, 1875-08-01
SECRET SOCIETIES.
..hEn Installation Exercises Of Ashler
Lodge Of Masons.
r,;rbtz If Pythias Grand lodge sessions
in New York and Indiana.
~ ii Representatives 10 the Grand Lodge Q!
0dd-Fe!Iows Of the United States

"N9CTN.Ns
Nr11LAIIQS 1T ASaLAK 1ondE

MASONIC.
VENTILATION At AsuLAn LpndE
1.rre pumber Of the members Of AAhla
-. IA. $685. with their ladies' and other il
- raa.n, among them many distinguishe
- p. ..rembied at Freemaeons' Hall, in th
...1..u Ex:ress company's Building, On Tues
= .x+o,ug LAST, to participate in the ceie
n,aies Of tue installation ct the officers for th
c,sumg Esaz.
r r.. ,1aciscs we're begun With an ove1tur
.aa ,odee orTauist G. c. Knopfel, foliove
n.n oae br the Quaker City Quartette. Th
~ Henry G. Perry, the ChaplAin-elect, the
90 The divine blessing, after. which th
n,rr.,ta Sang eerenade. The following off
q. xnre theu installed b. the retiring Worship
+dHu.er, Enos Bro 'n:
r~,,t 9. Areu. Worshirful Master.
+ 4 Tbomyeon, Srnicr Warden.
n.v1n II parnug, Junior HatdkD-
: G poae, Treasurer.
e. Rs1. f 6. Ferry inector Of Al sa,nts' Church)
~Tf-Tn.t, ssztor Deacon
nd j. E~,s Junior De,eon.
< o Ksutrs4n, Sen1us Steward
N e f4ief. Junior Steward.
laha P. Fesns, Tyer.
pr1. v. c. Lyman then recited "The Spanish
o,.I." which 1ss 80 rociferously applauded and
enuo,ed that be treated the audience to. ave
Meet upon the Level and Part upon the Sluare, n
.od"n{ suaca B:eeches." c. T. Barnes then
aoa 4tsav Forever Thou Art Nine" aud "sweet
InreL Dream Of Ne"
r. brother J. Adams Alien. N. D., Past
Gf.no Master of the Michigan Grand Lodge,
IN thee introduced, and spoke 1t some length,
crmR tn ensertAlning sketch OK the Antl-Ma-
sonr excitement OF forty years ago. aud PASSING
q ,eTiew beye1at Of tne petsonagea who vel 9
utap,pept during thAt tima.
Alter = slee II the Quaker City Quartette. Bro
John c. Hilton advanced. and. on behal{ Of tho
1Hnrers Ut the Lodge. presented Past Master
Ep:s B. own with q beautiful o1-paipting. Be
inn 1he lxster Gu recover iron bis SURPRISE
xheh was genuine and ehtirelr unaffected, r.
+, Bro. stevens, .. y. @. H.. presented Bro.
Rfp.n WITH beautiful gold-heaced cane The
nuu1t1e expression 10 hts leaItfelt appreciation
q ito coutlpued goodwill aud brotherl7 adec-
tioo cisplayed by bis brethren- The Worshlt tful
Bnnhet had held the position Of Master Tor
th,pe years and all the members OF tine Lodge
felt that hs had left legacy 10 his SUCCESSOR
st1opx, 1igoroua. and unlttd LodKa, aud One
up,dly growing 10 numbe:s and IN the esprit de
oorps which bid tai1 to make 1t the banner Lodge
Of thn Jurisdiction
TIE yaied.c.o,y Was then Rireo br Chaplain
psuy, alter wuch the audience Joined IN the
singing OF the Doxoiogy 10 the tune OF ''Old
Hnudred." and dispersed to their homes, salts
ted ,h4t tho time had been RtU aad pleasantly
Epeat
7aax1cs POSTPONED.
In consequence Of the bad weather which pre-
7a1ls1 IL, kisF, tha p.cnlc Of hlxiunug Lodge,
xlieb had been sat foE that aav, mas POSTPONED
for oue ~eek. Of Until Tuesday next II the
xea,hsr does DOT agal,l interfere. the Lodge will
~,E,s 1-Tv Dovt +eu1 fy,1 IA
day.
The annual basket picnic OF Apollo Lodge No.
612. l. F. Aod L. ~. announced for Tuesday
lsst, md postponed On account ct the bad
weather, vii take Ilace On Wednesday next, It
1E,cey Avenue Grove, On the Chicago, Rock
lsisnd i Pacific Road
CoLcRED LODGES.
