The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-24
Masonic.

States, oficsrs wsrs s4setsd - ss;!o~e "A n
sovereign consmAldsr. John J. 0orman.
New York: past lieutenant grand cou>-
mander, w. NJ. HsIrssr. Colameax. V.).1
grand minister OF state, Granville A. Hrssf-
bee, Mears. Mich; grard prior. WILLIAMS w
Narranmore, Bridgeport. Conn ara'sI
treasurer general. David w. Thcmpsoo,
New York; grand secretary general. Jshn 3
G. Barker, Brooklyn.
The annual report OF Grand SecretprJ =.
VI. Bromwell shows that there are aooo;
10000 Masons in Ohio.
Masonry Is one and the same sverywhr n,
but its standing aud efficiency d.fftr great
ly. IL Is the same institution, having .iM
same noble history, sublime principles sa.i
lofty purpose. IL differs not in itselt. Dut
in its representatives.
The largest lodge in Brooklyn Is Con-
monwealth. The last official report shows
a membership Of ass. Nv
At the last meeting of the provincial
grand lodge Of the Royal Order Of Scotland
for the United States, which was held Ia &
St. Louis two well known WashinRton
Masons received the orders, Bros. Andrew A
and Benjamin Wall, who are respectively
father and son, and who have received al Z
the higher degrees Of Masonry together.
Next year promises to be an unusuayly
active one in social Masonic circles.
The average of membership OF each lodge
Is greatest in the following states District
of Columbia, 1872; Connecticut, IA; Massa
chusetts, 140; Rhode Island, 40; Maine,
Ill; New York. Ill; New Hampshire, 1101
Pennsylvania, l0S, etc.
The net gain in the order last year wno7
24,704, which is equal TO 3 50-l00 per cent.
The financial condition of the TWENTY
eighth Masonic district Of New York.
which is composed of lodges working in
German in New York city. Kings and
Richmond counties. shows over 100000 on
hand.
The Masonic Temple association of Yer
mont was organized recently in Burling.
ton aud stockbooks opened for subscrip
tions.
The following have been commissioned
as representatives from Missouri grand
lodge to the lodges indicated: Wflliam'
Hammond. near grand lodge of Ireland; n.
II. Gudger. near grand lodge Of North Caro-
lima; Albert G.. Russell, near grand lodge
of Florida.
The Freemasons Of Minneapolis are form,
ing a Masonic library, planned like the.
great Masonic library at Cedar Rapids, La
and, properly, they are seeking assistance
and giving entertainments as q source q
income.
The Missouri grand lodge suspended th>
worthy master Of Seligman lodge, No. 517
st. Louis. for the Masonic offense Of saloon|
keeping.
Supreme council, Scottish Rite, southern
jurisdiction, will meet on the third MONDAY
in October, 1895. at Washington.
The Missouri Masonic home received frout
the grand lodge during the past year S13y<
437, and will receive further S542 for The
same period, making total for last year a
&3,990 to support and educate the orphans
In the Masonic temple, Pittsburg, r.
lodges, three chapters and one council hold
their stated meetings, all Of which are tiled
by Bro Thomas G. Graham, who for over.
lS years has performed that important
duty. Up to the 1st of January 47.O0o
meetings were held by the respective bodies,
all of which, with the exception OF "a, wero
tiled by him, his absence from these being
caused by his own sickness and deaths ~
the family.
The grand lodge of Georgia Is now com
posed of between 800 and 500 members. com
prising the worshipful masters of the sub
ordinate lodges, and the expenses of sup
porting the lodge for the year, including
the pay of officers per day while In confer
encc, printing, ETC., is in the neighborhood
of $4,000.
The grand orient Of Spain has no Ma,
sonic right or authority in thiscountry. and
any doing in its name is clandestine.
There is strong evidence that the third
Of VII foH hof<, h<, -
grand lodges. Bro. Gould, Masonic his
torian. is convinced that such existence n
beyond dispute.
Sir Henry p. Mcintosh of Cleveland now
is grand commander Of Knights Templar9
in Ohio, and Sir John Nelson Bell Of Day.
ton, grand recorder.
Mrs. Carrie M. Perkins Of Guthrie, O. r..
| Is grand matron; Bro. Rev. Lewis s. Byrd
Of Muldrow. I. T., grand patron, and Bro.
Leo +. Bennett of Muskogee, l. T., grand
secretary of the grand chapter. Order of the
Eastern Star, of Indian Territory.
The ladies of the Eastern Star at Luvcrno.
Mimi. celebrated the seventy-ffth annivcr-
sary of the birth Of Robert Morris. the
founder of the order
Among the literary people connected
with the Eastern Star in Minneapolis are
| Sister Eugena A. Wheeler Goff and Bro.
| Henry Slade Goff, authors of the work en-
titled, 1.-THE United States and Her Neigh
bors."
The annals of the grand chapter Of vcrs
mont, Order of the Eastern Star. for 1899
have fine hall tone portraits Of Bro. J. T.
Gleason, grand patron, and Sister Minnlo
| A. Parsons, grand matron Tor 1861
| The late congress in Chicago demons.rat
ed that Masonic congress Of few dayS
duration cannot accomplish much Tor the
| good of Masonry.
Beware os every one who displays TO you
Masonic badge for an eidently mercenary
| purpose.