The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-07-01
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Tho Annual Ccnvocstion Of the Penn
syivania ooIored hiaSons at Chester.
Pennsylvania. A valuation by the
M. w. G.. NJ. Captain w. ID. Matthews.
The most worshipful Grand Lodge.
f. and A. A. Y. NJ. OF Pennsylvania
working under the Grand Lodge OF
the United States OF North America.
held thelr seventy seventh annual con-
vocation ut Chester, Pa, on June "a,
Bond presiding and the other officers
at their stations. Considerable busi-
ness OF interest TO the order was trans
acted, the most important being this
question of union with the so-called
States Rights Masons.
Tho matter was thoroughly discuss
cd, and when a vote was taken the mo-
ton to admit them to fellowship was
defeated by an almostunanimous vote,
as OF the 90 delegates present only 8
voted in favor OF 1t. This settles this
question forever, rs the States Rights
Masons are held to be clandestine or
ganization, opposed to true masonry,
they having seceded from the nation
al organization many years ago. The
motion to admit them to union in the
grand body was advocated by Samuel
Goorgans, of Pittsburg, Pa, and two
others. but the convincing argu-
mcnts OF Grand Master Bond, Grand
Secretary Robert Harris and others,
soon brought them to terms, and they
| scarcely felt able to vote for the mea-
sure they had advocated.
With the exception of this episode
the entire session of the grand session
was entirely harmonious.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing term and installed by
Most Worshlpful Grand Master Cap
tain William d. Mathews: NJ. w. G. NJ.
James II. Bond, OF Pittsburg Pa; II. w.
u. q. M. II. II. Morris, OF Danville, Pa;
r. w. Sr. G. W. William Nj. Watson,
of Pittsburg; II. W. Jr., G. w. James #.
Braxton, of Pittsburg; r. W. q. T., ID.
b. Parker, Of YOUNGSTOWN, Pa; Il. w. g. S.
Robert Harris, OF Allegheny.
During the session of the grand
body there was large number OF visi-
tors. including members of the Nj. w.
Harmony Grand Lodge of Delaware.
Among those visitors wero P. q. NJ,
w. X. Turner; +. G. NJ, Isaac p. Carly;
Eminent Grand Commander, Thomas
Harrison; Il. W. G.. O., George II.
PHILIPPE; r. W. g. s. W., William T.
Trusty, and number of others.
In addition to these there were pres
ent, nj. w. g. NJ, Captain W. ID.
Matthews. of Leavenworth, Kansas;
N. G., T., Peter Bennett, OF Christiana,
Penna., and John Dillahay OF this city,
who attended on q national visitation.
| Captain Matthews made an eloquent
| and impressive address to the Graud
Lodge, in which he presented encour.
Lging reports concerning the increase
and progress of the order throughout
the United States. ..-'l
He also reported that three new
grand lodges had asked the N. g. j.
for recognition; one of them being Ii
the State of Washington, one in Ok
lahamn and the other In New Mexico
, Letters OF greeting were received
from the NJ. W. G. l.. Prince Hall Of
Tennessee, sent by NJ. w. q. NJ. r
Brooks. oil Troy Tenn; II. w. q. S.
8, L, Scruggs OF the same place, ant
N, D. g. NJ, F. J. Kidd OF Knoxville
Tenn. also from the Grand Lodge oi
mississippi. through the NJ. w. G. NJ.
]. D. Shadd of Greenville, Miss., anC
from the Grand Lodge OF Michigan
through I. ]. Martin OF Dorian. Mich.
and q. S. Dumgill. On the Goth, whei
the session closed there was grant
| parade, followed by reception ant
banquet in the evening to the granC
officers.
The reception and banquet was he Il
at National Hall, and there were aboui
six hundred present Captain Mat
| thews, upon being called upon, deliv,
cred grand address, which was greet.
ed with prolonged applause. During
the evening Grand Master James II
Bond received greetings from twenty
grand lodges.
In the parade which preceded the
banquet, the Nj. W. King solomon q.
L. OF Kansas was represented by Its
| banner, and also NJ. w. Harmony G. l.
OF Delaware. Tho grand communicates
of this State and those of New Jersey
were also represented. Prof. Harding's
baud Of this city, and the Liberty Banc
OF Chester, furnished the music. Al
invitation was extended blythe NJ. W
| Harmony G. L. of this State to the
grand officers to pay them visit.
1t was accepted, and the visitors
spent two days with their brethIeI
| here. On Monday evening they at
| tended meeting OF NJ. W. Harmony
G. L., at Fourth and Orange streets
| after which a banquet was rendered by
Sir Knights Noah White, George II
Lewis, James II. Jones and James Il
| Thompson. Speeches were made anC
all present spent pleasant evening
The greater number of the visitors 10
turned home on Tuesday morning
but Captain Matthews will remain un
I'll tomorrow, when no will 60 t
Washington, and after transauting bill
business there, return, on his way x
visit the masons of New Jersey, Massa
chusetta, and other places.
The L. 4 A. A. Y. Masons have n,
connection or aiiliation with the +. "a
Masons who gave tho demonstration
at Brandywime Springs. at which tn
disgraeeful riot occurred. The Il. 1
A. Mason, have no national head
and have no legitimate source of orr
gin. On the contrary the +. h A. A. Y
Masons were duly warranted by tn
Grand Lodge oil York, England.
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