, 1875-06-13
Recognition Of Cclored ltasors---
Knights Of the Red Cross
6foriflcation OF the Odd Fellows at
Watseka.
miscellaneous Notes Concerning
the OrucT.
Knights Of Pyta!as.



Tla Grand Lodge OF Wisconsin F. snd 4. n.
convened ia Milwaukee Tuesday 1Go out OF IT'S
lodges in the State wese represented.
Grand Master Cot:r;!l delivered the annual
address,, in the course OF which he used tho fol-
loving language concerning the Eastern Star
traud:
In July 1874 the Masters Of .eycra! Of the subori-
tntee applied By letter {os alvsc and i-ectlcrs
taang tkat they had received Printed circulars ad-
mi. here he hax since died, notifying ,1em that he
would visit their logra certain da. designa:ed IN
s1der 70 organize What tie t.rErd chalHezs Of the
Extern S:&E.7 gave the Natter iamcdi 4te attention
md thorough Investigation. found t1ct III organ
1aGop under s2alewat different Ea,no and lie
shs Proposed concern u tozar resIects had e1t''ca
kad had been tolerated by the Grand Or:tut OF
France during tie last century BIT: that II had de-
Ryed and died there. IN ho1ewa; different shape it
sppsArea to have bfeu revived i'll this colIry and the
eIor was to import !, lrto th.s arlsdicon. in rder
list its protector might ut t.:onts" IL hie rurr.
p<rsoual interview MIR lin brought .1"a him the
sIen-2nu, as II seemed to c, the dithoEcss:Fowal
that his oact in disseminating it VS. 10 enable him
the better End conveniently n sell books ctc-,
That he engaged III retailing. HI stated that be
tzled uohiaG Tor i, but that hy meeting tie brethren
HaemLaed Together In one rIsto aud 1T their lodge
rooms to her him lecture and r.'eiye tits order,
he enabisd thereby 70 et!. his wares CONVEX
lenty, and thEt LIE was s:s saved tie time and trouble
nf calling each separately. In surs bis oje.t At the
bottom Was to sell hls goods, 70 spend bis evenings
PLEASANTLY ut the profit - himself II for eact ca.-
ter granted, which ctsr.cr signed IN ttack he carried
Nth him; and this he rropt6eA 70 DO n the oa1ne Of
md n nitachnep. or s;Ien1a9e to T7ce.nHsonry-
81 once stated hin Tint bis project coaId haye
fro+a oa}F d'sarIroval and disco1neaanro that
beAevee the sentiment Ct LIP G~2Id Lodge Was
sgAin6i AAy CONCERN, and that or c >Is;tInon
md Standing regulations positively prohibited it He
hssu1ad that he would sauton tse bu1aesa IN this
iursdictto2, lu feeling TO esTecia. coA4ence IN ans
pror,ite E1Ide by ans unworthy Is p't8 SGT
leded he WAS, cauEed clEeuar 70 be t*sued TO oil
suo.dlnates calling their 4setion to the fact that hy
the Constitution the comforting Of honorary OF side
II closiug. tue 4. II. congratulated the Order
nn the general E-os?@7ity AID batno15 peryad-
luE thu craft II the Jurisdiction.
Tho Graad Treasurer reported receipts Of
tA,C7423, aud i balance On baud of Sl0,r r96 So.
At the second day Eets!on the Grand Secee-
k.rv. George E. HoeAiuson- submitted bis re-
port, from WHICH it ap-esrs ha; tae number OF
lodges wn!ch naie returns for the Masouic year
sndtng Dec. 81. 1874, was ITS. From the re-
beep drawn: Whole number OF Master Mnsons
l0153; Fe!!owc.af:e. 339 Entered Apprentices,
t2s: During tbe pant yc.r TIC hAre been initial
ID 2s2 admitted; W. d.2itt+d 2a3 rejected and
IS hare died. The Grand secrt ttary re-
ports very satisfactory addition to the uraEd
Lodge Library. both donations and exchanges.
Ono Of the i1obt esteemed dOu2:icna is that OF
The reprint OF the proceedings Of tho Grand
Lodge OF Virginia from its organization il TIT
10 1879. This volume coutsi1:s several fine per-
t1aisa Of V,-giniA's early Grand Masters, and one
af Washington clothed as Master Of lodge,
takea five years before ais death At tho pres
ent rate ct iuo:eese Wisconsin vili eoou posseEs
Is dno Masonic l-hIa-: as car ba found III the
3tstes.
Charters were Cteatel 70 D2yton Lodge, 10
satad al Dayton, Green toant:-. aud numbered
i99; to Werner Lodge, l9:..,c1 at Werner, Ju-
pean County, mud nuIape1ed 199; ard to Two
favs-a Lodge, located At Two Rivers, uaaitowoo
County, and numbered 200.
Tta GrAnH rE3oa xEenf7 forY96 = he fsy 1F
recogalzing the Grand Lojeo OF Wyoming, and
adverse to the recognition OF tbs 20. called Grnnd
Orient Of Hungary They also aereed that the
sourse and policy adopted bv the Grand Master
ks 10 Adoptive Masonry. o. side degrees, tt ap-
proved
Following are the officers OF the Grand Lodge
Tor the coming year as elected and appointed:
Grand 4ast1-J. ?. C. Cottrill NilE;a.kce. :.
