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M. W. JOHN W. SIMONS, P. G. M., Editor.
Advertisements for the Masonic De
tahtoent, to secure their insertion, must be
sent in by TWO O’CLOCK, P. M., Friday,
OUR LIBRARY.
Though unable to be present at the opening
of our reading-room in connection with the
library at the Hall, or Tompie, as it is usually
called, wo are glad to know that the event was
unexpectedly successful. Brethren by the score
and hundred honored the occasion by their
presence and demonstrated thereby that the
efforts of the press have not been without fruit,
and that there is a desire on the part of the
craft to profit by the store of intellectual food
waiting for them in the rooms devoted to the
library in the Temple.
Some old writer said that those who had no
doubt would never know, because they would
sever inquire, and consequently would never
arrive at knowledge. It would be difficult to
state a greater truth in fewer words, and hence
we say to the brethren that in embracing the
advantages ot the Grand Lodge Library, they
are or will bo preparing themselves for greater
enjoyment and understanding of the privileges
al the fraternity than they could otherwise do.
Look ye, brethren ; in this collection are to
be found the transactions ot the Grand Bodies
since Masonry had an existence on this conti
nent, as well as the best thoughts of Masonic
writers during the past century.
If you want to know about the history or sym
bolism of the craft, go to the library, which is
without money or price, and delve in its rich
stores to your advantage. No knowledge is
more valuable than that gained by experience,
and none more likely to remain with us than
lhat we have acquired by personal research.
If, therefore, anyone desires to know, let him
aso the opportunity freely offered to consult the
history of the long past as recorded in the Grand
Lodge Library.
During the evening addresses were made by
Deputy Grand Master Frank R. Lawrence, Past
Grand Master J. Edward Simmons, and Grand
Librarian Herman G. Carter, and there was as
pleasant an occasion as can well be imagined.
We cannot too earnestly impress upon the
brethren the advantages of this reading-room
and the value to them of using its privileges
that they and the craft in general may profit
thereby.
Lest it bo thought wo are too fresh, wo ask
that we may have a share, and that when any
thought occurs to readers, the Dispatch may
have a chance.
SCOTTISH RUE NOTES AND EVENTS.
The Lodge of Sor.now -Our record of the
Lodge of Sorrow held by the brethren of the
Scottish Rite in this locality on the 29th Dec.,
was ineidently omitted in our last issue. The
complete notices in the daily press have ren
dered unnecessary an extended record of this
important event in the Dispatch. It was evi
dent the undertaking was formidable, and in
volved much difficult and delicate handling.
We were gratified to observe present so large a
number of the relatives of the deceased breth
ren, tor whom the memorial service was held.
The interest taken in the prologue and allegory
by the Targe audience was apparent, but this
interest was broken, or not rendered continu
ous by two or three unnecessary “ waits.” All,
however, were willing to bo patient, and the
services were sincerely appreciated. The first
scene was a representation, sufficiently real, of
a lodge room, the entrance of officers, and an
explanation of the purposes for holding the
solemn communication. The allegory, in two
scones, represented the interior of an Egyptian
Temple with officiating priests, and the burial
of the remains in a crypt of an underground
mausoleum.
We understand this allegory is made an Egyp
tian service, so as to completely avoid any sec
tarian intrusion in thought, word or deed,
which might otherwise attain the ceremonies;
it was further brought to our attention that the
Egyptians were largely imitators of the cere
monies and customs of the priests of India, who
were particular in holding stated memorial ser
vices over their departed. This was impressed
upon the mind in the religious doctrines of the
Veda, and in the ceremonies attending the phil
osophic teachings of the Vedanta. There is a
yearning desire and a spirited belief in man
that will not down, and has been evinced from
the earliest phase of Indian life to the present
date; it is the spirit of the ancient ancestral
..worship, and the offering of Sraddhas is vir
tually practised to this day with much the same
old sacred character. Some natives speak of
idheir funeral and ancestral ceremonies with a
Hiushed voice and genuine reverence, which
[impart to the living a deeper significance and
- higher prospect on earth. Those of the present
■day who do not dwell upon and commemorate
the virtues and worth of the departed are ex
periencing a loss. Almost every religion recog
nizes memorial services as tokens of a loving
memory offered to a father, to a mother, to even
a child, and though in many countries, they
may have proved a source of superstition, there
runs through them all a deep well of living hu
man faith that ought never to be allowed to
perish. The early Christian church sanctioned
the ancient prayers lor the souls of the depart
ed, and the services on All Saints’ and All
Soule’ Day continue to satisfy a craving of the
human heart which demands to be satisfied in
every religion. The Scottish Rite is peculiar in
this regard, it forgets not its departed brethren
and their virtues, as every time Rose Croix
Knight can avouch, aud yet it initiates no reli
gious faith.
The long list BBparticipants in the services of
Dec. 29th, forbids our attempt at designation.
There wore from one hundred to one hundred
and fifty on the Academy stage at a time, either
as priest, attendant, processional or choral par
ticipant. Miss Christine Rosswog and Miss
Jennie Fish may well be mentioned for their
strength and harmony of voice, as soprano and
alto; Bro. Fred Harvey as tenor, and Carl Berg
stein as baritone. Pleasant memories have
been recalled, and we hope many virtues are to
be initiated.
A Mbmobiai, Service fot>. the Dead will be
held at the Park Theatre, Boston, March 8, un
der the auspices of Mount Olivet Rose Croix
Chapter, Scottish Rite. “It is intended to ren
der this service the most impressive ceremony
ever held in the New England States.” The
vocal music will be selected from the various
church choirs under the direction of Howard
M. Dow, with orchestral accompaniment under
Thomas M. Carter. Erastus H. Doolittle, Mas
ter; B. W. Rowell, Secretary.
The Lodge of Perfection of New York City
conferred the Seventh and Eighth degrees on
the evening of January 6th, in the Composite
Room of the Masonic Temple. The Master,
Capt. Joseph B. Eakins, selected an entirely
new set of officers for the occasion, among them
being Bros. Washington Mullin, Junius A. Sti
vers, Albert L. Rawson. James M. Fuller, Alex.
B. Butts, G. Van Buskirk,! T. J. Leigh, and
others. The communication in February will
be devoted to extraordinary ceremony—‘the
election, installation, Ac.
Toledo Reunion.—The ninth semi-annual
reunion of the lodge, council and chapter of
the Scottish Rite located in Toledo, Ohio, will
be held on Friday and Saturdav, the 30th and
31th ot January, at the Masonic Temple, the
upper portion of which has at considerable ex
pense, with excellent judgment and taste, been
planned and adapted to the peculiar uses of
the Rite in the conferring the beautiful degrees
of that svstem. The admirably arranged pro
gramme "before us, says in its brief descriptive
history of this branch of Masonry, how in
timately it is connected with Ancient Craft
Masonry, and thus accounts for its prosperity
and rapid numerical increase throughout the
world, there being in every civilized nation a
Supreme Council with flourishing subordinate
Bodies working in harmony with each other.
The Rite “ has been handed down on the im
passable vehicles of sound through the ages,”
for a period “ time out of mind.” 11 It has lent
its lessons, influence and ritual to all other
Masonic Rites and has borrowed from none.”
The committee, consisting of Brothers Charles
E. Bliven, George W. Hart and Edward T.
Waite, very justly remark, “This valley—
Toledo—has acquired an enviable reputation
lor the perfection of the manner in which the
grades are conferred.” Success will doubtless
attend the reunion, and it is regretted that we
cannot.
Brooklyn.—The re-awakened interest in the
Bodies of the Scottish Rite in Brooklyn was evi
denced in the reports of the Secretary and
Treasurer at the annual meeting of the Council
on Saturday evening, January 3rd. The mem
bership showed one hundred and sixty
brethren, and the funds in good condition.
Joseph P. Abel was re-elected Master; Daniel
McLellan, Deputy; Charles Graves, Senior
Warden ; Mark Myers, Junior Warden ; Edwin
Gates, Treasurer ; J. J. C. Daughters, Secretary,
with Wayland Trask, James E. Conor and
Kicholson filling ethej offices.
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COMMANDERY news.
DISGUISE THE FACT.
'■To attempt to disguise the fact that Capitu
lar Masonry is not in a flourishing condition in
Kentucky,” said the Grand High Priest, " would
be useless and disingenuous ; because the fact
that the tendency of the present day is toward
the Order of Knights Templar.” The same
speaker concludes that the final result will be
“the severing of the chivalrous orders from
Ancient Craft Masonry.”
Query—la there no reason for this state of
affairs, if it be true ? To acknowledge that Ma
sons abandon the labors of Craft Masonry to
work in the vineyards of chivalry without a
more pungent reason than stated, evidences
that a serious mistake exists in the construc
tion of the work ; or, what is worse, a general
denial of the value of Craft Masonry in its ap
plication to the wants ot mankind. Intelligent
people, as a rule, do not run after strange gods,
if those they first become acquainted with prove
to be what they are represented.
There are in the United States somewhere
about 500,000 Masons, each of whom was taught
the great principle of Charity, as the greatest of
all work in which mankind can be engaged.
Four-filths of the above number, from the time
they were Masonically born, never omit an op
portunityto say a good word in behalf of Char
ity, yet miserably fail in the practice of its pre
cept.
The Order of Knights Templar do not pre
tend to practice any of the great cardinal vir
tues beyond the immediate needs ol its votaries,
hence present no special claim in words, and
consequently does not violate its honor or obli
gation.
The severance of the Order of Knighthood
from Ancient Craft Masonry, if it ever takes
place upon such grounds, if the argument is
worth anything, will still further reduce the in
terest and attendance of Craft Masonry. The
Order of Knights Templar is not free from am
biguities, and possibly; from grievous faults,
but is, nevertheless, strong enough to stand
upon its own bottom, irrespective of Craft Ma
sonry, or any other organization, therefore is
not fretting itself to death on that account.
We would suggest to the distinguished cralts
men of Kentucky to make the several rounds of
the ladder below that of Knights Templar bet
ter, brighter, and of a more elegant finish, and
the brethren will not desire to forget the road
upon which they traveled. All true men love
to look back and view the birthplace, and never
forget its surroundings unless it has so deterior
ated in beauty and loveliness as to be loath
some and weary.
PALESTINE, NO. 18.
The seventh annual reception of this com
mandery, which takes place at the Metropolitan
Opera House on the evening of January 13th
(Tuesday), has become a question of anxious
inquiry to the many who delight in taking a
part in first-class entertainments, by reason of
the difficulty, at this late day, to obtain choice
seats and boxes.
It universally happens, when it is too late,
that some one feels as though they had been
slighted, because they arc not in possession of
the best seats in the house, forgetting that it is
their fault entirely, as the seat’s and boxes were
open to all—hence, first come first served. The
committee who had charge of the management
in detail o' this reception has done everything
in its power to accommodate every one, and to
make the affair the very best ever given by this
or any other commaudery.
That they have succeeded, no one will deny
at the close of the reeeptfon on that night; for,
from natural deduction, the oommandery has
never heretofore failed. Therefore, as we have
said before, this particular event will eclipse
them all, both in novelty and brilliancy, and
prove beyond a doubt the most enchanting and
pleasant entertainment in the experience of
pleasure-seekers.
The following circular explains itself:
New York, December 31st, 1884.
In accordance with our custom, the several
committees selected for duty on the occasion
of the coming Reception are published for the
information of our fraters.
The Sir Knights selected are familiar with the
duties which devolve on the committees to
which they are assigned, and the Executive
Committee relies confidently on their zeal and
efficiency, as well as their prompt and cheerful
compliance with instructions from the Chair
man and aids.
The pleasure of our guests is the first con
sideration, and should be provided for in such
a manner as to maintain our high reputation as
entertainers.
The Reception Committee is divided |into
squads under the general direction of the
Eminent Commander, and its members are re
quested to report promptly for duty to their
several chairmen at the'specified hour. Their
particular duty will be to receive officially in
vited guests who will enter by a special deor,
and conduct them with their ladies to the places
assigned them ; also to take general charge of
guests who arrive at the main entrance.
The House Committee will be in charge of
the several entrances, see that the doorkeepers
attend to their duties, prevent smoking except
in places provided for that purpose, and pre
serve order throughout the building.
The duties of the other committees are spe
cific and well understood by their members.
Doors will open at nine o’clock, orchestra will
report at a quarter to ten.
At tan o’clock sharp the oommandery, pre
ceded by Gilmore’s Military Band, will march
on the floor and participate in a dress parade
and review; immediately thereafter the Chair
man of the Floor Committee will assume charge
of the floor.
In order that there be no delay in forming
line for parade, Sir Knights will report prompt
ly at half-past nine o’clock to the Captain-Gen
eral in the foyer on the first floor, Thirty-ninth
street side, and will be particular that all the
details of their uniform are in perfect order.
No gauntlets will be worn.
Guests who have no boxes will be allowed to
occupy the floor seats, and the floor until it is
necessary to clear a space for the parade. A
platform will be erected in the rear ot the stage
to be occupied by invited guests and those es
corted there by the Reception Committee, until
dancing commences, alter' which it will 1 e
free to all.
The Reception Committee will report for duty
at the parlors on Thirty-ninth street, corner ol
Broadway.
The Eloor Committee to Room No. 1.
The House, Carriage and Police, and Re
freshment Committees, to Room No. 2.
The Press Committee to the Press Rooms.
The chairman ol each will distribute badges.
Eugene S. Eunson, Chairman.
James W. Bowden, Vice-Chairman.
W». R. Cabb, Treasurer.
Wm. Johnston, Jr., )
O. 8. Champlin, ; Secretaries.
James A. Rich, )
The menu to be served by Mazzetti is to be
on a sumptuous scale, and will include the
most approved French dishes known to the
cuisine department of the present day. We
have only to add that if there are fraters or
brethren who want a pleasant time for an even
ing to go to the Metropolitan Opera House on
Tuesday evening January 13.
MANHATTAN, NO. 31.
On Wednesday evening, the 14th inst., this
old and chivalric corps of Templars will confer
the order of Red Cross Knighthood on several
postulants, and work the grade of K. and F.
with unusual comcomitants.
All Sir Knights who love and admire good
work and solid enjoyment are courteously
invited to join in these labors. It is a noted
fact that since the commandery has held forth
at its present asylum, corner of Third avenue
and Fifty-seventh street, the roll of member
ship has steadily increased.
ADELPHIC, NO. 59.
The next mounted drill of this commandery
will take place to-morrow evening at the Riding
Academy, Seventh avenue and Fifty-ninth
street, under the direction of Prof. J. Merkler.
The Commander would be pleased to welcome
all Sir Knights who take an interest in the drill
of Templars upon horseback, on this occasion.
ST. ELMO, NO. 57.
Upon invitation this commandery, 30 swords
strong, under the command ot E. Sir Andrew
E. Walker as Commander, and E. Sir John H.
Bennington as Captain-General, proceeded to
the village of Flushing, via L. I. R. R., on
Wednesday evening last, and participated in
the ceremonies of installation ol the officers of
Cornucopia Lodge of Freemasons.
On the arrival of the train at the Main street
depot, the coTfimandery was met by the Marshal
of the evening, and Willett's Point band of
fifteen pieces. Everything being in readiness,
the commandery took up the line of march
through Main street to Bridge, and thence to
the Hall, amid an elaborate display of fireworks
all along the liue, and the welcome shouts 'of
the citizens, who lined the sidewalks and door
ways in great numbers. On reaching the Hall,
the commandery filed into the rooms of the
lodge, and were accorded seats. