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

% the Grsad I0s<s q the District %
Csfurnois. CsEfJrul. Lodge q san FrGn-
cisco hsd ranked az number T. Upon the
or<snizstioa % the local Grand Lodge.
California immediately tranafsrrsd It's al
1exf.nc- and q. California Lodge Sumbsr
l. Md tts ara meeting under SO present
gfrtsdictior. rsy =. E5A Thus bcsan
the numerical system Of lodges under our
Crrnd LodE~. which 90 the date Of tts
Efty-scconi rrausi communication. Ocfo-
her z tssf. sanbefcf in existence 81
iofEss
On th- evening q December :. 1851. q
meeting % Master Masons was held ~
the rs~feucc u Captain John Meek IN
THE city. 90 take into consideration the
pr.rflesbi1ity ~ forming = regularly con-
stitEtsd iodsr % Free and Accepted Ma
soss In fh- caty Of HOa9luiu- Those pres
ert were L.srnuci Lyon. Cnas ". vincent.
Alex. q. Cartwright. Andrew &. Mott.
Thos- ". nu--orn. Jacob Brown. John
Meek. y. W. Thompson. u. y. Pcnhaiio~.
wm- wO-d. q. -. Chapel. r Lo~r ard
CsfVia Bradley.
Broth-r f-mu-t Lyon presided and sf-
ter fsii discussion. "a was resolved that
= petition be addressed TO the " w Grand
Lodge Of c.Iif0ruis. praying that char
ter b. errst-d % the petitioners for
Master AE.ous Lodge IA this city.
At o meeting held on the succeeding
evening. Bro. Lyon Was recommended 10
the Grad Lodge AZ Master OF the pro-
posed lodge. wftn Bro. John Meek a.
sesior vsrdea and Bro. Charles W. Vim
cent "a Junior warden The form Of %
tlti0n w.s read snd approved and IL Was
resolved that the word HAWAIIAN
Should BE- Inserted 80 the name OF s.se
lodge. A. Bros. Lyon and Pcuhaliow were
ssouid be inserted az the name OF the
appointed q committee to wait upon the
Grand Master vita the petition and they
were given fun power TO exercise their
own Judgment IN the furtherance OF the
wishes Of the brethren here.
The next meeting was held February ii.
Is.s at the residence OF Bro. Meek when
the names Of Bros Joseph Irwin and j.
q. savkins were sdded To the original
roll a. tnis meeting. Bro. Lyon having
lust returned from the Coast. presented
the dispessstion granted BY II w Benja-
min d Hysn. deputy grand master OF
the Grand Lodge OF California To- Hawai-
ian Lodge. TO work on probation As
lodge OF master Assons-
This di-p~rssti0n Was dated January Il.
isss-
IL wss voted 40 accept thankfully Bro. |
John neek's kind offer OF the room pre-
yiousiy occupied by the brethren OF
Lodge IL Progress de FOceanIe - n lodge |
room. and which have already described
Thus vss Hawaiian Lodge provided with |
. cradle
The arst regular meeting OF Hawaiian |
Lodge under dispensation was held In that |
10. fss.. at O'Clock.
Here sa election for mcmbership was
held and the following brethren were
declared forming Hawaiian Lodge u.
ID: Lemuei Lyon. ID. y. Penhaliow. =. W.
Thompson. John Meek. VIM. Wond. A. 4
J. Cartwrf<rt Charles W. Vincent. j. q.
Sawi<ins. Jos- Irwin. =. ". Stokes And
the list OF officers Was made complete
40 follows: Lemuei Lyon. w. NJ: Jno
Meek. 8. W: Chss- W. Vincent. j. W:
~
Soy. WIN Wond. = Deacon: =. w
Thompson. y. Deacon
Petitions foe degrees were received at
thtz arst meeting from men who became
we'll known In the business an well 40
circles Of our community. They
we're Michael Harvey. Henry McFarian,.
Richard cosdy. James Dean and John
ard AZ the second regular ,
s~cfin< held March y. ts5e. two Of these
spptiesnts. Michael X. Harvey and Rich
.rd cosdy. hsd the distinction OF being
mo first To b. Initiated In Hawaiian
Lodge.
on the sth day % May. fsss. the Grand
Lodge Of California granted the charter
which authorized Hawaiian Lodge To- work
10 q regularly constituted lodge under its ,
Ana thus was born into fun
ciioxship Hawaiian Lodge No. a Of Free I
md Accepted Nasons and the hrst lodge
:rcsted beyond the territorial limits %
no United States BY the Grand Lodge
~ Caltfornte- IL
The first local celebration Of a Masonic !
occasion Of note WAS on Thursday. Sep :
euber 4. tss.. the centennial Anniversary |
q the Initiation Of George Washington %
nfo the mysteries Of FrrcnasOury. which .
OCCASION was generally observed by the !
<ssonic order throughout the Uzitcd /,
'tates .
&C that DAY Hawaiian Lodge was con
ened NJ 9 o'clock y. m. and accompanied ,
" . large number Of visiting brethren.
nj preceded by n band OF music. march
q In procession 60 the Seaman's Bethel. A.
4 the corner OF King and Bethel streets: =
rhere an GRAFTON suitable TO the occasion d
r.s delivered by Brother the Rev. LOrrin ,,
Indrews
After the services. the brethren again !,
Drmed I'm procession and again =
,srched through the several streets OF h,
ne city. returning To- the lodge for it's J,
,rmsl closing. H.,
The flrst annual election Of officers un- !,
CT charter WAS held At special meet n
~ on Friday evening. December 5ist. .
Sc Those elected were Charles W. Vim A.
mt. w. NJ. William wOnd. :. w: r. I.
7. Thompson. !. w. \. J. Cartwright.
d: NJ. r. Harvey. J. D.. X. COady.
ga: Jos Irwin. secy. II will BE- noticed :,
tat some Of the present nPpointive OFF, ~
.rs were then eprointive. -
The appointment at that time OF
snding committee 20 car. for the sick -
VI the destitute. with discretionary pow 81
- "a to expenditure. the purchase OF a -,
rrt.l lot IN Suusnu cemetery. and an ~
der given for substantial iron fence ~
enclose the same. are ample evidence | li
rat the lodge was fully alive to the %
atfes I'm posed by its Masonic obiiEa- "
ous and the brethren were quietly but "a
iiEcutiy cudeavOrins 10 soothc calamity. IN
fevistc misfortune. compassionate sor- on
~ and In other ways excmpiify those IN
ncts 81 their profession: Brothcriy love pc
"a relief
In that City Of the Deal In our vi
..utifut vaifey % Nuuanu. uhs r. rcposs. fin
e ashes q many % Tono'uiu's pian~,-rs. IN
hc<e names src inscparubic from its :
rfy history AMI wh.rc $50 Hc thr re- cr
aims - many strangers whose iifc jour "a
" ended here. ~ located this our bur ~
plot. secured as one - fhc first IN
'JuEnssui. fratcruai acts - our lodge. dr
e the iutcrmcut Of such brethren az -
ieht have No burial place Of their own. ~
HE plot h.s been added 20 from time TO IN
ne a. the space Was required. And m