The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-20
ROYAL AND SELECT MAS0NS.
David vi. Burns, of Lebanon, Elected
10 the Highest Office.

The forty-second annual meeting or the
Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters
began at Masonic Hall yesterday afternoon
at O'Clock OF the fifty councils of the
State forty-nine are represented During
the afternoon Illustrious Grand Master An
drew j. Robinson read his annual report,
officers were elected committees appointed
and reports heard from Martin II. Rice,
grand treasurer, and William II. Smythe,
grand recorder. This forenoon reports Will
be heard from the various committees and
the new officers will be installed. This aft
ernoon the Grand Chapter Of Royal Arch
Masons is to convene at 2 o'clock. In his
annual address Illustrious Grand Master
Robinson referred to the death during the
year of four patriarchs of Masonry, Charles
r. Butterfield, of Evansville, who died Jan.
10 last; Alexander Thomas, who died at
Terre Haute July 26, 1897; Thomas Newly,
who died at Santa Monica, Cal, July 8, and
George S. Jones, who died at Covington
Aug. 26. During the year council was
chartered in Tippecanoe county by the il
lustrious grand master. A dispensation was
issued for the organization of council at
Anderson in March, and special dispense
lions for elections in Kokomo, Washington,
councils were granted during the year. He
reported that he refused to legalize an cleo
ton held at an illegal time. The address
closed with the thanks of the grand mas
ter for hearty cooperation and assistance
extended during his term of office.
Grand Recorder William II. Smythe sub
mitted a report of the financial transac-
tons of the order during the year as fol-
lows:
Receipts. So 256.54; disbursements, 81, 646.51 /;
balance, s., $685.
AS shown by the grand recorders re-
port, the total number of members Jan. l,
1897, was 2,626, as against 2,525 Jan. l, 1896,
net increase in 1896 of 101. Martin H. Rice
grand treasurer reported a balance of ST.
646.l cash on hands Oct 10.
lllustrious Grand Master Robinson an
nounced the following committees:
edentials-Willam H. Smythe, Fred l..
Eastwood and George A. Phipps.
Visiting Companions-H c. Yount, Rob-
ert w. Cox and George F. KEEPER.
Charters-Edward J. Church, G.. M. Zlm-
norman and d. H. Hawks.
georges va r. Kirk and W. w. MeCoy
Grievances and Appeals-S. B. Richard
son, w. c; McNutt and F. w. Shaley.
:, CIalmsT,L. A Foote, j. c. Glendening and
S. l.. Gillette.
Pay Roll-Martin II. Rice. D. A. Garwood
and s G, Barnett.
Mordhurst, J. r. Slack and c. n. Hetzner.
Unfinished Busness-J w. Hutchinson,
VIM. T. Fry and George w. Gale.
JuriSprudence-Thom b. Long, w. w
Austin, Daniel Mcdonald, Albert Hayward,
H. r. Marlatt, o. w. Brownback Charles
w. Slick, Theodore d. Brown and Simeon
S. Johnson.
Necrology-Thomas r. Marshall. Thomas
Il. Long, Mason j. Niblack, Daniel McDon-
aid and S. p. Richardson.
The following officers were elected:
lllustrious Grand Master-David M.
Burns, of Lebanon.
Deputy lllustrious Grand Master-John
w. Pottinger, Laporte.
Grand Principal Conductor of the Work
John Borough, Mishawaka.
Grand Treasurer Martin II. Rice, Indian
apolis
Grand Recorder-William II. Smythe, IN
dianapols.