The Washington bee., 1897-02-20
SECRET ORDERS.
GRAND LODGES, D c
(Conlinued from last week.

((OntlnueQ from last WSeh-j
To Charter Lodges in their States, etc.
The following brethren signed the
declaration: Brothers John I. Hilton,
George Gall, William E. Ambush,
Nathan Lewis. George c. Willis,
Henry Harris. James H. Hol 1hos.
Dalton, Of Boston, Mass, Alexander
Elston, w. H. lark, Louis Heyden,
of Now York, N. c. Willis, of Prov
denc-. Samuel Van Brake Emery
Cronacon, James Newman, Philip
Buchanan, Jonathan Lopeman, J. w.
Powell, William II. Bruce, John And
erson, of Penn James J. G. Bias, NJ.
D., James Bird, James J. Richmond.
Committee, Attest: w E. Ambush,
secretary. The following Grand OF.
hcers were selected: J. T Hilton; OF
Boston, N g. a.; James Bird, D. Q.
NJ: Samuel Van Brake. Rt: w. ID ID:
C.. NJ. for the Middle District; David
P. Iones, D. d. G NJ for Southern
District; George c. Willis, u. D. G..
NJ. of Eastern District; DR.. NJ r De-
Ianey, ID. ID. G.. M. for Western Dis
trict; E. a. Hall. n. S. G. w; Emery
Conracon, n. ]. G. w; James Need
ham, N. G. T.; ]. ]. G.. Bias, n. O.
Chaplain w. E. Ambush, n G. Sec
retary. On June a., IS4S, the brethren
met in New York City and ratified the
above BY grand celebration
BY the authority and power, &c in
vested in the National Grand Lodge.
Grand Lodges were formed in the
following States, viz. 4: Massachusetts,,
Pennsylvania, New York, New jersey,
Delaware, Rhode Island Maryland, 4,
Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Ken
tucky. Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Ne
braska, Colorado, and Wyoming Ter
ritory. California, Arkansas, Virginia,
Tennessee, Mississippi, exas, Indian
Territory, Alabama, Georgia, Lou
isiana District of Columbia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, in
due time. Monkey business, nigger-
ism, caused split.
March II. 1913. the District of Co =
umbia boiied and formed the Grand
Lodge for the District of Columbia;
which has been working up TO this
day. In 1895, owing to good causes.
&c, a change was made In the a. A
s. r. of the Southern and Western Ma
sonic Jurisdiction Grand Orient Val
ley, Washington, D. c., instead of the
fight being confined to the A. A. s. r.
as il should be. The Grand Comman-
derry of K. T the Grand Chapter of
ROYAL Arch and the Grand Lodge is
sued ediCts Before forget, the Jack
son Supreme Council, lowered its
colors, so far as to food the Grand
Lodge at the Annual Communication
with a synopsis OF their proceedings
(33O descending to the sd TO get salts
faction.l The Grand Commandery of
K.T. of District of Columbia issued
its edict June IS, 1896. Said edict
made mention of the high handed
proceedings of its r. E. G. c., and
then went on 20 give each Sir Knight
sixty days to withdraw from John g
Iones Consistory go A A. S. r., or he
would be expelled from Knighthood
Iul,r IS the NJ. E. G.. Chapter followed
suit, and they placed the limit at sixty
days TO leave the ConSistory. now at
this stage. II there is any intelligent
Mason in this or any other country
who can show where the York Rite
can control the Ancient Accepted
Scottish Rite why | will knock But
every intelligent Mason knows that
each department in Masonry is sepa-
rate AMI distinct The brethren find
ing il i'm osSible to obtain justice. Sc
ceeded and formed the Grand Chapter
and Grand Commandery for the Dis
trict Of Columbia and Incorporated the
the same. August 9th, 1896, the
brethren at this stage supposed that
the Grand Lodge would keep out of
the game; but oh, no, the powers seen
different, On the 7Sth of June charges
and specifications were filed against
brother ID. F Seville, in the Grand
Lodge of Mason by the Jackson Su-
preme Council and the same was re-
ferred to a commission Of five Of its
members.
All members of Jonathan Davis
(onsisIoIy under the obedience OF the
Jackson supreme Council. The con-
stIution of the Grand Lodge, page 20.
section Is. says FIVE Past Masters, not
FIVE Past Grand Masters. The defend
ant Seville appeared before this one
sided Committee, (knowing that it was
impossible to obtain justice, as they
were combined to work out what was
known as the hatred degree), at 7.35
nm. ten minutes before tt .Ime
specified by these just goody people.
spd sra,d until s as D. m Before he
left the building presented his pai,erS.
made few remarks with brethren
present aud then departed. 10 be
continued next week.l
The Executive Committee as fol-
lows: e w Shields, Chairman; l.. l..
Lomax, Secretary; J. I. Fortune
Treasurer; J. II. Mcdowell, Agent:
Membership, The four Masters, eight
Wardens the G. s.. and G Master.
ex-oficio, official; D. F Seville, U.
Secretary.
MASONIC NEWS.
Thomas w. Logan, So, OF Kansas
CITY, Mo-, has been appointed Inn
periaI Deputy Grand POtentate OF the
A 40. \. NJ Shrine for the State of
Missouri, in the place OF Peter Harris,
whose terms of Office has expired.
Noble Logan So, is one among the