The Eoice Of Masonry has lr its issue for All
Eus4 tnot yet lnaiied} I seusla1e and timely azti-
10 On = subject which Is in danger of causing
'teAk ia the Masonic unity Of two great ua.ions-
following is The stlcle in full
Al the consrr,s Of toe i" Union Ct Grand Masters"
ed IT Da1nst-dt in Germany, In April last 1t vas
etaded to recommend 70 tho Gecrnnn Grand Lodges !
ae tecognihon Of the colorel lodges Of the Ca.tel
10 ooaRTc.s = aot 1a until % hss ss ~ .s,os s
the various Grand Lodges Represented by 1t, to
ho it's decisions referred propositions merely
H. ho Herer to be feared shat the action Of the Ger
'an Grand Lodges will te in conformity with the
'co1nu:endaston OF the Congress Of Grand Mss.efs.
1t Is not surprising that the Aasons Of 9ermauy
PARTED frum the.r brethren Of America by q uis
Of many thousand miles, aeakiug another Ian
u7Ee, enioy.n. only IN interrupted Communication
nd differing materially from US the law and Erac-
GO Of Grand Lodge Jurisdiction. should altogether
nd thia question OF coored lodges rs it
frseus it-eaf In the TINTED Ssatca- But It ts to be
xrsod TINT the usual industry and accuracy Of in
est3gst,or ~hi;h on other tpica Of literature, has
Waya been characteristic Of the Teutonic u,iuu
soua not have beel applied 10 the resolution this
Eoblen.
paT.,-a - .a,.,.;.. ~,. f,~4h.~ .,...,.u. H. ..r |
, recognition Of The col5Eel 1tdges--measures
htch nxy very seriously impair the harmony now
tisng t'etweeu th~ Masonic powers Of the two coun-
1ss--ste Get1ia4n Masens should correctly under
snd NtAs il the skatuA and the Qretens1on in thts
,untry Of those who called - Co1ored Mzsona" |
. commend TO their atte1don the following para
T. which, ho~erer. gives to The German aasons pre-
sey the information this subject which they need
ID wilt b they evidently do net posse:
= annual meeting Of their Grand Lodge in this CITY,
be public usually mistakes the attitude of the Free
zsoas sowards The coloEed lodges. TIC latter do
sse Of New York, and hence are = schismstic body
lth which loyal Aasous forbidden to hold inter
~. TINT theae sehismat3c bodies happen to be
III the refusal Of the Regular AaAons to recognize
~ and they would te treated iu precisely The same
Y sEe taey composed Of wlite rueu. Enlesx the |
md 1odge they must necessarily be treated Is !
osa ThA is universal Masonic Law, and 1t is absurd
ks HI
1he most learned Masonic jurist could not have
ssd tn Argument more corre.ty- There Is ques-
a d sace or color implicated Il these nen had
q tha xhiest specimen Of the Aryan that ever
.ns i7u1n the CAUCASUS, their position would ba
" thA xane- They men practising the Rites Of
ssssueasonsy without legal AuthoEty-opening and ]
an8 todges Without charters OF warrants Ut coneti
~ !. aang from recognized Grand Lodge |
70 AaoaEh Ia Ibis fFee country huch things may be
10 Without violation Of tbs municipal law, in no !
a&s! xhere Masonry exists can they be done with
violation Of Masonic Law.
nc aet1nan Grand Lodges insist en- the Tccogni-
q schissnauc and cAndattine lodges, they will be
saraan4 = blow not On the independents and | :
saeteuty Cd the American Grand Lodges, alone, but
9ae purity and integrity OF Masonic discipline.
2 hlos, 1t need not be said. will be vigorously |
ased IN the Uui:ed sta,es md dep1or1ble mag be
sesata Of such resistance, 1t c1uuot be avoided Il
*oQd Preserve the legal PRINCIPLES of the orEantzs~
4asoury IN this country.
,. fREEAAsoSR5 AND TIE BuuRBoSs-
[he following sketch Of the connection Of d
eemaeonrY with the Last Of tbe Boutoons =
the Reign Of Terror is taken from advance :,
'ess Of shs Foicc IF Aasonyy for August: =
81 y fsct not generally known and yet which IL
~ q ventilation, that the last three KpGs Of the
trbdu line IN FEanoe we1e Freemasons. The =,
amer Cesar AareAu makes in his PfeeiA sur ID :,
= 70 Aaconnes7s (p. !, Any the following state
81 The new Constitution In 1771) three chambers
erected IN the hoeom Of the Grand Orient for the
'saa89Ahon ID the Lodges Of pa1ia and the prpv- l.
= Tie Duke Of Luxeuahrg performed the cere-
q natal12tlon and gave on this occasion superb
. the Grand Orient. Paris had nerer seen says
e0e, = mora rro1npouk snd b1illi2nt MAeouic fete'
oee wA4 instituted at court and thfea Eiups he m