The herald., 1897-10-22
MASONIC

The temple has been dark several
nights this week, an unusual occurrence.
Work in the Blue lodges is rather light
at present, but will revive shortly. The
commandery is resting for the remain
der of the month.
The grand lodge session at San Fran
cisco last week was a profitable one.
Full reports, including the list of officers
elected, were published in The Herald.
A popular citizen of Los Angeles, Prof.
J. A. Foshay, superintendent of schools,
was honored by the grand lodge with the
position of Grand Junior Warden Broth
er Fosliay is member of Southern CAL
ifornia lodge, Slgnet chapter and Les
Angeles commandery.
Signet chapter 81, R. A. NJ, will confer
the Mark and Past Master degrees again
next Monday evening.
Southern California 27S had an import
: art and enjoyable session Wednesday
evening The M. NJ. degree was con-
ferred by Master Brookman and assist
ant officers in fine form. The Grand
Master of California, Thomas Flint, jr.,
his father, Thomas Flint, Past Grand
High Priest of the Grand chapter, and
Grand Lecturer Mitchell were present
and admired the work. The number of
Masonic brethren present was very
large After the work there was fine
banquet served ito the queens taste"
by Brother Fordham and his estima BILE
lady Several speeches were made by
leading Masons present and the occa-
sion will long be remembered.
Los Angeles chapter SO, r. A. M, will
.f Dos pd Tncf
Excellent Master next Monday evening.
The French lodge, La Vallee de
France, of this city, which has been
working under dispensation for some
time, was granted charter by the
Grand lodge at its session last week.
The first regular meeting of the lodge
will be held on Friday evening, Novem-
ber 5th. The lodge has large amount
of work on hand.
Hollenbeck 319 will have the E. A. de-
gree next Tuesday evening.
Los Angeles commandery 9, K. r.,
will hold it's regular monthly conclave
on Thursday evening, November 4th.
Los Angeles council II, R. and S. M
will confer the degrees of Royal ard
Select Masters on Tuesday evening,
November End.
The many friends of Brother john
King of AZ will regret to learn that h
is confined to bed by illness.
November will show large amount OF
work by the Masonic bodies in this city
The twenty-seventh triennial carr
clave of the Grand Encampment
Knights Templar of the United States
will be held in Pittsburg. Pa, on the
second Tuesday in October, 1898. The
cl:airmae, of hotels and accommodations,
En-. Sir William ]. Diehl, has issued
circular to the communicates through
out the country, calling attention. to the
fact that arrangements should be at
once made to secure quarters. r. e.
Sir Lee S. Smith is chairman of the ex-
ecutive committee For informatio re-
specting the approaching assembly of
the American Templars, address E. Sir
William j. Diehl, chairman, or e. Sir
w. w. Colville, secretary Of the hotel
committee, P. o. Box 1924, Pittsburg,
Pa.
Past Grand Master Preston of Cali
foy,a decided that the act of cre.mating
the body of a deceased Mason does not
constitute a Masonic burial; the per-
forming of the ceremonies of the ritual
on such an occasioga is inappropriate.
BY a constitutional provision of the
body the Grand East of the Supreme
Council of Ancient Accepted Scottlsh
Rite is .ga the city of Boston where once
in. three years the meeting must be held
and it's officers elected. The meeting
just held was one of the triennial gath
erings, and was as usual most inter-
esting occasion for those who were able
to be present. In addition to the active
members by whom the business of these
sessions is corducteG, there are always a
large number of brethren, in attendance
who have attained the thirty third de-
gree and are honorary members OF the
council. The thirty-third csgree was
conferred upon a class of forty.
Grand Master Flint visited Pasadena
last evening.