might not find himself handicapped." We shall see what
the report will be next year.
No Correspondence Report.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, 1928-29
C. EUGENE SMITH, Little Rock, Grand Master; J. D. McCLOY,
Deputy Grand Master ; ALLEN HOTCHKISS, Grand Principal Con-
ductor of the Work; E. AumGIER, Grand Treasurer; FAY
HEMPSTEAD, Little Rock, Grand Recorder.
Next Annual Assembly: Helena, Arkansas, "on Wednesday
following the meeting of the Grand Chapter." No date given.
CALIFORNIA-1928
68th Annual Assembly San Diego April 16th
M ... Ill ... CHARLES H. KING, G ... M ...
Thirty-three Councils. 9,764 members ; net gain, 102. Cash
balance, $8,817.20.
Present: All Grand Officers; ten of the sixteen living Past
Grand Masters; Representatives of thirty-one of the thirty-three
constituent Councils; Grand Representatives of thirty-four Grand
Councils, among them Past Grand Master ROBERT H. DEWITT
for New York.
Among the distinguished guests was M." .P: .0 FRANK HART,
General Grand Master of the General Grand Council. In the
evening a dinner was given in his honor.
Present were also Representatives of the Grand Councils of
Montana, Colorado, and the State of Washington.
The "Grand Master's Report"-that is the title-is a master-
piece. M.·.rn.· .Companion CHARLES H. KING had served as
Grand High Priest before he was placed in command of the
Cryptic forces of the State and so started out equipped with
valuable experience in the handling of a Masonic State organi-
zation. He visited every Council of his Jurisdiction, during the
year. A number of joint meetings of Chapters and Councils
were held, with both the Grand High Priest and himself present.
Splendid idea. Both Bodies gained considerably thereby, and the
plan provided an exceptionally fine opportunity to let all Royal
Arch Companions know of the advantages of the Council. The
Grand High Priest is the Deputy Master of San Diego Council.
We read also that the Grand Commander of the Templars of
California takes an active interest in the promotion of the Cryp-
tic Rite. Fortunate California!
The Grand Master had hoped that the membership would pass
the 10,000 mark, but the many suspensions for non-payment of
dues frustrated that hope. Forty-nine had to be excluded for
non-affiliation with Lodge or Chapter, 153 were lost by death,
and 263 were suspended for N. P. D. About 130 of the
latter belonged to a Council with a membership of over 1,700.
This causes the Grand Master to offer the very practical sug-
gestion that the larger Councils appoint Committees to assist
the Recorder to clear the books of delinquent members by per-
sonal talks with those in arrears and either collecting the back
dues or determining why these cannot be paid and reporting
to the Councils appropriate recommendations such as extension
of time, remission of dues, or suspension. This would seem to
be worth trying everywhere.
Still, California has done very well, despite the losses. De-
grees have been conferred in all the Councils but four. The
Grand Master finds the general morale all that can be desired.
The General Grand Council Triennial at Denver was attended
by all the line officers of the Grand Council, with the excep-
tion of the Grand Conductor, as well as one Past Grand Master,
the Grand Recorder, and an Inspector of one of the Arches.
The Grand Master's report gives an admirable summary of
the meeting.
The Grand Council contributed $500.00 to the Masonic Relief
Board for the Mississippi Flood section and $n5.6I to the Red
Cross for the same purpose. The Councils, besides, donated
$488.50 to the Relief Board.
The Masons of California take a special interest in Public
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Schools Week which has become a community affair in the
State. The plan originated with the Grand Lodge and com-
mended itself to the general public. The Grand Master says
that it has been referred to as "one of the outstanding move-
ments ever attempted by any Grand Lodge." He adds that one
school superintendent, not a Mason, commended the Masonic
Fraternity for the work and expressed his appreciation of it.
In a letter signed by the Grand High Priest, the Grand Master
of the Grand Council, and the Grand Commander of the Knights
Templar, the wish is expressed that "no entertainment of any
character be programmed by any Chapter, Council or Comman-
dery, for any evening in which any meeting for the observance
of Public Schools Week is to be held in the city in which the
Chapter, Council or Commandery is located." They urge that
every Mason will attend at least one of the Public Schools
Week meetings.
The Grand Master believes that the Grand Representatives
ought to keep in touch with the Grand Councils to whom they
are accredited. He wants those who represent California near
their own Grand Councils to write occasionally, for their own
good as well as that of the Jurisdiction to which they belong
and California also. Those who do not take sufficient interest
in the matter are advised that they had better resign and make
it possible thereby to have some Companion appointed who will
make good. On receiving the California Companions who are
Grand Representatives of other Grand Councils, he asked that
each one, on hearing his Jurisdiction called, should answer "Yes"
or "No" as to whether he has received a response from the
State represented by him. Twenty-five responded with a "Yes,"
among them the Representative of New York.
Among the Grand Master's recommendations is one deserving
special notice. Recalling that, in 1927, at the close of the An-
nual Assembly, a number of resolutions were introduced and
passed providing for the expenditure of hundreds of dollars
and causing the disbursements to exceed the receipts. He re-
commends that a budget system be adopted "to overcome such
a catastrophe in the future."
California lays much stress on the work of the "Inspectors
of Arches" of whom there are nine. Each inspector presents
a detailed report, and these reports are printed in connection
with the Grand Master's Report."
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The Grand Recorder analyzes the returns and shows that
these compare favorably with those of other Grand Councils.
Southern California Council of Los Angeles leads with a net
gain of 117 and-did not lose a single member.
The Committee on Reports of Grand Officers wholeheartedly
endorses all the Grand Master's recommendations and pays him
a tribute of fully deserved praise which culminates in this
sentence:
"His unqualified success as a Masonic leader, his splendid record as
Grand Master during the year now closing, are the striking results of
the same 'pep' which, in his report, he declares must be instilled in any
organization by its head officer to make it a success."
The announcement that no dispensations had been sought or
issued for new Councils, during the year, ought not to be con-
sidered discouraging, the Committee comments and adds : ·
"Better no Council at all than a weak spindling excuse for a Council
that must be coaxed and nursed along by Grand Council and which
finally gives up the ghost."
Regarding the many suspensions for non-payment of dues, the
Committee squarely fixes the responsibility upon the Recorders,
saying:
"With dues as low as they are in our Councils and with the ap-
parently satisfactory financial condition of most of our Companions, it
seems absurd th,at this condition should be permitted to exist, and the
blame must go where it properly belongs, to the Recorder of the Council."
The Committee on Masonic Home at Covina gives a most
interesting summary of conditions at the Home which shelters
175 children, eighty-eight boys and eighty-seven girls, ranging
in age from four to eighteen years, fifty-four per cent of them
being fatherless, twenty-one per cent motherless, eight per cent
full orphans, and seventeen per cent having both parents living,
but in all the latter cases the father is seriously disabled by
illness. The Committee is much pleased with the conduct of
the Home and the progress made during the year. The Grand
Council is to be commended for its appointment of such Com-
mittee: Select Masters ought to be informed concerning the
undertakings of the Craft. It will make them of greater help
to the Lodge.
M:.P:.O. FRANK HART, the General Grand Master, gave
one of his typical heart-to-heart talks, which culminated in the
thought that all ought to be "honest-to-God Masons," saying,
"We have all said we put our trust in God, and we should be honest
to that God."
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Another thought he stressed, was-
"The greatest enemy of our fraternity is the man who tries to let
Masonry take the place of the Church of the Living God."
The Grand Chaplain, the REV. THOMAS GRICE, commenting
in the talk of the General Grand Master, said-
"I am going back to my little Council with a deeper and more pro-
found thought of what it means to have an open Bible on our Altar,
and with a vision as a Mason that I never had before. I have been
stirred to the depths of my soul by the simplicity and frankness of
the statements of what a Mason means, and for this reason I thank
God I came to San Diego."
M.".P.".0. FRANK HART was made an honorary member of
the Grand Council of California.
The Committee on Educational Assistance reports that it is
continuing to pay $35.00 a month out of its revolving fund to
a young woman to help her complete her education. An addi-
tional appropriation of $500.00 was asked for the Educational
Assistance Fund, and Grand Council granted the amount.
CORRESPONDENCE
COLORAD0-1927
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33d Annual Assembly Denver September 19th
M.' .Ill.' .FRANK I. EWING, G.' .M:.
Fifteen Councils. 2,512 members; net gain, 44. Cash balance,
$2,449.04. Total cash assets, $3,449.04.
Present : All Grand Officers, except the Grand Principal Con-
ductor of the Work and the Grand Chaplain, the former ( R.'.
Ill.'. Companion WILLIAM T. BRIDWELL) being confined to a
hospital with grave doubts as to his recovery; fourteen of the
twenty Past Grand Masters ; Representatives of fourteen Coun-
cils; and thirty-five (good!) Grand Representatives, among them
Companion CHARLES H. DuDLEY for New York.
Past Grand Masters HENRY F. REESE of Alabama and EUGENE
HAMILTON of Oklahoma were greeted as visitors.
The volume of Proceedings issued by Colorado is most at-
tractive typographically and exceptional skill has been bestowed
upon the organization of its contents,-but,-aside from the
memorials of the departed and the excellent "Review of Pro-
ceedings," it contains little beyond the record of routine busi-
ness, local statistics, and lists of Councils, Officers past and
present, and new members. So there is not much to be told.
The Grand Master visited seven Councils. He believes it to
be a good plan for every Council to have at least one annual
"event" and suggests that the conferring of the degree of Super-
Excellent Master, in an attractive and impressive manner, is
the ideal way for making it interesting and stimulating. "The
beauty of Cryptic Masonry and its valuable lessons," he holds,
"gives it a right to be a strong and vigorous body."
The new Grand Council of Delaware was recognized and an
exchange of Representatives authorized.
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The body of the Proceedings takes up twenty-six pages; the
Appendix, eighty, of which fifty are devoted to the Review of
Proceedings.
CORRESPONDENCE
Thirty-eight Grand Councils are reviewed, four of them re-
ceiving double headers ( 1926 and 1927). Companion FRANK D.
BURNS is a real acquisition to the Round Table. His reviews
are spirited-"crouse an' canty," as his Brother BoBBIE would
say-and they summarize all that is worth noting in an attrac-
tive style. Incidentally we learn why FRANK was made Repre-
sentative of Montana: He spent a year in Rosebud County,
Montana, in 1900, and liked it. Under North Carolina, he tells
that "We, of Colorado, strongly oppose solicitation of any form,
because every candidate must come of his own free will and
accord." That is good Masonic punctilio, but some of us be-
lieve that a word whispered into the ear of a Royal Arch
Companion whose coming among us would add a real asset to
our membership, is a "form" of solicitation we ought to be
permitted to exercise, if we do it discreetly. Promiscuous invi-
tations, pestering and pressure of any and every form, deprive
us of our claim to be Select Masters. That is no doubt the
thought Companion BURNS had in mind. We have enjoyed his
Review immensely and have profited by it. The admirable man-
ner in which he told the story of New York of 1926 has given
us particular pleasure.
M.'.Ill.'.W1LLIAM S. PICKERILL, Durango, Grand Master;
M.'.Ill.'.W1LLIAM W. CooPER, Denver, Grand Recorder.
Next Annual Assembly: Denver, September 17, 1928.
CONNECTICUT-1928
110th Annual Assembly New London June 6th
M ... Ill ... FREDERIC A. BEEBE, G ... M ...
Twenty-five Councils. 10,895 members; net loss, 18. Cash
balance, $4,001.05.
Present: All Grand Officers except the Grand Chaplain; four-
teen Past Grand Masters; Representatives of twenty-four Coun-
cils ; twenty-three Grand Representatives, among them Past
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Grand Master WILLIAM C. TWOMBLY as Grand Representative
of New York.
Among the honored visitors were R: .P: .ARTHUR D. PRINCE,
General Grand Marshal of the General Grand Council ; Grand
Master DICKERMAN, Deputy Grand Master HEFLER and Grand
Master of Ceremonies TRIBOU, of Massachusetts ; Grand Master
PosT of New Jersey; Past Grand Master WHEELER of Rhode
Island ; Past Grand Master BROCK of Missouri ; Grand Master
GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER, Past Grand Master JAMES CHAMBERS
and R: .Ill: .MATTHEW S. CuMNER, Connecticut's Grand Rep-
resentative, of New York.
The Grand Master of Masons in Connecticut, the Grand High
Priest of the Grand Chapter of Connecticut, and the Grand
Commander of the Grand Commandery of Connecticut were also
received with grand honors.
The Grand Master attended the Annual Assemblies of the
Grand Councils of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Jersey
and Connecticut, and joined also in the reception given to the
General Grand Master, M: .P: .0. FRANK HART, by Columbian
Council, No. I in New York City.
The reports of the inspecting Officers present many interesting
notes concerning the Councils visited by them, thereby throwing
much light on Cryptic conditions in the State. It is evident that
the Officers are determined that the work in Connecticut shall
be a credit to the Rite. One Council which the Deputy Grand
Master found to have been rather lax for about six years, was
ordered fully investigated by a special committee which will
report its recommendations next year.
The sum of $100.00 was contributed to the Endowment Fund
of the Masonic Charity Association of Connecticut.
• At a luncheon given at the close of the Annual Assembly,
M:.w:.RoBERT S. WALKER, Grand Master of Masons in Con-
necticut, delivered an address in which he explained the purpose
of the Endowment Fund established in connection with the
Masonic Home at Wallingford, and urged increased interest in
the work and the building up of that fund. The Address of
the Grand Master appears in full in the Proceedings to promote
cooperation on the part of the Councils in the State.
A most enjoyable "Get Together" dinner was given in the
evening, at which Associate Grand Chaplain, the REV. ALEX-
ANDER ALISON, JR., was the principal speaker.
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CORRESPONDENCE
Companion FREDERICK EDGERTON presents his first annual
Report as Correspondent. In his introduction which breathes a
very modest spirit, he pays a glowing tribute to his predecessor
in the chair, Companion GEORGE STURDY. The reviews are concise
and make a record of all that was deemed worth noting. There is
practically no comment, though a word of appreciation is intro-
duced here and there. The reviews are well written throughout.
We are delighted to have Companion EDGERTON with us.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, 1928-29
ARTHUR H. PARKER, New Britain, Grand Master; ARTHUR
L. (LARK, Deputy Grand Master; ROBERT R. HOUSTON, Grand
Principal Conductor of the Work; D. FAIRCHILD WHEELER,
Grand Treasurer; THOMAS W. MoRGAN, Hartford, Grand Re-
corder.
Next Annual Assembly: New Britain, June 5, 1929.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-1927
8th Annual Assembly Washington February 5th
M:.rn:.R1cHARD A. RosEBERRY, G:.M:.
Six Councils, 1,662 members; net loss, 26. ( 18 died, 55 di-
mitted, IOI were dropped for N. P. D.) Cash balance, $1,244.36.
Present : All Grand Officers ; five Past Grand Masters ; Rep-
resentatives of the six constituent Councils ; twenty-seven Grand
Representatives, but New York not among them.
The Grand Master of Masons and the Grand High Priest
of the Royal Arch Companions of the District were there, also
the Grand Master and Grand Treasurer of the Grand Council
of Delaware and Past Grand Master GORHAM of the Grand
Council of Maryland.
If the zeal of the Grand Master in visiting the Councils were
enough to assure success, the Grand Council ought to show a
gain instead of a loss in membership. He attended each and
every Assembly of each and every Council during his term of
office. Besides, as required by the Constitution, he visited, ac-
companied by the other Officers of the Grand Council, all of
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the Councils, in the month of January. "The attendance at these
Visitations," he reports, "was gratifying and evidenced the in-
terest the Companions have in the Rite." He also speaks of "the
exchange of visits by Masters and other visits of the several
Councils." And yet! Why did so many dimit? Why was it
necessary to drop 101 from the roll? It would be interesting
to read a frank statement somewhere in the Proceedings as to
what was lacking to hold the membership tog~ther.
With 78 Companions greeted during the year, 66 affiliated,
and 4 reinstated-which certainly is a remarkably good showing,
one ought to be justified in looking for a gain. What caused the
defections? We should like to know for our own guidance.
The Committee on the Grand Master's Address "notes with
pleasure" a good many things, including "the happy condition"
of the Rite, but it does not answer the question which most
naturally suggests itself. We turn to the Grand Lecturer's Re-
port. There we find a clue to what may be the answer. He
reports:
"I regret to have to report that the attendance on the School of
Instruction, which was scheduled to meet the third Wednesday of every
month, was such that it did not seem advisable to continue this activity
of the Council after the summer vacation. With the approval of the
Grand Master the school was discontinued and as a substitute, the ser-
vices of the Grand Visitor and Lecturer were offered to the various
Councils, at such times and places as might be convenient to the Officers.
Again I regret to report that but one Council saw fit to accept this
offer. The work of some of the Councils was such that this apparent
lack of interest could be and was excused, but this was not true of
all the Councils. It is to be hoped that, in the coming year, the Officers
of these Councils will be more zealous and that they will endeavor to
attain a greater proficiency in the ritualistic work of the Council. The
ritual is comparatively short and it is hard to believe that any Com-
panion, having been thought worthy of being selected for a position
in the line of Officers of a Council, cannot become proficient and give
an intelligent rendition of the very beautiful Council ritual."
Proficiency in the ritualistic work is the primary condition
for success in a Council. Adoniram Council is an example.
The Grand Master praises its degree work. The record for the
year shows that thirty-four of the total seventy-eight Companions
greeted by the six Councils, in the District, are credited to
Adoniram. The Grand Lecturer is right. "Greater proficiency
in the ritualistic work" makes for greater success.
Brightwood Council which is the youngest in the list, is third
in order of recorded greetings. They had, besides, one special
treat which attracted considerable attention because of its unique-
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ness. The Master conceived the idea. It was to place in a
specially prepared vault, sunk in the floor of Brightwood Ma-
sonic Temple, a "Cryptic Deposit" which is not to be opened
'till January 14th, in the year 2000. By dint of patient and
intelligent perseverance the Master collected messages from the
leaders of the local Masonic bodies, from some of the national
organizations, and from men in prominent official positions. These
messages were addressed to the successors of the writers in their
various stations, who may be administering affairs in 2000. The
ceremony of deposit in the vault took place on the occasion of
the Grand Master's Official Visit to Brightwood Council, on
January 14, 1927.
CORRESPONDENCE
A well conceived informative review, presumably by Com-
panion HORACE P. McINTOSH-there is no indication as to the
authorship-adds greatly to the value of the typographically
very attractive volume of Proceedings. New York for 1925 is
presented largely by extracts from addresses and reports.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, 1927-28
EDWARD BURKHOLDER, fVashington, Grand Master; JoHN W.
K1MMERLING, Deputy Grand Master; CHARLES R. BARTLETT,
Grand Principal Conductor of the Work; MARK FINLEY, Grand
Treasurer; JOHN A. CoLBORN, Washington, Grand Recorder.
Ninth Annual Assembly: Washington, D. C., April 7, 1928.
FLORIDA-1928
48th Annual Assembly Jacksonville May 14th
M:.m:.RrLEY J. McMASTER, G:.M:.
Twenty Councils. 2,145 members; net gain, 84. Cash bal-
ance, $2,126.31.
Present: All Grand Officers, except the Grand Chaplain ; eight
of the fourteen living Past Grand Masters; Representatives of
fifteen Councils ; twenty-six Grand Representatives, among them
Past Grand Master CHARLES H. KETCHUM for New York.
Both the General Grand Master of the General Grand Coun-
cil, M:.P:.Companion 0. FRANK HART, and General Grand
High Priest M ... E.".CHARLES CLARK DAVIS of the General
Grand Chapter honored the Assembly by their presence.
The Grand Master attended the Triennial at Denver and in-
stituted two Councils U." .D.".
The Grand Recorder reports that notwithstanding fifty-three
suspensions for non-payment of dues and fifteen dimissions, there
is an actual net increase in membership of eighty-four; one
hundred and fifty-four were greeted, four reinstated and forty-·
two affiliated. Quite a good showing.
M: .P: .0. FRANK HART was made an honorary member of
the Grand Council and is now a member of most of the Grand
Councils of the United States. No dues. His instruction talks
won him exemption for life.
