Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-06-06
MASON &c.

II ASON1C.
Preceesfngs sfsAs GranAl.slgs.
Insssiiasion OF IN. OfHcers Elect.
Lsvine q The Corner 0tone Of The
fouseoonah Oeroot 7. !. Church.
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Daniel Saachsll, Ne. 1ss, Deilsfousts.s, Or.
v. J. Ross. No IA. 0..umvs. r.. OF. o.s~sed.
!. 4. huescs. No 81. :o.s City. Or. Purs'vsss
Rev. A. y. kesdis. No. 4, OsvsnPor'. ur Orsser.
fCoamiisss On Ssrrign cssrsspoodeoce
T. =. Psrvia, No .. Iewa City. Chsirnas.
3. A. 0Si bsr,, No 3. Dubuque.
4. n. Cotton. NJ. %, Lyoas.
A ceomunication was received from Dr..
n. B. Cochrane, Superintendent Ssldisrs'
Orphans Home, inviting the Grand Lodge
70 visit the institution.
On motion committee Of ave we're sp.
pointed TO visit the Home and report.
Com.nittss-J. r. Harstock, Iowa City !;
W. L. Law. Bloem6sid; g. 8. Cellins, De-
coreh; W. L. Smith, Mt. Pleasant; Caleb
Lamb. Newton.
Upoa the qsstion where should the
Grand Lodge meet next year. Dee Aoines
wss chosen upon the secoud ballot. Du>
bucue. Mt Pleasant and Davenport, each
| received complimentary vote.
The snorn,ng seasitn Was taken up prin
cipally with the hearing Of reports and the
reading and passing upon rssolutions.
Il was decided that reports to the Grand
Ledge must hereafter bs sent in on the Let
Of Msy instead OF on the lst Of June -
| heretofore.
E. A. 0uilbsst read seports On cosres>
poadsncs in regard to the condition Of the
srdsr throughout The United States.
Mr.. \. n. Gillette offered the follow
ing:
W1snsAs, Owing 70 the dsstitueion ol
great number Of our Masonic brethren in
sbs South, nunssous appliaaiiens fer relief
have been reesived BY various lodges in taia
Jurisdiction Therefore
Resolued, That committee Of three be
appointed - . General Southern Relief
Oom0iis to receive and dispense such
Masonic charity % the oreth, en- Of this ju>
risdicti00 may eec fit to contribute through
this Grand Lodge to our Sosthern Masonic
brethren, aud that the Lodges in this jurs-
| diction be secCmmended to dispense their
Mssenic charity to our Southern brethren
through ssid Committee, and that the sum
Of eiO0 bs appropriated by this Grand
Lodge for such relief
Motion carried.
A committee Of three was appointed "a
report at the next session Of the Grand
Lodge in reference 10 location and
building Of Grand Masonic Tem-
pie for the accommodation Of the Grand
Lodge Of the State.
| Tho Grand Lodge convenes at Dss
Moines, the first Tuesday in June. 1868.
The Grand Chapter, Grand Council and
Grand Commsndery meet in this city on
the 10th Of October next.
| At about p. NJ tho embers formed q
procession at Masonic Hall-ihs 81. Simon
Of Cyrene Comnsndery taking the lead, un-
der command Of w. +. Peck. En-. Com,
followed BY the Everts Commandesy ei
Rock Island, under the command Of V. n.
Blandiog. En-. Gem with the visiting Sir
Knibts from different Command dsries Of che
State 10 the rear; ,hs whole under the di,
rection Of VIM. &. Lsfiingwell. RI. Em. Ceu>
mandsr Of the Grand Commssdssy Of the
state Of Iowa-and marched to LsClaire
Hall, where they received the officers cleo,
| Of the Grand Lodge Of the State Of Iowa
and escorted them to the Gernsn TAsatrs,
where the newly elected officials-M. ".
Reuben Nickel. Montezuma. Grand Master;
n W.. Joseph Chspm,n. Dubuque, Sr., g
Warden; NJ. W.. +. n. Gillette. Bur
lington, Jr. g. Warden; ". W., VIM. F Kids
der, Davenport. Grand Treasurer N. W..
Theodore 5. Psrvin, Iowa City. Grand Sec
setsr were duly installed BY Dr. +. A.
GuiIbert, r. G n. and Gust odiAn.
The orstion Of Rev. D. S. Watson, n. W.
Grand Orator, was then delivered, occupy
in: about three quarters Of an hsur. 1,
WAS pronounced BY oil who had the pleasure
oflistening to i, to BE- one Of the most mss :
terly efforts they ever listened to.
At about $3.50 IA, procession, num-.
bering about three hundred, rs formed,
preceded BY the American Silver Band.
discoursing most excellent music, and
marched up Third street TO Brady. and from
there to Fourteenth street whore the csrs
monies Of laying the corner stone Of The
new Methodist Episcepsl Church were in.
auguratsd and conducted according . the
established ritual Of the Church, Rev. A. J.
Kynstt conducting the services.
Addresses were delivered BY +. 8. PR.
vim, Grand Sscsssasy. Rev. T. +. Csrkhill. .ol
Buri,agton, end Rev. Edward Egelsston, oi
Chicago.
Cop'ss Of :hs DsuscaAT, che 0asetss. the
Nssthrestsra Ckriseias Aisocsts. Nsskolist
Church DisepIiss, A5thsdise Aims~ae. Msth.
od'ss Hymn 8oob. and procesiings Of the
Irsnd Lodge Il F. + A. N. ef he 0tste oi
Iowa for 1905 were deposited under the
ssone.
The grssd procession. ths imsesing csss
monies and The extrsae,y fine wsathss called
out very large number Of our citizens whs
manifested much interest in the proceed,
ings.
A DAsrAnDLy CasAs.- Lest night amer
dark Mr. "a. Fay. who lives on Haia street,
aear Twelfth. heard shsieks ef-a woman
appsrsnily eut shert distacs o6. Ar0isg
himself uioh pistol hs vent cut, end SION
nss -. Jn1oD Armstrong;. Who lives near
~. 1p sosa overlook . man and