The Washington bee., 1897-07-31
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SECRET ORDERS
BUREAU OF MASONIC INFORMATION
AND LABOR FOR THE D. c.
INCORPORATED
The following is issued for the lntor-
nation of the Fraternity. First, Inc
BEE is our organ and articles appear
ing from time to time are othclal.
Second. for the information OF the
members of the Eastern Star, Queen
of the East will meet the first ana
third Friday, Eureka, first and tnlrd
Tuesday, and Robert Morris the hrst
and third Wednesday. The other
nights as laid down on the Board at
Hall, can only be changed by the Ma
sonic Executive Committee. Third,
The Sunday meetings of Instructions
are still in force unless otherwise or
dered Fourth, Next month the
Chapters and Communicates will meet
for work and instructions. Brethren
will get their candidates in line.
Fifth, on and after the month, Battal
ion Drills will be held monthly under
the direction of the E. G.. c. G., Sir
W.P. Gray. Sixth, Any information
desired can be obtained by applying
to the Office of Chief of Bureau OF In
formation and Labor from to 10 a. m.
or toAp. m, II2o nth street, n. W.
By order of the Powers. ID. r: Sc
Vile, Chief of Bureau, by NJ. H. Hill,
Registrar.
GEMS FROM THE QUARRIES.
Robert Morris Chapter, Order OF
Eastern Star, Washington, ID. C., has
selected the following officers: Worthy
Matron, Mrs. Annie Howell, Worthy
Patron, Brother John M. Washington,
320, Associate Matron, Mrs. Gertrude
Holland, Treasurer, Mrs. J. Carpen-
der, Secretary, Miss Annie Williams,
Conductress Miss Mary Anderson,
Asst. Conductress, Mrs. S. M. Bland,
Warder, Miss Bessie Perenty, Sentinel
Solomon Haskins, Adah, Miss Marga-
ret Harrison, Ruth, Miss Beatrice My
ers, Esther Miss Lille Wood, Martha,
Miss Kate Compton, Electa, Miss
Amelia Ferguson. This Chapter has
a membership of IS.
Colored Masons Quarrel. Master Of
Widowson Lodge charged with being
an ex-conviCt. as. o. ones the lnStl-
gator. He alleges that Robert L.
Reed secured his expulsion on false
charges and that the latter has served
time in Sing Sing. Letters to prove
his statements. WidOwsOn Lodge,
F. A. A NJ, of New Haven, Conn, is
in a state of excitement over a feud
which began with the expulsion of
las. O. Iones as a member of the Fra
ternity. In retaliation Jones has pub
lished the past record of Robert l..
Reed, whom he says is an eX-convlct
and ineligible to a Masonic lodge.
Innes has letters from warden Sage of
Sing Sing and ex-Gov. Morton of New
York to prove his claims. Reed join
ed the lodge in 1895. He received one
black ball but was admitted. After
Reed was made he was shortly after
wards elected as the Master of the
lodge. and commenced an active poll
cy in regards to railr oading candidates
in the order. ZONES and his friends
protested to no effect and shortly
charges were preferred against Jones. |
ToneS' friends contending that Reed |
brought the charges against Jones |
using the names of other members OF
the lodge. In due time the trial came
off. with Reed in the chair as Master
of the lodge. Jones was present with
his friends and asked for a continuance
which was refused by Reed. Reed
then orders out of the Hall Jones and
his friends. Before the Reed delega-
ton left the Hall Jones was expelled
and notified. He appealed to the
Grand Lodge. the G.. NJ. as claimed by
Jones' friends was friend Of Reed and
the result that Jones was refused ad-
mittanCe to the Grand Lodge. The
Grand Lodge then referred the same TO
a Committee for Investigation. They
removed the expulsion and suspended
Jones for two years. Jones IN the
meantime writes to the agent ana
warden at Sing Sing, who answers and
informs him that Reed had been sem
fenced from Long Island City, queens
County, New York. Sept. 1, 1878 Tor
20 years and was sentenced by Judge
and July, 1874 transferred
tc Auburn prison n. Y. July 25, 1875 he
was sent from Auburn prison TO Gin
ton prison, Clinton county New York.
The records show that Reed was born
in Brooklyn, New York and at time OF
arrest lived at New Haven, Conn. V
Sage, agent and warden, April 29,
1906. In another communication from
the ex-Chambers of New York, at Al
banv in answer to inquiry as to wheth-
er Reed had been pardoned, the reply
was that there was no application on
file and that the records show that
none had been granted since 1873.
Signed A. n. Cole, Private Secreta-
~, NAV IA, ISo6.-Copied from the
New Haven Register of July 1897.
From information received, Robert
I. Reed is now the Sow. Grand Com
mander of A. A. S. r for the North
ern Masonic jurisdiction at Phlladel-
phia, Pa.
On the back of this P. D. G.. NJ,
from the Florida jurisdiction enters
the state of Connecticut and while
visitor he was treated as P. D @. NJ.
AS soon as he became a member of
the jurisdiction he was employed as
counsel for brother. The @. M. of
n Ill ,