The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-24
THE MASONIC GRAND LODGE
Reports Show the Past Year to Have
Beer q Prosperous One in Indiana.
Address of the Grand Master-I,ist Of Stand.
ing Committses-New Officers Elected
for the Coming Year.

TIE seventy second annual session Of the
Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons
convened ct Masonic Temple. at 10 o'clock.
yesterday morning. Four hundred ana
fifty-one lodges were represented, and
Grand Master Allen Andrews. of Ohio, was
present as guest of honor. Grand Master
Sidney w. Douglass officiated at the OPEN
ing of the meeting naming the following
standing committees
Credentials-wi,liam II. Smythe, George Mac
omber. George K. GO0dDub, Robert A. WOODS
and Lee Dinwiddie.
To Examine Visiting Brethren-w. ]. Bethel.
+. Q. Foust, George w. Adams. a s. Nichols and
On ACCOMPLISHING p. Leyden. ]. j. Glenden-
ing. Edward j. Church.
On Ways and Means-Jacob ]. Todd. Daniel
Mcdonald, L.. A. Foote. G. "A. White and Nj. 4.
F0rkner.
Unfinished Business-A. J. Hay, B. w. Will
loughDy, George +. Graf. T. NJ. Miller and W. Z.
Pay Roll-Martin H. Rice. william schoppen-
horst, G. p. Lesh, X. b. Ogiesbee aud Adam
Grievances and Appeals-R. w. Mcbride. Sim
con s. johnson and l.. j. Monks.
Charters and Observation-Disclosures Thorn
as Jacob W. Smith and s. B. Beshore.
CONGRATULATIONS Il. Long, William
Commons and Ii. W. Mordhurst
G. W. Prather, B. S. sutton and Christian Fetta
NecrolOgy-Thomas b. Long Calvin W. Prather
and Daniel NOyes.
Following the appointment of commit
tees Grand Master douglass submitted his
annual address.
Grand Master Douelass's report opened
with few words touching the deaths of
two past grand masters-Robert Van
ValZah and Bruce Carr. Three new lodges
have been constituted in the State within
the last year, at Cayuga. Star City and
French Lick. Lodges were instituted
under special dispensation at Silver Lake.
M0n0n, Hymera, Sunman, Hall, CrandalL
The grand master recommended that the
charters of Economy Lodge. No. 102, and
Hanover Lodge, No. 5S2 be annulled for fail
ure to comply with his order respecting
the payment of Grand Lodge dues. EN-
corner stones have been laid with Masonic
ceremonies 9nd four Masonic halls dedi-
Gated within the last year The grand
master has received o number OF letters re-
lating to the admission of mem bers who are
engaged In the saloon business, but In
every instance he has called nttrntion to
the law.
Grand Treasurer Martin II. Rice showed
that the total Grand Lodge receipts for the
year were S21. SO. making a total. with
the balance of the preceding year, of $685.
945.94. The disbursements during the year
amounted to S19. 1855. leaving balance OF
SlS.9G699 in the treasury. The report of
Grand Secretary Snyth went into the de-
tails of the management of bis office.
Grand Trustees John Csven and Calvin
w. Prather explained that. owing to the
heavy expenses of street improvement,
they have been unable to make any invest
ments in interest bearing securities The
election Of officers for the coming year. by
the Grand Lodge. resulted as follows:
Grand Master-Daniel Noyes, LaPorte.
Deputy Grand Master-Frank L. Gavin.
Greensburg. 800
Senior Grand warden-Edward O'Rourke.
Fort Wayne.
Junior Grand warden-simeon p. Gillette,
Evansville.
Grand Treasurer-Martin II. Rice, Indianapo-
lis. $50
Grand Secretary-W II. Smythe, Indianapolis
Trustee-Isaac p. Leyden, New Albany.
Thomas b. Long. of Terre Haute, pre-.
sentsd memorials of Past Grand Master Van
Valzah. and Daniel Noyes presented reso-
lutions in memory of Past Grand Master
Bruce Carr. Both were unanimously
edopted by the lodge. Before adjournment
At 5 O'Clock charters were granted TO lodges
at Silver Lake. Monon. Hall. Sunman.
Crandall and Hymers. Much business
relative to the order at large over the State
was transacted yesterday. and the lodge
will resume it's work this morning. when
the appointive officers will be named.