The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-04-15
CRYPTIC MASONRY.
Assembly of Grand Conncil, Royal
and Select Masters.
Annual Reports Decentralization and In
stallation of offcers-Appointmen
of Committees.

The Grand Council OF Royal and Select
Masters OF the State OF California commenced
its Ihirtieth annual assembly at the Masonic
Temple, in This city, yesterday morning "a. Dep.
$780, at o o'clock, William Edward Oughton
Grand Master, presiding.
Upon calling the roll of members and officers,
a quorum was noted present.
There being sufficient representation present,
the Grand Council OF California was opened in
ample form, with music by the choir, under the
direction of Samuel d. Mayer, Grand 0rganist.
The Grand Master announced the appoint
ment of the following Committee on Credentials:
David 2. Marshall, George Pennington, Charles
L. Gillett.
After a short recess the committee presented a
report OF officers OF five chartered councils and
Past Thrice lllustIious Masters rs being present
ana entitled To seats, which report was con-
CURED In and the persons named in the report
were admitted 10 seats.
The reading of The minutes of the last annual
assembly was dispensed With, the members be-
ing furnished with printed copies thereof.
The Grand Master announced The APP ointment
OF the following regular committees:
On MISREPRESENTATION Ii. Day, L. A. Sher-
man, Jacob ii. Neff.
On Appeals and Grievanees-CharleS L. Field,
Eugene Cormeny, w. Il. Davis.
On Finances and Returns-James b. Merritt,
l. 5. Locke, Thomas Kyle.
The annual address OF the Grand Master was
then read and referred TO special committee
consisting OF William A. Davies, Stephen Wing
and L. Winchester for aclIeu.
The annual reports Of The Grand Recorder,
Grand Treasurer and the ComnHttee on Core
spondence were presented and referred 10 APP
propriale committees.
The Grand Council was then called of until 3
O'Clock.
On reassembllng In afternoon session the Gre
dentials of Stephen Wing as representative of
The Grand Council OF Illinois, William Edward
Oughton of the Grand Council of Minnesota,
Cornelius Kellogg of the Grand Council Of ONO,
Charles 4. Gllletl OF The Grand Council OF Rhode
Island and William A. Davis of The Grand COun-
eli of Vermont, as near the Grand Council OF Cal
HOTnla were presented ana received such
credited representatives.
The constitutional order-that OF the nomlna-
ton ana election OF officers for the ensuing year
beng declared in order, the Grand Master ap-
pointed l.. A Sherman and l. s. Locke as telleIs
and after nominations bad been made the cleo
ton was proceeded wiih resulting as follows:
Niiilani Frank Pierce OF Oakland Council. No.
II, Oakland, Grand Master; David Pugh Mar
shall OF California Council, No p San francisco,
Deputy Grand Master; George Pennington Of
talllornla Council, No =, san Francisco, Grand
Principal Conductor Of Work; Franklin Henry
Day OF California Council, No. >. san Francisco,
Grand Ifeasui er (re-eiecledli Thomas Hubbard
Caswetl OF Sacramento Council, No. l, Sacra-
Nento, Grand Recorder ire elected
Tie Grand MaStef-elecl announced the follow
ing appointments Tor the ensuing year: Charles
Dana BaIrows, DID. OF California Council No. ?,
san francisco, Grand Chaplain; Charles Edwin
Giiirtt Of Oakland Council, No. -. Oakland,
Grand CAPTAIN of the Guards; George Croca cit
hlox OF Los Angeles Council, No, II, Los An
geies Grand Conductor OF Council; Charles Lord
Field OF California Council. No. ., san Francis
CO. Grand Lecturer; William HewSon Davis OF
Sdci amehto council No. l. sacramento Grahd
Steward; Samuel David Mayer of California
Council. No. 2 San Francisco, Grand Organist;
James Ogiesby OF California Council, No. 2, san
Francisco. Grand Sentinel.
The grand officers, both elected and appointed,
were then Installed la their respective stations
by Franklin H Day, Past Grand Master, as.
sisted by Charles l.. Field, Past Grand Master
special committee, consisting of William A.
Davies. stephen Wing aud William NJ Petrie,
was appointed TO draft suitable resolutions TO he
memory OF James Lawrence English. deceased
Past Grand Master OF this jurisdiction.
The Grand Master appointed the following
gentlemen a tie Committee on CorTesI ondence
To serve Tor the ensuing year: Thomas Hubbard
CaSwell L. a. Sherman and Daniel I. Bystle.
The business of The Grand Council being all
completed tie minutes of the session were read
and approved and the Grand Council was then
closed In RmI lie fnrnl