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fully and fairly established, and the
world will be made better by their no.
! bic example.
| This goes to show and prove that
prejudice in the Masonic order is dying
out among the white Masons for Ma
sonry knows and recognizes no man
on the account of the color OF his skin
or the texture of his hair for Free
! Masonry is established upon that broad
principle believing in the Fatherhood
of God and the Brotherhood of Man.
SPARKS-SYNOPSIS.
T. F. Smith, of Hamilton, o., has
, been successful in securing the ID. u.
L. for Ohio.
: Matchless Chapter of o. E. S. of Ft.
Wayne, Ind, has selected new Of
fcers.
The D. G.. L. of Three Links, of In
diana, convened in Richmond, lnd.'
August d. Thirty-two lodges were
represented. They haze adopted a
new insurance. 1t found well, 1t Will
be put in operation. The plan IS to
pay in s.. The assessments for death
to be $50 per cent. to go to the legal
heirs. The 10 per cent to detray fu-
neral expenses. The maximum amount
to be $1,000. When the funds reach
$4,000, they are to be invested. The
session was fine, and much business
was transacted.
Grand Lodge of Masons, of Indiana,
met in Hall of Central Lodge, No. l.,
last week. Grand Master Telster in
the G.. E. This is the foitieth annual
session.
Bro. |. R. Lee, of Baltimore, Md,
age 81, died August 9. Deceased was
prominent in G.. A. r. and Odd Fellow
circles.
The Odd Fellows of Savannah, Ca
observed National day by a large turn
out In the evening addresses were
made at ST. Philips church. Gen.
Robert Small delivered an address.
He being a member of the order. Aft
er which at Harris Hall there was
fine entertainment, followed by BAN
quet and dancing.
Myrtle Lodge 1868 of Savannah, Ga,
gave a fine family excursion, which
was fine affair, August IS.
D. G.. L. of California convened in
Stockton, Cal, August 3, at 10 a. m.
G. L. K. of P. of Kansas will meet
at Wichita, august 27. Doc Williams,
of Lawrence, is the Grand ChanCel-
1or.
The d. G.. L. of Odd Fellows of
Texas convened in Austin. The scs-
sion was fine in every particular. The
ID. G. NJ. in his address made use of
the following words: "Odd Fellow
ship does not mean simply organiza
ton, but a body Of noble men who
will not shrink back from duty, who
will look after the sick and dying, and
speak words Of comfort to the dis
tressed." He then followed with the
balance of his address Before the
Grand Lodge convened the Mayor of
Austin welcomed the Grand Lodge not
as colored men but as American citi-
zens. He spoke well of the order and
congratulated them upon its progress.
Prof. c. H. Hill, of Denton, re-
sponded.
The G. L. X. of P. of Missouri con-
vened at Pythian Temple. Reports of
the grand officers reported the Condi-
ton of the order in the State as being
good. Past Grand Chancellor T. w.
Logan was reelected as Grand Chan
CellOr.
The members of the Grand Chapter
O. E. S. of Missouri were rendered a
fine reception by Mrs. Peeler and Mrs.
Jones. Floral decorations were pretty
and tasteful. Fine collation. was
served. Large attendance of promi-
nent members of the order.
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COLORED MASONS RECOGNIZED
BY THEIR WHITE BRETHREN.
From the Chicago Conservatory

