The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-26

three-story brick structure, built and
owned by it, the occupancy of
which 1t shared with st. Anthony
Falls chapter, No. 8, Royal Arch Ma
sons; Adoniram council, No. s, Royal
and Select Masters, and Darius COM
mandery, No. z, Knights Templar. All
of these bodies of Masonry were vigor-
Gus and prosperous. Among those who
were active in that year in the above
mentioned lodge. chapter, Council and
com rnandery. besides the brethren
noted before, should be named: Judge
VIM, Lochren, grand commander Of
Minnesota, Knights Templar, in the
Smith. o. T. SWEET, Colonel p. B.
Walker, e. B. Clement, w. Costigan.
F. c. Barrows, o. G. Merriman. r. w.
Cummings, James McMullen, G.. A.
Morse, Z. G. Forster. 0. A. Brough-
ton and G. w. Coburn, well-known
names to-day, of whom all but two or
three are still alive and interested in
tinue to retain their membership.
The lodges on the west side Of the
river were Hennepin lodge, No. 4, the
first lodge chartered by the Grand
lodge in 1853, in 1878 holding the dis
tinction of being the largest lodge in
the city; Minneapolis lodge, No. 10, an
offshoot from Hennepin lodge, and
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organized by a number of brethren
who withdrew from the other three
lodges. The combined membership of
all the lodges was about seven hun
bred. Hennepin and Minneapolis
lodges occupied the same lodgeroom
in the building owned by j. H. Thonnp-
son, at Nos. 118 and 100 Hennepin
Their quarters were commodious and
comfortable.
The higher degrees of Masonry
were well cultivated then, as they are
to-day. st. Johns chapter, No. 8, Royal
Arch Masons, Minneapolis council, No.
2, Royal and Select Masters, and Zion
commandery, No. 2, knights Templar,
occupied the apartments of Hennepin
and Minneapolis lodges, as likewise
did the two bodies of the Scottish
Rite, namely, Excelsior Lodge of Per-
lection and st. Vincent de Paul chap
ter, Rose Croix, comforting up to and
including the eighteenth degree, the
Council of Kadosh and consistory, con-
tinuing the degrees to the thirty-sec-
established in Minneapolis.
The Masonic board of relief, COM
posed of representatives from and
maintained by the several lodges, had
been In existence seven. years. This
board was organized to aid distressed
sojourning brethren, and it's work has
been valuable and effective during all
the years since it's beginning.
The bodies on both sides of the riv-
er were f1ourishing, and it's members
enthusiastic and energetic in good
works.
Upon their rolls they had the names
Of many men distinguished in local
annals, who were doing then, as to-
day some of them and their success
cn ir,rJn tn n oi1 ", f1,n owl ~
increasing the fame of our city in
every channel of progress, and striv-
Ing to assist in uplifting our commun-
ity morally, socially and otherwise and
demonstrate that humanity is Gods
greatest creation. Some of the lead
| ing brethren in the bodies on the West
Side in 1878 We're: c. II. Benton
during that year master of Hennepin1
lodge and afterwards grand master OF
the state; DR.. A. E. Higbee, Judge II
6. Hicks, DR.. D. M. Goodwin, J. H
Thompson, J. G. McFarlane, Judge
Grove B. Cooley, George W. Cooley
F. S. ellison, J. M. Williams, DR.. H
II. Kimball, Rev. D. B. Knickerback-
er, afterwards Episcopal bishop Of In
Major G. A. Camp. John H. Noble
| master of Minneapolis lodge; p. j
Davenport, master Of Khurum lodge;
| c.. E. Wales, J. 0. Weld, Q. B. King
E. M. Wilson, E. S. Jones, Lorer
Fletcher, W. M. Bracket, George A
Bracket. 1. D. Day. christopher
Hanke, 0. M. Laraway, w. H. Lauder.
dale, George r. Newell, w. H. Jacoby
George II. Rust, John A. Schlener
John T. West, c. McC. Reeve, Elmer
son Cole, A. M. Shuey, G. Fl. Simp
son, B. L. Perry and E. McDermott.
III June, 1878, the grand chapter O.
the Order of the Eastern Star wa!
founded. Harmony chapter, No. 8, or
the East Side, and Minneapolis chap
ter, No. 9, on the West Side, had beer
chartered by the general grand chap
ter, and were among the chapters tina
effected the establishing of the grant
chapter. The several Masonic bodies
meeting opposite the old city hall con
tinued there until the completion ant
! dedication of the temple at Hennepil
avenue and Sixth street in April, 1890
During the twenty-five years jus