The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-17
Grand Secretary's Report Shows
1870 Increase in Year.
Two Thousand at Grand Lodge
Meeting Here Today.

Iouay ErOBrAns
Grand Lodge. 0 n. m.-The Sixty-fourth
annual communication of the Grand Lodge
OF A. T. & A. NJ, of Kansas. will be opened
in Representative Hall in the state house.
D P m.loration by Bro. Rousseau A;
member of Salina Lodge No. co. Salina.
2 :45 p. m-l;epOrt of committee on ne
crology by Bro. Elmer +. Strain, chairman,
Orient Lodge No. 81, Topeka.
A conference of the district deputy grand
masters VIII be held in ,he Egyptian room
of the Masonic Temple.
$50 p. m-Entertainment provided by
sns Topeka bodies for visiting Masons at
so p. m-Exemplificat;o of the third
degree in, representative hall. The brethren
will assemble at 10. 1s the work will
begin promptly at 7:30
Two thousand Master Masons from
all parts of Kansas were in attendance
at the sixty-fourth annual communi-
cation of the grand lodge of Ancient,
Free and Accepted Masons which
opened at 9 o'clock this morning. in
representative hall at the state house.
All officers of the grand lodge were
present with the exception of John
McCullagh, of Galena, grand Junior
warden.
Dinner will be served at 8 O'Clock
this evening at the Masonic temple to
delegates or representatives to the
grand lodge only. it was announced to
correct an impression that the dinner
was for all Master Masons.
Election of officers of the grand
lodge for this year will be held
Thursday morning. The grand lodge
will resume work at O'Clock Thurs
day morning in representative hall.
A. K. Wilson, grand secretary, did
not forget the Masons who served in
the army during the world war in
his annual report read today. Includ-
ed in the report was a list OF the 55S6S
Masons of Kansas who rallied to the
flag. L.
The compilation of the Masonic
heroes is arranged so that the men
who served and the lodge to which
they are affiliated can be seen at a
glance. Decorations on the report and
the listing and indexing of the names
wereN Nprepared by Fred Wilson, son OF
A K.' Wilson.
A book containing the names of the
Masons on the honor roll will be
prepared for each of the 5.969 men.
Members Of the Kansas lodges listed
in the report up to December 81. 1919.
numbered 55,572, an increase of 1870
in one year.
.sThe net gain of 4,s07 is almost he
yond comprehension and the number
raised is an average of Is for each OF
son in his report.
While only delegates to the Grand
Lodge have a voice in the proceedings,
the sessions of the Grand Lodge are
open to all Master Masons desiring to
attend.
Farrelly To Grand Master.
Following the usual method of selec-
ton of officers. Hugh P. Farrelly, of
Chanute, deputy grand master. proba-
bly, will become grand master of the
Grand Lodge, upon the retiring of
Owen j. Wood. of Topeka, grand
master The interesting election will
develop around the man chosen to
fill the office left vacant when the
present officers move up. There pro-
badly will be no change in the offices
of grand treasurer and grand secre-
tary.
The present list Of officers of the
Grand Lodge is a follows:
Owen ]. Wood. grand master. Topeka,
Hugh P. FarrelIy. deputy grand master.
Chanute.
Rem S. Paulen, grand senior warden.
Fredonia.
John MeCullagh. grand junior warden.
william Frank March. grand treasurer.
Lawrence.
Francis S. Blayney, grand chaplain,
| Abilene.
John A. Ferrel. grand senior deacon,
Otto f. sOuders. grand junior deacon.
/ Wichita
William a. Thompson. grand sword
bearer Herington-
Clarence ]. Wells. grand senior steward,
! Jacob Lund, grand junior steward. Man
haitian.
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