The Supreme Council of the Ancien
Accepted Scottish Rite Masons of the
33d degree for the State of Louisiana
and Jurisdiction which is white body
of Masons, and is composed of some of
the leading white Scottish Rite Masons
in the country.
The Supreme Council Of the State of
Louisiana has a membership of over
5000 members. They have officially re-
Cognized the Colored United Supreme
Council of the Ancient Accepted Scot
tish Rite Masons Of the sgd Degree for
the Southern and Western Masonic
Jurisdiction, United States Of America.
Grand Orient at Washington, d. {.
This Supreme Council has some Of the
following cultured and distinguished
Masons connected with it, which are as
follows: Richard I. Greener 80, Of
New York, Robert T. Fletcher So, E.
A. Clark SO, w. H. Mauldln SO,
Frank J. Butler SO, of California, E.
A. Williams $50, Col. James Lewis So,
of New Orleans, w. L. Kimbrough SO,
Texas, Rev. Chas. w. Newton So, D.
w. Dempey So, Chicago, William
Morris So, c. ". Lee 80, Minneapolis,
Mimi, DIR. P. B. Brooks SO, James O.
Holmes SO, John NJ. Adams So, H. w.
Hewlett So, l.. w. Pulies SO, of Wash
ton, D. c., j. II. Blunt So, Arkansas,
w. S. Rollins So, of Illinois, J. T.
Buckner SO, and w. T. Floyd SO, Of
Indiana, Thomas P. Mahammitt 80,
of Nebraska, John A. Bell SO, J. c.
Craig So, Of Michigan, and host Of
others.
This Supreme Council is presided
over by the Illustrious John G. Jones
SD degree of Chicago, ILL.,, who is the
Sovereign Grand Commander. These
two Supreme Councils of the Ancient
and Accepted Scottish Rite have ex-
changed representatives. The Illus
trious O. B. Druer SD degree of Louis
lana who is one of the most prominent
white Masons in the State of Louisiana
has been appointed and commissioned
as the representative of the United Su
preme Council, of Washington, d. c
near the Supreme Council for the State
of louisiana The Illustrious Dorsey
F. Seville sgd degree of Washington,
ID c., who is the Grand Secretary
General of United Supreme Council,
and who is very eminent and learned
Mason has been appointed and COM
miSslOned as the representative OF the
Supreme Council of Louisiana, near
the United Supreme Council of Louisi
ana for the Southern and " estern Ma
sonic Jurisdiction.
This is the first time in the history of
Masonry in the United States O. Amer
iCa where the white Masons have Of
fcially recognized the colored Masons,
and exchanged representatives The
success of this laudable work was
brought about and accomplished
through the efforts of the Illustrious
John G Jones, of Chicago, IN bring
ing the white and colored Ma
sons in the United States together
one bond of fraternal Brotherhood.
We shall now have reasons to rejoc &c
that the march of progress is onward
and upward, and the universal Broth
erhood of man in the United States
The Washington bee., 1896-08-22
SPARKS-SYNOPSIS.

T. F. Smith, of Hamilton, o., has
been successful in securing the ID. U.
L. for Ohio.
The Washington bee., 1896-08-22

Grand Lodge of Masons, of Indiana,
met in Hall of Central Lodge, No. 1,
last week. Grand Master Telster in
the G.. E. This is the foltieth annual
session.
The Washington bee., 1896-08-22
SECRET ORDERS.

E-MAsoNARY-ITs DIVISIONS AND
SUBDIVISIONS.
Relative to the Royal Arch depart
meht there is not much record beyond
I71o A. d. The earliest Royal Chap
ter in Great Britain whose records
have yet to come to light is that at
York, England. In 1862 in North
America, the earliest record of Royal
Arch Chapter was as early as 1853,
previous to 1895 A. d. the chapter de-
srees and commandry degrees were
worked in the Blue Lodge, and in
England there are some lodges that
have chapters attached to them. In
I7o5, Thomas Smith Webb took the
matter in hand and composed new and
most elegant rituals, added three other
degrees to the chapter system and set
it forth as we now have it, grand chap
terS and subordinate chapters soon fol-
lowed. The first appearance we have
of Commandry degrees on this Conti-
nent appeared in Boston, Mass, where
ST. Andrews Royal Arch Chapter con-
ferred the order of Knight Templar as
early as August rs, 1869. In 1897 an
encampment of K. T. was formed in
Philadelphia, and in 1916 the grand en-
Campment now about 1920 A. D. the
chapter and commandry degrees came
among the colored brethren of this
country. l have the data in connec-
ton with the case. | will state that
am giving you the true facts. After the
grand chapters and commandrieS we're
formed the Blue Lodge then only had
jurisdiction Of the first, second and
third degrees, the chapter the chap
ter degrees, the COmmandry the
commandry degrees, and the only time
a Grand Lodge of Masons can con-
vince me that they have jurisdiction
over the upper degrees OF MasOnS is
for the Grand Chapter and subordi
mates ditto grand and subordinate
CommandrieS to dissolve and place ev
erything in the grand lodges hand,
then | will knock otherwise, never.
In conclusion to have peace in Masonic
circles, let the Blue department attend
to its affairs, the Chapter the same,
ditto the COmmandrV, the Scottish
you will find that there will never be
enlightened to be governed by fogy-
lSIl anu ilOIhSg puS1uGSS.
August II, 1896, the Grand Lodge Of
Ancient York rite Masons of the Dis
trict Of Columbia and Jurisdiction was
formed and Incorporated for twenty
years. The objects are to have juris-
diCtion over the first, second and
third degrees of Blue or symbolic Ma
sonry, to take care of its sick, dis
tressed and deceased members to
buy and own real and personal prop
erty, and do all acts in accordance
with the ancient regulations. Tuesday
the new Masonic Hall, Seventeenth
street northwest, next to Sumner build
ing, was dedicated with the proper Ma
sonic ceremonies, etc. One of the
principal objects of this deal is to
give prosecuted Masons a shelter, SO
that when they are used unjustly why
they can have haven Of rest, and not
die out in the cold.
The Washington bee., 1896-08-22

