Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-11

Glenn A. Scouton, secretary; VIM. II.
La Count, sentinel
DURANGO COUNCIL NO. 8, ROYAL
AND SELECT MASTERS.
BY virtue of dispensation granted
by the general grand council Royal
and Select Masters OF the United
States of America. authorizing Du-
range council to organize and do work.
called assembly was held in the
Masonic hall In Durango February 0,
1894. A. Dep. 1884, and council was
formed with the following officers: j.
G. Sanford, r. I. NJ; 7. f. Barbour,
d. M; Geo. Weaver, p, G. W.. Geo.
w. Kephart. treasurer; Chas. s. But
Ter. recorder: J. l.. Parsons, C. of c.:
p. l.. Hanson. G. OF C.; +. II. Young,
steward; w. II. La Count. sentinel.
On the 9th day OF December. 1894
the most Illustrlous Grand Council of
Royal and Select Masters of the State
of Colorado. under its seal through
the Most Illustrious william A. Nc
Grew, grand master; Right Illustrlous
Jethro c. Sanford. grand deputy mas
ter, and Right Illustrious William L.
Schockley, principal conductor of the
work, granted to Worthy Companions
JcthiO, y. uOlllaS bdT-
bour, George Weaver, George w. Keep
hart. Frank B. Roberts, Thomas Rock
wood, John l.. Parsons, William II. La
Count. Charles s. Butler. Frank H.
Young, John Pearson, Joseph Prewitt,
Henry F. Ware, Hiram Bulls, Daniel
j. McCaffrey, Charles Newman, Frank
A. Wingate, Peter L. Hanson. Andrew
R. Lewis and Isaac Kruschke Its war
rant authorizing and empowering a
council of Royal and Select Masters
to be located at Durango, Colo. to be
known as Durango council No. 3 of
Royal and Select Masters, appointing
Illustrious Companion Jethro 9. San
ford, master; Companion Thomas F.
Barbour, deputy master and Com
panion George Weaver, principal con-
ductor of the work aud signed by
WILLIAM A. M'GREW.
Grand Master.
THOMAS A. SHEARS,
Grand Recorder.
At stated assembly of Durango
council No. 3, Royal and Select Mas
ters, held December IA, 1894, A. d.
1884. the following officers were elect
ed and installed: Jethro G. Sanford.
T. ]. NJ; Thomas F. Barbour, D. M;
George Weaver, p. C. of W.: George
Kephart, treasurer; Daniel ]. McCaff-
ry, recorder; John l.. Parsons, C. of
G.; F. II. Young, G. of c.; Joseph
Prewitt. steward; William H. La
Count, sentinel.
Past Trice Illustrious Masters Jeth-
70 C. Sanford. Thomas F. Barbour,
George Weaver, John w Wingate.
Officers elected and installed for
the year 1907; Jethro C. Sanford. T.
|. NJ; Geo. w. Franklin, ID. M. John
w. Wingate. p. c. of w; John Per
rung. treasurer; Glenn A. Scouton, re-
corder; John l.. Parsons. G. of G.;
Joel S. d. Hopkins, C. of C.; William
II. La Count, steward Edwin p. Dav-
enport, sentinel.
lvANHoE coMMANDARY X. T. DIS
PENsATlON.
Under date of March 4, 1884, a dis
pensation was issued under the seal
of the grand commandary OF Knights
Templar of Colorado by James P.
Maxwell, deputy and acting grand
commander. authorizing and empower
ing Sir Knight s. H. Thompson to act
as eminent commander, Sir Knight J.
w. Meuser to act as generalissimo, Sir
Knight John Knowls to act as Captain |
of said new commandary to |
be holden at Durango in the state OF
Colorado to be named and designated |
as Ivanhoe commandery. and further |
authorizing the said Sir Knights with /
the necessary assistants to open and |
hold a council of the Knights OF the
Red Cross and commandery OF
knights Templar and therein to re-
ceive and constitute knights OF the
lllustrious Order OF the Red Cross and
hub and create knights OF the Most
Valiant and magnanimous order of
knights Templar knights c Malta
md Of the order OF the Saints John Of
according to the ancient
and marks and usages OF the order
md the constitution OF the grand
OF the state OF Colorado
md the grand encampment OF the
United States OF America.
By virtue of the authority conferred
y the said dispensation command !