The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-12-28

vile Lodge No. 81 and Reed lodge
No. 3l6s and of Evansville. Chapter
No II, was a very pleasing and inter
esting affair, and attracted a vast
crowd to the Walnut Street Presbyte-
riau Church, where the ceremonies
we're held at 2-u'ciopk yesterday.afters
noon lHrdg4sH a0lseinm01
The procession was formed at II
O'Clock, mareb5ng from. the lodge
Room, on Main Street, via Main, First
and Walnut Streets. to the Church,
and was led by the Crescent City
Silver Baud, making excellent music.
The procession was made up as fol-
lows: Crescent City Silver Band,
Master Masons clothed, +" old officers
of tie Lodges, Royal Arch Masons
clothed" old officers Of the Chapter,
officers elect of the Lodges and Chap
ter, Chaplains, Orator, &C., &c.
After arriving at the church, a fer
vent and eloquent prayer was offered
up by Rev. Pentecost, Chaplain Of
Evansville Lodge. The officers elect
of the two Lodges were then present
ed and obligated by Acting Deputy
Grand Master, Sharra, and after
wards duly invested with the insignia
of Office.
Afterwards Most Excellent High
Priest, Geo. Fl. Fish, installed the
officers of Evansville Chapter, ac-
cording to the. beautiful and impress
sive ritual of the Order. Companion
Jas. F Welborn acting assCaptain of
Ceremonies.
The following are the several Off
GERS installed:
Officers of EoansojIle Lodge, No
GIL. Haas, Master; G. II. Butter
field, Senior Warden; Harry, Josephs,
Junior Warden - Philip Echei,
Treasurer; A. J. Colburn, Secretary.
Officers of Reed Lodge, No. 316.-
VIM. E. HolIingsworth, Master; S. s.
Frowe, Senior Wardeni e. e. Jenk-
ms, Junior Warden; j. J. Hays,
Treasurer; JIG. Farrow, Secretary.
Officers of EUansUille Chapter, No II.
George H. Fish, High Priest; VIM.
F. Hollingsworth, King; j. Fl. Gar
lin, Scribe; G. FL. Butterfeld, Captain
Of the Hosts; Alexander Sharra,
Principal Sojourner; T. W. Simpson,
Royal Arch Captain; S. S. Frowe,
Master 3djVal; Z. Z. jenkins, Mas
ter I'd Vail; J. J. Hays, Master 1st
Vail; j. K. Minor, Treasurer; A. j.
Colburn. Secretary.
At the close of the Installation
ceremonies, Judge Law was intro
duced, and delivered an address oc-
cupying about fifty minutes, abound
ing in interesting historical facts and
incidents, and in lucid, forcible and
instructive enuneiation of the finda-
mental principles of Masonry-plain
and convincing answers to objections
urged against the order. and a deeply
impressive exhortation to the broth
erhood to take care to practice and
show forth to mankind in their walk
and conversation the beautiful and
benefcenttenets Of the order The
following historical portion of the
Grafton we publish in full for the edi-
fcation of the fraternity and of the
public generally, regretting that we
! are not able to publish the address
entire:
! COMPANIONS AND BRETHREN: IT, =sas
+ Before entering on the subject
which | propose to discuss, connected
with our order, and for which purpose
we have met this day in the celebra-
ton of our Patron, ST. John the
Evangelist, [ wish to say that, as a
matter of interest to our Masonic
Brethren throughout the State, have
btaken some notes from the records of
the Vincennes lodge, the = jifst
Lodge Of NdsOns organized IN Eqdt-
ana"
In the year 1906, upwards of half a
century since, and at a time when
this great State, now the fifth in the
Union ,was for the most part wiI2
derness, and at least two thirds of it
occupied by savage tribes, when Vim
cennes was the Territorial Seat of
Government for all the Territory
called the Northwestern Territory
including noa0 the four great States of
Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wis
consin, petition was signed, at Vim
cennes, by George Wallace, James
Adams, General w. johnson, Davis
I Floyd, and Samuel 6 wafhmey. Master
Masons, asking the " Grand Lodge of
y Kentucky. - through = Abraham