Bro. |. R. Lee, Of Baltimore, Md,
age 81, died August g. Deceased was
prominent in G.. A. R. and Odd Fellow
circles.
The Washington bee., 1896-08-22

The Odd Fellows of Savannah, Ca
observed National day by large turn
out. In the evening addresses were
made at ST. Philips church. Gen.
Robert Small delivered an address.
He being member of the order. Aft
er which at Harris Hall there was a
fine entertainment, followed by BAN
quet and dancing
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Read The BEE.
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Matchless Chapter of o. E. S. OF Fl
Wayne, Ind, has selected new OF
ficers.
The Washington bee., 1896-08-22

Myrtle Lodge 1868 of Savannah, Ga,
gave a fine family excursion, which
was fine affair, August IS.
The Washington bee., 1896-08-22

The G. L. X. of P. of Missouri con-
vened at Pythian Temple. Reports OF
the grand officers reported the condi-
ton Of the order in the State as being
good. Past Grand Chancellor T. w.
Logan was reelected as Grand Chan
CellOr.
The Washington bee., 1896-08-22

The members of the Grand Chapter
O. E. S. of Missouri were rendered
fine reception by Mrs. Peeler and Mrs.
Jones. Floral decorations were pretty
and tasteful. Fine collation. was
served. Large attendance of promi
nent members of the order.
The Washington bee., 1896-08-22

G.. L. K. of P. of Kansas will meet
at Wichita, august 27. Doc Williams,
of Lawrence, is the Grand ChanCel-
lOr.
The Washington bee., 1896-08-22

FREE-MAsoNARY-IT DIVISIONS AND
SUBDIVISIONS.
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underneath them like snakes in the
grass. Ills hair is The most amazing"
Part OF his eet-up. i, is all arrange
iii separate curis. most ar;ic,icauy put
together. They are all dyed hiacl: with
The exception OF che. which remains
quite white. and on grand occasions Is
Hed ny with a small ribbon.
NHSn he gets out in London. he al
ways gets himself UP very deliberately
~ a way ihtt is sure 10 arouse at:en-
ii"h II wears Il very long blacl;
oNr.2 Al. rather like that one OF III.
Iiti'e men in the Noahs ARK and :,
French iop hat With the brim standing
Sir3!ah; out. In his hand he carries n
k!nd "i wand OF bamboo about four
feet long and Very thin His gloves
aiiH boots are Very carefully selected
and Of irrepr achahle fit. When he
walks ahoH; tile stIents of London he
sshsraiiy has q crowd of small bavs in
pursuit, ana nearly everybody turns
toahd TO i"oi: a: him with a smile as he
passes. However. lie very rarely walks
but usually gees everywhere in q han
S'm, except Just in the very fnshInr,Ghla
quarters Most OF the hanspm-r,h
drivers in picadlly and Bond stree,
knew H. and: waen he hires them. they
say simply 'Ho9Ie. sir"''
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You VIII Know the house by the bills
% SAFE Stuck up outside" And inc
palliil proved an admirable butler and
, .he party one of the merriest eyer
WiiSTLER'S EXPERIMENT. IN
TING A BAILTFF TO SLEEP
mere Is another fbailin story whirn
WI. Whistler is very fond of rala tin"
~ rie hau told him that miytIte
sa,,i'' anu peer had the propnrtv f
ch,sad psople OH To sleep. So he pur-
..'aseo large parcel of stuff and mn.
the greater part OF II into :. ,,i,r,i ~
.aiiharG iuil OF beer, which he Sent n,,,
10 MS hali.n in the garden r.
NOT summer afternoon ana IL
man eagerly welcomed his Inf,nsh,,n.
MI histlcr was indoors uainting ,mi
ao;sot an about him. In the cvcnin.r hc.
1s.i ~ ms servant. Where's tho mn, -.
sr,,, 81 replied, II don't know. sir
SUPPOSE he must have gon, ov,,,.,,
Next morning MIR. Whistla, ~,
el' lote and went out into ~, 80
,.,, Mherc ne was astoundcd ~ Coo ~,
n!t!it Sh'inE in precisely the sa,,o 49,
sitioN as the day before. M ns, ~.
.aisNafa was on the table bes,d, ~,
aliu ms pipe had fallen from his rn, ,.,,
on 10 tnc grass MS manu-
WHALE iailo, my sleeping beauty" said Mr.
while" 'iere all this
hut me man made no answer and an
NJ. hisiiar's efforts to arouse rim
I'VE u unaHaiiing. Late in the afternoon
NJ ne a"oke In the most natural way ir
rAe world, excla inning that If wns I,,o ~
h ,uns no; weather and that he must nav,
o NJ aSirep over an hour. AIeanwhjIa
Mr. Whistler had got some money =,
se,r,e'i anu was able to pay him OF
some hours later, when AIr Whis;Inr
was slipping his coffee after dinner ~
very cohieated frame of mind. a ring
was heard al The door and the m,S
rushed unceremoniously in. He was
evidently in great state of excb;cnt.,,,
ana began by asking Mr.. Whistler wh,,
DAY of Tie month il was
II that's all you want to know (" yv,s
the reply, you may as well 60 avay
again" sway
We'll sir" the man said. ~ can,
make 1t out at all. Here YOU'VE MA
me three days possession money. and
could have sworn 1t was the l6tb hut
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HOYId ms, VA.

