The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-06

ter was granted TO Hawaiian Lodge
No. II. Free and Accepted Masons. and
this Is the charter we now work under.
our number. twenty-one. shows that
We are one OF our parent body's Oldest
daughters. who now number over three
hundred.
At the third annual communication
Of the Most wOrshipful Grand Lodg
OF California. held in the Masonic hall
I in ths. city OF san Francisco. commenc-
ing May 4th. 1852. and terminating May
Sth. 1852. the Deputy Grand Master I'm
his report said: "On the twelfth OF
January. 1S52. received an application
from thirteen brethren located at Ho-
nol,ilu. Sandwich Islands. soliciting 4
diSpenSation To- open n lodge ut that
place. accompanying which was a let
ter from the honorable Secretary or
State or that government, well known
brother, and highly recommendatory OF
the petitioners. The proper recommend
alton accompanying the petition being
regular. ! granted q dispensation to en-
able the aforesaid brethren To- open a
lodge at Honolulu under the title OF
Hawaiian Lodge. / cheerfully recon-
mend that n charter be granted them
at this session. as evidence Il given
that they ar" bright lights in the
midst of darkness
At the meeting held May Sth. 1S52.
the Grand Master announced that
charters had been ordered at this COM
one for Hawaiian Lodge No. 2l:" and
1T the fourth annual communication. In
May. 1853. III" Grand Master reported
that he had issued dispensation to
X. =. Wyllie. Past Master. To install
Hawaiian Lodge November 2ist. 1852.
and IN the reports OF this communica-
ton Of our Grand Lodge. Hawaiian
No. Il appears for the first time with
list 81 officers and members. numbering
twenty-eight. none OF whom are now
living.
our lodge was for the first time rep
resented az the nth annual communi-
cation. May. 1854. by the Grand Secre-
tary. Levi Stoweii. since which time
.ve have had n representative ut all an
nuai meetings Of the Grand Lodge.
II consideration OF our being so far
from home. our parent Grand Lodge
mas shown us great consideration. for
gevcrul years rcuittlng our Grand
Lodee dues. and freely giving us ad-
vice iu our work.
Since the date OF its charter. Hawaii
m Lodge has been an active working
lodge. has always stood for good Citi-
zcuship. and has always Joined In all
progress that would advance the best
interests OF the community
We have numbered among our mem
oers government officers from the SOW
ereien down. men prominent IN all the
professions. including the clergy. and
our roster has always borne the names
~ the most prominent merchants and
mechanics in the Islands.
Situated "a we arr. In the midst OF
the Pacific ocean. We have had many
calls on our charity. in assisting un-
fortunats brothers. that lodges ON the
mainland do not have. and I can say
without lnastinC. that we have always
responded 10 these calls by helping the
unfortunate and In cases OF death.
brryiuE the brother. and writing the
absent relatives. giving what consola-
tinn We could.
That our material prosperity has in
creased with our age and numbers. this
temple that We have built amply
proves.
Fearful 81 trcnching on our histori-
an. who follows me. I shall close by
r. ferrinG all brother Masons TO the age
II our order. and emphasizing the fact
hat an order which has existed so
mary years IN all countries. ard under
I'll governments. whether emperors
kings or presidents. without getting the
ill-wiil OF any. must be well founded
On good Christian principles. CT IL
would not have withstoCd the opposi-
fiCn and cnruity which the Order has
had 90 contend with In former times.
eo charge YOU. brother Niasons. never
to forget that each one OF us has the
Individual dutv of keeping the reputa-
tion Il our Order up To its present high
standard.
Spring Time" was sung impresslvely