The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-04

ID OF 2 grand fonmnnlefY nf NlnknH rem
4 plar Is ociunliy ID Ne hands Of the gram
lcare u whose decree % expulsion HI
rcldton with The hNy over which ne pre-
sidee may be dissee re'l
The earliest accotht OF the introduction
OF Masonry Into mi United States 0hough
not very authentic, Is the ofganlzatlon OF
lodge in what Is now Rhode Island in
ieS5. though Mackey gives the dsse AZ
a a,ss Il hicls $ss Mr., Dnnis, SeN w s,,.
~ he Duke 81 Sor9sik, ggana niaslcr q
\ English MascnS. IN 1893 st John =
/ Grand LEDGE was opened in Boston un-
der a charter granted by Niscount MQnta-
cute, Grand MASTER Of Enyiend From
mated throughout the country by the o.
fnDlisnment " provincial grand lodges
~ q when pfter the Revolutionary war
dependent grand lodges. Each STATE and
most q The Territories now has 4 grand
iouRe, but there ia no auprene lodge,
though there Is n generai grand chapter.
The first meeting IN Texas Of Ancient
York Masans was held in the town OF
San Felipe de Austin on February II, ISIS.
at which meeting {, was unanimously
OF Mexico for q charter or disnensation
10 organize u lodge AZ that plhce 10 BIZ
called a i-oase q Union Inc ofieers
Austin. ny a., Ira Ingram, :. W.. n,
3 II. League D. W. owing TO suiiabhieE
between rival factions in Mexico. how
ever this effort amounted to nothing and
died out.
IN ths winter Of issl;s5 moro success
\ fui effort was made. Five Master Mnsons
John II Wharton, Asa Brigham. James
! A. T.. Phei1e AleNandes Russell and An
sen Jenss, tyhe weTs sher5ly after Joined
selves Known TO each other aud ufter
Competing -in1he tlieniseives resolved 70
establish @ lodge In Texas, They first
z rftH Ia nj r.
Il back OF the town % Brnzorln Ia March,
I 1856. Appalachian for a dispeusation was
! master ~ Ionisiana ! n Holland and
i the lodge becafre Holland 3odEe No. 60,
! being naalesl ~ hanyr q the Grand mas
son Jones'. w. NJ ASH brigham. ). w:
j. p Caldwell. y. w. &c continued 10
meet until February, 1866, when the war
tiiBe IN October l55J Il WINS reopened
AZ Houston chRrter hayiag IN the in
terNai hsen issued sar it by the Grand
I.udEes OF Louisiana.
IN the meantime two other lodges II
Texas had been chartered by the Grand \
Lodge Of Louiaieua, Mualn No, ~ ~ Na- Z
s-eS-apches and aIeFhrlane No, Il az san
Augsist.np Beiesates from these three
lodges mel al Houston December 20. 1877.
Republic Oh Texas. Holland becoming No 4
J. Milan No. and McFarlanc No. . ttle I
No 81 +-pson Jonea was the FIRST grand 4
master. a. Sterne deputy grand mnster, T
Jeff WRIGHT grand negiSr watten; g, I
since tna organlratio OF tho Grand
Lodge OF Texas rs lodges had hesn char
tered up * the time Of the sast anniai
ard Of those b55 with o membership of
eAllS were alive and working. Fort
Worth lodge No. lts has memhersaiI
IN Huustun Holland No. / has Il member
shs,, q sssfoits 10 aud Gray No. a2g about
-. But there are 4 number o. Masons
~ In q
Of other lodges
In tiie year isss Comp. Dugpld McFar-
Lane and ten or twelve other Royal Arch
Aiasons took upon thcmselyes the initla-
tory steps OF opening the first Royal lsrch
Chapter Of Texas. IL the town ef Matagor-
gia. under the name of CYRUS Chapter No.
]. Rising Star No. .. az San Augustine,
and Lone star. No n. at Austin. soon fol-
lowed, all under the auspices OF the sever
al Lodges al those places At thu Trlsn~
nial conyocntion % the General Grand
Chapter, hega az Washington city, b rem
Der 1876 Comp. Samuel NJ williams ap-
pied TOR and obtained charter for san
Felipe de Austin Chapter, No. y 70 be or
Ennizea "a the town ~ san Felipe, FAIL
ing % obtain a sffaeieni number ~ or
sNltze IBIS eslnter wing subsequently
tiahsterred 80 the Royal Arch M3isons ~
Galveston, and Under II WAS organized
san Heiipn DO sasun Chapter. No. l. on
me III OF June, 1910, There were now but
from the Grand Lodge and one
under u charter fgnm the General Grand
Chapter u the United states.
Pprspgnt toa published cali Delegates 1
from taele Chapters met ~ the city OK Aus
TN. peeember ". ISL ana orsafised the
Grand ChHptei OF the Republic, Barre Gil
Grand Chapter &c the Republic originally
formed Independent ~ any superior body
except the Grand Lgage, wiiicn had grant
ed them a dispensati1n.
1Hf Grand ehspier Of the kepnhnc Of
Texas thus formed, y appears from the
reepfds regularly held lfg ANIMAL cnnFoca- 3
tons up ~ ana lnoludlng The year iSiA. 7
which session was atyied FINAL Proreea- :
inks 81 the Grand Chapter Of the Republic /
resolution WAS unanimously adoptsd; b
tsgaolXeq, filnt Oh ms lrst day qf March, {
d. ID. 1913, a. s asiQ. this Grand Chapter I
oi hoNal Arch Aaspns u Texas diAsaiyo.
After the disgohaion of The Grand Royal :
Arch Chapter 81 The Republic Of 1'oyhs ~ 4
January, 1919. Delegates from the different .
subordinate Chapters met in convention I
b the city Of Houston on the 9th day OF /.
Inne $50 ana proceeded 70 take the nee !
b. the permiasoa aud authority OF the /,
General Grand Chapter OF the United
meet en- The 9th dry or December 1870 ,
Nhen It asiin met Ia the city Of Calves. d
on, ana having procured warrani from y
ne Gefcrni Grand Chapter of the United o
states. dated September 10. 1870, organised n
ne Grand ROYAL Arch Chapter OF Texas. "
which is SIN Ia existence. though since 4
Chapter.
IN the state there arr about 200 chap. n
err bayins a membership OF about 5C00 a
V nearly ag UNOFFICIAL figures can be 90. i
aimed i
When the Grand Lodge meets this year d
here VIII be one missed who FOR many Z
ears welcomed the brethren on their year.
y journey TO Houstan one whom an knew !,
ind valued az his tine worth. Brother =
robert Cohen senior grand steward OF ths :
irlnd Lodge snce 1873, has gone on the \
OnS Journey which an must take sooner i
v later dc used well the years which n
yere his on earth, and hia reward, in Che n
righteousness OF the Great Master, IS now IA
rs 4 pleasant word Tor everyone he
vas an Invaluable friend 20 the yonng !,
lrothfr WI ignorant Of many thin9s Tor n
WIS his pleasure 20 Instruct and guido y
hem IN the true path and by his light y