The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-03-25

Grand Chapter adopted the revised
Constitution and ordered that it be
Immediately printed and distributed.
By this time august, 1919 Mr.
Clarke had become Grand Master of
Masons. He was with US at our
meeting in Hannibal, taking part in
the deliberations. But in January,
1921, under the pretext that the re-
ivised constitution contained some
/ things not Masonic, he called all male
members from our Chapters In Aug
ust, 1921, by order of the United
Grand Chapter, I, with my committee,
attempted to call the attention of the
Grand Lodge to: the usurpation of
authority by Grand Master Clarke.
Mr.. Clarke in his annual address in
August, 1921, made malicious and
false statements against the United
Grand Chapter. Finding that we
could get nothing before the Grand
Lodge except such as Mr.. Clarke
would permit, did finally agree to
call special session of the United
Grand Chapter at Mexico, Mo-, for the
purpose of trying to adjust our diff
ferences. The Grand Lodge agreed
| to pay all the expenses of the spcial
session of the United Grand Chapter,
and also for the printing of a new
Constitution. I want those interested
to fully understand that every step
taken in this. matter by the Grand
Hodge was for the United Grand
Chapter and no other organization,
for the resolution just quoted from
the printed proceedings Of the Grand
Lodge has never been recalled by the
Grand Lodge.
The special session of the United
Grand Chapter did not material;z..
for the reason that certain members
of the United Grand Chapter sought
and obtained an injunction against
me, my elective Grand officers and
Mr.. Clarke, also against his commit
tee, to prevent the properties, etc.,
from being used in this special SEES
sion. [ was served with notice of
the suit by the sheriff of Jackson
county, Sept. %, 1921. Out of def
erence to the court I called off the
special session Sept. 20, 1921. The
order of injunction was granted to
these aforesaid members Oct. 6, 1921.
Notwithstanding these facts Mr..
Clarke proceeded to Mexico, Oct. 1921,
and on the 18th and 9Th days thereof
organized with few disgruntled
members, mostly disappointed Office
seekers, of the United Grand Chapter,
spurious organization Of the Order
jof the Eastern Star, known as Har-
mony Grand Chapter, although he
knew that my hands had been tied and
that his were also SO far as the United
Grand Chapter and it's property was
concerned. He and his following are
now busily engaged in trying to de-
celve the membership of the Chapters
|of the United Grand Chapter and take
oyer the property of. the subordinate
Chapters. Anna B. Harris, Mary Nc
Farland, and j. C. Bright having been
suspended from Princess Oziel Chap
ter No. As, United Grand Chapter, of
St. Paul, MINI, on account of their
dlsloyalty, are nothing more nor less
than agents of this clandestine organ
lzation known as. Harmony Grand
Chapter, and true to the characteris-
Tics OF all these agents, are busy
spreading malicious and erroneous
propaganda concerning the affairs of
the United Grand Chapter.
- The United Grand Chapter, O. E.
s., of Missouri, is moving along. We
mean to fight good fight and to fin
ish the course.
We desire you should know that as
far as Mr.. Clarke is concerned we
could scarcely expect him to have re-
spect for the Constitution of the
United Grand Chapter, since he seems
70 have none for the Grand Lodge
winch ne represents. We also wish
you to realize that our fight is not be-
tween the Grand Lodge Of Masons and
the United Grand Chapter, O. E. s.,
but rather with Crittenden Clarke,
who has usurped powers which he did
not possess; who has cast to the wind
every principle of Masonry and right
involved in the present case.
Our fight is not only to uphold the
sovereignty of the United Grand
Chapter, but also that of the Grand
Lodge, and to violate no Masonic prin-
clple which is applicable to US.
mus you can see it is Mr.. Clarke
and his outlaw followers who have
erred and who have thrown these two
organizations into. confusion, discord
| and strife, not the United Grand
Chapter, O. E. S. ;. -
LOTTIE j. GAMBLE,
Grand Matron of the United
Grand Chapter, o. E. S.,
Missouri and It's Jurisdic-
ton.
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