The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-05-06

TITS petition placed the Grand Lodge
On very unique position. NJ there vas
no nretydcut in all Masonic law allow
INK Grand Lodge in America o. grant
charter 60 lodge tn foreign coun-
Try on the continent. After due cone
alteration by the best and most tall
cutcd members of the Grand Lodge.
Gispansatlon was granted to open aud
organize n lodge I'm Honolulu, and four
months later. on May 18th, 1852. char
ter was granted to Hawaiian Lodge
No. q. Free and Accepted Masous. and
this is the charter we now work under.
our number. twenty-one, shows that
We are one OF our parent body's oldest
dnughters, who nov number over three
hundred.
At the third annual communication
Of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge
of California, held I'm the Masonic hall
in the city of San Francisco, commence
ing May ith, 1859. and terminating May
Sth, 1852, the Deputy Grand Master in
his report said: ION the twelfth of
January. 1882. | received an application
from thirteen brethren located at Hoo
nolulu, Sandwich Islands. soliciting
dlspensation to open a lodge at that
place, accompanying which was let
ter from the honorable Secretary OF
state of that government, "A well known
brother. and highly recommendation of
the petitioners. The proper recommend
alton accompanying the petition being
regular, | granted Il dispensation To en-
able the aforesaid brethren to open a
lodge at Honolulu under the title of
Hawaiian Lodge. ! cheerfully recon-
mend that charter be granted them
at this session, as evidence is given
thet they arc bright lights In the
midst Of darkness"
At the meeting held May Sth, 1852,
the Grand Master announced that
charters had been ordered at this COM
munioation for six lodges among them
one fer Hawaiian Lodge No. 2l;" and
at the fourth annual communication, In
May 1853, the Grand Master reported
chat Ne had issued IA dispensation to
X. q. Wyllie Past Master, 10 install
Hawaiian Lodge November 2lst, 1862"
and In the reports of this communica-
ton of our Grand Lodge, Hawaiian
No. 81 appears for the first time with
list of officers and members. numbering
twenty eight, none OF whom are now
living.
Our lodge ives for the first time rep
resented at the fifth annual communi-
cation. May. 1854, BY the Grand Secre-
tary, Levi Stowell, since which time
we have had representative at all an
nuol meetings OF the Grand Lodge.
IN consideration of our being SO far
from home, our parent Grand Lodge
has shown us great consideration, for
several years renting our Grand
Lodge dues, and freely giving us ad-
vice In our work
Since the date of its charter, Hawaii
an Lodge has been an active working
lodge. has always stood for good citi-
zenship, and has always Joined in all
progress that would advance the best
interests of the community.
We have numbered among our MEM
bers government officers from the SOW
ereign down, men prominent In all the
professions, including the clergy, and
our roster has always horne the names
of the NEST prominent merchants and
mechanics In the Islands
situated as we are, In the midst of
the Pacific ocean, we have had many
calls on our charity, in assisting un-
fortunate brothers, that lodges on the
mainland do not have, and j can say
without boasting, that we have always
responded to thoce calls by helping the
unfortunate and in cases of death,
burying the brother, and writing the
absent relatives, giving what consola-
tiOn we could.
That our material prosperity has in
creased with our age and numbers this
temple that we have built amply
proves.
Fearful of trcrchlng on our histori-
an, who follows me. | shall close by
referring all brother Masons to the age
of our order, and emphasizing the fact
that en- order which has existed so
many years in all countries, and under
all governments. whether emperors,
kings or presidents, without getting the
! ill-will of any, must be well founded
on good Christian principles, or 1t
would not have withstood the opposi-
! tion and enmity which the Order has
: had TO contend with in former times.
( SO I charge you, brother Masons, never
/ to forget that each one of us has the
individual duty Of keeping the reputa =
! ton of our Order up TO its present high
standard.
Spring Time" was sung impressively
and beautifully by Mrs. j. T. Melon
aid, the violin accomplishments by j. II
| ANIME and piano by Miss A. NJ. Whit
ney.
In presenting =. NJ. John Adair Has
singer, who made the historical ad
dress of the evening, Worshipful Mas
ter Whitney said it gave him grea
pleasure to introduce one who had beer
a prominent Mason for many years ant
| who, next to II. NJ. Allen, was the old.
| est member of the lodge Twice, III
said, Mr.. Hassinger had been called
upon to fill the chair as master. Mr.
Hassinger said:
! Professor j. II. ANIME rendered VIC
lin selection most acceptably, accom-
| panied by Miss Castle in her usua
brilliant and sympathetic style, anC
was compelled to respond to an encore
! In introducing the last speaker of thu
evening, MIR. Whitney said 1t was no
often that the lodge had the pleasure
Of having before IL so distinguished :
Mason as Judge Morris NJ. Estee
Twice, he said, had he been made mas