Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-16

, borrowed from the fire company. Many
! of them resembled the rope torches
| said to have been used by the ancients
on similar occasions. At IL O'Clock
the coffin was placed in the bearse which
took its place in ihe center of the col.
umn, and was surrounded by the bearers
OF the black spheres. The procession
then commenced. and with solemn music
and slow steps, the body was escorted to
the churchyard, three.fourths of mile
distant. At midnight the remains were
silently lowered into the grave, not
word was spoken, but each mem
ber threw one or two shovelfuls
OF ealth upon the coffin until the grave
was filled. The procession then re-
formed, the mutes as before in the cen
ter and departed as it came.
The first lodge in the United States
has never been suspended and has al
ways answered the roll call in the Grand
Lodge of Maryland 1t has kept its place
with unflinching integrity.
THE SOVEREIGN GRAND LODGE.
The Grand Lodge of Maryland and of
the United States was duplex body and
in the latter capacity it granted dispen-
sations to Grand Lodges OF other States.
After these had been granted it evidently
ranked in their breasts that they were
allowed no representative in the govern
ing body, as its constitution provided
that "The Grand Lodge is composed OF
the Past Grands of all the lodges in the
State" In consideration of this feeling
a resolution was adopted requesting the
Grand Lodges of the other States to send
| delegates to attend Grand Committee
meeting for the purpose of making ar
rangements for forming Grand
Lodge of the United States.
To this invitation all the Grand
Lodges responded. On Feb. 90,
1884, the Special Grand Committee con-
vened, with 6. M. Thomas Wildey pre-
siding, at which it was resolved: "That
the Grand Lodge of Maryland be invited
to convey the charter obtained from Eng
land to the Grand Lodge of the Uni ed
States in a separate and distinct capacity,
for the exclusive use of that body" This
precedent in overturning ancient usages
was the means which ultimately brought
about the rehabilitation of the basis and
scope of the whole order, by the recep.
ton of new and independent charter in
1926 from England. The committee re-
ported back to the Grand Lodge of Mary
land and of the United States, and set
of resolutions was adopted in accordance
with those adopted by the Grand Com
mittee, and on February %, 1925, the
Grand Lodge of the United States was
organized as separate body. The ex-
pertinent was novel and had no prece-
dent, but the result has shown
the greatness OF the plan. Cast
ing away the clumsy tools OF
antiquity the pioneer Odd Fellows
invented new instruments, required new
conditions, and boldly produced an or
ganism that has no parallel among
moral or benevolent institutions. The
Grand Lodge OF Maryland and Of the
United States seems but feeble power
to work out such wonders. During its
career it received in all but twenty-eight
members into its communion, of whom
some ten or twelve had to bear the whole
burden OF the venture, and thus the
Grand Lodge Of Maryland and of the
United States passed away; it had done
it's part and made its own history. The
Grand Lodge Of the United States, by it's
constitution, was composed OF a &. NJ, a
d. G. NJ, G.. Secretary, G. G. and a
Rep. of each State Grand Lodge. The
second meeting of this body was held on
March 3Oth, 1925, when the first officers
were installed. The degrees of the order
were at this meeting marshaled in the
following order: White, Pink, Blue
Green, Scarlet, Gold and Purple. The
Royal Purple degree was select
ed as sublime degree, only to
be conferred by State Grand
Lodges and never upon any who had not
| become Past Grands. The number of
Grand Lodges at this time was four and
of subordinates nine. There was an
effort among the people of Baltimore to
make that city the permanent home Of
the Grand Lodge of the United States,
but this was opposed by the representa-
tives of other States and now the place
of meeting of the Sovereign Grand
| Lodge is movable. Such is the history
of the formation of the Grand Lodge Of
the United States and from the small
| beginning it has steadily grown until
to-day it is composed of representatives
from every State in the Union as follows !:
OFFICERS.
Albion, N.Y.
JOHN c. UNDERWOOD 49,. Deputy Grand Sire
Covington, Ky.
THEo. A. Ross 80. ........... Grand Secretary
ISAAC A. SHEPPARD. Grand Treasurer
Philadelphia, Pa.
ALLEN JENcKEs Assistant Grand Secretary
Columbus, o.
| REV. ]. w VENABLE ......... Grand Chaplain
Hopkinsville, KY.
WIN. H. STEVENSON. .........,....G Grand Marshal
WALTER G. DYE Grand Guardian
Winona, MINI.
W. H. FRAZIER ....,..'.-... Grand Messenger
Washington, d. c.
REPRESENTATIVES.
market: Grand Lodge, oliver J. Semmes, P G.
Rep, Mobile; Grand Encampment, William A.
Shields. P. G Rep, Mobile.
Arizona-.Grand Lodge, W. l.. Whepley, PIG,
/ M. Phoenix.
Arkansas-Grand Lodge, James A. Gibson,
P.G.M. Little Rock; Grand Encampment, ]
B. Friedhelm, P G Rep, Camden.
| California-Grand Lodge, Leon d. Freer.
PIG M, Oroville; Grand Lodge Wesley Minta,
| Pc, Stockton; Grand Encampment, w. W.
Lyman, P q P, St. Helena; Grand Encamp-
Colors do-Grand Lodge, John P. Heisler,
PIG. g., Denver; Grand Lodge, Frank A Tut
tie, P G NJ Rosita Grand Encamp nent Chas
| d. Cobb, P G Rep, Denver.
COnnecticut-Grand Lodge, Loren II. Stan
nard, P. G. M. New Haven; Grand Lodge. VIM.
campment. Ellen Camp, PIG; P. New Haven;
Grand Encampmeut, R. E. Paddock, P C P,
DaRota-Grand Lodge. H. j. Rowe, P.G.M,
Casseton; Grand Lodge, Harvey J.. Rice,
P.G.M., Huron; Grand Encampment Silas E.
| Blauvelt, P G P. Sioux Fails.
Delaware-Grand Lodge, Alex: Guthrie,
P G Rep, Wilmington; Grand Lodge, Hiram
Reedy, +. G., Dover Grand Eucampment, I'd
win Hirst, P G. Rep. Wilmington.