T. boNkins. Va, Feb. 26::--(specIar-Mr.
lane, lanes H. Higgins, who was for a long
'iil respected citizen CT this place
died at Scaboard. n. C. Last Snmao :.
!hothinS. His remains were brought tn
;. place Tor iniermen, Monday morn
ing; The burial service was conducted
oy Rev NJ. S. Colonna.
we are glad to see Mr.. <. l.. Beston n .
ms place. Ct business again. after a
weeks indsposition. =
MT Il. II. Dardcn went to Cannon III :
MOI hinE 10 have some teeth eStracie3
y good DENTS! would not s;arvc mere.
SeNcral young ladies Of the town ven,
10 .\"H*olns yesterday to attend an en-
i!ef'ainmsnt rendered by home ,aJen,
We learn IL vas very c.cditablc
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sSrsed 20 so about and do marvellous etch-
gsings for which he could find no market
ts5Or else only starvation prices. When
n he was absolutely obliged TO. he would
sNsell them for what he could get; but he
i never lost the fullest confidence in his
own powers. and. whenever he could, he
n preferred to keep them III the eXpec-
Il tation-nay, the certainty--of being able
.Sto sell them some day at high figure.
VS. He used to go roaming about Venice
Yin search for subjects for his etchings,
.Hand those who know all about il say.
THAT the charm of his work lies quite
q as much In the choice of subjects as in
ssI1Ie execution. He used to make q great
Ideal of mystery about his etching eXpc-
Editions and was rarely prevailed upon
Etc let any one accompany him. If lie
ssdid. 1t was always under the str.c;est
d pledge of secrecy. What was the use.
&f1eswould say, of his ferreting out some
$Wonderful old bridge or archway and
Sthinking of making IL immortal, If some
5second rate painter Were to come after
him and make it commonplace with his
sscardcatures? On the other hand If
sIsofne friend of his discovered an ideal
kSspot, and asked him what he thought
aof 1t he would not scruple for an instant
ITO say: Come now, this is all nonsense,
sJour trying to do this. 1t Is much too
good subject to be wasted on You.
8sYou'd better let me see what / can do
with IT." And he would be so charm
ssng about it, and take his own superiori-
so completely for granted that no
sonesever dreamed of refusing him.
sEYHISTLER USUALLY CHEERFUL,
BUT SOMETIMES THE BLU
EST OF THE BLUE.
sSftThose who know Mr.. Whistler now
scan scarcely imagine him anything but
She; cheeriest and most sanguine of NOR
tails, If seems as If no calamity could
;ruftie him. and a 8 If there were no room
In his delightful character for such
&hing as.vexation. But like many light
IheaEted people, when he does let himself
run Sdewn, he runs down further than q
prpsafe person would do. am told that
Atone time lie and his model fully made
apGf their minds to commit suicide to-
zather; by jumping into one OF the ca
SiulsI Of Venice. They set the house in
urGsf. end started out on their dismal
GRAND but. d appening to meet friend
H eGe lseg. they forgot Vii about It.
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His face is remarkable one. 1t is
covered with countless wrinkles. but IL
clear OF complexion and evidently very
wen groomed. He wears 4 We'll ctlrlp1
gray mcustache and slight Imperial
His eyebrows are unusually bushv. and
his glistehing brown eyes peer out from
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-27
III TTY WHISTLER
sAe! |, s ls Nan Whs Fuckers, But the Big
one Who PALMS Pictures.
as q Appearance, MARINERS AND TALK.
SSnsonie Of His Stories His Early mud
IA Late ANA Complete Faith In Kim
.alf and His Abitity-1Eis Expert
With BniIiTs -His Friends
1 ID " Il ma His Foes.
j (cYhyrlght, 1896, by S. S. Mcclure, Lin
cd

