The Washington bee., 1896-10-24
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
Chicaqo Ill O

Chicago, H., Oct. II, 1896.
At large meeting OF members OF
the Masonic order held on tie corner
i of State and Thirtieth streets on last
Thursday evening for the purpose OF
organizing a Masonic Social Club, and
after the Club had been organized Jo-
seph L. Watson offered the following
resolutions which were adopted:
Whereas, We, the members of the
Masonic order in the city of Chicago,
recognizing the fact that the time has
come among us as colored Masons that
the various grand bodies and its
internal members should have regu-
lar established paper the same as the
white Masons have, and through its
columns valuable and important Ma
sonic information could be secured that
will promote the best interest and well
fare of the craft And
Whereas, We believe that such a
journal would be the means by which
the members of the Masonic fraternity
in all sections of the country can be
enlightened as to the condition and ad-
vancement of the craft. Therefore
be it
Resolved, That we earnestly and
fraternally ask each Masonic body
and each individual member to SUBJ
scribe for The WASHINGTON BEE,
published at Washington, D. c., and
send all Masonic news they can gather
from all parts O. the land to
d. F. Seville, at Washington, D. G.
for publication.
Resolved, That we recognize in the
Editor, Bro. w. Calvin Chase, who is
prominent citizen and a thirty-third
degree Mason, and leader among our
people as a fearless advocate and
champion of the peoples rights and
weNpledge to him and his paper our
hearty support.
FACTS FOR THE MASoNs.
Chicago, ILL.,, Oct. II.
Number Of Consistories of the 37o in
the State of Illinois is 7.
Number of Scottish Rite Masons in
Illinois, 225.
Number of temples of the mystic
shrine in Illinois, s.
Number Of members of the A. A. o.
N. M. shrine in Illinois, 900.
Number of Master MaSons in Illinois
975.
Number of Royal Arch Masons in
Illinois, 200.
Number of Knight Templars, 172.
Number of members of Councils of
royal and select masters of the Crytic
Rite in Illinois, 1862.
Number of ladies courts of Heroine
Jericho in Illinois, 13.
Number of ladies tnat are members
of the courts in Illinois, 52S.
There are seven Master Mason
lodges in Chicago, Ill.
The seven consiStory in Illinois hold |
their allegiance to the United Supreme |
Council of the A. A. S. Rite whose |
grand East is at Washington, d c.,
and is presided over by lllustrious !. |
y Jones SO, who is sovreign grand |
and Illustrious d. F. Sc
vile SO, who is grand secretary gen.
,ral.
Several of the Supreme Councils of
he ancient accepted Scottish rite of
he 80 and last degree of Free-mason-
y III various parts of the world have
allied an International Masonic Con-
,ress composing all the regular and
legitimate Supreme Councils of the
g Of the ~. a. S. K. in the world to
meet at Paris, France on the first Mon
ay in June, 1900 for the purpose of
aving a better understanding and a
loser union among the Scottish rite
lasons throughout the world. The
movement for the Masonic Congress
Tas started by the Supreme Council of
,usSia, and it has been indorsed and
leets the cooperation of a number of
theirs. The following are the names
the persons who have been invited
, represent the colored Scottish Rite
asens in the United States of Ameri-
4 at the International Congress
John G. Jones SO, of Chicago.
Richard t. Greensr SO, of New
ork ity.
James Hill SO, of Jackson, Miss.
Rev. ar. Charles w. Newton 33o, of
cksonville, Ill.
Dorsey F. Seville SO, of Washing.
N, ID. Z.
Robert J. Fletcher SO, of Sacra- u
ento, Cal u
Rev. Peter Lucas SO, of Washing
n, d. c..
And it is expected that this Masonic
ongress will be the most important
Getting of NJ Masons that has ever been
Id, and will be attended by the most
Masons in the world of
ncient accepted Scottish rite. M
Reply of R. E. c. Holland 32o,
of Philadelphia, Pa.
TO the synopsis of the special con- =,
we of Knight Templars of the Dis M
ct Of Columbia of June IS, 1896:
looking over pages two and three
the synopsis of the special con-
We, we find in reading the proceed
IS relative to the grand court of
rene of the United States. We
uld say to our many friends and the
neral public of the United States of M,
lerica that Sir Isaac Holland organ Pr
4 this beautiful order, known as the
nd court of Cyrenne, about the d.
r, 1894, for the female relatives of
ight of Templars, as an auxiliary
rt to Master Masons, Royal arch
Templar. Sir Knight Isaac Hol- Al