GFaaa T.<oxureT-N. Z. uiEeE Fond du l4ac-
Grast1sst=reta-p-1- W. Uo"dhul, Berlin.
Juxt<es Grens Lg3as-E ;a + cas;n' . ot Columbus
T. Wright, OF Madison. one year.
L<p.tty t;rcnc Aas:er-N: P. Wing. Ct 1. Crosse
Grand Ltcturef-A. L. 1ou1.1s, Of Milwaukee.
gTund chaplait-The EeF. John bri;ton, Of Fort
G-and Acr.ha1-noct J. Flint, Of Mero.a.nee
Grand ss0ord~ Ata1s7--G. ]. Mi!no;, Ct Nest Bend.
Sentvr Grand Dtaoon-1o.n G. Clark ot Lancaster.
{sntor Grand bea % enTL :; .F:! F. Matt;n # ,;..,
Grand .>t<,raYd-Lo.eI Moore, Jr.
Grond r.4r.t.pa,4-L Heller, Of milwaukee,.
tr1na Is.<r-7Leoaard Barrett, OF Milwaukee.
Caunntttee on FOREIGN Gurrcet lGenct-Nesgrs. LIB
bey, Woodruff; All Swim.
nEcoaS11ios OF co1oEED xAsoSs
The following letter, received By tbs colored
Masons OF Boston from the Convention Of Grand
Lodges recently held at Darn1stadL, is E graslfS-
ug recognition OF true Masoue unity:
DAAxs1Ao1. My II, l>75-Hp 1!ost WorsAiEtai nad
Bxvrsa Hrotr: After long And ye:y spirited debate,
he Convention Of Grand Lo 3ges has at last by the
Ell Grand Lodge Of Boston md the Grand Lodge Of
Ohio tcolnred}: with regard to the motions ade Ly
Ohio, the Convention Of Grand Lodges declares that
heaa Grand Lydges Il pear properly constituted, and
east the Gc1nan Lo,'ges will accord to memhers OF /
Eo*s Lodges and Of their sister Lodges without
Azre and joytaly acceptance into thrsr Lodges"
Il required Long, spirited fight, but we hare carried
70 happy ena, and nov yo4f esu:e Is Is IN order;
request your Grand Lodge to Propose 10 us three Of
your neulhe1s from whom shall choose one es the
Of tie Grand Lodge Of Hamburg in |
Four Grand Lodge In like manner We shall very |
eooo p1oloee thtee of =3e1b to you from whom
roar Grand Lodge will choose for it, representa-
1Ta
Ny telegram Of ths morning you Will n.ye recered.
IN hear;y hro:ke7:y lore greet you. Your truly
kn4tsd brother FREDERICK GLErzA, |
G. n. Of G. l. Of Il.
4 r1EAfASr cEsTESS1AL- |
.. l. eastman Lolge No. 6s5, A. F. aud 4.
T., had very p.ea.aut time last Tuesday even-
Eg. the event being the Kissing Of their
Or 1e0th member. After working the
leg1ee and closing the lodge, the brethren |
acx1 chcd to this ban1re:-roon adjoining the |
Iodge nhere bounteous spread WAS awnlting
Eaa members and guests. One hundred and
fty Eat down. mi did ample jus.lce to the good
things provided By Werner, tue caterer. T. ".
Bro. D. 4. eastman acted Is Master ct Cerc-
nonies. Blaney Quartette furnished tho mueic, |
Ind H. n. Bro. r. r. Gurney, W. Pros. Dau1hl-
n, Sutton, Huvck, With Bros. II. G. Thomp- I
Eon. Frees, aud Ni1klns the speeches
D. 4 Carhman Lodge wae organized under dis I
IN 1872, With +. ". Bro. D. A. Cash
nsa az ". II. The Lodge soon obtained
Ehtster and has worked harmoulously and ear
kesly under II. Bros. eastman, J. S. Mcfarland, |
Nd the present Master, 4. J. Dauphlnev. show
ng It the present time LOO members end stead-
~ increasing. Cashn8n Lodge oceapies finely
furnished hall in Owsley's Block. corner West
hsiison and Robey streets and is considered
tne Of the best lodsea in the State.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Tho third degree Of Masonry will bo confer
Il By Aahlar Lodge sos next Tuesday evening
q the usual excellent mauner of tAat Lodge. |
[4e third =: Aahjar never fai|e 70 cal out 1e-
n&Fkable attendance of the fraternity,
Alfred Tiugr.e, Junior GRIND Warden elect of
ao Grand Ledge Of 1ows, Fas II the city last
Eeek- Mr. N.ngate is one OF the youngest
nsnbers Of the Grand Lodge, but u one OF the
'est- posted Aasons in Iowa. he resides at hl7-
rton+ H., md is serving his SECOND term as
r. Master OF ! thriving sonng Lodge
KaIoHTs OF THE LED CROSS.
tho FIR fL7o Fantfrb fhA !