satSlVsSI 1880, ny .. shNNtat ~ N|''''
ited.) .
$$YLondon, Feb. 26-If James Mcneil
ssrWl,3stler had been n professor
s OF Chinese or a aratter. he would prob
y ably have been just as much Ikea anu
Just as well known as he Is now. NO
i doubt his pictures have high merit OF
4 their own, but, even IL they had been
shut bad, the public would probably
have raved about them just as nucn.
The charm about painting is that people
buy pictures, not because they are good
Bor beautiful, but because they are said
Ito be artistic. 1t does not matter WHO
says so. so long as II is said loudly and
Spersistently enough. This was one of
Z the first truths that Mr.. Whistler learn
fed, and 1t occurred to him that. ii he
tsang the praises of his own pictures
Shlmself. It would serve the purpose
just as well. When he had done so
long enough, others Joined in uhe chorus
and he accepted their aduation with
that delightful GynIcism that has always
been one of his principal charms
4 The first time l knew Mr. Whistler
was great many years ago, when
he was quite unknown to fame. lie
eiad lodgings at the top OF an old palace
lin the uttermost parts of the town.
lunch and dine off nothing more nutri-
!tious that a plateful of poicnta or
,macaroni He was just as witty. and
gave himself just the same outrageous
but ineffensive airs, as afterwards I'm
the days of his prosperity.
,WH1sTLER'S EARLY FAITH IN
5Slg HIMSELF
n remember his turning upon a mo.
rose sculptor who had become n resident
there and haunting him with spending
ais life "On a pile IN the damp He
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-27

here: this Is all nonsense" or TO chuckie
and rub his hands and say, TUT, TUT,
] tut too bad! We can't have this sort
OF thing going on" AS If bad luck were
| q thing to be reasoned with ana coaHeo
! to go away.
wH1STLER'S ORIGINAL WAY OF
SUBDUING A BAILIFF.
am sure there are are very few peo-
ME whom Mr. Whistler could not coax II
he chose. He even once succeeded in
tanning balim who was In possession OF
his house at Chelsea. When the man
first appeared he tried to wear his hat
in the drawinS-room and smoke and
spit all over the house. Mr. Whistler
soon settled that. He went out into the
hall and fetched q stick. and daintily
Knocked the mans hat OF. The man
was so surprised that he forgot to- be
angry. and within a day or two he had
been trained to wait at table. One
morning when Mr.. Whistler was shay
ing, a message was brought up that the
man Che was always known in the house
as 'ithe man." as II he We're the only
one of his species) wanted 10 speak to
him.
Very well. send him up" said Mr..
Whistler. He Went on shaving. and
when the man came in. said abruptly:
Now. then, wha; do YOU want?'
Il want my monty. sir
What money!
My possession money. sir"
What. haven't they given 1t to Won o.
NO. sir; it's you that have to give i;
to me-
ooh, the deuce have" aud Mr.. WINS
tier laughingly gave him to understand
that II he wanted money his only chance
was to apply elsewhere.
well, | think it's very hard. sir"
the man began to SWIVEL II have my
own family TO keep and my own rent TO
pay"
III tell YOU what I advise you to do"
Mr.. Whistler returned. as he gently
pushed him out OF the door. you should
DO as do, and have a man in your
self"'
Soon after this, the man came and
said If he was not paid. he would have TO
put bills up outside the house. announc-
ing sale. And sure enough, a few
days after, great posters were stuck M
all ever the front OF the house announ-
cling so many tables and SO many chairs
and SO much old Nankin china for sale
on given day. MIR. Whistler enjoved
the joke highly. and FASTENED to send
out invitations to all his friends To :,
luncheon party, adding as postscript
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-27
TO Cure n cold I'm one p,y.

rake laxative Rromo Quinine Tablets
Al urussists refund the money if it fails
TO cure. 2ac..
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