The Washington bee., 1897-02-27
SECRET ORDERS.
GRAND LODGES, D c.
(Continued from last week

page 50, section 20, conStIi Itlon, &c. oi
the Grand Lodge, and stated that the
defendant Seville, failed to appear or
make any excuse eiIher IN wrlIlng OF
otherwise, and the said Seville, while
being tried for one thing was sus-
pended for another charge before Inc
first was disposed of. This celebrated
edict on page 4, says that 1t is not the
intention OF the Grand Lodge TO inter
fear with Chapter Commandery Con
sistorv, &c. But on the next page, II
saws that each Master Mason on Its
rolls must come out of the A. A. ,. X:
in 40 days, or they would be suspended
for conlumacy (something good to
eat.) The brethren seeing that the
Grand Lodge was in the game, assem-
bled on the I.th Of August, and after
due process, &c, formed the Orano
Lodge of F A. A. Ancient York Kite
Mas1ns for the District of Columbia,
on the I7th day of August. 1896, the
same was duly incorporated. Now al
this stage the question might be asked
why we incorporate? This answer Is
simple The Grand Lodge OF r. a:
A. for District of Columbia boited
on the Jump and formed themselves as
an independent OF State Grand Lodge.
BY said action thev put their foot in 1t.
1t is an undeniable fact that the Ma
tional Compack Grand Lodge OF Ma
sons was, and i the mother OF Free
masonry among colored men IN this
country and to-day the Compack has
a State Grand Lodges in full blast
and working when the District of Col
umbia boIted from its mother, the
Compack. 1t did so without official
permission. So if it was legal for the
F. A. of the District of Colum-
bia to bolt and form an independent or
State Grad Lodge. why was 1t legal
for the Iones and Seville Faction TO
bolt ON the Grand Lodge OF the DIS.
trict Of Columbia, when the said Grand
Lodge undertaken to settle Scottish
Rite Controversy, in the Blue or sym
bolic Department, which every lntelll
gent man and mason knows TO be
wrong in every particular, from the
following fact, that each department
is separate and distinct
In Freemasonrv, the Masonic ord, !
proper is divided into two divisions
and sub-dividei into ten subdivisions.
viz: In the York Rite there are ), AS
follows: The Blue Department, the
Chapter, and the COmmandery. In
the A. A. S r., the IA, the IS0 the
3oo, the 37o, and the SO, and the Royal
and Select Masters, and I e latest ad-
dition, the Sovereign College of Al
lied, Masonic Degrees, the district OF
Columbia Grand Lodge, composed OF
the fighting element, charged Seville
with matters in the So, and before
they close up The same, cut him off by
suspension for a new and separate
charge, and he never having a iair
trial. and the matter placed Into the
hands OF a ona-sided commission, all
mem Sers of the fiction making the
fight. nen | am informed verbally
that they expelled these men Tor some
thing altogether different Now al
this stage let NE ask problem IL
man has a horse in barn and the
horse gets away, what Is the use OF
shutting the door when the horse has
skipped? This is the way Seville and
his friends did. They failed TO want
and be decapitated, but they taken
French lea.e IN time to Stdrt their
own kingdom, which is becoming
stronger and stronger every month.
In hltIe while the District of Column
bia will be flooded with hasOnS. We
are turning them out in large num-
bers, every month, and good timber,
at that. District of Columbia, IVA.
avenue and slh street, S. e.) is not the
only pebble on the beach, there are
Others. ITO be continued next week. J
MASONIC OFFICIALS.
Iohn H. Adams, Grand Master; D.
CorrSfaFr NJ II
Johnson, q. O.. P; E. w. Shields,
Grand Secretary; L. w. Pulies, r. f.
G.CD r. Seville. Grand Recorder ;
James @. Holmes, 80 Deputy A. a.
s. r. for District of Columbia, for
Southern and Western jurisdiction. U.
=. A.; ID. r. Seville, Imperial Grand
Corresponding Recorder of Mystic
Shrine for U 5. A, and Deputy for
District of Columbia. These bodies
meet at Masonic Hall, 18TH street, near
NJ, Ofire OF Grand Secretary.
MASONIC OFFICIALS, 7. c.
For The INF, .rnation of the Craft and
visiting brethren. The following Is
the revised list of dasonic officials o.
the District of Columbia, Grand Mas
ter; NJ. w John y. Adams, 49, on
Afh street, q. W OtdhA ~ I~At -
+ Seville, AZ, P. G NJ. NJ. 4 q. II
p N. E.; " Wiliiam H Johnson. So
.oI7 L street, n. W Grand Secretary
s. w Shields, SO, 43I H street. n. ".
RE G. I. Sir; l.. w Pulies, 50 90.
F street, n. W, V. E. G ID. r. Sc
Vile, 33o, p. q &, II2o nth street
NV: lanes 0. Holmes. So, D"putl
VaIIey.tI. G., A. A. ). K. y. and ".
VA avenue, s ~; ID. F. Seville
40 Grand Secretary, A. A ,.
Mys,ic shrine aud Royal and Selec
Masters and Special deputy; ofhc'
TI7oIIth street, W. The BEE is III
organ of all these bodies, the Samarl
tans and X. of r., E n A. A. ;
A and other Sucieties in general
Please take due notice,
GEMS FROM THE QU RRlES.
Quaker Chy Lodge $3.50. of Philao
elphia, gave a fine recepli~n recently
Fine affair
Brother Iukes, Of Occidental Lodge
7hSA. of San Francisco, Cal, died re
Gently i'm Los Angeles, Cal. DeceaSe
was prominent and much respected
Brother and Rev. J. Potts. of )
Elmo Lodge, Odd Fellows, OF 81. 10:
eoh. Mo, was buried recentlv- D'
ceased was A prominent divine an
much respected