The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-10-14
NATIONAL MAsoNS
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They VIII Conclude Their Ses-
sion this Afternoon.
BANNERS OF The oaptF
Most worshIpfnl Grand oiilcers are Elected
and 0fher- -BasIues- Transacted. His
tory OF che Order.

Free and accepted York nasons which
mas been In session here since Monday
came TO closs Friday after one Of the
n m9st svcceessfui Communications ever
held. Yesterday afternoon the Grand
Lodge paradod and the formation was o
creditaole one. In the evening IN Turner
Hall the newly elected officers were pub
ilciy installed and grand reception fol.
Ing. 81.
The stage was decorated with potted
plants and banners gave the acene a
pleasant background. All the officers oc.
cnpieu seats on the stage. Prominent
among the banners was one containing
portraits OF Prince Hall. Grand Master Of
sns,i me nrst Grand Lodge q Masons, Thomas
Smith Senior Warden. This lodge was
organized on March 13 ITO In the city OF
Boston. Among the troops there were
English MasoDs and they formed the lodge
OF fourteen members. Prince hall.
officers. ~
In 1854 after the orlgInators OF the lodge
mad returned to England. the Boston Ma.
SONS petitloned to the English lodge for
warrant and IL was granted. Il was
mum oered 4o9 and y today appears on the
British register. From the lodge was
formed Grand Lodges and subsequently,
the National Grand Lodge OF the United
ntates. In lS47 committees from the DIFF
ferent lodges met at Boston and estab.
ilshed national agreement whereby all
inc state lodges surrendered their pre-
tended authority to the national body.
who re-wnfranted all the State lodges.
Ihus II will be seen that the lodge as it
Is To-day is tho only legitimate body of
colored masons IN the United States.
During pnot years certain members have
been expelled for non'masonlc conduct
and it has been those OK members who
have organized state unions calling them
selves Free and Accepted Masons" a
u.le which has not been legally conferred
upon them.
Prominent among the other banners
was that OF the Grand Lodge Of Penpsyl-
vanls, which lodge Is the oldest one in
the United States. The lodge was organ
lied In 1915, but In 1S47, when the ma
honai compact wus formed the body took
out warrant under that body. Robert
Harris is the present grand master.
The Harmony Grand Lodge OF Delaware
is the second Oldest being organized in
1885. Joseph W. Sewell is the present
grand master.
King solomon Lodge of Kansas is
third, having been organized on June "a.
1867; Rev. q. Mac Neal 10 the present
grand master. J. p. Palmer is the present
grand master of the lodge of Arkansas
which was Instituted In 1867 and Rev. Geo.
Bailey grand master OF st. John's Lodge,
OF New Jarsey instituted in December '9i.
lHc iuot Bfhuu lOuRb EbpEb6bll6u Dy Dun-
ners was Mount Olive Lodge Of Virginia
OF which W. A. Helton is grand master.
This lodge was instituted In 1893.
These are the grand officers elected and
Installed last night: Captain. W, d.
Matthew'S. Most worshipful Grand Mas
ter.
National Grand Officers
Rev. q. V. Peterson. NJ. W N. D. G. NJ.
Merchantsville. N. Jersey Post office box,
2l2.
VIM. II. Watson. M. W. N. sc. W.,
Plttsburg. Pn.,
j. ". Ringgold, NJ. W. N. J. @. W.. ss5
Walnut street. Wilmington. Del.
Peter Bennett. NJ. W. N. g. Treas,
ChristtanH. Pa.
W. d. Kelley. M. W. N. G. seo'y. No.
22s Shawnee street, Leavenworth. Kan
6as.
Phillip Mathews. M. W. N. G. Tyler,
Galveston. Texas.
f. j. Kidd. N. W. N. D. D. G. N. for the
Southeastern ID. U. N. A.
Frederick Lawrence. NJ. W. N. d. d. @.
NJ. for the South western d. U. s. N. A.
Headquarters Seattle y. OF Washington,
Thomas Jefferson Martin. Nj. W. N. a.
| District.
