The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1894-09-01

at floneer hall July, ~ at p. M, that
they might counsel together
Six lodges responded to the cal; Of the
notice and were represented as follows.
Pioneer Lodge, No. -, St. Paul
Joseph Adams, James Woodfork, Louis
DeLyons.
Minnesota Lodge No. lis, St. Paul
Daniel Roy, 6. s. Taber.
Perfect ASHER Lodge No. 143. st.
Paul-Geo. Duckett.
VIM. Stevens Lodge No. al, s.. Paul
John Whiting, VIM: Cook. g..
J. K. Hilyard Lodge No. 6, Mirnea-
polis-E. H. Hamilton.
Anchor Lodge No. l14>Minneapolis-
VIM. Lester, Geo. W. Day.
The object of the cali was 8 !ated by
P. M, James Woodfork. The delegates
then proceeded to organize BY elec,ing
Bro. T. H. Hamilton 81 ]. *. Hilyard
Lodge No. s, OF MinL eapoIis. Chairman,
and Louis F. DeLyons Of lioneer Lodge
No. II, Secretary.
On taking the chair lro. Hamilton
made neat address ID a few we'll
chosen words and the business of the
convention was then opensd by the fol.
lowing resolution, being ddered by Bro.
James Woodfork of Pio1 eer Lodge, it
being supported also by Bro. Geo.
Duckett Of Perfect ASHER Lodge:
RESOLVED, that deeming it ior the good and
promotlon OF Masonry among us, thereby causing
a more near approach to the !equlsite require
ments Of our institution. Therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that this assembly DO hereby through
us secretary issue call for 10 convention for
the purpose OF organizing q Masonic Grand
Lodge for the State of Minnesota. '<..
Carried by a vote OF eleven to one.
Bro. Geo. W. Day of Anchor Lodge vo1-
ing in the negative. .
The following motion was then offered
by Bro. Woodfork support ed by Bro.
Daniel Roy.
RESOLVED, that Thursday Aug. 10th 1891 at 10
o'clock A. M. at Pioneer Hall, St. Paul, MIMI.
be the day, date, time, and place, for the gather
ing together of the delegates of The several lodges
in this State that they coming with the proper
certified credentials may form themselves into a
convention in which, If possibl! to complete ar
engagements for the formation Of Grand Lodge
for the State OF Minnesota conforming at all
times however to the ancient avs aud customs
that the resplendence Of our institution may by
real worth and merit be forever perPetpased
The assembly then adjourned to meet
at Pioneer Hall 81. Pau, MINI, Thurs.
day Aug. le:h 1884 at 10 O'clock A. NJ.
Pursuant to the Call Issued by the
temporary organizatlonvttere met at the
lodge room of Pioneer Lodge No. -, at
10 o'clock a. ~, Aug. l6:h representa-.
tives of every lodsein th.sst except
one The chairman Bros p. II. HamiI.
ton, of J. K. Hilyard Losge No. 6, Min.
neapolis, in the chair "a calling the
convention 70 order, heS congratulated
those present upon the. Avoratle pros.
poets OF accom- plishing what had long
been the desire OF all the true and faith.
full Masons in the state. Che call for the
convention was then read by Bro L. F.
DeLyons, Of Pioneer lod:e No. IL. Al.
ter an invocation had bfen offered the
convention went into e,ermanant or,
ganization by the election 81 Bro. T. II.
Lyles of Perfect ASHER s1odee No. l4s.
st. Paul, as chairman whD, ii taking the
chair, spoke elcquently tpon the great
need of unity OF action and concentra.
ton Of pupoee among tae craft in this
section of the &C l.i,ry, AMI adiured them
to let peace and harmony cnarac,erize
their every effort then to be put forth.
Bro. L. +. DeLyons was ielected secre-
tary. The committee "a credentials
having been appointed reported the fol.
towing lodges repressnteos
Pioneer Lodge No. IL, Sd Paul Joseph
Adams, W. NJ. Jas. WoSdfork, S. W.;
L. F. DeLyons, J. ".
Minnesota Lodge No. f13, st. Paul
Daniel Rov, W. NJ; g. Js Charleston, S.
w; George s. Taber, ].
Perfect ASHER Lodge n, l4s, St. Paul
George Duckett, v. ". II. Lyles, S.
w. 20. d. Howard. ~ .W.
w. II. Stevens Lodge nj, II, st. Paul
WIN. H. Stevens. VIM. Cook, S.
w; Wade Hampt
Z. e. Hilyard Lodge ] IL. 6. Minnss-
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