The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-06-10
Capitular Masonry i'm Louisiana.

ceedings of the twenty-fourth IN
nual convocation of the Grand
Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, OF
the State of Louisiana, held in New
Orleans on February 14th and 10Th,
1871.
The proceedings proper, and the
statistics, which make up the vol
ume, contain much interesting III
1t seems that the Grand Chapter
of the State was first organized in
1s4S; and that Thos. FL. Lewis, now
deceased, so we'll known here and
throughout the State, as a bright
and jealous Mason, an able lawyer,
and christian gentleman, was the
first Grand High Priest. From that
time to this, twenty-fOur years, there
have been as many Grand High
Priests elected. Thomas II. Lewis
was Grand High Priest in 1S4S-50-
5l-53-54-ive terms. VIM. H. How
ard held the Office in 1S49; JAS. X.
Hartsook, in 1852; Amos Adams,
in 1S55-56-two terms; r. F. Me
CURE, in 1S57-5S-two terms; J.Q'
A. Fellows, in 1859; Abel j. Nor
wood, in 1860; A. S. Washburn, in
1861; Henry r. Swasey, in 1862
63-G4-65-four terms; Henry Re,
genburg, in 1866; II. P. Buckley:
in 1867 Samuel NJ. Todd, in 1868
69-two terms; Hugh Breen, il
1870; and M. L. Girard, in 1871.
OF the above, Lewis, Howard
Adams, Mcclure, Washburn, ant
Regenburg, T now dead.
M. Z. Girard, of Vermillionville
the present Grand High Priest, wa
the first High Priest Of Gordy Chap
ter, at this place. Last year he or
ganized Hope Chapter, U. d., a
Vermillionville, he being the Hig]
Priest thereof; and this year, afte
he became Grand High Priest of tn
State, the singular occurrence hap
pened of the Grand High Priest is
suing a charter for the permanen
organization of a Chapter of whicl
he was at the same time Hig]
Priest. ...I-
There are now in the State thirty
four Royal Arch Chapers, which W
will give in their order: Orlean
Chapter, Concord Chapter, Perse
verance Chapter, all in New Oh
leans; Clinton Chapter, at Clinton
Washington Chapter, at Baton Rou
&c; D. T. Reeder Chapter, at Fal
meryille; Shreveport Chapter, a
Shreveport; Bayou Sara Chapter
at st. Francisville; Cyrus Chapter
at Franklin; DeSoto Chapter, a
Mansfield Delta Chapter, at NeN
Orleans; Livingstone Chapter, a
Bastrop; Minden Chapter, at Mir
den; Monroe Chapter, at Monroe
Polar Star Chapter, at New Orleans
MI. Lebanon Chapter, at Mount LIZ
banon; Homer Chapter, at Homer
springhill Chapter, in Union parish
:. Oak Grove Chapter, in Bienyill
y parish; Natchitoches Chapter, a
} Natchitoches; Greensburg Chapter
at Tangipahoa Vienna Chapter, g
, Vienna; Haynesyille Chapter, i
, Claiborne parish; Lisbon Cllapte:
in Claiborne parish; Gordy Chal
; ter, at Opelousas Hope. Cllapte
, at Vermillionville; and Plains Chal
ter, at Plains Store.
The total number of Royal Arr
; Masons i'm the State, reported
{ members of Chapters, is 1877, beside
| those who are Identified, or member
of Chapters in other States.
| The Grand High Priest, Hug
Breen, in his address to the Gran
| Chapter, among other things, said
It affords me pleasure. to state
YOU that the harmony of the sube
dinate bodies of Capitular Masom
iii our beloved State, during tt
past year has been continuou
affording opportunity for the hea
!. thy growth of our institution, al
giving your Grand High Priest b.
little to comment upon. The val
= GUS subordinate bodies have pc
formed a large amount of Mason
1 work during the year, and as far /;
/ have been able to ascertain, the
has been no year i'll the history
this grand body when the materi
! has been more carefully selecte'
and the labors of the Chapters mo-
carefully and beneficially performe
There has been no rage for maxim
Royal Arch Masons, and the pro
porous condition of our Chapte
generally has relieved from du1
those ardent, but indiscreet, Cor
panions who are sometimes anxiol
!, to build up the financial conditio