The degrees of Royal Master, Select Master and Super-
Excellent Master were conferred upon two Royal Arch Com-
panions in full form.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, 1928-29
EDWIN E. MACY, Eau Gallie, Grand Master; R. J. KrsH-
PAUGH, Deputy Grand Master; GEORGE J. TOLSON, Grand Prin-
cipal Conductor of the Work; E. L. WIRT, Grand Treasurer ;
WILBER P. WEBSTER, Jacksonville, Grand Recorder.
Next Annual Assembly: Tampa, third Monday in May, 1929.
CORRESPONDENCE
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Degree" where dramatic effect is believed to be the persuasive
thing, etc., etc.
Companion BENNETT ought to be kept at the work of review-
ing. He appears to be interested and is interesting. His answer
to those who are worrying what becomes of the Companions
who are elected by the Grand Council to receive the Cryptic
degrees and then have these conferred upon them in the Annual
Assembly, is that the whole matter is taken care of by the
Regulations of the Grand Council, as follows :
"Article 33. In counties where no chartered Council of Royal and
Select Masters exists, any Royal Arch Mason in good standing, eligible
for the Council degrees, may present his petition for the same, recom-
mended by two Council members, to the Grand Council, and such petition
may be considered and ballotted upon; and, if the ballot is favorable, the
degrees may be conferred by the Grand Council at any Assembly, ...
When the degrees are conferred upon a candidate in such cases, the
Grand Recorder shall notify the Council in whose Jurisdiction such can-
didate resides. If such Council accepts the action of the Grand Council
and admits the candidate to membership within two months after such
notification, it shall be entitled to the fees. Otherwise the candidate who
has thus received the degrees may apply for affiliation to any other
Council, and the fee shall then belong to the Grand Council."
GEORGIA-1928
85th Annual Assembly M aeon April 24th
M.'.Ill.'.NATHANIEL H. BALLARD, G.'.M.'.
Sixty-nine Councils. 5,724 members; net loss, 152. Cash bal-
ance, $2,527.84.
Present : All Grand Officers ; ten Past Grand Masters; Rep-
resentatives of forty Councils ; thirty-seven Grand Officers, among
them Companion JACK G. STANDIFER as Representative of
New York.
The Grand Master wastes no words on the "flight of time."
He starts out with the searching question: "What have we
done?" Not only starts with it, but repeats it again and again.
It is an appeal to the conscience: "We have greeted many Select-
men. . . . But still, what have we done?" No getting by: The
work has been put on "in full dramatic form .... Yet again,
what have we done?" Charity is blazoned on the Masonic banner.
Do our actions bear witness that it is ever in our thoughts?
Taking care of our own does not meet the issue: "He is worse
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than an infidel who does not provide for his own." We have
a right to ask for more from a Mason.
The Grand Master points out the way to self-examination.
He speaks of the hospital for crippled children, which the Scot-
tish Rite Bodies of Atlanta provided: "The condition of ad-
mission is not Masonic or that the patient has any connection
with Masonry." The question is simply: is he crippled and are
his parents or guardians unable to provide the proper surgical
and curative aid? "None may enter who can pay-none can
pay who enter." He cites heart-stirring examples of what Ma-
sonic charity is in action. He speaks of "the consecrated initia-
tive of JOE Bowoorn and Gus MILLER, both Past Grand Mas-
ters of the Craft in Georgia, both Past Grand Masters of the
Grand Council." Through the instrumentality of these men the
Masons of Georgia were inspired to undertake to provide a
cottage for the care of children suffering from tuberculosis.
Then he asks : "What can we do? meaning the Companions of
the Cryptic Rite. He answers :
"We are the smallest and weakest numerically of the Masonic Bodies.
Shall we do nought on this account? The home will be a gift of the
Craft at large. It will be furnished by the Grand Chapter, and these
afflicted children will have skilled physicians, trained nurses, and the
tenderest of care. The State will furnish schools and teachers. Is there
left naught for us to do? Yea, much !-books, picture books if you please,
games, dolls, toys, playground apparatus, all of which could add joy
to the healing."
Later on, just before closing the morning session, the Grand
Master introduced the "golden-hearted JoE P. BowooIN" and
"the much beloved Gus MILLER" to whose work for tuberculous
children he had referred. The former modestly said he had
been honored much beyond what he deserved. But "Gus MIL-
LER-Past Grand Master A.G. MILLER-equally modest, insisted
that whatever credit was due for the Alto Cottage plan belonged
altogether to JoE BownoIN whom he was only too glad to assist
by every means in his power. He said:
"That noble hearted, golden-hearted man, JoE Bowoorn, is the man
principally back of the success of the Tubercular Cottage. He is the one
to whom the credit should be given, and I hope to see erected upon
that hill at Alto a beautiful monument, not only to Georgia Masonry but
to the citizenship of Georgia, showing their foresight in providing a
.place where these little ones may go to fight the greatest enemy mankind
has today, the great white plague. I hope to see that building completed
and equipped, and I want to go there and see these little folk aided
and assisted in their fight to get back to a normal state of good health.
I want to stand there on that hill and see ]OE Bownorn lay the corner-
stone of that building."
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The Grand Master settled the matter by deciding-
"It was Gus MILLER on the stage at that time, who made that won-
derful speech, one of the greatest speeches, I think, I ever heard; there-
fore it is fitting that these two names should go together: JoE BOWDOIN
and Gus MIJ.LER."
Georgia certainly is blessed in the Grand Masters she has had.
The face of NATHANIEL H. BALLARD, as shown in the portrait
included in the Proceedings, looks quite familiar to me. I can
not get away from the thought that we must have met some-
where. But it seems as if that happened in New England and
that he countd among the leaders in the education of American
youth. The Proceedings give only a few personal clues. The
Committee on Grand Master's Address refers to him as "a great
Mason" and "a superb teacher." May be Past Grand Master
FRANCIS A. JoHNSON-the genial "Gloomy Gus"-will set me
right. He may also add a word about GEORGE FIELDS to whom
a special greeting was extended. A friend by that name was
in the educational publishing business.
Gloomy Gus writes a most delightful Correspondence Report
and is the President of the Secretaries' Association which is
composed of the Secretaries of Lodges, Chapters, Councils and
Commanderies in Georgia.
The Grand Master pays a warm tribute of praise to EDGAR
A. McHAN, the Grand Treasurer-Recorder, for his "untiring
energy and devotion to Masonry."
Companion McHAN visited sixteen Councils, Grand Master
going with him on many of these occasions. More than two
hundred candidates were greeted at these Visitation Assemblies.
Grand Master RAYMUND DANIEL of the Craft in Georgia
whom everybody knows for his valuable Foreign Correspond-
ence Reports was welcomed to the Assembly. Later, in presenting
to Companion BALLARD a Past Grand Master's Jewel he acknow-
ledged his indebtedness to this distinguished Mason for many
courtesies, mentioning particularly that it was NATHANIEL H.
BALLARD who as Grand Master of Masons in Georgia gave him
"the first opportunity for service" to the Craft at large. Com-
panion BALLARD in responding said that among his acts as head
of the Craft, of which he felt most proud, were two: He gave
to Georgia Masonry RAYMUND DANIEL as Chairman of the Cor-
respondence Committee and FRANK BAKER as Grand Secretary.
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GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, I928-29
]OHN T. WALDROP, Griflin, Grand Master; FRANK 0. MILLER,
Deputy Grand Master; ]ACK G. STANDIFER, (Grand Represen-
tative of New York near Georgia), Grand Principal Conductor
of the Work; EDGAR A. McHAN, Macon, Grand Treasurer-
Recorder.
Next Annual Assembly: Macon, April I7, I929.
CORRESPONDENCE
Past Grand Master FRANCIS A. JOHNSON is inimitable in his
personal comments-just bubbling over with quaint reminiscences
and jolly shrewdness. If you are looking for a guide to lead
you over the highways and byways of Cryptic Masonry, who
keeps you smiling all the way and yet gives you a satisfying
survey and a feeling that we ought to do something for the
good of others as Select Masters in Masonry, take Gloomy Gus.
His survey together with the address of Grand Master BALLARD
make the Georgia Proceedings a contribution you will enjoy
and profit by. Get a copy of it.
G. G.'s rule in reviewing is revealed in what he says about
Companion DAVILLA of Louisiana: "If he has anything nice
to say about you, he says it. If not, he says nothing." Again,
referring to one super-critical reviewer, he says: "I feel th<.t
if I can't find some sweet sentiment somewhere in a report that
indicates a Masonic spirit, the least I can do is to say that the
Grand Council met and adjourned.'' Companion WHEELER of
Rhode Island having commented on some things in Georgia,
G. G. reacts: "No one regrets some conditions more than I do.
Some of these days I am going to forget my troubles and go
up to Block Island to try out those bluefish. I understand they
take one's mind off everything else except fish. Just another
type of flappers."
No use quoting further. The report must be read as a whole
to get the full flavor of it. And don't forget his "Deductions"
at the end of the report. There in his unique style he puts the
same question with which Grand Master BALLARD opened his
address: "What have we done?" Is the answer, "I am only
blowing bubbles, bubbles in the air?" G. G. says:
"Are we as Masons to be content just to supply the soap, water and
a clay pipe to them and let them view life through a bubble?"
He then points out ways in which we can make good. They
suggest others.
ILLINOIS-1927
75th Annual Assembly Rockford September 28th
M:.rn:.GEORGE E. W1LKrnsoN, G:.M:.
Seventy-six Councils. 25,779 members; net gain, 6o2. Cash
balance, $18,465.19. Total cash assets, $49,465.19.
Present : All Grand Officers ; ten Past Grand Masters ; Rep-
resentatives of sixty-five Councils ; twenty-two Grand Represen-
tatives, Past Grand Master FREDERICK W. KRENGLE responding
for New York.
Illinois is divided into twenty Districts, each with an Inspector
in charge. In order to make the system produce the best results
possible, the Grand Master sent to each Inspector a blank on
which to report the results of his visitations in regular form.
The departure is highly commended by the Committee on Grand
Master's Address. Just what the form is like, the record telleth
not. There is no doubt that most encouraging progress was
made in Illinois.
The Grand Master visited many Councils. "It is only human
to enjoy feasting and revelry," he reports, and adds that the
Grand Master got even more pleasure out of it than did the
others. No doubt about it in the case of M: .Ill: .Companion
WILKINSON who reveals himself throughout his Address as an
appreciative soul.
Three new Councils were started under Dispensation. Other-
wise no encouragement was given to the formation of new work-
ing Bodies. The Grand Master says:
"The request for a new Council is often by a few enthusiastic Cryp-
tic Masons who desire to have a Council in their immediate neighbor-
hood, apparently so that they may become the first Officers, and often
without due consideration as to the future possibilities or probabilities
of such Council. And, as this new Council is often only a reflection
of these zealous Companions, it ceases to grow and function as soon
as they pass out of office, then it becomes inactive and soon passes
out of existence."
That is the voice of experience.
One Council was no longer able to continue and asked for
permission to transfer its total membership to a nearby Council.
The Grand Master approved the idea. The Charter was turned
in. One more Council is listed among the illustrious dead which
Illinois classifies as "Extinct Councils."
Generally speaking, the Councils are active and in a healthy
condition. The Officers have been chosen with care. The ritual-
istic work and its interpretation is commended. The Grand
Master adds :
"The ritualistic work and the interpretation of its inspiring ceremonies
is, perhaps, that which distinguishes most of the work of the Councils
from all other York Rite bodies; and, thus, makes the Council the most
popular Masonic body in this grand jurisdiction. We have a Grand
Lecturer who will gladly assist any Council which feels the need of his
services. We do not need a Board of Grand Examiners."
The Grand Secretary, too, is pleased with the year's record.
He reports:
"All things considered the year may be said to have been prosperous,
and all of the prospects of the future seem good."
That is the voice of your Uncle GEORGE. And he does not
indulge in platitudes. He says what he knows.
The report of the Committee on Chartered Councils confirms
the statements of both the Grand Master and the Grand Re-
corder. The record of gains, compared with Chapter and Com-
mandery, is presented in this wise:
For the Year 1926
Grand Commandery gain was 450 or 1.3 %
Grand Chapter gain was l,572 or 1.76%
Grand Council gai11 was 875 or 3.19%
Charters were voted , to three Councils u:. D: ..
Among the donations made are the following: Eastern Star
Home Board, Rockford, $100.00; Masonic Bureau of Service and
Employment, $150.00; Illinois Masonic Hospital Association
Charity Fund, $1 ,000.00.
CORRESPONDENCE
INDIANA-1927
72d Annual Assembly Marion October 18th-19th
M." .Ill: .DoNALD J. PICKETT, G." .M:.
Seventy-five Councils. I9,885 members; net gain, 35. Cash
balance, $6,941.69. Total cash assets, $29,641.69.
Present: All Grand Officers ; everyone of the nineteen survi-
ving Past Grand Masters still connected with Cryptic Masonry
(great record!) ; Representatives of seventy-three Councils;
forty-three Grand Representatives. New York again among the
absentees.
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Chief among the honored visitors was M.' .P.' .0. FRANK
HART, General Grand Master of the General Grand Council.
Indiana herself having two officers in the General Grand Coun-
cil-R.'. P .'.HENRY W. MoRDHURST, for forty-one years the
General Grand Recorder, and R.".P.".RoBERT A. WOODS, General
Grand Captain of the Guard-the Assembly was favored. There
was present also Grand Master DAN W. McMILLAN of the
Grand Council of Michigan with R.' .Ill.' .JAMES S. POTTER and
Past Grand Master SCADDEN.
The Grand Master reports only routine business.
From the Grand Recorder's Report it appears that the Coun-
cils contributed $776.30 toward the Mississippi Flood Relief
Fund. Speaks well for Cryptic Masonry in Indiana.
The Grand Lecturer visited all Councils but one, some of
them several times. The attendance at his meetings of instruction
was the largest of any year. The Councils were found to be
better equipped than they ever have been for the proper con-
ferring of Degrees.
The General Grand Council's revised ritual of the Super-
Excellent Degree is to be exemplified at the Annual Assembly
in 1928 to help the Companions decide whether they want to
adopt that ritual for Indiana. Companion MoRDHURST explained
that "the sections have been reversed, the last coming first, thus
bringing the climax where it should be, at the end of the Degree."
The volume of Proceedings is neat and well organized, carry-
ing also information as to amendments to the Constitution,
General Regulations and By-Laws adopted in recent years, and
much other helpful matter.
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least the story of New York for 1926 is told adequately and
without criticism. Let us hope that Companion MoRDHURST will
stay at his post for a few years yet. His helpfulness is too
real for us to lose.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, 1927-28
CHARLES HENRY BROWN, Rushville, Grand Master; CHARLES
S. MURPHY, Deputy Grand Master ; RICHARD DoWNWARD, Grand
Principal Conductor of the Work; VESTAL WARREN WOODWARD,
Grand Treasurer; ROBERT ARCHER WooDs, Princeton, Grand
Recorder.
Next Annual Assembly: Gary, October 16, 1928.
IOWA-1927
28th Annual Assembly Creston October 11th
M.".Ill.".PERCY EDGAR BROWN, G:.M:.
Thirty Councils. 7,015 members; net loss, 299. Cash bal-
ance, $1,8o3.35.
Present: All Grand Officers; eleven of fifteen surviving
Past Grand Masters; Representatives of twenty-seven Councils;
twenty-seven Grand Representatives, among these Companion
T. G. ALLISON for New York.
M." .P: .0. FRANK HART, General Grand Master honored the
Assembly by his presence.
The slump in membership (over four per cent loss) appears
to have disturbed the Assembly quite considerably arid is re-
ferred to several times. The Grand Master called the returns
"startling and depressing," as no doubt they are. He puts a
number of questions to which he believes, answers must be
found to find a way toward a better condition :
"What is happening to Cryptic Masoµry? Why were 310 members
suspended for nonpayment of dues? Where is the old-time interest
and enthusiasm for the Council work? Are the Masters, Officers and
Companions of the various Councils making an effort to stem the tide
of a decreasing membership? What can be done in the individual Coun-
cils? What qm this Grand Council do to bring about a renewal of
life and vigorous activity in our Councils? These are the questions which
we must answer now."
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The Grand Master is not satisfied with the explanations which
have been offered from time to time to comfort him. They are
"mainly excuses," he says. His answer is, "Get busy!" He calls
attention to a few conditions that are real in several places:
"Meetings are not held regularly, no effort is expended to secure
candidates, the Officers sometimes do not learn the work, and in short
no attempt is being made to keep the Council from going down to dust
and decay. It is not enough merely to hold Charters."
That looks rather blue-or is it a study in brown? But the
Grand Master is not discouraged. He has faith in Cryptic
Masonry. He believes that when the dead can come to life
again, for "such miracles have happened in the past"-he finds-
"and may again." His own home Council holds the record for
gains in the past year. He knows what enthusiasm and a will
to succeed can do. This is his proposition-and it will do good
outside of Iowa, too :
"To my notion there is one thing that we need above all else to
bring the Councils, and the other Masonic bodies too, for that matter,
back upon a plane of normal healthy growth and activity and that is
a group of fervent and zealous Companions in each Council or other
body, a group willing to make sacrifices for the good of the Order,
a group which will have so much enthusiasm for the degrees and feel
so thoroughly their importance that they will imbue others with the
same sentiments. Who can gather these groups together? You, Com-
panion, and you, and you, and you ! Each one of you can firmly resolve
here and now that when you go back to your homes from this Grand
Council meeting, you will take immediate steps to gather together in
your Council a little group of fervent Companions who are not afraid
to work and will do anything to help (and every Council has such a
group), put the situation up to them, pass on to them whatever of en-
thusiasm you may have gained here, organize to do something for your
Council, and then work as you never have worked before. Will you do it?
"Do you know, it is wonderful what one man can do in a Council!
I have seen instances of wonderful changes through the interest and
enthusiasm of one man. So don't be afraid to tackle the job. You won't
stand alone long. Good Companions will flock to your standard! Then
put them all to work and keep them working!
"Remember, Companions, the tenets of this Order are Industry, Zeal
and Fidelity. Are you living up to these principles? Are you Officers
living up to your obligations as Officers? Now is the time to take account
of stock! Resolve to do your whole duty as an Officer and then do
more! Resolve to go back to your Councils and stir them up in the
right way and get your Companions to doing something!
"If you will, each of you, do something along the line I have sug-
gested then we shall witness a revivification of our Councils, even a
renascence in some cases, which will be astonishing."
To this stirring appeal, for full measure and to clinch the
central hint, he adapts some famous lines to read, thus :
"Let us then be up and doing ;
And not merely drift along,
Content the while, our days to beguile
With meaningless chatter and song.
Let us really awaken in earnest,
And do all that duty may ask,
Let us work hard and long for our Councils
A glorious, worth while task."
He ts in earnest. Although his term as Grand Master is
brought to an end,-in accordance with a tradition which moves
things up and out, regardless who is going out and who coming
up--he wants to leave behind him something that will assure
a revival of interest throughout the State, and offers a sugges-
tion which is commended to the consideration of our own Grand
Council. This is what he proposes:
"I come now to a recommendation which I have thought over long
and carefully. It is made because of the very evident need of our Coun-
cils for more help than the Grand Master alone, can give them, and
upon the necessity of doing something to bring about a renewal of vigor
and interest in Cryptic Masonry. I beg to recommend the appointment
of a special committee of five, to investigate thoroughly the conditions
in the various Councils, to consider ways and means for bringing about
an improvement along various lines, to arrange for special "pep" meetings,
to assist the Masters and Recorders in devising plans for stimulating
interest, to prepare any printed material which may be desirable, and to
report at the next Grand Council Assembly and make such recommen-
dations then as may appear expedient. Obviously the Grand Master
should be ex officio a member of this committee but he should not be
burdened with the chairmanship. I would prefer the name, Committee
ori Council Activities, as indicating more definitely the functions the com-
mittee is expected to perform, and I recommend the appointment under
this designation. I further recommend that the Grand Master be author-
ized to issue warrants to cover such expenses as may be incurred by
the committee in the performance of such activities as they may deem
desirable, not to exceed a total of $250.00."
