The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-23
GRAND LODGE MASONS
JUDGE FRANK II. GAVIN, OF GREENS
BURG, ELECTED GRAND MASTER.
Report of the OGicers-stntement of
Finances-The Full List OF Of
fcers Elected.

Grand Master Daniel Noyes. of LaPorte.
called the seventy-third annual meeting Of
the Grand Lodge of Indiana Masons 10 or
| der. yesterday morning at the Masonic
Temple. corner OF Washington and Tennes-
see streets. In doing he addressed the
five hundred delegates in eloquent language,
calling attention 10 much that the order
has TO be thankful for. Among some OF his
Official acts during the past year he called
| attention to decisions follows:
That lodge has no right 20 withhold
dlmlt from brother upon the sole ground
that he has made Use of harsh utterances
against a brother in the same lodge.
Permission TO confer the degrees upon an
importer and wholesale dealer in wines
/ and liquors refused.
An invitation TO lay corner stone on
/ the Sabbath was respectfully declined"
| granted as follows: East Chicago Lodge,
| Lake county; Pleasant Lake Lodge, Steu-
ben county; Farmersburg Lodge. Sullivan
| county.
| The Grand Master referred to the fact
that begging circulars had been sent out
| by Indiana lodge, but that they had
| been speedily recalled and suitable apologies
| made for a violation of the Grand Lodge
/ order, and he recommended that the Of
| Tense be forgiven. Such circular had also
been received from Florida Jurisdiction,
and had been returned. accompanied by a
| copy of the resolution of the Indiana Grand
| Lodge on the subject.
| The grand master reported the following
/ standing committees:
On Credentials-Wilham H. Smythe, A g
To Examine Visiting Brethren"f1 A
| Foot, A. s. Zook, ~ R. Elliott, ID. F.
Moss and c, w; Thomas
denning and R. A Woods.
On Ways and Means-MOrtimer -Nye
Isaac P. Leyden., s. w. Douglass. B. 8.
On diminished Business-George o. Ise-
minger, A. G. Beeson. s. h. Artman. A.
On Pay Roll-Marfin H. Rice. H. W.
Mordhurst. WIN Z. English and w. +.
On Grievances and Appeals-R W. No
| Bride. l.. j. Monks, s. s. Johnson.
On Charges and ns-Alexander
Thomas. Jacob W. Smith and G. w. ARM
On Correspondence-wilia Commons
on JuTisprudence;. ThO%as B Long; J: Z.
C6Isan retta ana LAWN w ,ee repor,
1 showed the balance in the treasury a year
| ago TO have been NS,S6609 and the receipts
during the year S2204l. making total OF
| Sal. 007.09. The disbursements were S29.l9l75,
| leaving a balance of l.S15.34. OF this bal
ance sli.osa62 is on deposit in Fletchers
Bank, and for the remaining sum of $751; 70
| the treasurer holds the certificate Of the
receiver OF the indianapolis National Bank
\
Grand Lodge he has deposited in a safety
| box in Fletcher's Bank:
| Eanderburg county bonds, bearing
| per cent. interest. s. 10000
| Wayne county bonds. bearing AZ
| per cent. interest. ......,........... 100000
| Cass county bonds. bearing 6 per
Building and loan stock, bearing
| per cent. nterest................... 10000
Total ......................s SIS, 4747s
The report Of the grand secretary, Will
| liam H. Smythe. contained the followingi
| My sixteenth annual report is herewith
/ fraternally submitted. From May g. 1873
| to May l6, 1894. 1 have received and turned
over to the grand treasurer the sum OF
ssl45Ss.4s: For the year ending May ls. 1894
| as follows, to wit:
| Balance In grand OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES $500
Total receipts for past year.--..-.-.. 22o4i-oo
Total. including balance. .oo7.Os
| All Of which has been paid to Grand
Treasurer Martin H. Rice.
| Total disbursements past year, -, 19l.75
| Balance In grand treasury.....--.... u,sl5-34
| The report further recommends that the
/ Grand Lodge dues be reduced from so cents
/ to 40 cents meslber.
John Caven, Calvin w. Prather and Isaac
| p. Leyden, trustees of the Grand Lodge.
reported as follows.
Receipts S6,6yIof
Discussed ...................--..--.. 4Se6.H
Net balance, ...................- 22l !
In concluding his report the secretary
thanked the Central TIamc Assoc
members of the Grand Lodge, saying that
| IL was a kind recognition accorded the
representatives OF the 1900 master Masona
In the opinion of the trustees the present
| policy relating to the disposition Of surplus
| FUNDS should be continued. II is also the
| opinion of the trustees that a slight reduc-
| ton IL Grand Lodge dues may now be
made, and they therefore heartily second
in that direction.
The election of officers for the ensuing
| year resulted as follows:
Grand Master-Frank E. Gavin. Green's
Deputy Grand Master-Edward o'Rourks
Senior Grand warden-simeon P. Gil
| lette, Evansville.
Junior Grand warden-Mason J. Nib
Grand Treasurer-Martin H. Rice, In
| dianapolis.
| Indianapolis.
Trustee three years)-John caven. In
The six appontive officers, chaplain lee
turer, marshal. senior deacon, junior dea-
con and steward and tyler will be named
| by Grand Master Gavin this morning.
The balance OF yesterdays session was
taken up with the reports of the standing
committees. which were of no public In
| terest.
Frank E. Gavin, who was elected grand
| master is one of the Appellate Judges. rep
| resenting the Second oistrlct- ne Is a sen
of James Gavin. who was one OF the au-
| thors Of the Gavin & Hord revision or
| the Indiana statutes, and colonel OF the
Seventh Indiana volunteers. Judge Gavin
| was born In Greensburg in 1854, graduated
at Harvard College in 1873 and was adj
mitted to the bar in February. 1875. on
| the day before he was twenty-one years
of age. Until elected a Judge Of the APP
pelate Court he engaged in the prac-
| tice of law at Greensburg. being a partner
| of Judge John d. Miller. He is one or the
| youngest men who has held the position OF
| judge the Indiana bench, and he IS also
| the position of grand master.
| The installation Of officers viii occur
this morning and after the hearing OF
| few more Committee reports the Grand
Lodge will adjourn. There are 4ss out OF
473 charter lodges represented AT TINS meet
inc Grand Secretary Smythe will enter
| rDon his seventeenth consecutive year or
service in that position to-day.
GRAND GROVE OF DRUIDS.