The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-01
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MASONIC.

Something About the Late Bro. Gen.
Charles Roome-Items.
The late Gen. Charles Roome. as a Ma.
son, held the dignities of master Of Kane
lodge, grand master of the state lodge OF
the state of NewYork, and afterward of the
national lodge Of Knights Templar. He re-
tired nom this last Office shortly before his
illness. he was a member of Jerusalem
chapter 8, x. A. NJ; was past high priest
ana past commander of ORur de Lion com
manoery, and an honorary thirty-third de-
gree member Of both the northern and
southern Jurisdictions of the Scottish Rite
Masons Of the United States. His last
words were an inquiry about the health of
sick friend.
stephen Girard lodge No $50, of Phila-
delphIa, held stated meeting recently at
which out of fourteen living past masters
nine were present.
Since the union of the ancient and mod
ern grand lodges of Massachusetts in 1899
there have been only eleven recording
grand secretaries.
An English clergyman has been visiting
the Druses on Mount Lebanon, and has
been admitted to their closest confidence.
signs and practices are common among
them, and hence he believes that their an
cestOrs took part in the building of King
Solomon's temple. This is interesting if
true
In lodge minute of June 90, 1854, it is
stated that Bro. Cryer was hauled over
the Goals" and that the members agreed
that be should not at any time hereafter
hox
anything whatever, for it was thought the
said Bro. Cryer behaved extremely i'll and
absolutely broke through the laws in re-
fusing to pay one bottle of wine for enter
ing into the holy state of matrimony.
A Royal Arch chapter, to be worked in
the French language, has been warranted
in London.
The Lodge Of Antiquity is the oldest in
Canada, having been founded in 1902 with
"a travelling warrant obtained from the
grand lodge of Ireland byMasons in the
old Forty ninth regiment.
When lodges meet regularly in London
it is computed that $50 Masonic meetings
are held during the week.
The Freemason, London, reports that
during the half year to March 81, 1890,
three new Ark Mariner lodges were grant
ed. AT the same date the total number of
registered Mark MasonS under the Mark
grand lodge was G,G87 and the number of
Ark Mariners was 3,049 Grand lodge has
invested funds to the amount Of SO, 100
The new United grand lodge of Victoria,
Australia, in adopting its constitution de-
fined pure ancient Masonry to consist of
the entered apprentice, the fellow craft,
the master Mason, the mark master Ma
son and the supreme order of the Holy
Royal Arch"
The introduction of the royal arch de-
gree into Ireland has been credited to Law
renee Dermott, and there does not appear
to be anything Of sufficient consequence to
gains&y this. IS to the exact date Of its
Introduction opinion is less certain; but
the evidence is ample to show that the
higher degrees were conferred until a
comparatively recent date under a lodge
warrant
Bro. Henry B. Grant, grand secretary Of
the grand lodge, and grand hign priest of
the grand chapter Of Kentucky, who has
been since 1888 the editor of The Masonic
Home Journal. babe adieu to its columns
in the issue of June IL Bro. Grant has
been hard worker, IA able editor, and his
sayings are widely copied