The recommendations were adopted.
The Grand Master worked hard throughout his year. His
list of visits alone is evidence of this.
The report of the Committee on Chartered Councils always
is read by us for its matter-of-fact summaries of returns as
they are. Whatever disappointments they may have to record,
there are always cheering facts enough to sustain the conviction
that if all the sluggard Councils were put in the "extinct" class,
there would remain a strong body of working Councils worthy
to be the pride of any Grand Jurisdiction.
Annual dues in twenty Councils are only $1.00; four Coun-
cils ask $1.50; and six Councils, $2.00. And yet the suspensions
for N. P. D. amount to 310. What shall we think of the Ma-
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sonic honesty of men who evade contracted obligations? We
certainly should not like to think that Councils are admitting
paupers to membership.
The Committee on Chartered Councils says that it cannot be-
lieve the many suspensions for N. P. D. to be chargeable to
"financial reasons." True I Then let the Councils pass on the
real answer and say-any man who fails to pay his dues, small
as they are, and allows himself to be dropped from the roll for
such reason, is a defaulter. Honeyed words won't do. Let us
have honest words. We are dealing with Masons who talk much
of "working on the square."
Deputy Grand Master SLIPPY presents a very full and in-
teresting report of the delegation from Iowa to the Triennial
at Denver.
CORRESPONDENCE
Past Grand Master EDWARD M. WILLARD passes forty-five
Grand Councils in review, among them New York for I926.
There are quotations from the Adresses of Grand Masters and
Correspondence Reports and brief notes of outstanding hap-
penings.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, I927-28
RALPH B. SLIPPY, Waterloo, Grand Master; E. W. F. HoL-
LER, Deputy Grand Master; Rov G. WEBB, Grand· Principal
Conductor of the Work; ALBERT H. HOLT, Grand Treasurer;
D. M. BROWNLEE, Sioux City, Grand Recorder.
Next Annual Assembly: Ottumwa, October 16, 1928.
KANSAS-1928
6oth Annual Assembly Topeka February 20th
M.".Ill.".OTTO R. SOUDERS, G:.M:.
Twenty Councils. 6,688 members; net loss, 162. Cash bal-
ance, $3,209.20.
Present : Eleven of the twelve Grand Officers, the Deputy
Grand Master being absent; Representatives of fourteen Coun-
cils; forty-one Grand Representatives, Grand Marshal ROBERT
H. MONTGOMERY answering for New Yark. This is a banner
record of representation of Grand Councils. Will Kansas tell
us how she did it? Congratulations I
That there has been a distinct endeavor to make Grand Rep-
resentatives take their appointment somewhat more seriously
than has been the case in the past, is evident from the words
of the Grand Master's Address concerning this matter. They
are designated as "important officials" and the significance of
their attendance at Grand Council is pointed out, thus :
"While there seems to be little for them to do, the mere fact of their
i>resence at the Annual Assemblies reminds us all of the universality of
Masonry and of its teachings of international brotherhood. Our Grand
Recorder has been insistent that those Comi>anions who do not perform
their duties be superseded by some who will, and I concur most heartily
in his thought."
So it is again ALBERT K. WILSON, the sturdy, conscientious,
ever wide-awake Masonic Nestor of the Kansas Craft, who is
behind the gratifying showing. The Grand Council is fortunate
in retaining him as Grand Recorder.
The loss in membership evidently can not be charged to the
Officers of the Grand Council, in Kansas. The responsibility
appears to rest on the individual Councils, particularly the Re-
corders of them, judging from what the Grand Master says on
the subject:
"No Grand Master can start his work honestly without a desire to
see the Cryptic Rite grow and flourish. He hopes it will increase in
membership of course, but he hopes its influence will grow and do much
good, even more. It is, therefore, always a matter of sorrow to him
to find its membership decreasing and to know he is 1>0werless to stop
it. I did not expect so large a loss as shown in the re1>0rts. It confirms
me in the belief that the remedy is not the reduction of fees as was
freely promised a year ago. The loss comes from the failure of the
Companions to pay their dues, and lessening fees will make it only the
more easy to drop out, as they have a smaller amount invested. There
is the same story from all over the Jurisdiction of the General Grand
Council. Since we in Kansas have no remedy to offer, let us hope that
some Moses may arise to lead m; out of our difficulties, or, if we are
Zedekiahs, let us hope Jeremiah may come to speak to us and that we
may not only listen but obey."
Good I Only Jeremiahs will not do it. The point concerning
fees is more in line with the lessons of experience. Men who
can not afford to pay a reasonable fee, will be less likely to
keep up their dues. After all is said and done, Masonry is
not a necessity, it is a distinct and worth while privilege, as
is advanced education. If it took in only those who can ap-
preciate that privilege of working together with other right-
thinking men, in bonds of brotherhood and friendship, for mutual
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good and the greater good of all mankind, fees would offer no
obstacle, and the desire to stay in would not evaporate. The
taking in of unworthy men who never will be an asset to a
society such as ours, is a root evil. Rather take in less and
hold more.
The Grand Master enjoyed his visits to Councils and derived
particular satisfaction from his visit to Denver in attendance
at the Triennial. While in Colorado, the Kansas delegation went
to the top of Pike's Peak to inspect the Cryptic Memorial Deposit
there, which was found to be in excellent condition. A snow-
storm which changed into a blizzard before the spot was reached,
was the welcome Pike's Peak extended to the delegation.
In a noble peroration with which he opens his Address, the
Grand Master speaks of the ideals of Masonic service to God,
to our country, our neighbors and ourselves. The central thoughts
appear to be these:
"As Masons we are taught that it is not enough to mean to do well,
but that we must also improve ourselves and, as opportunity offers, in-
crease our knowledge and better understand our ideal. . . . Belief is not
sufficient, 'Faith, without works, is dead,' and profession without per-
formance is mere hypocrisy. . . . After study we must live in accordance
with our highest ideal. . . . As Masons and Americans it is our duty, in
being 'just to our country,' to insist that the Constitution be made to
harmonize with the moral guide, knowing that as long as it does not,
our Country is subject to ills of our own choosing..... The times are
like they have always been. There is constant warfare between good and
evil. Things that were tolerated and not considered wrong a century
ago are now branded as evil, and the reverse is also true. . . . Right and
wrong do not change, but our ideas concerning them do. These times
require today just what every other age has demanded, namely: The full
consecration of our lives and efforts in the support of God and his plans."
The Grand Recorder's Report supplies the usual valuable sta-
tistics and records of work. There is added this time the com-
plete text of the revised laws of the Grand Council, together
with forms and blanks and the Ceremonial Ritual for the Instal-
lation of Council Officers. This feature really constitutes a book
by itself, of fifty pages. We commend it to the attention of the
Officers of Councils, particularly the Recorders.
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the carrying forward of their work. The reason why so little
worthwhile is said in the majority of those Addresses, he believes
to be traceable to lack of proper jJidgment on the part of Grand
Councils in the election of its chief Representative, each year.
Considerations which have nothing to do with "qualification," the
only thing really to be taken into account, bring men to the top
who are not equal to the task. "To advance Officers merely from
a sentimental viewpoint and simply because such Officer, if not
advanced, might be offended," he holds always make the Rite
the loser. That is straight talk and bears being repeated every
now and then. In the end some will wake up to the notion
that it is worth trying out.
The reviews are of the usual high order. New York for 1926
takes up close to three pages. The statistical tables which always
go with Companion WILSON'S reports afford opportunities for
comparisons as to the relations in numbers between Lodge, Chap-
ter, Council, and Commandery.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, 1928-29
ARTHUR H. STRICKLAND, Kansas Citv, Grand Master; NA-
THAN B. THOMPSON, Deputy Grand M.;ster; RALPH W. POPE,
Grand Principal Conductor of the Work; HARRY E. PEACH,
Grand Treasurer; ALBERT K. WILSON, Topeka, Grand Recorder.
Next Annual Assembly: Wichita, February 18, 1929.
KENTUCKY-1927
1ooth Annual Assembly Louisville October 17th
Fifty-one Councils. 4.476 members; net loss, 194. Cash bal-
ance, $3,7o6.76.
Present : All Grand Officers, twenty-one out of twenty-five
surviving Past Grand Masters (splendid I), and Representatives
of forty-five constituted Councils. The roll of Grand Repre-
sentatives was called, but there is no record as to who was there.
The loss in membership does not disturb the Grand Master.
He believes Grand Council is to be congratulated that the number
is not greater. Speaking generally, the Kentucky Councils are
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not responsible for the defections. The loss is traceable to the
abnormal falling off in the Lodges and Chapters. Grand Lodge
undertook to build a new Masonic Widows' and Orphans' Home.
In order to accomplish this purpose, a tax had to be imposed
upon the whole membership. Those who became Masons to
obtain all they can out of the Craft, thereupon quit the Lodges
in numbers indicating that Committees on Investigation had been
rather negligent. Dimissions and suspensions from the Lodges,
quite obviously affect also the Chapters and Councils. Here is
the chief explanation for the three hundred who had to be
dropped from the roll.
The Grand Recorder, in his report, takes the same view of
the situation. "Those who are unwilling to bear even a small
part of the burden and heat of the day" are the ones who left.
The work on the new Home, he says, "goes bravely on, and
the Home has been built and is being paid for." He adds:
"The long line of waiting orphans has been taken into the fold, and
Kentucky Masons can certainly feel a pardonable pride in the wonderful
accomplishments of the past years."
Realizing the difficulties with which the Grand Lodge of Ken-
tucky has to cope to finish its new Masonic Widows' and Or-
phans' Home, the Grand Master is to be commended for sug-
gesting to the Grand Council that it turn its five percent $1,000.00
American Telephone and Telegraph Company bond over to the
Craft's Treasury, asking only that the interest be remitted to
the Grand Council each year for its educational work. The
recommendation was approved by the Assembly.
M.".P.".Companion 0. FRANK HART, General Grand Master of
the General Grand Council cheered the Assembly by his pre-
sence and, on invitation, presided for a while over the delibera-
tions. He was made an honoray member, of course. It has
become the fashion, for no one can escape the charm of that
distinguished Companion's personality.
The Grand Master's zealous labors to revive the dormant
Councils in the State have not been altogether successful, but
enough was accomplished to compensate him for his honest
endeavor. One Council at least has resumed labor. Two others
appear to have been inspired to keep on trying to get on their
feet. So it was worth while.
There is the old "Pre-Requisition" ghost walking again. This
time in Kentucky. The Grand Master evidently had not been
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tipped off that he is on the wrong track. Otherwise he would
not have urged:
"Every Representative and Sir Knight from this Grand Jurisdiction
should support this movement."
What "movement"? Didn't know the thing ever moved. The
Committee on Jurisprudence to whom the recommendation was
referred, gave it the silent treatment.
The inspiration for the Grand Master's proposition came from
Oklahoma, "urging, advising and requesting that .... the Grand
Encampment at its next Triennial Conclave enact such legis-
lation as will make the taking of the Royal and Select Master's
degrees a prerequisite to eligibility in the Order of Knighthood
in the Commandery of Knights Templar."
Well, that is dead once more. If it would only stay dead.
The Grand Recorder makes mention of an interesting bit of
correspondence had with R.'.Ill.'.Companion SMART, Grand
Recorder of the Grand Council of Tennessee. Companion SMART
is a member of Nashville Council, No. 1. This Council planned
to deposit on the Capitol Grounds of Nashville, in a specially
prepared Crypt, certain memorials of the Craft, together with
"various grain, and other seeds." The deposit is to be preserved
in its place for a hundred years. At the end of this period,
Nashville Council, is to raise the deposit and test the inclosed
I seeds "to demonstrate whether they will germinate." The Ken-
I tuckian Companions are requested to send Nash ville Council,
I "just one teaspoonful-no more, no less-of Kentucky Bluegrass
I seed" to be included in the deposit. Companion HOLLAND re-
I
sponded gladly by sending a teaspoonful of the desired Kentucky
i.
Bluegrass seed, with a letter in which he expressed the hope
that the seed "would retain its powers of germination for a
century or more." ·
·Companion HOLLAND did another· thoughtful thing by paying
to the Grand Master a well deserved tribute. He writes in his
report:
"I congratulate the Grand Council of Kentucky on the splendid results
of the work of Grand Master CROUCH. He has awakened some dormant
Councils, and his work all along the line has been splendidly performed
by him. On our trip to Denver, to the General Grand Council, he was
the life of the party, and we shall all remember and commend the high
type of character and dignity which he has always displayed as Grand
Master of this Grand Council."
Companion J. W. NORWOOD contributes to the Proceedings an
exceedingly interesting paper on the origin and growth of the
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Cryptic Rite, followed by an historical survey of "One Hundred
Years of Cryptic Masonry in Kentucky."
CORRESPONDENCE
Companion WILLIAM W. CLARKE, Past Master of Owensboro
Council, again supplies a well conceived and interestingly pre-
sented report on "Doings of Other Grand Councils." He com-
ments sparingly, but puts in a word of appreciation every now
and then. His plan is evidently to let each Grand Council speak
for itself. New York for I926 receives generous mention, de-
voting the greater part of the review to quotations from the
Address by M.".Ill.".GEORGE R. HEMENWAY, then our Grand
Master.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, I927-28
W. 0. PIERCE, Mt. Sterling, Grand Master; A. GoRDON SUL-
SER, Deputy Grand Master; ]oHN W. }UETT, Grand Principal
Conductor of the Work; ISAAC T. WOODSON, Grand Treasurer;
G. ALLISON HOLLAND, Lexington, Grand Recorder.
Next Annual Assembly: Louisville, October IS, 1928.
LOUISIANA-1928
73d Annual Assembly New Orleans February 5th
M: .Ill. '.CAREY P. DUNCAN, G: .M:.
Fourteen Councils. I,766 members; net loss, I28. Cash bal-
ance, $948.I6. Total cash assets, $3,748.I6. Mississippi Flood
conditions, no doubt, had much to do with the falling off in
membership, though the Grand Recorder unquestionably is just
in ascribing to "lack of interest" the major responsibility.
Present: Eight of the eleven Grand Officers ; five of the eleven
living Past Grand Masters ; Representatives of eleven Councils;
fifteen Grand Representatives, New York among the absentees.
For information as to conditions we must turn to the report
of the Grand Recorder, R." .Ill: .Companion DAVILLA. There
we meet with this frank warning :
"It is apparent that something must be done to instill new life into
the constituent Councils .... and that very shortly."
Four Councils conferred no degrees, one of them held no
meeting at all.
CORRESPONDENCE
If it were not for the Correspondence Report, there would be
nothing else to be said. The report is of course the work of
our staunch friend, JoHN A. DAVILLA. He is somewhat dis-
heartened by conditions in the field of Cryptic Masonry, but
hopes that things will be better again before long. He writes:
"It appears to us that, excepting the State of Ohio where a rigid
inspectorship is maintained, and the State of Texas where the degree
is compulsory, that this very beautiful section of the York Rite work
is being permitted to languish, because elsewhere than the sections men-
tioned, as a prerequisite to nothing, it is practically side-tracked, and
the work is generally languishing. May we hope for better results in
the future."
The reviews are brief, pithy and informative. New York for
1927 is well presented.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, 1928-29
HERMAN J. DuNcAN, Alexandria, Grand Master; JoSEPH M.
TULLY, Deputy Grand Master; JACOB FRANKEL, Grand Prin-
cipal Conductor of the Work; WILL Moss (Senior Past Grand
Master), Grand Treasurer; JOHN A. DAVILLA, New Orleans,
Grand Recorder.
Next Annual Assembly: New Orleans, February 4, 1929.
MAINE-1928
74th Annual Assembly Portland May 3d
M." .Ill: .HENRY REED GILLIS, G: .M:.
Seventeen Councils. 8,588 members; net gain, 1 I. Cash bal-
ance, $J,981 .03. •
Present : All Grand Officers, except the Grand Chaplain ;
eleven of the sixteen living Past Grand Masters; Representatives
of all the Councils; thirty-two Grand Representatives, Deputy
Grand Master EDWIN F. HILLMAN responding for New York.
A number of distinguished guests were greeted. They were
M.".P.".Companion 0. FRANK HART, the General Grand Master,
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and R.'.P,'.Companion ARTHUR D. PRINCE, General Grand
Marshal, of the General Grand Council of the United States;
Grand Master DoLOFF and Past Grand Master ELLIOTT, of the
Grand Council of Vermont ; Deputy Grand Master CHARLES H.
HoLT of the Grand Council of Rhode Island; and General Grand
High Priest CHARLES CLARK DAVIS of the General Grand Chap-
ter of the United States.
The Grand Master gives in his brief Address an interesting
summary of the year's work and progress. All the Councils were
visited. He himself inspected six of them and attended the
Denver Triennial of the General Grand Council, accompanied
by five Past Grand Masters and Companion HENRY H. DAVIS
as proxy for the Principal Conductor of the Work. Finding
that many Councils are so situated that they never have an
opportunity to witness the work of other Councils, he had ar-
ranged to have the Super-Excellent degree exemplified at the
Annual Assembly by the Companions of Rockland Council for
the edification of all.
Reports of the Deputy Grand Master and Grand Principal
Conductor of the Work concerning their visitations supplement
admirably the address of the Grand Master.
When we read, further, in the excellent report of the Grand
Secretary that the Councils of Maine "are fortunate in having
efficient and painstaking Recorders who are ever ready to co-
operate" with him, we have a full explanation for the satis-
factory showing for the year.
Fraternal recognition was extended to the Grand Council of
Canada and an exchange of Representatives provided for.
CORRESPONDENCE
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"Dignity in presenting ritual work, business-like conduct of Council
Assemblies, and the establishment of fees and dues comparable with the
real value of the degrees that await the candidate."
This is worth passing on to every Council which wants to
live up to its responsibility as a society of Royal and Select
Masters.
Scattered through the well written reviews are words of genial
comment, with here and there a refreshing personal reference.
Thus we learn that CHARLEY has been a baseball fan for more
than forty years and used to play the game some as a youngster."
We hope sincerely that Dean MoRDHURST of Indiana will keep
this in mind when he reads that "Uncle George" of Chicago is
handed the palm as "dean of all Correspondents." Those young-
sters who play the game will make a miss now and then.
New York for 1927 is treated most handsomely, and there
goes with it a special bouquet for GEORGE EDWARD HATCH.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, I928-29
Eowrn F. HILLMAN, r49 Oxford Street, Portland, Grand
Master; SAMUEL B. FURBISH, Deputy Grand Master; D. SAUN-
DERS PATTERSON, Grand Principal Conductor of the Work; CoN-
VERS E. LEACH, Grand Treasurer; CHARLES B. DAVIS, Masonic
Temple, Portland, Grand Recorder.
Next Annual Assembly: Portland, May 9, 1929.
MARYLAND-1927
54th Annual Assembly Baltimore December 14th
M:.Ill.'.JOHN c. PFEIFFER, G:.M:.
Sixteen Councils. 4,982 members; net gain, 31. Cash bal-
ance, $5,766.52.
Present : All Grand Officers, except the Grand Chaplain ; five
Past Grand Masters ; Representatives of thirteen Councils ; Rep-
resentatives of nineteen Grand Councils, but none to speak for
New York.
Nothing else to report. If anything worth mentioning was
done, it does not appear in the record. Yet the Councils them-
selves did better than those of many other Jurisdictions, as is
shown by the net increase of thirty-one for the Grand Council.
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GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, I927-28
J. WALTER BUESCHEL, Baltimore, Grand Master; CHARLES H.
CARROLL, Deputy Grand Master; DR. JOHN H. LINTHICUM,
Grand Principal Conductor of the Work; GEORGE CooK, Grand
Treasurer; GusTAV A. EITEL, Baltimore, Grand Recorder.
Next Annual Assembly: Baltimore, December 12, 1928.
MARITIME PROVINCES-1927
6oth Annual Assembly St. John, N. B. August 23d
M.'.P.'.F. s. SAWAYA, G.'.M.'.
Five Councils. 624 members ; net gain 2. The Grand Recorder
places the figure at 699 by including the "last reported" returns
of "inactive Councils." Cash balance, $Jo2.4r.
Present: Seven Grand Officers, one Past Grand Master, Rep-
resentatives of two Councils, and five Grand Representatives
The one Past Grand Master was M.' .P.' .DR. W. LEONARD ELLIS
whom we are proud to claim as the Representative of New
York near "The Supreme Grand Council of the Cryptic Rite
of the Maritime Provinces." Such is the title Grand Masters
are referred to in the Proceedings interchangeably as "Most
Puissant" and ''Most Illustrious." Maybe they are both.
Victoria Council, No. 13, and Adoniram Council, No. 15, the
youngest in the list and both in the City of Montreal-are re-
ferred to as "the two most active Councils in this Grand Juris-
diction." The Grand Master paid them an Official Visit and
tells with unconcealed enthusiasm of what he saw and experi-
enced there. He also installed the Master of his home Council.
That appears to be the complete record of his visitations for the
year. But, on an invitation extended to him, he attended an
Assembly of St. Croix Council, No. I I, at Calais, Maine.
The Council nearest to St. Croix in the Jurisdiction of the
Maritime Provinces, is St. Stephen Council, No. ro, at St.
Stephen, N. B. The latter Council is in the "dormant" class,
but is reported lately to have shown "signs of life." Meanwhile
the Companions of St. Stephen Council, have been enjoying
the hospitality of St. Croix Council, which is under the Juris-
diction of the Grand Council of Maine. It is reported also that
several Royal Arch Companions residing at St. Stephen, N. B.,
have been receiving the Cryptic degrees at Calais, Maine. The
Grand Master, after his Visit to St. Croix Council, concluded
that the prevailing condition has "lessened the desire of the
members of St. Stephen Council, to reorganize and become active
again." He fears that the situation is likely to cause "difficulties"
sooner or later and wants the Committee on Jurisprudence to
look into the matter. Grand Council considered the question
and adopted a resolution as follows :
"Having confidence that our Companions on the Maine border were
not purposely invading our Jurisdiction nor hindering our efforts to re-
vive St. Stephen Council, this matter shall be more fully enquired about
and reported on before Grand Council."
The book of "Proceedings" covers the years from 1923 to
1927 inclusive. The greater part is occupied with questions of
jurisdiction involved in the establishment, in 1923, of the "Grand
Council of Canada," with headquarters at Toronto, Ontario.
M: .Ill: .Companion W. W. WILLIAMSON who was Grand Mas-
ter in the Maritime Provinces, in 1923 and 1924 tells a very
interesting story, in 1923, and he does it concisely, as follows:
"Up to within twenty-five years ago there was a Grand Council of
Ontario which had its inception through this Supreme Body in 1871,
but which died a lingering death, together with its Subordinate Councils,
after a somewhat precarious existence of nearly thirty years. In 1922
application was made to this Supreme Council for a Dispensation to
open a Council in Toronto and the application was gladly received as
showing an interest in this branch of Masonry.
"The Dispensation was granted and a Companion clothed with the
authority of an Inspector General to supervise the whole Province of
Ontario. Later two more applications for Dispensations were received
and were favorably considered but before the necessary documents could
be completed, we were notified that a Grand Council of 'Canada' had
been formed and that it would not be necessary to furnish them with
certificates of membership as they had found the old seal of the defunct
Grand Council of Ontario and proposed to issue their own certificates.
The Dispensation granted them was abruptly returned as well as the
Commission of the Inspector General who up to that time had failed
in a most discourteous manner to reply to any official communications
sent him from time to time. This Grand Council was apparently insti-
tuted by one Council in Toronto, which claimed that there were Repre-
sentatives of three Councils present to make the Grand Council a legal
one. Inasmuch as we had not granted the Dispensations for the other
two Councils, your Grand Master fails to see how the one Council,
instituted by this Supreme Botly, could legally grant Dispensation to
other Councils to complete the number necessary to give it a legal status.
Immediately the Toronto Companions had taken this action, they appealed
to the General Grand Master of the United States for recognition and
he apparently, without making any inquiries issued his circular of re-
cognition within ten days after the declaration of the Toronto Com-
panions. When this information reached me I at once protested the
action taken, claiming it was a violation of our Canadian territory as
well as condoning an illegality. The matter is still under correspondence
and it is hoped for the good of our Rite, it will hie cleared up satis-
factorily, but no matter how cleared up, this Jurisdiction will always
vigorously oppose the name of the Grand Council of 'Canada' as it is
nothing of the kind.
"In no instance has your Grand Master offered any objections to the
legitimate aspirations of our Ontario Companions as I feel that every
Companion of this Supreme Body would be delighted to see a vigorous
Grand Council of Ontario in existence but it must be brought about
in a perfectly legitimate manner."
In 1924, Grand Master WILLIAMSON reported thus:
"The question of the recognition of the 'Grand Council of Canada'
by the General Grand Council of the United States, has again been
prominently to the fore, and after a long correspondence with the General
Grand Master, I was unable to convince him of the justice of our
contention and that he has erred in recognizing an irregularly formed
Grand Body. The matter was brought up at the Triennial Grand Coun-
cil held in Portland, September 8th and 9th, and the Committee on
Jurisprudence unanimously reported that the action of the General Grand
Master was unconstitutional. The General Grand Master then appealed
dramatically to the Companions to uphold him in his illegal action and
the committee's report was rejected. Soon thereafter a notice of motion
was given to the effect that at the next Triennial Council to be held
in 1927. the Constitution be amended to permit of their recognizing and
taking in any Grand Council making the necessary application, no matter
in what country situated. Thus the notice of motion fully confirmed the
action of the Committee on Jurisprudence and the General Grand Coun-
cil stultified itself by its previous action. What the final outcome will
be is problematical, but I have had some communication with our Com-
panions in Toronto and am sanguine the matter will be adjusted in the
near future."
The Committee on Grand Master's Address, in 1924, reported:
"Your committee having fully reviewed the correspondence which has
taken place between our Grand Master and the General Grand Master
of the United States respecting the institution of the Grand Council of
Canada, hereby endorse the contention of our Supreme Grand Master
in declaring that said Grand Council of Canada was irregularly formed
and is not therefore entitled to recognition of the various Supreme
Bodies of the Cryptic Rite. That having cognizance of the recognition
by the General Grand Council of the United States after said irregularly
formed Grand Council of Canada do recommend that this Supreme Grand
Council protest against the action of the General Grand Council as being
an act of discourtesy tending to impair the amicable relations which have
for over fifty years existed between our respective Supreme Bodies."
In 1926, Grand Council resolved "that the fraternal relation
be reestablished with the recently organized Grand Council of
Canada in Ontario and that their request for an exchange of
representatives be acceded to.
At the same time mention is made of a letter to the Grand
Council of Canada in which the latter Body is requested to
make the Cryptic Degrees "a prerequisite to the Temple Degree."
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No answer was received. How the Grand Council of Canada
can comply with such request and what effect such compliance
could have, is not told.
The Committee on Foreign Correspondence, in I927, submitted
a number of historically valuable excerpts from the records of
the Supreme Grand Council of the Maritime Provinces, beginning
with August 11, I869, which supply the data on which the
contentions M: .Ill: . Companion WILLIAMSON rests his clear
presentations in 1923 and 1924. All these excerpts were ordered
to be sent to the General Grand Council of the United States
to supply "the facts surrounding the institution and fostering
of Cryptic Rite Masonry in Ontario."
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED
F. S. SAWAYA, St. John, N. B., Grand Master; }oHN C.
MACE, Deputy Grand Master of Quebec; T. GILES ALLEN,
Deputy Grand Master of New Brunswick; E. ]. VICKERY,
Deputy Grand Master of Nova Scotia; A. B. ]. MOORE, Grand
Principal Conductor of the Work; W. R. BENNETT, Grand
Treasurer; W. B. STATON, St. John, N. B., Grand Recorder.
MASSACHUSETIS-1927
101st Annual Assembly Boston December 12th
M: .Ill: .OLIN D. DICKERMAN, G: .M:.
Thirty-six Councils. 15,395 members; net loss, 235. Cash bal-
ance, $2,333.39. Total cash balance, $26,333.11.
Present: All Grand Officers ; the four Past Grand Masters,
seven Past Deputy Grand Masters ; eleven Past Grand Principal
Conductors of the Work; Representatives of twenty-nine Coun-
cils; twenty-six Grand Representatives, among them the Grand
Representative of New York, unnamed.
The loss in membership is accounted for chiefly by the un-
usually large number of deaths-28o. Dimits and suspensions
numbered 345.
Among the honored visitors were the Grand Masters, with
delegations, of Connecticut, New York, Vermont, Ohio, Rhode
Island, and New Jersey. Maine was represented by Past Grand
Masters CHARLES B. DAVIS and FRANKLIN R. REDLON; our
own New York by Grand Master GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER and
Grand Recorder GEORGE EDWARD HATCH, Past Grand Master.
A cordial welcome was given to the Grand Master of the Grand
Lodge of Maine; the Grand Commander of the Grand Com-
mandery, the Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter and
the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts ; and
to Sov: .Gr: .Com: .LEON M. ABBOTT of the Supreme Council,
N. M. J. Special greetings were extended to R.".P.".ARTHUR
D. PRINCE as General Grand Marshal of the General Grand
Council of the U. S. A.
The Grand Master visited Councils in and out of the State,
attended Assemblies of the Grand Councils of Rhode Island
and Maine, and the Triennial of the General Grand Council,
and took part in many Masonic functions in Massachusetts
What he saw and learned of the progress of the Washington
Memorial, while at Alexandria, Virginia, stirred his enthusiasm
in that great Masonic undertaking. He suggests in his Address
financially able Councils and Companions take at least one $100.00
membership in the Memorial Association to help complete the
work. On receiving word of the need of help in the Mississippi
Flood area, he caused $200.00 to be sent the Grand Treasurer,
and an appeal to the Councils added $205.00 to that amount.
Referring to the condition of the Rite in Massachusetts, the
Grand Master sees no reason for discouragement in the net loss
of 235 in membership. Thirteen Councils showed a gain in
candidates. The net loss was due to deaths and suspensions.
The financial condition of the Councils, as a whole, is pro-
nounced satisfactory. In some instances, however, the dues are
found inadequate to pay the running expenses. Such a condi-
tion must be remedied. Dues should be sufficient to pay all
fixed charges, and they should be collected in full each year.
This can be done and ought to be done. Where adverse cir-
cumstances, in a few individual cases, cause payment to be a
hardship, friendly consideration will find a way. At least, every-
one who can pay ought to be made to pay. After all, the
responsible Officers are the ones upon whose ability and zeal
all these things depend primarily. By exercising good judgment
in their election and appointment, the Councils are bound to
succeed. The Grand Master's statement that "the average at-
tendance at all of the Assemblies has been eleven per cent" for
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the year, indicates that the interest in the Cryptic Rite needs
toning up.
The Super-Excellent degree "has been worked in full form
in the greater number of Councils with success and enthusiasm."
Some Councils failed to take advantage of the opportunity it
offers to renew the interest of the older members, while giving
the candidates an additional reason for persuading Royal Arch
Companions to apply for admission to the privileges of the Rite.
Death has taken a heavy toll during the year. Among the
departed are several who had won distinction for their zealous
labors not only in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, but
for the Rite at large. Among them is Past Grand Master ED-
WIN SANFORD CRANDON who was for many years the financial
editor of the Boston Transcript. He took an intense interest in
the Cryptic Rite. The valuable history of the Grand Council
of Massachusetts, which was presented at the celebration of
the Hundredth Anniversary, was his contribution. To him is
due also the chief credit for the revision of the Super-Exceltent
degree. That for which he will be missed most outside of Massa-
cuhsetts as well as at home is his work as Fraternal Corres-
pondent. In this department he counted among the most respected
and beloved leaders. We feel the loss most keenly. He was
Grand Master in I90'), 1907 and I908 and served as Fraternal
Correspondent for twelve years, to the time of his death.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, 1927-28
OLIN D. DICKERMAN, Boston, Grand Master; ALDEN B. HEF-
LER, Deputy Grand Master; JOHN A. CROSIER, Grand Principal
Conductor of the Work; DEAN K. WEBSTER, Grand Treasurer;
FREDERICK T. CoMEE, Boston, Grand Recorder.
Next Annual Assembly: Boston, December IO, 1928.
CORRESPONDENCE
R. '.Ill:. ALMON B. CILLEY, Past D~uty Grand Master is the
new Correspondent. The form of the reviews follows the model
set by "NED CRANDON." He confines himself strictly to the
objective telling of the story of each Grand Council, giving a
most complete account of all that took place at the Grand
Assemblies. The report is in fact a well written summary of
the several Proceedings. New York for 1927 is included. We
bid him welcome.
MICHIGAN-1928
7oth Annual Assembly Battle Creek May 15th
M.' .Ill: .DANIEL W. McMILLAN, G.' .M:.
Sixty-nine Councils. 15,665 members; net loss, 43. Cash bal-
ance, $2,236.23.
Present: All Grand Officers ; sixteen of nineteen living Past
Grand Masters (Congratulations I) ; Representatives of sixty-two
Councils ; thirty-six Grand Representatives, among them Past
Grand Master EMERSON MERRIMAN NEWELL who presided over
the Grand Council in 18g4, as Representative of New York.
The Grand Master attended the Triennial at Denver, but
he could not make up his mind to advocate Michigan's joining
the General Grand Council and recommended that no consider-
ation be given the subject. Past Grand Master JOHN HAMPDEN
KINGSLEY was there, too, and while there sailed right in to land
ScoTT of Rhode Island in the office of General Grand Master
of the Third Veil; when DENSLOW was elected, he says, he
"stuck to SCOTT and finally landed him for Second Veil." So
there is hope that Michigan may yet join, if for no other reason
than to see our good friend ScoTT become General Grand Mas-
ter. With JOHN HAMPDEN KINGSLEY once interested, you can't
keep Michigan out much longer.
The Grand Master considers it unfortunate that the Councils
deemed it advisable to suspend 195 Companions and to lose
another 148 by dimissions. He believes that "if the lessons of
the various degrees have been properly taught," Companions
"will not withdraw from the benefits of Council membership
because of some very trivial reason." Yet they do withdraw.
It might be a good thing to make a general inquiry why they
leave. The answers would help not only Michigan, but other
Grand Councils. Just noting down the losses will not get us
anywhere.
Despite illness and other difficulties the Grand Master visited
not only a number of Councils in his Jurisdiction, but attended
also the Annual Assemblies of the Grand Councils of New
York, ·Indiana, and Canada.
He refers to a very successful meeting of the Councils in
western and southwestern Michigan, at Grand Rapids, as "one
of the most outstanding events of the year." Twenty-one Coun-
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cils were represented by about two hundred Companions. The
meeting was called on the initiative of Companion EDWIN J.
MACMILLAN, the Grand Principal Conductor of the Work.
Finding that "throughout the State are located a number of
small Councils which are located close together, a relic of the
horse and buggy years," he recommends that a careful survey
be made with a view toward finding out whether some of these
bodies could not be consolidated to advantage.
The tribute he pays to Grand Recorder CHARLES A. CONOVER
is particularly pleasing. The Grand Master is an expert in de-
vising and installing office systems and has inspected many offices,
so when he says that the working of CHARLEY CoNOVER's office
"is as near perfection as one can find," he means just what he
says. The Grand Council, remembering that it had enjoyed the
services of this Grand Recorder for a quarter of a century, en-
dorsed the Grand Master's words by voting that a silver service
be presented to Companion and MRs. CONOVER in token of their
appreciation.
The Report of the Grand Recorder is again a model of what
such a document should be.
The Grand Lecturer's Report covers close to sixteen printed
pages. In the introduction Past Grand Master FRANK SCADDEN
presents valuable suggestions for increasing interest in the Cryp-
tic Rite. In the center of them he places this thought:
"We must get an obsession that we are a necessary unit in the great
work and feel that it can not move forward without our aid."
A constructively critical review is given of the work of each
Council visited by him during the year.
Companion KINGSLEY says that "SCADDEN works just as he
writes: Always with his foot on the accelerator." KINGSLEY
knows; he "roomed with him" and found "he is never quiet
even when asleep: The shortcomings of some of the slotMul
T. I. M.'s are always on his mind."
The Report of the West Michigan Conference to which the
Grand Master referred in his Address, notes down a resolution
which was adopted to form and perfect a permanent organiza-
tion ; it reads as follows :
"Moved and properly supported that an organization be perfected of
the T. I. M.'s of the 33 Councils in Western Michigan by the appoint-
ment of a committee by the chairman of this meeting to serve as the
central organization to receive reports from the 33 Councils as to the
results of their efforts to promote interest in the Cryptic Rite; how the
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same was accomplished, etc.; and to diffuse such information in turn to
the other members of the Western Michigan organization. The question
was enthusiastically received and it was the consensus of the meeting
that such an organization would be of much benefit to the Craft; that
possibly a program or objective to Councils in need of assistance through
the compilation of the returns from other Councils in the same district."
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, 1928-29
JOHN P. Woon, Saginaw, Grand Master; EnwIN J. McMIL-
LAN, Deputy Grand Master; }AMES S. PoTTER, Grand Principal
Conductor of the Work; DALLAS T. ALTON, Grand Treasurer;
CHARLES A. CONOVER, Coldwater, Grand Recorder.
Next Annual Assembly: Lansing, May 14, 1929.
CORRESPONDENCE
And now let us call on JoHN HAMPDEN KINGSLEY in his den,
the only place, he says, he can call his own around the house.
There he sits by his typewriter, near the window, smoking a
pipe, piling up burned matches and pipe dottle on the fireplace
hearth, and between looking out through the window, never
tiring of admiring the landscape, pounding out what strikes him
as worth while in Grand Council Proceedings and what he thinks
about it and the men behind that it. And how he tells the story I
We have already quoted a few of his reflections. He writes as
he talks. Take this sample :
"When I came to the Nebraska book I thought, 'Well, this horse will
be soon curried.' This on account of the thinness of the volume. But I
find it one of the interesting proceedings. It is full of interest all the
way through. It indicates that the business was transacted in an orderly
manner and by men who were used to going about others' business in
the same manner they would their own. I met some of the Nebraska
Companions at Denver. Nebraska was put on the political map by WILLIAM
JENNINGS BRYAN. I did not agree with him politically but admired him
as an advocate of moral uprightness and social decency."
-Always good natured:
':J may be just a little bit inclined to type impressions that will not
suit certain ones. In my humble opinion it is high time people who
have settled it all themselves that they are all-wise had something passed
under their eyes that will jar those impressions."
It will be remembered that at one time he proposed that Michi-
gan drop the Correspondence Report. The Grand Master re-
sponded by appointing him to do the reviewing. Now he con-
fesses frankly :
"The opinion I once had of these reports-and, I am frank to say,
of the writers of them-has been entirely changed."
There talks a real man.
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He is a poet, too. Take this one example-and there are
several others just as good :
"I have been looking out of the window at a beautiful March snow
storm. There is scarcely anything more fascinating to me than to watch
the scudding flakes over the lawn as they go rushing past in a great
white cloud almost shutting out the view of the next house on the
street. Why any one from Michigan goes to Florida for climate is
beyond me. There is nothing more invigorating than to wrap up in an
ulster and go for a brisk walk in a storm such as is passing outside
now. I am getting away from what I am supposed to be doing, that
is, writing about the Grand Council of Florida."
But there are too many good things in KINGSLEY'S Review
to find room for them all here. I hope I have whetted the ap-
petite of those who read these lines enough to induce them to
get the Michigan volume and read the whole report for them-
selves. Over four pages are given to New York for 1927.
MINNESOTA-1927
58th Annual Assembly St. Paul October 12th
M. '.Ill.' .ROBERT FIRTH, G.' .M:.
Ten Councils. 3,175 members; net gain, 6I. Cash balance,
$954.Bo.
Present: All Grand Officers, except the Deputy Grand Mas-
ter; twelve of twenty surviving Past Grand Masters; Repre-
sentatives of seven Councils; twenty-five Grand Representatives,
but again no sign of New York.
The General Grand Master, M.'.P.'.Companion 0. FRANK
HART was there, of course.
"At the outset of the year it had been my intention to visit
every Council in this Grand Jurisdiction," etc.-thus the Grand
Master. However, the Committee on Grand Master's Address
reports:
"We want to congratulate the Grand Master for his zeal in behalf
of our Grand Council and Cryptic Masonry generally."
Past Grand Master WILLIAM A. JONES reports as Representa-
tive of Minnesota at the Denver Triennial.
A donation of $100.00 was voted to the Minnesota Masonic
Home, on recommendation of the Grand Master.
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CORRESPONDENCE
Past Grand Master CHARLES S. SCHURMAN reviews the Pro-
ceedings of thirty-six Grand Councils, and everything is very
interesting. It is his seventeenth annual report. We have read
all of them and are indebted to him for many profitable hours
spent with him. The old time terseness and clearness are still
there, so is his sureness in picking out worth-while things; but
he is more sparing in pungent comment than he has been. Did
some of the home-folks discourage him? He tells-under Wash-
ington-that some of his Companions advised him that it is
"wise" not to ''indulge much in opinion." Men of his experi-
ence and ability in making it count in constructive comment for
the good of Cryptic Masonry, certainly ought not to be muzzled.
It cannot be done successfully anyway, in his case. His im-
patience with cant breaks out quite naturally on occasion.
What he says about the Super-Excellent degree under Alabama
is well worth keeping in mind:
"In time the Super-Excellent Master degree will find its place in the
system or be discarded, and in either event Masonry will not suffer.
Where they have taken hold of the degree in an earnest, serious way,
it has been our observation that it works out well. That it is unsettled
now, is plain enough, but we hope it will never be degraded to a
public drama."
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, 1927-28
ALBERT IHM, St. Paul, Grand Master; JoHN H. KEELER,
Deputy Grand Master; JOHN P. EATON, Grand Principal Con-
ductor of the Work; THOMAS G. LEE, Grand Treasurer; JoHN
FISHEL, St. Paul, Grand Recorder.
Next Annual Assembly: Minneapolis, October IO, 1928.
MISSISSIPPl-1928
73d Annual Assembly Meridian May 30th
M.".Ill.'.JAMES L. WILLIAMS, G:.M:.
Forty-four Councils. 4,021 members; net loss, I62. Cash bal-
ance, $3,815.65.
Present: All Grand Officers; three of nine living Past Grand
Masters; Representatives of thirty-one Councils; twenty-four
Grand Representatives, but none to respond for New York.
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The Grand Master does not appear to have done much visit-
ing, though he attended the Triennial at Denver; a joint "public
installation" of Chapter, Council and Commandery at Vicksburg;
and one of the ten "York Rite Reunions" held during the year.
He caused $250.00 to be sent from Grand Council funds to
the Masonic Relief Cbmmission which looked after the flood
sufferers in the Mississippi Valley. These words from his Ad-
dress deserve passing on for use with hesitating Royal Arch
Companions; they express what all thoughtful Companions
among us know to be true.
"Cryptic Masonry is worth while. In the whole realm of Freemasonry
there is not a degree more beautiful than that of the Cryptic Rite.
The teachings of no degree within my knowledge are more sublime than
those of the Council."
The "York Rite Reunions" evidently are proving quite suc-
cessful, to judge from the interesting report of the Grand Lec-
turer. 230 Companions were greeted and 435 were made Super-
Excellent Masters at the ten Reunions held in different parts of
the State during the year.
The membership record, nevertheless, is very disappointing:
355-almost nine per cent of the entire roll-had to be sus-
pended for non-payment of dues, and forty-two dimitted.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, I928-29
J. ROBERT ROWZEE, Newton, Grand Master; CLARENCE S.
CULLENS, Deputy Grand Mast~r; LEON S. LIPPINCOTT, Grand
Principal Conductor of the Work; J. FoGGO DIXON, Grand
Treasurer; EDWARD L. FAUCETTE, Meridian, Grand Recorder.
No indication as to when and where the next Annual As-
sembly will be held.
CORRESPONDENCE
There is a Correspondence Report, chiefly statistical. It was
prepared by Companion GEORGE K. SMITH. Next year we shall
have Companion HENRY C. YAWN with us again.
MISSOURl-1928
63d Annual Assembly Mexico April 23d
M.'.Ill.'.FRANK P. MCATEE, G.'.M.'.
Twenty-one Councils. 11.475 members; net loss, 467. What
is the matter with Missouri? 727 suspended for non-payment
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of dues and 141 dimitted. Carelessness somewhere in the past.
Finances look better; indeed, excellent: Cash balance, $19,823.89.
Present: All Grand Officers ; nineteen Past Grand Masters ;
Representatives of twenty Councils ; twenty-six Grand Repre-
sentatives, New York not among them.
Besides to Past General Grand Master BERT S. LEE and the
Grand Commander, the Grand High Priest, and the Grand Mas-
ter of Masons in Missouri, all of them members of the Grand
Council, a hearty welcome was extended also to Grand Master
RALPH B. SLIPPY of the Grand Council of Iowa.
The Grand Master did much visiting and worked hard all
the year. But despite all this, the losses were greater than ever
before, while the number of greetings was the smallest of any
year in the last decade. A shake-up among the Recorders of
Councils may be the solution of the difficulty. 727 suspended
for non-payment of dues ! Think of it! Are there so many
Masons who think nothing of evading payment of their just
debts? Or are dues not considered as coming under the moral
law?
The Committee on Return of Councils says that the annual
dues range from $1.00 to $4.00. How did the suspended ones
ever manage to pay their initiation fees? Masters and Recorders
ought to look into this matter. If a man cannot pay $1.00 a
year he certainly ought not to be admitted. Seven Councils are
named, which suspended 599 for non-payment of dues, while
all the other fourteen together had only 128, and that is too
many. The experience may do those seven Councils some good,
if they feel honestly ashamed at their showing.
The sum of $250.00 was donated to the Washington Memorial
Association.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, 1928-29
THOMAS H. REYNOLDS, Kansas City, Grand Master; KIPP C.
JOHNSON, Deputy Grand Master; HENRY C. ELBERG, Grand
Principal Conductor of the Work; GIBBON W. CARSON, Grand
Treasurer; RAY V. DENSLOW, Trenton, Grand Recorder.
Next Annual Assembly: Hannibal, April 22, I929.
CORRESPONDENCE
Companion DENSLOW's "Trip Through the Crypt," as al-
ways, has a special treat. This time it is the biography of
ANTHONY O'SULLIVAN, "the outstanding Freemason of his day,"
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who was born in County Kerry, Ireland, in 18o8, and died at
St. Louis, in 1866. Companion DENSLOW had been looking over
old records of the Grand Council of Missouri, and found through
all of them ran the guiding hand of one great leader "whose
impress has been felt since the time of the organization of a
Council in this Jurisdiction," and that leader was ANTHONY
O'SULLIVAN. As Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge he was
a power in Masonry, upholding firmly the principles and best
traditions of the Craft. After his death the Grand Lodge and
the Grand Chapter united in erecting a monument on his grave
in Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis. A portrait of him and
a photographic view of the monument are printed with the bi-
ography which is warm with admiration for the man.
The reviews are of the usual high order and make pleasant
reading. New York for 1927 is presented in an appreciative
spirit.
MONTANA-1927
18th Annual Assembly Melita I stand July uth
M: .Ill: .HENRY G. PICKETT, G: .M:.
Nine Councils. 963 members; net gain 20. Cash balance,
$1,766.24. Total cash assets, $2,476.24.
Present : All Grand Officers, except the Grand Marshal ; eight
of the seventeen surviving Past Grand Masters ; Representatives
of eight of the nine Chartered Councils ; twenty Grand Repre-
sentatives, among them M." .Ill: .DR. E. W. SPOTTSwooo, Past
Grand Master, for New York.
The Grand Master opens his brief Address with an enthus-
iastic glorification of the "beautiful and inspiring .... great State
of Montana." To him she is "Royal and Select," the pearl of
America. In 1926, Grand Council met ''in the gateway of the
one of the most beautiful parks on the face of the globe."
But Montana's glories are like the stars surpassing one another
in effulgence. So this year the Assembly finds itself on Melita
Island-"this beautiful island that adorns an inland sea which
mirrors great mountains and forests primeval." The hearts of
the Montaneers swell with pride. The Grand Master strikes
the keynote :
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"Surely such surroundings should inspire us to build and adorn arches
fit to become part of our wonderful Temple, whose floors are the plains
and valleys of Montana, whose pillars are its majestic mountains, whose
dome is the blue, star-gemmed northern sky, whose altars are the ever-
lasting hills and whose incense is the perfume of countless wild flowers."
And he believes that the Grand Council of Montana is "not
unworthy of its surroundings."
The same glow pervades his brief record of his Official Visits
to all but two of the Councils in the State.
No wonder the Committee on Reports of Grand Officers is
caught up in the same inspiration and sings the praises of the
Grand Master in unmeasured terms. We do not dare to quote
all that is said, except these closing words :
"To the Masonic Fraternity, you, sir, Most Illustrious Grand Master
PICKETT, have brought the finest of refined sentiments which the human
heart and mind can bestow.
"The Cryptic Rite in Montana is richer through having you serve
it as Grand Master.
"May the innermost Crypt beyond the Arches bestow on you and
yours unmeasured treasures of wealth, health and happiness!"
Companion J. C. McCOY from Spencer, Iowa, father of Com-
panion .!\.. A. McCOY, Principal Conductor of the Work in
Tyrean Council, at Missoula, Montana, is introduced as "a real
veteran," he being over ninety years old and "still hale, hearty
and happy." The venerable Companion has been a Master Ma-
son for sixty-eight years.
After the close of the Assembly, Tyrean Council, exemplified
the Cryptic degrees in full form.
CORRESPONDENCE
Past Grand Master H. S. HEPNER presents a pleasantly writ-
ten report in which thirty-nine Grand Councils are reviewed,
among them New York for I926. Companion HEPNER believes
firmly in the future of Cryptic Masonry; he says:
"The day will ere long dawn when the treasures of the Secret Vault
will have their full values recognized by the brethren in whose behalf
they were brought to light."
The complete book of the Constitution, By-Laws and Regu-
lations of the Grand Council of Montana is included in the
volume of Proceedings.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, I927-28
MILES S. PARSONS, Butte, Grand Master; EDWIN FREDLUN:D,
Deputy Grand Master; RAY M. ARMOUR, Grand Principal Con-
ductor of the Work; J. ScoTT HARRISON, Grand Treasurer;
LUTHER T. HAUBERG, Helena, Grand Recorder.
NEBRASKA-1927
48th Annual Assembly Omaha December 6th
M.' .Ill.' .CLARENCE M. DAVIS, G.' .M:.
Twenty-one Councils. 3,356 members; net loss, 27. Cash bal-
ance, $2,927.88.
Present: All Grand Officers; twelve of the eighteen surviving
Past Grand Masters ; Representatives of eighteen chartered
Councils ; twenty-three Grand Representatives, New York again
among the missing.
Grand Master RALPH B. SLIPPY of the Grand Council of
Iowa was an honored guest.
The Grand Master's notes of his visits to Councils have a
pleasant personal touch. Quite evidently he enjoyed the experi-
ence. He speaks with much satisfaction also of his attendance
of the General Grand Council Triennial at Denver. He recom-
mends that the Dispensation fee be fixed at $5.oo and the Char-
ter fee at $I5.oo, instead of $2.00 and $5.00, respectively, as
heretofore. Another most commendable recommendation is that,
beginning with I928, a review of the Proceedings of other Grand
Councils be published in connection with the printed report of
each Annual Assembly. Both recommendations were adopted.
The Grand Recorder will write the reviews.
The constructive spirit of the Grand Master ts revealed
throughout his brief Address. One proposition is new, as far
as the Cryptic Rite is concerned. At least we have not heard
of any Grand Council in which it has been entertained. It con-
cerns the formation of a burial fund. The suggestion is pre-
sented under the heading of "Low Twelve." It is presented so
fully and yet concisely that we shall pass it on just as it stands:
"There are many Companions who approach the west with insuf-
ficient funds to care for those dear ones they leave behind and often
not even enough to care for the expenses of their own funerals. Some
of them have property which will eventually yield more or less money,
but a surprising number have very little cash on hand. Many times
their last illness has depleted their ready funds. Those who remain
often have little things they have to buy immediately after the demise
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and often it is necessary to make a trip with the remains. What greater
opportunity has Masonry to serve than at such a time?
"Some of the Lodges and other Masonic Bodies, have organized clubs
to serve in this important moment. Some are called Benefit Oubs, Low
Twelve Oubs, or Widows and Orphans Funds.
"A few of the Companions in this Grand Council doubtless belong
to one or more such clubs. I venture to say, however, that the percen-
tage is small. Most of the Councils are too small to have one that
would run efficiently and this also applies to many of the Lodges.
"The main advantage of the plan is to have money available at once
upon the death of a Companion. It is usually wired to the beneficiary
immediately upon notification of the death. Some limit should be fixed
such as two or three hundred dollars. This money is available at once
for the things most needed.
"The usual plan is for each Companion who joins to pay two or
three assessments in advance so that there may be a little money on
hand to work on. Then upon the death of each Companion, who belonged
to the club, the remaining members would contribute $I.oo toward the
benefit and rnc additional toward postage and incidental expenses. If the
balance in the funds exceeds the amount of the benefits, some of the
deaths would not require an assessment, as there would be enough funds
on hand to pay the required sum.
"I believe such an organization could be worked in connection with
the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters in Nebraska. The Grand
Recorder, or some other suitable Companion, could act as secretary. The
membership should likely be limited to Council members who belong to
a Nebraska Council. It appears to me that that would not only be serv-
ing the Companions of our Councils but incidentally would be an additional
stimulus for Chapter Companions to take these degrees.
"If it were decided to have such a fund, some Companion, or the
Grand Recorder, would send out a letter to all the members of our
Councils telling them of this organization and giving them an opportunity
to join it. Certain details would have to be worked out in regard to
such matters as age limits and amount of benefits, etc. One such organ-
ization provided that all present members of that body must join within
a certain time and that new members of the order must join within
a given time after initiation or affiliation. Possibly such rules would
be unnecessary.
"Many of the Companions have contributed to a benefit fund for the
relatives of a deceased Companion. It appears to me that this plan
would be more valuable to those who remain, more systematic and less
like charity.
"I would therefore suggest that the incoming Grand Master appoint
a committee of three or more Companions to work out such a plan,
either with power to put it into effect when the details were completed,
or to report at the next Assembly of this Grand Council.
"Objections would go more to details than to the plan itself. The
Grand Council would not be involved thereby in any way. The Com-
panions who don't approve need not join the club and hence would be
unaffected thereby. On the other hand I believe it would be something
constructive that the Grand Council and the Companions could point
to with pride as an accomplishment and something that many a widow
and orphan would everlastingly bless us for and be glad that their late
husband or father belonged to this body. It is possible that this is an
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innovation among Grand Masonic Bodies, but I think that, if it is
a good thing, the fact that it is not customary should not stand in the
way of its adoption."
The recommendation that a special committee be appointed to
report upon the proposition at the next Annual Assembly was
adopted.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, 1927-28
SEWARD E. COGSWELL, Central City, Grand Master; }AMES
W. WYNKOOP, Deputy Grand Master; Lours F. ScHONLAU,
Grand Principal Conductor of the Work; }AMES M. ROBERTSON,
Grand Treasurer; LEWIS E. SMITH, Omaha, Grand Recorder.
Next Annual Assembly: Omaha, December, 4, 1928.
NEVADA-1927
3d Annual Assembly Reno June 8th
M.' .Ill.' .CHARLES E. WHITESIDES, G: .M:.
Four Councils. 140 members; net gain, 3. Cash balance,
$172.90.
This young Grand Council is to be congratulated on the typo-
graphical appearance and general neatness of its Proceedings.
Present: All Grand Officers, Past Grand Master ADAMS F.
BROWN, and Representatives of the four constituent Councils.
The Grand Representatives were received. The names of those
present are not given. We note, however, that the Representa-
tive for New York was not there.
"Circumstances over which I had no control"-we know the
rest. Why will men take office when they are not going to
meet the responsibilities of it?
The Grand Master recommends that the Super-Excellent de-
gree be exemplified in full form, whenever possible.
The burden of the work appears to have fallen on the Grand
Recorder, R.' .Ill: .GEORGE L. SWARTZ. So the Companions made
him Grand Master and placed the Grand Master in the Grand
Recorder's office.
Grand Recorder SwARTZ has a very thoughtful word on the
duties ahead :
"We are now at the critical point of our existence. This being our
third year, the novelty of the new Grand Council has passed, and real
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constructive work toward building up interest must now begin, if we
are to survive and grow. This means real constructive thinking followed
by dogged persistence in execution. I believe this can best be done
by the personal touch of visitation of each Council and by securing the
assistance of Companions who will bring not only perfection in the work,
but the zeal and enthusiasm of companionship."
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, 1927-28
GEORGE L. SWARTZ, Elko, Grand Master; HORACE J. BROWN,
Deputy Grand Master; HENRY W. MILES, Grand Principal Con-
ductor of the Work; JACOB B. HUMPHREY, Grand Treasurer;
CHARLES E. WHITESIDES, Elko, Grand Recorder.
Date and place of 1928 Assembly not given.
NEW HAMPSHIRE-1927
66th Annual Assembly Concord May 16th
M.".Ill.".BERT L. STEBBINS, G.".M.".
Sixteen Councils. 3,733 members ; net gain, 4. Cash balance,
$4,704.90.
Present : All Grand Officers ; twelve Past Grand Masters ;
Representatives of fourteen Councils; twenty-two Grand Rep-
resentatives, among them Companion CLARENCE E. STICKNEY
for New York.
Past Grand Masters GEORGE A. Krns and WILLIAM 0. SHEL-
LEY, of Connecticut, were the honored visitors.
The Assembly met in the stately new Masonic Temple at
Concord.
The Grand Master visited a number of Councils among them
Orphan No. I, and Omega. These two are as kindly spoken
of as the others, the Orphan is particularly commended. But
why does this Orphan stay away from Grand Council! Seems
to me it was absent in 1926, too. It and Omega are the only
Councils not represented at the 1927 Assembly. Why not change
Orphan to Alpha to have it feel that it belongs and need not
be so reticent.
Grand Master also attended hundredth anniversary and An-
nual Assembly of Massachusetts.
The Deputy Grand Master asks why Councils try to carry on
with dues so low. He calls it false economy.
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CORRESPONDENCE
If it were not for HARRY M. CHENEY-CHENEY with the red
necktie, there would be nothing left to say. With him around,
one always finds compensation, even at the dullest Assembly, by
sitting down with him in the outer room and talking things
over with him. He knows values. Grand Lodge holds first
place with him. All other Bodies are rated by their relationship
to the source of Masonry. He knows human nature and has
learned to be patient and lenient with failings. But he shrinks
from ill nature and make-believe. He has a way all his own
telling what he has found in his browsings among the Grand
Council Proceedings. It is genial with a whimsical touch of
shrewdness such as one finds in the He-lands. It all sounds so
simple and easy that many could never guess how much hard
reading there is behind those delightful short sketches of his.
He boils New York, 1927, down to about a page and a half
and yet tells all and seasons it with a few kind words, besides.
Just one sample of how he handles things. The Grand Master
of North Carolina tells what he knows of the dullness of some
Councils. Harry explains,· "He takes the lid off the top of the
stove and reveals how little fire there is in the box." The Grand
Master refers to his Address as "a wail." Harry says: "They
made a gain of 143 members; somebody is doing something to
do that." You just have to like HARRY M. CHENEY.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, 1927-28
ARTHUR McCARTNEY DUNSTAN, Tilton, Grand Master; HER-
BERT Guy SARGENT, Deputy Grand Master ; JAMES EDMUND
WHALLEY, Grand Principal Conductor of the Work; CHARLES
RussELL DENNING, Grand Treasurer; HARRY MORRISON CHENEY,
Concord, Grand Recorder.
Next Annual Assembly: Concord, May 14, 1928.
NEW HAMPSHIRE-1928
67th Annual Assembly Concord May 14th
M.' .Ill: .ARTHUR M. DUNSTAN, G: .M:.
Sixteen Councils. 3,68o members, net loss 53. Cash balance,
$3,872.56.
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Present: All Grand Officers ; eleven Past Grand Masters ; Rep-
resentatives of sixteen Councils; twenty-six Grand Representa-
tives, among them Companion CLARENCE E. STICKNEY as Rep-
resentative for New York.
Past Grand Masters GEORGE A. Krns and WILLIAM 0. SHEL-
LEY of Connecticut were give a hearty welcome.
The two District meetings called by the Grand Master proved
a decided success. He says that "nothing that the Grand Council
has done in recent years has set forward the interests in Cryptic
Masonry as much as these two District Assemblies."
Speaking of present conditions the Grand Master expresses
some disappointment that the numerical strength waned some-
what during the year. Aside from recommending that steps
should be taken to prevent Companions from falling behind in
their payment of dues, he suggests that more care be given to
the selection of Officers, especially the Masters. A man who
shows neither capacity nor interest should not be advanced.
Leadership is the great need. Only those who possess that
quality and practice it ought to be permitted to occupy the Mas-
ter's chair.
The Grand Master recommends that the per capita tax be in-
creased from twenty-five cents to fifty cents; that any Council
failing to be represented by at least one of the three Officers
or by proxy should be fined $10.00; that the Grand Master's
Annual Address be read in all Councils at a stated Assembly;
that a Committee on Rituals be appointed to make sure that
all Councils are provided with uniform Rituals; that a proper
blank be prepared and furnished to be filled in by the Treasurer
as his report at the time of the official visitation. The recom-
mendations to increase the per capita tax and the fines for non-
attendance were adopted and amendments to the constitution
were introduced to put the recommendations into effect. The
proposed amendments will be voted upon next year.
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we know. Modesty and cheerfulness give to his reviews a glow
that warms the heart. The story of New York for 1927 is
well told.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, 1928-29
HERBERT GuY SARGENT, Manchester, Grand Master; JAMES
EDMUND WHALLEY, Deputy Grand Master; PERLEY LEONARD
HORNE, Grand Principal Conductor of the Work; CHARLES
RusSELL DENNING, Grand Treasurer; HARRY MORRISON CHENEY,
Concord, Grand Recorder.
Next Annual Assembly: Concord, May 13, 1929.
NEW JERSEY-1927
67th Annual Assembly Trenton April 19th
M.' .Ill: .DALLAS R. CANN, G.' .M:.
Fourteen Councils. 4,070 members; net loss, 5. Cash balance,
$1,633.73.
Present: All Grand Officers ; eighteen of the twenty-three liv-
ing Past Grand Masters; Representatives of thirteen constituted
Councils; thirty-two Grand Representatives, among them Past
Grand Master MARION H. HALL for New York, who is also
the Grand High Priest of the ·Grand Chapter of New Jersey.
Five Grand Councils were represented by their own Grand
Masters-Delaware, Rhode Island, Michigan, Vermont, and
Connecticut-all of whom were received with Grand Honors.
The Grand Master of Connecticut was accompanied by R. ·. P. ·.
ARTHUR H. PARKER, his Grand Principal Conductor of the Work.
Companion HAIGHT, New Jersey's watchful Fraternal Cor-
respondent corrects an error we made in reporting M. ·. W. ·.
Bro. RALPH E. LuM, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of
New Jersey, to have been short-routed by a declaration "at
sight." How about the action of Grand Master CANN reported
this year? The Grand Master's Address contains this record:
"It was my pleasure and privilege and a great satisfaction to greet
Companion BENJAMIN F. HAVENS, Junior Grand Warden of the Grand
Lodge of the Most Ancient and Honorable Society of Free and Accepted
Masons for the State of New Jersey, at the 'Assembly of Gebal Council,
No. 3, of Trenton, held on January 25, 1927, and, by declaration, make
him a Royal and Select Master."
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Perhaps he, too, "applied in the regular way, was subjected
to the regular investigation, ballot and election ; received the
usual obligations and all," before he was made a Royal, Select
and Super-Excellent Master "by declaration." We are interested.
If there is a "Landmark" or what-not in Cryptic Masonry em-
powering Most Illustrious Grand Masters to exercise such
authority, we should like to know. We want to learn.
The Grand Master visited ten constituent Councils, attended
the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Grand Council of Massa-
chusetts and the Annual Assemblies of the Grand Cou!lcils of
New York and Delaware, and was represented by proxies at
the Grand Assemblies of Maine, Michigan, Vermont, Ohio,
Massachusetts, Maryland, District of Columbia, Rhode Island,
and New Hampshire. This certainly is a record to· be e:ivied.
The Committee on Doings of Grand Officers views "with ap-
prehension the attitude of watchful-waiting on the part of our
Grand Master with reference to the status of the Grand Coun-
cil of Canada, likewise the silence of our Committee on Fraternal
Correspondence to whom this subject matter was referred at
our last Grand Assembly." That was in the morning. In the
afternoon, the Committee on Fraternal Correspondence recom-
mended recognition of the Grand Council of Canada and ex-
change of Grand Representatives, and all apprehension, watchful-
waiting etc. resolved themselves into serene satisfaction.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, 1927-28
GUNNAR G. GUDMUNDSON, Elizabeth, Grand Master; WALTER
PosT, Deputy Grand Master; VAN VoRIS WARNER, M. D.,
Grand Principal Conductor of the Work; R1cHARP C. CHAMBER-
LAIN, Grand Treasurer; HARRY AMES PUTNAM, Trenton, Grand
Recorder.
CORRESPONDENCE
Companion CHARLES LucIAN HAIGHT presents his fifth an-
nual Review. The stories of forty-six Grand Councils are told
in good readable style. He comments freely, occasionally with
an edge, but on the whole helpfully and always with a thought
of what is for the good of the Rite in New Jersey. He must
be read from start to finish to get his angle from which he
looks at things. And it is no hardship to read him ; on the
contrary, he is interesting throughout. If he finds more things
to criticize than most of us, it is no doubt because he reads
more closely and believes some things can be changed by hitting
them, which have proved too handy for such treatment. What-
ever age may be his, here is the spirit of youth and the courage
of youth. New Jersey's Correspondent is read. That is the
main thing. The replies he provokes stand to his credit. New
York for 1926 fares very well at his hands. His summaries
all show careful reading and digestion.
Another valuable contribution of Companion HAIGHT to the
volume of Proceedings is a chronological account of the History
of Cryptic Masonry in New Jersey.
To this History are added the stories of the individual Coun-
cils in the State. The one about Gebal Council, No. 3, is credited
to Companion W. S. CROUSE, who was the Master in 1927, and
has been prepared with exceptional care and evident enthusiasm.
Those who are interested in the history of the Rite will do
well to get a copy of the New Jersey Proceedings of 1927 and
add it to the library.
NORTH CAROLINA-1927
51st Annual Assembly High Point May 11th
M: .Ill: .HENRY G. ETHERIDGE, G: .M:.
Twenty-one Councils. 2,026 members; net gain, 121. Cash
balance, $1,694.64.
Present: Eight of the ten Grand Officers, Grand Treasurer
and Grand Chaplain being absent; nine of the sixteen surviving
Past Grand Masters ; Representatives of fourteen Councils.
M: .P: .0. FRANK HART, the General Grand Master, and Past
Grand Master CHARLES K. CHREITZBERG of South Carolina were
greeted as honored guests.
The Grand Master says he is a member of all the Masonic
Bodies in his State and can "frankly and conscientiously say"
that he loves the Council "most of all." Many thoughtful Com-
panions share this sentiment with him, at least to the extent of
placing the Council next to the Lodge in Masonic value and
impressiveness. Serious-minded Masons are bound to see in our
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Cryptic degrees a distinct addition to the profound lessons of
the Symbolic degrees.
In modest terms the Grand Master reports the record of his
administration, measuring accomplishments throughout by refer-
ence to a high standard he had placed before himself. As a
matter of fact there was no need of excuses. He did well.
Of course the Grand Master alone cannot get far without the
support due him by the members of Grand Council. He wrote
a personal letter to the Illustrious Master of each and every
Council in the State asking for the appointment of a date in
which he might make his Visitation: He received but one reply.
The Recorders did better, when they were appealed to. So the
Grand Master was able to visit seven Councils anyway.
Dispensations were issued for the institution of two new
Councils.
The suggestion that the offices of Grand Recorder and Grand
Instructor be separated, presented by the Grand Master, was
approved.
North Carolina has a York Rite Library Fund to supply read-
ing to the residents of the Oxford Orphanage and the Masonic
Home at Greensboro. The total disbursements for the year
amounted to $1,866.06. Grand Council again appropriated $400.00
as its share for carrying on this beneficent work. Past Grand
Master CARSON whose efforts in behalf of the undertaking have
won him golden opinions, presented the report for the year.
Most valuable Graph Charts dealing with U. S. A. Masonic
membership statistics, variations and prognostications, are added
to the Proceedings. Those who are interested ought to write
to Past Grand Master ALEXANDER ANDREWS for copies of them.
His address is Raleigh, N. C. He is a recognized authority in
these matters. Having been the official head of the Grand Lodge,
Grand Chapter, Grand Council, and Grand Commandery in his
State, besides holding the 33 °, A. A. S. R., he has a just esti-
mate of values.
CORRESPONDEN CE
NORTH CAROLINA-1928
51st Annual Assembly Durham May 9th
M.".111.".JAMES w. HYLTON, G:.M:.
Twenty-two Councils. 2,0I3 members, net loss, 20. Cash bal-
ance, $1 ,033.90. Only seventeen Councils reported. Two have
not reported for several years. The total number greeted is 116,
and that of the number who dimitted or were dropped for
N. P. D. is also 116.
Present : All Grand Officers ; thirteen Past Grand Masters ;
Representatives of nineteen Councils. New York not represented.
The General Grand Master of the General Grand Council
and the General Grand High Priest of the General Grand Chap-
ter both attended the Assembly.
The Grand Master evidently tried hard to instill new life
into some of the lagging Councils. He wrote several letters to
make the Officers of the Councils realize their opportunities for
service. A few responded. The rest allowed things to drift.
Progress was made none the less, generally speaking.
A deficit was left in the treasury owing to the reduction of
receipts. Nevertheless, an appropriation of $400.00 was made
to keep up the York Rite Library Fund from which reading
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is supplied to the resiqents of the Oxford Orphanage and the
Masonic and Eastern Star Home. North Carolina believes in
Education. That is her glory.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, I928-29
J. J. PHOENIX, Greensboro, Grand Master; LAWRENCE E.
GREEN, Deputy Grand Master; ANDREW J. WILLIAMS, Grand
Principal Conductor of the Work; ]AMES W. PAYNE, Grand
Treasurer; JOHN B. GRIGGS, Elizabeth City, Grand Recorder.
Next Annual Assembly: New Bern, May 2, I929.
CORRESPONDENCE
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NORTH DAKOTA-:-1928
12th Annual Assembly Fargo January 26th
CORRESPONDENCE
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OHI0-1927
98th Annual Assembly Youngstown October 4th-5th
M.' .111: .HARVEY M. REIN, G.' .M:.
Ninety-six Councils. 45,&>9 members; net gain, 292. Cash
balance, $22,587.04.
Present : All Grand Officers ; ten Past Grand Masters ; Repre-
sentatives of ninety-eight Councils; thirty Grand Representatives,
Deputy Grand Master OLIVER D. EVERHARD responding for
New York.
The dean of the Past Grand Masters, M.' .Ill.' .Companion
LEVI C. GOODALE was given a rousing reception. He was on
the original Board of Trustees who looked after the establish-
ment of the Ohio Masonic Home and is the only survivor.
He was Grand Master from 1882 to 1884.
Special honors were accorded also to R.'. P .'.Companion N EL-
SON WILLIAMS, Past Grand Everything Masonic in Ohio, who
is General Grand Conductor of the General Grand Council; and
also to M.' .Ill.' .Companion WILLIAM T. S. O'HARA, Past Grand
Master and Past Grand Recorder of the Grand Council of Ohio,
Past Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter of Ohio, and
General Grand King of the General Grand Chapter of the
United States.
The distinguished guests of Grand Council were M.' .P.' .Com-
panion 0. FRANK HART, General Grand Master; Grand Master
THOMAS L. CocHRANE of the Grand Council of Canada; Grand
Master WALTER P. BROWN, Grand Principal Conductor CHARLES
B. PHILLIPS, Grand Recorder RICHARD T. HUGUS, Past Grand
Masters AUGUST DAUB and KALMEYER and District Deputy
J. CLARENCE McMULLEN, all of the Grand Council of Pennsyl-
vania; Past Grand Master JORN H. KINGSLEY of the Grand
Council of Michigan; and our own Companion HARRY IRVING
TONG who represents the Grand Council of Ohio near the Grand
Council of New York.
There were also the official representatives of the Grand
Lodge, Grand Chapter and Grand Commandery, of Ohio.
They all made speeches.
The speech by Companion HART was perhaps the most telling.
He spoke of Moses who had been taught all the wisdom of the
Egyptians, but "never was initiated until God brought him to
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his spiritual knees at the burning bush." He spoke of St. Paul
who had been taught the wisdom of the Hebrews, the Greeks
and the Romans, but "was not truly initiated until, on his way
down to Damascus, the great light broke into his heart and into
his soul." With these striking examples as a background, FRANK
HART asked the searching question whether, after we have had
the Great Light pointed out to us in the initiatory degree of
Entered Apprentice until we arrived at the Ninth Arch of
the Secret Vault, whether we have "become duly and truly
initiated."
The Grand Master believing that "the best things of life
are sentimental," opened his Address by referring to his cherished
memory of the peculiar coincidence that in the same room in
which he now stands as Grand Master, he presided over his
own Council in days gone by, and in the same room he was
elected Grand Sentinel of the Grand Council seven years before.
He visited some twenty-four Councils during the year. Having
felt somewhat disappointed that "the year just closed has been
the poorest of the last twenty-five years in the history of the
Council, as far as increase in membership is concerned," he
wrote to the secretaries of the Grand Lodge, Grand Chapter
and Grand Commandery, of Ohio, for information regarding
the membership statistics of these Bodies for the year as com-
pared with former years. The replies, to his mind, "proved
conclusively that the work of the Grand Council during the
past year was entirely proportionate to the work done by the
other Bodies." Hence he believes the showing "due to a con-
dition of the times rather than any defect in the workings of
the Grand Council itself." He pursues the subject further to
find if possible the cause back of that "condition of the times."
But there really was no need, for the reports of all departments
of Grand Council show that excellent work was done all along
the line. His further analysis only weakened the original con-
clusion by leading him astray and then arriving at the tomb
of the long dead "Prerequisition."
The Committee on Topical Reference found a more satisfy-
ing way out when it reported:
"Although there is evident in this very commendable and business-like
address of our Grand Master the modest suggestion that his adminis-
tration has not equalled that of some of his predecessors, we have no
hesitancy in affirming our belief that the policy of greater caution in
admission to the privileges of our Order and severe pruning out of
dead, unworthy and undesirable timber must result in a far stronger,
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more vigorous and lasting body: And it is our prophecy that we shall
many times look back to this past year as a truly notable one in our
Cryptic history."
Ohio has nothing to worry about. The very excellent report
of the Grand Recorder proves that. Take this paragraph, for
example:
"Each and every Council in the State reports the advancement of
one or more candidates, the largest number (144) being reported by
Akron Council, No. So."
Akron's membership is 2,414; its net gain for the year, 118.
Toledo, the next largest Council has 2,207 members and reports
a net gain of 34. The third in the list is Cincinnati, No. I,
with 1 ,945 members and a net gain of five.
Three items which might be better if things were altogether
right are these :
Suspended N. P. D., 1926: 356; 1927: 510
Suspended U. M. C., 1926: 2; 1927: 13
Expelled, 1926: 32; 1927: 54
Sixty-three Councils report a total of 5 IO Suspensions, the
largest number ( 56) being reported by Norwalk Council, No. 24.
Over against this stands this cheering item :
"Thirty-five Councils do not report any Suspensions N. P. D."
The Grand Master attended the Denver Triennial of the
General Grand Council, accompanied by the Grand Principal
Conductor and ten Past Grand Masters. We of New York
remember with pleasure his visit to our Annual Assembly at
Schenectady last year.
The hundredth anniversary of the establishment of the Grand
Council of Ohio will be celebrated in 1930.
CORRESPONDENCE
Despite the misfortune of failing eyesight, Companion NELSON
WILLIAMS sticks bravely to his post of Reviewer. Under Min-
nesota he writes :
"It is indeed pretty tough for an old squirrel hunter to be forced
to do his reading through the light of other eyes."
His touching regard for the light of those other eyes is r~
vealed ever now and then, as when he explains, in one place,
that when his vision was better he delighted in reading every
word of the report of the California reporter, but that "since
the light has been dimmed," he has "not felt like placing so
much labor upon others."
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Good old soul I We sympathize with him.
But there is no dimming of the light that is in him. That
is the greater thing after all. The same cheerful outlook, the
same good common-sense, the same genial spirit pervade his
reviews as they have done for twenty years and add that de-
lightful touch we all enjoy.
Cryptic Masonry is moving along too smoothly to give the
Reviewer much of a chance. It is, he says:
"Running along on balloon tires, and scarcely a jolt is felt, and there
is hardly enough disturbance to keep us awake as we pass from one
Jurisdiction to another."
True, NELSE. But as long as the gas holds out an<l the motor
keeps on moving, we're all right. And if there is less to write
about, the fellows of the Round Table have more of a chance
to get acquainted with one another, and that is worth some-
thing, too. Eh?
We agree with him on most everything, but we draw the
line at his proposition that "it might be well for someone to
start a Prerequisition squabble again, or raise a row over the
Super-Excellent Master degree, so that we. poor scribes would
have something to talk about." Ghost walking is all right. But
hauling dead things like Prerequisition into the parlor is like
turning on the gas without lighting it.
All he says of New York for I926 is O. K., and we thank
him for this as for all the rest of his Companionable Review.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, 1927-28
OLIVER D. EvERHARD, Barberton, Grand Master; RoY S.
ROGERS, Deputy Grand Master; EWING V. BURNS, Grand Prin-
cipal Conductor of the Work ; FRANK H. MARQUIS, Grand
Treasurer; WILLIAM T. S. O'HARA, Toledo, Grand Recorder.
98th Annual Assembly: Columbus, October 1, 2, 1928.
OKLAHOMA-1928
34th Annual Assembly Blackwell April 17th
M.'.Ill.'.RuPERT J. DAUGHERTY, G.'.M.'.
Thirty-two Councils. 4,g.63 members ; net gain, 90. Cash bal-
ance, $6,826.86.
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Present: All Grand Officers, except the Grand Recorder who
died twelve days before the Annual Assembly; nine of the
eighteen living Past Grand Masters ; Representatives of twenty-
five Councils; twenty-nine Grand Representatives, among them
Past Grand Master EDSON A. MACMILLAN for New York.
From the report of the Grand Recorder it is evident that the
majority of the Councils are really active. When 364 are re-
ceived and greeted, 40 affiliated and 43 reinstated, there must
be interest in the work. Such a record does not just happen.
Of course, there are big losses, too, from suspensions for non-
payment of dues (256) and <limits (56), and death took its
toll of 44, but so many factors enter into suspensions and <limits
that no general conclusion can be drawn from them, except one:
There ought to be no suspensions for non-payment of dues.
When 256 men fail to meet their obligations, there is something
wrong with them, and the Recorders bear part of the blame, too.
One Charter had to be lifted, the Council having shown no
sign of life for some years. Two other Councils which have
been in the hopeless list may come to life again, the Grand
Recorder believes. The Committee on Charters and the Com-
mittee on Work and Returns felt differently about it and re-
commended that the Charters of the two dormant ones be taken
up. There is no record whether the recommendation was adopted,
and there is no mention of it in the report on necrology.
The Grand Master visited four Councils. He also attended
the Triennial at Denver, where Past Grand Master BERT D.
ASHBROOK was elected R." .P: .General Grand Steward of the
General Grand Council, to the great satisfaction of all Okla-
homans.
The sum of $rno.oo was contributed toward the relief of the
flood sufferers in Arkansas.
A memorial serviCe was held in the afternoon in honor of
Companion }AMES A. ScoTT who died at the age of eighty-one.
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CORRESPONDENCE
OREGON-1928
43d Annual Assembly Portland April 10th
M:.m:.EDMUND F. CARLETON, G:.M:.
Fifteen Councils. 2,I3I members, same as the year before.
Ninety-seven were greeted and thirteen added by affiliation, while
seventy were dropped for non-payment of dues, fourteen dimitted
and twenty-six died. Cash balance, $1,049.75. Total cash assets,
$I,300.oo.
Present: All Grand Officers except the Grand Steward; thir-
teen Past Grand Masters ; Representatives of all the fifteen Coun-
cils in the State; twenty-four Grand Representatives, but New
York not among them.
M.".P.".Companion 0. FRANK HART, General Grand Master,
was given an ovation.
The Grand Master expressed himself satisfied with conditions
as he found them, all Councils displaying zeal in the work of
cultivating good fellowship. In his visits to the Councils he was
impressed with the manner in which the work was conducted.
He urged that Councils interest themselves in boys' associatio!ls
and that each become sponsor for at least one such organization.
The Grand Council responded to the latter recommendation by
voting that a Committee be appointed to take a survey of the
field and work out a definite plan to be reported next year.
The degrees of Royal, Select and Super-Excellent Master
were conferred.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, 1928-29
EDWARD B. BEATY, Grand Master; CLYDE M. Mc KAY,
Deputy Grand Master; H. WAYNE STANARD, Grand Principal
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Conductor of the Work; LLOYD L. ScoTT, Grand Treasurer;
J. H. RICHMOND, Portland, Grand Recorder.
Next Annual Assembly: La Grande, April 9, 1929.
No Correspondence Report.
PENNSYLVANIA-1928
82d Annual Assembly Pittsburgh January 17th
M.".P.".WALTER P. BROWN, G:.M:.
Forty-one Councils. 15,081 members; net loss, 13. Cash bal-
ance, $6,738.67. Total cash assets, $30,238.67.
Present: All Grand Officers ; eight of the nine District Deputy
Grand Masters ; sixteen Past Grand Masters; Representatives
of twenty-seven Councils ; twenty-one Grand Representatives,
among them Companion JAMES H. REEDER for New York.
Past Grand Master CAMILLUS W. SHEPHERD of Ohio was
there and "expressed delight in seeing how the Grand Council
of Pennsylvania handled its affairs."
The Grand Master speaks most modestly of himself and the
work done through the year. Masonry, he says, is to him "rep-
resentative of Love for God and goodwill to men," and as such
it is "very real" to him. Whatever "Masonic intelligence" may be
attributed to him, he credits largely to his "study and knowledge
of the Holy Bible." He hesitates to "presume on the administra-
tion" of his successor in office by offering "recommendations for
future consideration." Was there ever a M.". P:. Grand Master
more self-effacing! And in Pennsylvania, too ! Almost too good
to be true.
Imagine reading that 370 Companions were suspended for
N. P. D. and 96 resigned. We always believed that in Penn-
sylvania no one is ever allowed to fall behind in his dues.
No action of any consequence, outside of the adoption of two
minor amendments of the laws and the usual financial appro-
priations.
CORRESPONDENCE
Forty-one Jurisdictions are reviewed by Past Grand Master
RICHARDT. HuGus in a pleasing, appreciative manner and quaint
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style. It reflects a likeable personality. New York for 1927 is
well presented.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, 1928-29
WILLIAM A. BRINKMAN, Lancaster, Grand Master; CHARLES
B. PHILLIPS, Deputy Grand Master; ANDREW J. SCHRODER,
Grand Principal Conductor of the Work; CHARLES W. WoL-
FERTz, Grand Treasurer; RICHARD T. HuGus, Jeannette, Grand
Recorder.
Next Annual Assembly: Lancaster, January 15, 1929.
RHODE ISLAND-1927
67th Annual Assembly Providence April 12th
M.'.Ill.'.BENJAMIN F. DOWNING, G.'.M.'.
Eight Councils. 5,952 members; net gain, 78. Cash balance,
$I,954-48.
Present: All Grand Officers, thirteen of the twenty-two sur-
viving Past Grand Masters; Representatives of the eight char-
tered Councils, and twenty-nine Grand Representatives, New
York not represented.
Among the distinguished visitors were Past Grand Master
DONALD J. SARGENT of New Jersey; Grand Master OLIN D.
DICKERMAN and Grand Principal Conductor of the Work HENRIE
C. FAv, of Massachusetts ; Grand Master T. FRANK CASSIDY
of Connecticut, and our own M.' .Ill.' .Companion }AMES ARGYLE
SMITH, Grand Master of the Grand Council of New York.
Little Rhody belives in the effectiveness of visits, and the
results prove she has the right idea. The Grand Master looked
in on each one of the Councils. The Deputy Grand Master,
the Grand Principal Conductor and the Grand Captain of the
Guard also got around to them all. For full measure, flowing
over, there were intervisitations between the Councils under the
direction of the Grand Lecturer. The Grand Master reports
that "These visitations have been an excellent factor in main-
taining a high standard of ritual work and to continue the
friendly relations between Officers of the Councils." Splendid!
Cryptic Masonry is bound to be a living, going reality under
such conditions.
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The Grand Master attended also the Annual Assemblies of
the Grand Councils of New Jersey, Connecticut, and New York;
the Centennial Assembly of the Grand Council of Massachusetts ;
a Semi-Annual Conclave of the Grand Commandery of Knights
Templar of Massachusetts and Rhode Island; and the Annual
Convocation of the Grand Chapter of Rhode Island.
Every Grand Officer worked hard to keep step with th_e Grand
Master. The Grand Lecturer reports that he found the Officers
of the several Councils "very sincerely desirous of exemplifying
the Degrees in such a creditable manner as to bring credit and
honor to the Cryptic Rite." He recommends that "in preparing
a candidate for the Select Master's degree, he be clothed as
a Fellowcraft" and gives his reason for it.
In order to fit the Ritual of the Super-Excellent degree, as
successfully worked in Providence Council, No. 1, which has
2,946 members, to the needs of the smaller Councils, the Grand
Lecturer made the desirable condensations and adaptations. His
working plan was submitted to the Special Committe on Ritual,
which arranged for an exemplification of it and then approved
it and urged the Councils to try it out during the year. The
Committee believes that "This rendition presents the picture and
the story of Fidelity in a manner that is instructive as well as
entertaining." A cast of eleven Companions can exemplify the
Degree "with little or no expense." The work was presented
on the floor of the Council.
Past Grand Master SPEARS who attended the 1927 meeting
of the Washington Masonic Memorial Association at Alexandria,
Virginia, is quite favorably impressed with the progress made.
The cost of the Memorial will exceed four million dollars before
it is fully completed and appropriately furnished. An endow-
ment fund of one million dollars will be required to take care of
the maintenance expenses. Companion SPEARS concludes :
"It will be seen that one dollar per Mason in the United States will
not create a sum large enough to finish, furnish and endow this monu-
ment, and those Grand Jurisdictions which are now registered 100%, and
Rhode Island is one of that number, must not rest content from their
labors in this great cause, but must be prepared, at the call, to again
contribute their mite to this work."
CORRESPONDENCE
Reading En WHEELER'S reviews is like sitting beside him by
a genial log fire, in a Maine forest cabin, on an evening in
early fall, listening to him tell just whom and what he ran
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across while roaming around during the day. He tells it all in
such friendly, sociable, leisurely fashion, never getting excited,
never irritated, now and then reading from one of his Cryptic
Baedeckers. It is all very interesting and instructive, and. com-
forting, too, for he passes over unpleasant statistics and other
mishaps in a way that you'd never know he stubbed his toes,
and was caught in the brambles. The flowers he gathered by
the way are for Uncle HENRY in Indiana, NELSE WILLIAMS in
Ohio, JAMIE of South Carolina, Murn FLENNIKEN of Tennessee,
RAY V. DENSLOW of Missouri, "ALLEN" K. WILSON of Kansas
(only for goodness sake, En, change that label, it's Albert; keep
the ALLEN for our Tar Heel friend), CHRISTIE B. CROWELL of
Vermont, and other Ancients of the Crypt. We younger fellows,
too, are remembered, SAM HELM of Texas getting a sunflower.
One gift was labeled "STILLWELL, Alabama," but I couldn't
make out what was inside the wrapper.
Lest we forget-it is M:.m:.EnwARD M. WHEELER, one-
time Grand Master of the Grand Council of Rhode Island.
As he attended in person our own Assembly of I926, at Schenec-
tady, everything he tells is quite gratifying to us. Thanks for
a . pleasant evening an' everything!
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, 1927-28
BERNARD GARDINER, Providence, Grand Master; ADELBERT E.
PLACE, Deputy Grand Master; CHARLES H. HoLT, Grand Prin-
cipal Conductor of the Work; FRANK S. CONGDON, Grand
Treasurer; WILLIAM R. GREENE, Providence, Grand Recorder;
EDWARD M. WHELLER, Providence, Assistant Grand Recorder.
Next Annual Assembly: Providence, April 10, 1928.
RHODE ISLAND-1928
68th Annual Assembly Providence April 10th
M: .Ill: .BERNARD GARDINER, G: .M:.
Eight Councils. 5,969 members; net gain, 17. Cash balance,
$1,506.33.
Present : All Grand Officers except the Grand Principal Con-
ductor of the Work; fourteen Past Grand Masters; Represen-
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tatives of seven Councils; twenty-nine Grand Representatives,
among them WILLIAM S. GREENE for New York.
The Grand Council of Massachusetts was Represented by
Grand Master DICKERMAN and the Grand Principal Conductor
of the Work Companion CROSIER; the Grand Council of Connec-
ticut by Grand Master BEEBE and Deputy Grand Master PARKER.
The Grand Council of New York by Grand Master GEORGE 0.
LINKLETTER.
A reception was accorded also to the Grand Master of the
Grand Lodge, the Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter and
Grand Commander of the Grand Commandery all three of whom
are Past Grand Masters of the Grand Council of Rhode Island.
The Grand Master attended the Annual Assemblies of the
Grand Councils of New Jersey, New York and Massachusetts
and was represented by Past Grand Master EDWARD M. WHEELER
at that of the Grand Council of Connecticut. On his visits to
Rhode Island Councils he was accompanied by many Grand
Officers.
The intervisitations between the Councils of the Jurisdiction
are reported as having proved an .effective means of promoting
excellency of work.
A special committee on Ritual reports that its work has been
completed and that Rituals having the Super-Excellent degree are
at the service of the Councils at $s.oo each.
The Committee on the revision of Constitution reports that
the Constitution, Standing Orders and Decisions adopted in I927
have been indexed, the installation service added, and the whole
printed in book form. The work was completed within thirty
days of the Annual Assembly of I927.
CORRESPONDENCE
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of our Rhode Island friend. He evidently reads with great care.
Missouri's Correspondent having called New York "the oldest
Grand Council" is told to turn back about forty-four pages in
his own report where the I926 Annual Assembly of Connecticut
is recorded as the 108th, and then look at his reference to the
Annual Assembly of New York for the same year as the 103rd.
Companion WHEELER expresses his admiration of our own be-
loved "JIM SMITH," now, alas! no more with us. All that is
said of New York for I927 is most pleasing to all of us.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, 1928-29
ADELBERT E. PLACE, E. Greenwich, Grand Master; CHARLES
H. HOLT, Deputy Grand Master; EvAN L. MoRRIS, Grand Prin-
cipal Conductor of the Work; FRANK S. CONGDON, Grand Treas-
urer; WILLIAM R. GREENE, Providence, Grand Recorder.
Next Annual Assembly: Providence, April 9, I929.
SOUTH CAROLINA-1928
69th Annual Assembly Orangeburg April 24th
M: .Ill.' .JOHN D. LEE, G.' .M:.
Thirty-nine Councils. 4,077 members; net loss, 1I1. Cash bal-
ance, $1,6o5.or.
Present: All Grand Officers; seven of the eleven living Past
Grand Masters; Representatives of twenty-seven Councils; Com-
panion E. W. BALDWIN represented New York.
M.'.P.'.O. FRANK HART, the General Grand Master of the
General Grand Council of the United States, who is the Grand
Recorder of this Grand Council, although the list printed on
the cover styles him Grand Secretary, was given a rousing re-
ception by his home folks. General Grand High Priest CHARLES
CLARK DAVIS who has been following him around on all his
visits, was also given a hearty welcome.
True to his declaration that he would not grant Dispensations
for "railroading" candidates, the Grand Master refused to be
party to receive and ballot on petitions on the same evening on
which those candidates were to be taken in. He believes that
greater care should be given to the selection of candidates so as
to make sure that they appreciate the distinction to be made
Royal and Select Masters. He visited three Councils and at-
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tended the Denver Triennial at which 0. FRANK HART, South
Carolina's favorite son, presided. He also took part in the an-
nual meeting of the Washington Memorial Association.
The Council located at Bishopville was consolidated with La-
fayette Council at Camden.
The Committee on Distribution of Work regrets that many
Councils have practically made no headway during the year
and recommends that greater care be exercised in th~ election
of Officers.
The Super-Excellent Master degree was conferred upon twelve
candidates.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, I928-29
JOHN D. LEE, re-elected as Grand Master, Sumter; LAMAR
SMITH, Deputy Grand Master; E. JOHNSON BROWN, Grand
Principal Conductor of the Work; WALTER F. GOING, Grand
Treasurer; 0. FRANK HART, Columbia, Grand Recorder.
Next Annual Assembly: Sumter, April 23, 1929.
CORRESPONDENCE
The ever virile }AMES L. MICHIE submits his eighteenth An-
nual Review. Of 0. FRANK HART he says that as General
Grand Master he traveled 52,047 miles during his term of office,
visiting twenty-three Grand Councils, including the one in the
Canal Zone. Companion MICHIE finds that Jurisdictions which
have increased the initiation fee· have increased in membership
als(). If this is true, we have another plan for spreading ap-
preciation of our degrees. He points out also that the Grand
Chapters show losses as great as the Cryptic Jurisdictions; may be
there is the key to the puzzle why so many of our Companions
had to be dropped from the roll. MICHIE's reviews still show
the old master hand in terseness and worth-whiteness, though
the comments are fewer than in former days. New York for
1927 is well presented.
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Eight Councils. I.433 members; net loss, 3. Cash balance,
$1,212.09.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, I927-28
. CARL H. KUBLER, Deadwood, Grand Master; ALBERT E
BEAUMONT, Deputy Grand Master; LEE M. BROWN, Grand
Principal Conductor of the Work; GEORGE W. HILL, Grand
Treasurer; GEORGE A. PETTIGREW, Sioux Falls, Grand Recorder.
Twelfth Annual Assembly: Sioux Falls, June I4, I928.
TENNESSEE-1928
78th Annual Assembly Nashville January 23d
M:.111:.T. J. LUTHRELL, G:.M:.
Twenty Councils. 2,688 members; net loss, 54. Cash bal-
ance, $3,666.66.
Present: All Grand Officers ; eleven Past Grand Masters ; Rep-
resentatives of twenty Councils; twenty-two Grand Representa-
tives, New York among the missing.
"Owing to circumstances," etc.-which means that the Grand
Master did nothing. Yet he speaks of "something lacking"-
in the others, of course. He says, "We fail to interest the new
members coming into our beautiful Order,'' and adds, "I truly
hope that this condition may be changed for the better before
this time next year."
Thanks be! Tennessee has a Committee on Jurisprudence
which does not hesitate to speak out and place the blame where
it belongs-on the Grand Master and other Grand Officers as
indifferent to the duties as he. The report is so refreshing that
we must place it on record, at least in part, as a model which
may come in handy when those in high places "owing to cir-
cumstances" and such like evasions, come to the Annual As-
sembly with generalities and psalm-singing and nothing to show
in the way of service :
"We note with keen regret the state of the Councils as set forth in
the Grand Master's report, which we are inclined to believe is due to
more than one cause.
"First. The lack of interest shown by our Most Illustrious Grand
Master in his absolute failure to visit and fraternize with the Subor-
dinate Councils.
"Second. The lack of enthusiasm and inspiration on the part of the
Officers of the Subordi~te Councils,-the reflection of which, was noted
with regret in the opening ceremonies of this Grand Council today.
"We could hardly expect good work in the Subordinate Councils
when their Representatives in attendance at this Grand Council were
furnished with an example of such neglect and dereliction of duty as
was manifest on this occasion; for example, the open flagrant violation
of the Edicts in openly attempting to read the Ritual, and we may say
that some of the Officers could not even do that.
"Let us express the hope that at all future Assemblies of this Grand
Council, the Officers will have attained to such a state of efficiency in
the rendition of their ritualistic ceremonies that no one will be thought-
less enough to attempt to take part in any of the ceremonies without
knowing his part full well."
This report was presented by Past Grand Master JAMES DE-
CATUR HENDERSON and signed by all the other Past Grand
Masters present, except CHARLES HENRY SMART whose own re-
port had to be passed upon by the Committee, and was passed
upon with a well deserved word of praise.
The whole burden of the year fell upon Companion SMART
as Grand Recorder and Grand Lecturer. He not only carried
the work of the office which was extraordinarily exacting in
order that the new card index system might be brought up to
date, but he also visited Councils which needed help and
guidance.
The Grand Council of Tennessee has to its credit a definite
benevolent undertaking in which it may well take pride. It is
a Loan Fund to enable students to pursue university courses.
The total of the fund which is known as the NATHANIEL S.
WooDWARD Memorial, amounted, with accummulations, on Janu-
ary 18, 1928, to $2,764.64. The money has been placed in the
custody of the Treasurer of the University of Tennessee. New
loans made during the year, aggregating $810.00. $579.64 has
been promised to students for the ensuing university term.
Another worthy act. $250.00 was donated to the Masonic
Widows' and Orphans' Home of Tennessee, to be used for voca-
tional training.
Still more: -$50.00 was donated to the Washington Memorial
Fund. An equal amount had been appropriated for the same
purpose the year before.
Mention is made of a deposit made on the Capitol Grounds
at Nashville, to remain buried there for a hundred years. The
idea originated with Nashville Council, No. I, or rather it was
presented by Grand Recorder SMART who is also the Recorder
of that Council. He suggested it as a fitting feature of the
celebration of that Council's hundredth anniversary. The General
State Assembly granted permission. A crypt was prepared. Com-
panion SMART put into a copper box of unique design all the
treasures he had collected for deposit. The enclosure of this
box in the "crypt" was the culmination of the ceremony of
deposit. The following day a triangular shaft was erected on
the ground above the crypt.
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TEXAS-1927
21st Annual Assembly Waco December 5th
M:.111:.D. C. McCORD, G:.M:.
Two hundred and ninety-one Councils. 39,451 members; net
gain, 266. Cash balance, $3,387.13.
Present. All Grand Officers, except the Chaplain; thirteen Past
Grand Masters; Representatives of ninety-four Councils; thirty-
seven Grand Representatives, Companion L. R. CoNRO, of Gold-
thwaite, responding for New York.
It takes longer to get a general view of what conditions are
and what was done, in Texas, than almost anywhere else. The
Proceedings read like a stenographic report of a meeting with,
no doubt, some program, but one no more discoverable than
any attempt at organization of the minutes of the Assembly.
The present arrangement, if that is what it can be called,
would seem to be wasteful for Texas, and it certainly is that
for her friends.
General Grand Master 0. FRANK HART gave two hearty,
breezy, neighborly talks which pleased the Texans greatly; there
was much serious thought-yes, profound ideas-embodied in
them, too. The General Grand High Priest was there, having
come to Waco for the Grand Chapter meeting. So was CHARLES
A. CONOVER from Michigan, who is General Grand Secretary
of the General Grand Chapter. As somebody-MoRDHURST, I
think-has said "It is getting to be so nowadays that when a
man addresses a Grand Council anywhere, he is made an honor-
ary member of it." Accordingly CHARLEY CONOVER and FRANK
HART were so recorded, but not until after FRANK had asured
himself that no dues would have to be paid.
The Grand Master quite evidently worked hard through the
year, to judge from the long record of official acts. He visited
about fifteen Councils, but did not find conditions as he had
hoped. He says that a large majority of the Councils have no
one who can do the work as it ought to be done; they need
instruction in the ritual.
Our friend, the good natured SAM HELM who does the re-
viewing, says he was astonished when he first ran across mis-
statements regarding the operations of the "Texas Plan," but
he is used to them now. To set the erring right, he explains
that fees are charged the same as elsewhere, petitions are re-
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ceived and reported upon by investigation committees, and a
unanimous ballot is necessary for election.
May be most of us have been unjust in commenting upon
the plan, but the Texans themselves are beginning to question
its virtue. The Grand Master himself suggests that a change
will have to come soon :
"Twenty-one years ago this Grand Council was rehabilitated and set
up as an independent Grand Body, with the exception that a Brother
petitioning for the Chapter was required to petition for the Council de-
grees and pay five dollars therefor. This provision has obtained since
that time, and while it was apparently necessary in order to rebuild the
Grand Council and put it in a self-supporting position, yet we believe
that if this requirement were abrogated the Chapter and Council both
would be benefited. I therefore recommend that the Grand Chapter be
requested to repeal that portion of the law requiring a Brother to petition
for the Council Degrees."
The Chapter collects the fees both for itself and the Council,
when a candidate applies for the Capitular degrees. Five dollars
go to the Council. Out of this amount $2.50 must be sent to
Grand Council. Some Councils accept the five dollars as mini-
mum and require an additional amount of the candidate for
Cryptic degrees. With these facts in mind the following words
of the Grand Master-elect will be somewhat clearer than they
otherwise might be:
"We charge seven dollars in San Antonio. The Council minimum is
five dollars, but we charge seven, and consequently we can send the two
and a half up here and it don't hurt us. We have twelve or fifteen
dollars in our Treasury, and we charge a dollar a year dues in that
Council. We have got to get together and work out some plan to put
this Grand Council on its feet. What it will be, I don't know, but
with the help of the Finance Committee and this wonderful Recorder
over here, I think we can do it, and I want you to help me this year
to try to get this Grand Council out of debt and create a sinking fund,
because we are going to need it. Some time this Grand Council might
be separated from the Grand Chapter, and when it is, it will need every
dollar we can get, because we are compelled now to pay the five dollars
when we take the Chapter degrees, and that goes right in with the
other. We have also a law in this Grand Council that the Recorder of
your Council gets your five dollars, and he waits until this Companion
takes his degrees, which lots of them never do take. If we could have
arranged it so that when these petitions were made out, that the 1)1oney
shall be turned over to the Recorder, and he is to send that two and
a half right on up to the Grand Recorder, I think we would have
gotten about twenty thousand dollars more than we have gotten, because
there is about four thousand we don't know anything about."
This throws more light on the Texas Plan than we ever were
given before. We are glad to see too, the first indications of
a resolve to get rid of it, or at least work out something more
satisfactory.
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another degree, nor why every living man upon this earth is going
to pass three overseers, or why the South is going to be vacant when
his work is set in its proper place, nor why he is to have the signet
of one who is a Lion among men and from the Tribe of Judah. And
without every one of these points being as clear as sunlight to him, he
cannot begin to appreciate the wondrous beauty of Masonry, its match-
less cycle of symbolism, or its unerring guidance of eternal Truth.
"The Grand Bodies will find their troubles cured when they learn
(I) that all men are not qualified to be members and (2) when they
have taught their members the fundamentals of Masonry.
"And this education does not mean a lot of tommyrot about Paul
Revere and the Boston Tea Party, nor a raft of guff about the sym-
bolism of the square and the compasses and the apron, nor does it mean
a flood of sophistry, supposed to be high-brow stuff on philosophy. But
it does mean that the members should be taught the meaning of the
degrees, and that every iota of the ritual is applying to every man who
lives upon this earth ; that within those ceremonies are pictured every
phase of his life, and that he is pointed to all things worth while; that
his three separate natures are going to be developed. just as Masonry
shows it. After a Mason is given an insight into Masonry, he finds a
life-time enjoyment in the Fraternity, but it is a sealed book to him
until that insight is given and he is like a deaf man at a musical recital.
"Everybody is supposed to know Masonry teaches by symbols, but
the members are not shown those symbols in their wonderful interpre-
tation;. somebody is always spouting about the symbolism of the imple-
µients, but not of the symbolism of Masonry, and that is the very
knowledge the member needs. Without this knowledge, he can never
know the meaning, and it is the meaning of everything that really
counts. Think of the condition in the sacred precincts of your home,
if your wife and children meant nothing to you.
"Companions, some of you may think that I have gone crazy on
the subject of Masonic education; you may think that I believe that
every member should be a profound student of Masonry, but such is
not the case. The day will never come when all of us, or a majority
of us, are learned Masons, but the day has come, and has been here
for centuries, when Masons may claim the privilege of being taught the
fundamentals. All of us will agree that every child should have the
privilege of learning the alphabet, and that is the identical claim I am
making for every Mason, that he should have the privilege of knowing
the ABCs of Masonry.
"When Masonic membership is composed of Masons at heart and
they are taught the fundamentals of Masonry, all our ills will be cured.
God makes Masons and we make members; let's be more careful in
the future, both in our selection of material and in the discharge of
our duty to the newly-made Companion. Carelessness on these two points
have caused all our troubles."
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VERMONT-1927
74th Annual Assembly Burlington June 14th
M.·.m.·.cHR1sTrn B. CRowELL, G. ·.M.·.
Fifteen Councils, I,866 members; net loss, 25. Cash bal-
ance, $I,385.42.
Present: All Grand Officers, except the Grand Steward;
twenty-one Past Grand Masters; Representatives of twelve
Councils; twenty-four Grand Representatives, among them the
Grand Master himself representing New York.
Past Grand Master SARGENT was there, with CHARLES L.
HAIGHT, the Grand Correspondent, from New Jersey; Grand
Master EDWARD M. WHEELER of Rhode Island; and Past Grand
Masters WILLIAM 0. SHELLEY and GEORGE A. Krns, of Con-
necticut. Companion SARGENT spent his early life in Vermont,
we learn from the Vermont Correspondent's report on New
Jersey. CHRISTIE B., in talking about him says:
"The influence of the Grand Master's (this means DoNALD J. SARGENT)
early life in Vermont and continued association therewith doubtless con-
tributed much to the vigor and enterprise which made his year's activities
and the report thereof an outstanding event in the Cryptic history of
New Jersey."
That is what Green Mountain air does for Grand Masters.
Companion CROWELL is incorrigibly Vermont and good-natured.
Must be Republican, too, as Vermonters go, for in reporting
on the death of a Past Grand Master, the lovable Companion
DR. EDWIN BuxToN CLIFT, he says :
"Although he was a consistent Democrat, he was elected to represent
his town at the 1925 session of the State legislature."
The comma after "Democrat" allows time for reflection.
One cannot help liking the Grand Master. He gives himself
just as he is, in his Address. He can afford to do it. Nor does
he hesitate to say what ought to be said, doing it with that
mixture of Yankee shrewdness and humor which get things
done without leaving a smart behind.
He attended all the District Meetings there were during the
year. He says that the work was well done and everything
excellent-but: "Four of the Councils were not represented in
any way." That, with his past experience as Grand Lecturer,
prompts him to drive home that the district system is not the
cure-all it was predicted to be by the proposers thereof. He
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tells the story in terms of membership statistics, from 1920 on-
ward, and finds the "steady progress" to have been "in a very
undesirable direction." The gain in membership for the five
years from 1920 to 1925 was 415. The high-water mark then
reached was 1,946. Now the number is 1,866, a loss of exactly
eighty. The Grand Master sees no better prospect ahead "unless
we take measures to change the direction of our journey."
And now his recommendation :
"In the face of these facts I recommend that the Grand Master and
Grand Lecturer, together if possible but singly if necessary, arrange in
addition to attendance upon district meetings, which seems to be about
all which is expected of them at present, to visit at least those Councils
with whom the meetings are not held with especial reference to those
who have evidently fallen into error of believing Ahishar to be our patron
saint instead of a striking example of a faithless sentinel.
"In each of the two years I served as Grand Lecturer the Grand
Master and I visited each Council in the State, so I am in position
to know that the above program would not be a serious tax upon any
Companions who ought to be chosen for these positions.
"The necessary expenses of these visits should be paid by Grand
Council, which is somewhat short of money, and in order to provide
the small amount necessary and create a fund with which the expenses
of the Grand Master at the triennial sessions of the General Grand
Council can be taken care of when necessary in as easy a manner as
possible I also recommend that our per capita be raised from thirty
to forty cents, commencing with the coming year.
"We have drifted ton~ enough, Comp~nions. Awake! Arouse! before
we are condemned to die!"
There is Yankee salesmanship for you. The raising of the
per capita tax by ten cents a year went through, and $170.00
was appropriated toward meeting the expenses of the incoming
Grand Master's attendance at the Denver Triennial.
He also has an interesting word to say on the Super-Excellent
degree which, he believes, "originated in consequence of a desire
on the part of some ancient Companion to present an outlet for
the dramatic urge which finds little opportunity for expression
aside from vocal, in many of our degrees." Most Councils, he
says, feel it to be "too much of a degree to be suited to their
capacity" and give it but scant attention. He mentions how the
smallest Council in the State made a success of it and suggests
that the others go and do likewise. But:
"Make the Royal and Select worth while first. And don't over-
emphasize the Super."
Being a sociable body the Grand Master did considerable
visiting. We of New York had him with us in 1926. He at-
tended also the Annual Assemblies of Massachusetts and New
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Jersey and the Centennial Assembly of the Grand Council of
Massachusetts.
Thanks to his thoughtfulness, Vermont's Grand Council is
among those which contributed toward the Florida Tornado Re-
lief, instead of leaving it all to Grand Lodge. He caused $75.00
to be sent.
ALFRED C. WILSON is another live wire of the type of CHRIS-
TIE B. CROWELL. He is recorded as Grand Chaplain, but pray-
ing alone not having proved a success in giving the Councils
an upward trend, he took to the work of Grand Lecturer again.
His report gave the Companions something to think about and
resolve to do. This is how it puts the case "up to" the Officers
of the Council:
"Cryptic Masonry is not something to be lightly treated. It is a
serious part of our great heritage. It needs attention and interest on
our part.
"One may plead that modern life has its multitudinous calls and that
we cannot attend to all. But where men accept office in a Body there
should be an attempt to fulfill vows of office. The Officers of a Council
have assumed vows and have duties. Rehearse your vows. Listen to your
duties. They will surely make us better Council members and lead us
to make our Cryptic Masonry a real live thing in our Masonic life.
Quiescent Councils, latent energy, cold indifference, neglectful attitude-
how could these things be if Officers of Councils were up and doing?"
The Committee on Doings of Grand Officers congratulates
the Grand Council on having had Companion CROWELL at the
head of things, visiting Councils at home and Royal and Select
Jurisdictions elsewhere, always performing "every Masonic duty
punctually and with conspicuous ability." The Grand Lecturer,
too, gets his just mead of praise for "energetic and most faithful
service." The Committee thinks that "the static condition" of
Vermont may be one reason for the decline in numbers. At the
same time it approves the Grand Master's recommendation as
to plans for arousing the sleepers. So it isn't the "static" so
much as the lull.
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inspiration absorbed in such work are not incompatible with the
duties attached to the Grand Mastership.
Thirty-nine Jurisdictions are reviewed with keen discrimina-
tion and fraternal candor and in a happy style. The voice of
experience rings out clearly here and there. Somebody compli-
mented a Council on being presided over by a Companion who
had held the Master's chair for twenty-four years; CHRISTIE
B. knows. what it means for a Council to be "kept in one man's
pocket" for a quarter of a century, and he says:
"We had a case in Vermont, where one man kept others from pass-
ing through the chairs for a long term of years. The Council finally
died. Such records may be fine for the Master but are a deadly damper
on initiative."
Vermont is never forgotten. CHARLES LucIAN HAIGHT of
New Jersey having made a name for himself at the Round Table,
the Green Mountain Boy at once scents "Vermont influence in
the excellent correspondence." And to clinch the point he adds
that since CHARLES L. moved to Vermont "his reviews have
been growing steadily better-and they were first class to start
with." It's all right. We like CHRISTIE all the better for it.
We want to thank him too for his gratifying survey of New
York for 1926. Let's hope he will come up our way some day
and look us over.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, 1927-28
FRED H. DoLLOFF, St. Johnsbury, Grand Master; TRUMAN J.
ALLEN, Deputy Grand Master; HERBERT T. KELLEY, Grand
Principal Conductor of the Work; FRANK ADAMS, Grand Treas-
urer; HENRY H. Ross, Burlington, Grand Recorder.
Next Annual Assembly: Burlington, June 12, 1928.
VERMONT-1928
75th Annual Assembly Burlington June 12th
M.'.111.'.FRED. H. DOLLOFF, G:.M:.
Fifteen Councils. 1,838 members; net loss, 28. Cash bal-
ance, $773·44·
Present: All Grand Officers ; nine Past Grand Masters ; four
District Deputies; Representatives of thirteen Councils. Past
Grand Master CHRISTIE B. CROWELL responded as Representa-
tive of New York.
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Among the honored visitors were General Grand High Priest
CHARLES C. DAVIS; Past Grand Master EDWARD M. WHEELER
of Rhode Island; Grand Master HILLMAN and Past Grand
Master LEACH of Maine; Past Grand Masters SHELLEY and
KIES of Connecticut ; Grand Correspondent CHARLES L. HAIGHT
of New Jersey; Grand Principal Conductor of the Work JOHN
A. CROSIER of Massachusetts; and our own M." .Ill." .GEORGE 0.
LINKLETTER, Grand Master of the Grand Council of New York.
The conditions relative to gains and losses in membership
caused the Grand Master to say that the Councils "cannot go
on indefinitely and prosper living on the results of labor of
years gone by."
He attended the Triennial at Denver and the Annual As-
semblies of the Grand Councils of Massachusetts and Maine,
and was represented at the Annual Assemblies of New York,
and New Jersey, by Past Grand Master CHRISTIE B. CROWELL.
He finds the outcome of the District Meetings "somewhat
disappointing." But he believes in the District System and wants
it continued. His suggestion is that meetings should be held
in all Districts. He was present at three such meetings which
were well attended and in every way successful.
He recommends the adoption of the Super-Excellent Ritual
adopted by the General Grand Council at Denver.
No doubt the serious condition brought on by the flood which
swept over Vermont, had much to do with conditions which the
Grand Master describes as "disappointing." Under such circum-
stances not much advancement could be hoped for. Vermont
has our sincerest sympathy in the trials through which she has
had to pass.
The Committee on Finance reports that the treasury is pretty
well depleted and some action should be taken to meet expenses.
No action was taken.
To our own Grand Master, M. ·.Ill.· .GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER
was accorded the privilege of presenting to the retiring Grand
Master the Jewel and Apron.
CORRESPONDENCE
This is Past Grand Master CHRISTIE B. CROWELL's tenth report.
The reviews are made up largely of significant quotations. He
is very sparing in comment, but there is enough of it to add
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zest to the reading. They are good natured throughout and here
and there one catches the twinkle of his eye at the time of
writing. New York for 1927 is particularly well presented.
Companion CROWELL was there in person. That makes all the
difference in the world. We hope he will be with us again
before long.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, 1928-29
TRUMAN J. ALLEN, Brandon, Grand Master; HERBERT T.
KELLEY, Deputy Grand Master; FRANK W. CORLISS, Grand
Principal Conductor of the Work; FRANK ADAMS, Grand Treas-
urer; ARCHIE S. HARRIMAN, Burlington, Grand Recorder.
Next Annual Assembly: Burlington, June 11, 1929.
WASHINGTON-1928
33d Annual Assembly Tacoma May 9th
M.".Ill.""WILLIAM G. ROWLAND, G:.M:.
Seventeen Councils. 3,o63 members; net gain, 15. Cash bal-
ance, $990.18. Total cash assets, $2,990.18.
Present: All Grand Officers except the Grand Principal Con-
ductor of the Work; ten Past Grand Masters; Representatives
of all the seventeen Councils in the State ; nineteen Grand Rep-
resentatives, New York not among them. Is Washington to
permit the Representative of New York, who ever he may be,
to absent himself year after year? We have mentioned the
matter before. Will not the powers that be look into the mat-
ter and let us have a Representative who will attend at least
once in three years ?
Past Grand Masters JONES of California and MILLER of
Canada honored the Assembly by their presence.
Companion DAVID L. DEMOREST, the first Grand Treasurer of
the Grand Council of Washington, was introduced and spoke
of the early history of the Rite in Tacoma.
The Grand Master devoted himself whole-heartedly to the duties
of his office. He visited all but one of the Councils of the Juris-
diction and attended the Triennial at Denver. He found that
success depends more on "the kind of material received and
greeted than upon numbers."
The Councils sent $157.65 to the Mississippi Valley Flood
Relief Fund.
Preparations are under way to make the Jubilee Triennial
of the General Grand Council, to be held at Tacoma, in 1930,
a great success.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, 1928-29
H. L. QUIGLEY, Seattle, Grand Master; WILLIAM T. DRIPS,
Deputy Grand Master; ARTHUR L. TRUE, Grand Principal Con-
ductor of the Work; HENRY L. KENNAN, Grand Treasurer;
HORACE W. TYLER, Tacoma, Grand Recorder.
Next Annual Assembly: Tacoma, May 8, I929.
CORRESPONDENCE
Good as always-and he has been at it for fourteen years-
Companion EDWARD F. TYLER reviews the Proceedings of forty
American Grand Councils and the General Grand Council. It is
all done with an eye to helpfulness. The reviews are short, to
the point, and interesting. New York for 1927 received court-
eous consideration.
WISCONSIN-1928
71st Annual Assembly Madison February 22d
M.'.Ill.'.JOSEPH P. RAFENSTEIN, G.'.M.'.
Twenty-nine Councils. 9,5I8 members, net gain, 3&>. Cash
balance, $611.05.
Present : All Grand Officers except the Grand Recorder and
the Grand Chaplain; six Past Grand Masters; Representatives
of all the twenty-nine constituted Councils plus one Council,
U. · .D. ·.; twenty-one Grand Representatives, among them Grand
Trustee EDMUND S. BAKER for New York.
Companion ROBERT A. WOODS, Grand Recorder of the Grand
Council of Indiana, was present as the Personal Representative
of the General Grand Master. He told something of the history
of the General Grand Council since its formation, at Detroit,
in 18&>. That organization, he held, saved Cryptic Masonry
from being frittered away by ritual-tinkers. All but five Grand
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Councils, not counting Texas which is not independent, are now
federated together. The fiftieth anniversary is to be celebrated
in 1930, when the General Grand Council will meet at Tacoma,
Washington.
The absence of Companion WILLIAM W. PERRY who served
the Grand Council for so many years as Grand Recorder, called
attention to the great service he has rendered to the Rite. Now
that his health does not permit him to move about as in the
past, the Companions decided to extend to him a tribute of their
love and affection, and so they elected him Grand Recorder
Emeritus and passed resolutions acknowledging their indebted-
ness to him.
The Grand Master visited many Councils. He attended also
the Triennial of the General Grand Council at Denver.
The Report of the Grand Lecturer, Companion CHARLES F.
DIETAS, gives many interesting glimpses of the work in Wis-
consin. Forty-one Official Visits were made to help on efforts
to bring out more impressively the lessons of the degrees.
Baraboo Valley Council, No. 35 conferred the Royal and
Select Master degrees in the evening.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, I928-29
HowARD I. CRAWFORD, Wausau, Grand Master; ORRIN H.
LARRABEE, Deputy Grand Master; FRANK B. Moss, Grand Prin-
cipal Conductor of the Work; DAVID HARLOWE, Grand Treas-
urer; WILLIAM W. PERRY, Grand Recorder Emeritus; WILLIAM
F. WEILER, Milwaukee, Grand Recorder.
Next Annual Assembly: Eau Claire, February 20, 1929.
No Correspondence Report.