The Washington bee., 1912-01-06
SUITS DISMISSED.
Prince Hall Lodge of Masons Vic
toriouS.
Boston. Ian. 2, IQIe.

Boston, Jan. ?, 1912,
On Friday afternoon, Dec. p, 1911,
Judge Pierce, of the Supreme Court in
Equity, Suffolk County, Mass, dis
missed the three cases that were
brought in March, 1000, by William
I. Reed against Prince Hall Grand
Lodge, F. and A. NJ of Massachusetts,
Eureka Lodge of Boston, and Rob
ert 7. Teamoh, NJ. w. c. NJ. Robert
T. Teamoh, at that time the Grand
Master of Prince Hall Grand Lodge,
suspended William L. Reed, P NJ. w.
@. NJ, for unmasonic conduct. Be
fore the charges could properly be
brought-up in the Grand Lodge, Mr..
Reed sought the Equity Court for an
injunction TO prevent the Grand
Lodge, Eureka Lodge, and the Grand
Master, from carrying out the order
of suspension.
While the matter was in court, the
time of suspension lapsed. The
Grand Lodge, out of respect for the
law, could not take any action, and
the Most Worshipful Past Grand
Master was allowed his Masonic
rights and privileges.
afternoon. December 22, when the
case finally came up before Judge
Pierce, and was at once dismissed by
him because there was nothing for
the plaintiff to stand on. The dis
missal Of the three cases by Judge
Pierce, clears the atmosphere in the
jurisdiction Of the Prince Hall Grand
Lodge, and at the same time IS of
great Importance to Negro MasOns all
over the country.
The favorable decision to the Grand
Lodge, ct ais, brought great joy to
the loyal members of the craft, when
at the special communication held that
night for the installation of appointed
officers, it was announced before the
Grand Lodge. Past Grand Master
Reed had a white man named H. Gun
ningham, lawyer, we'll skilled in the
procedure of the Equity Court. The
Grand Lodge, through Grand Master
/ Teamoh and his associates, had two
colored lawyers, members of the craft,
Edward Everett Brown, D. D. G. NJ,
of the First Masonic District and
! Curtis ]. Wright, senior warden, OF
/ Rising Sun Lodge. Boston. The
members of Prince Hall Grand Lodge
never for a moment doubted the abil-
: ity of their own cOlored lawyers tC
! carry the fight out successfully, and
not backward in the means, whereby
the issue could be met
| The organization of the Prince Hal
Grand Lodge F. and A. NJ. Of Massa
/ chusetts, for 1912, follows:
Benjamin C. Hazel, Cambridge, NJ
! w G. NJ; Samuel Griffin, Boston
r. w. D. G. NJ; Wilbert H. Low
J Amherst, R w. S. G. S; Robert w
Brown, Cambridge, R w ]. G. NJ.
/ James A. Porter, Boston, R w. g. T.
! Robert T. Teamoh, Boston, NJ. w
| r. G. S. Appointed officers: Joseph {
| Andrews, Hyde Park. R. w G. c.
Right Worshipful Deputy Distric
| Grand Masters: Edward Everett
Brown, Boston, First Dirstrictffi Her
! bert F. Belt, Boston, Second District
| James Payne. New Bedford, Thir
District; Harry Elliott, Worcester
| Fourth District
At the annual communication De
cember +. the Grand Lodge voted
sum for the purpose Of erecting
| Masonic Temple as a monument t.
Prince Hall, the father of Masonry
among the CoIOred men in this Coun
try. A board Of trustees was elect
ed. consisting Of Dr. James S. Robert:
of Boston, p. S. G. w; William
! Llovd Marshall, of Newtonville, N