Thomas n. Giasooe, No. ITO Meeting
street, Providence. Il. L, for N. Il. Dis
trlot.
These are the appointed officers: ]. W.
Chlldress, Pa, III. W. N. G. s. D.; Edward
Miller Knoxville. Tenn. III. ". Il. GLIB;
| Cheshire Brown. Keystone, W. Va, NJ. W.
n q; S. s.. 1hos. Ratcllffe, Pocahontas,
Rev. W. A, j. Phillips, Rev. II. r. Allen,
Geo. McNeal. J. Il. Young, ". N. G. Chap,
/ lains; Bayard Sordon, Wilmington, Del.
Joshua NJ. Maddox, BelaIr, Nd, standard
] bearers.
Resoluttons were passed thanking the
citizens for the hospitality shown them
and the newspapers OF the city for theil
kindnesees. Under the Grand Lodge there
are In the several States auxiliary lodges
called ladies' courts, ard the following
were represented at the meetlnai s. A
Ruth Court, No; 2. Kansas City; Jonathan
Davis Court, No ]. LeaYsn worth City
Kansas; st. Mary's Court, No. !, Knox
ville Tenn; also the court OF this city bI
reports. The courts are presided over by
ladies' called Most Ancient Matrous
committee was appointed on purchaa-
ing ground to build National Masonl,
Temple, at Kansas, for permanent plac,
for National Headquarters for tho Graf
to meet, and for all Masonic records; ais,
building National Masonic Home tor til,
old a9d infirm Worthy Master Mason
and Nidows. and building National Ma
sonic Seminary for educating orphan
children OF deceased Worthy Master Ma
sons. etc.
Roster of the Most worshipful Gran
lodges and ofacers OF the Free and Az
cepted Ancient York Masons, workin
under warrants and Masonic authority
the NJ. w. National Grand Lodge of th
United States of North America, etc.
/. NJ. w. Grand Lodge of f. & A. !
Y. M, for the State of Pennsylvania
Robert Harris, NJ. w. G. NJ, Pittsbur,
2, M. w. Harmony Grand Lodge, f.
A. A. Y. NJ. for the State of Delaware
Joseph w. sewell, NJ. W. G. NJ, Whining
ton, Del; Joseph Webb. r. w. G. Sec
Wilmington, Del
3. NJ. w. St. Johns Union Gran
Lodge, +. & A. A. Y. NJ, for the Sta
of Texas: Peter Matthews, NJ. W. {
NJ, Galveston, Texas; j. Fl. Wilkins, \
D., NJ. w. G Sec, corner Of Twenty-se
ond and Post Office streets, Galyesto
Texas.
4. NJ. w. King solomon Grand Lodge
f. & A. A. Y. NJ, for the State Of Kai
sas: The Rev. ]. B. Gibbes, NJ. W. {
NJ. No. 1i16 Van Buren, street, Topek
Kas.; W. d, Kelley. II. w. G. sec., Lea
enworth, Kas.
3. NJ. w. Prince Hall Grand Lodge,
A. A. Y. M, for the State of Mlssis
ippi: l. D. Shadd, NJ. w. C. NJ, Box N
40i. Greenyille, Miss; G. T. Shadd, r. Y
Grand Sec, Greenville, Miss
6. NJ. W, Hiram Grand Lodge Of f.
A. A. Y. NJ, for the State of Arkansa
j. B. Palmer, G. NJ. and acting G. n
Newport, Ark; Mr. Moore, II. w. G. Sc
Foris City. Ark.
I. NJ. w. st. Andrews Grand Lodge
F. & A. A. Y. NJ, for the State of Mi
souri,: X. j, Crawford, NJ. w G. NJ, Holde
Mo; James Woodland, II. W. G. Sec, Ia
: sas city, Mo.
s. NJ. w. Keystone Grand Lodge of f.
A. A. Y. NJ. for the Indian Territory: I
Rev. Jacob Young, NJ. W. G. NJ, Colbe
, .. NJ. W. Hiram Grand Lodge of F. &
!. A, Y. NJ. for the State of Colorado: lisa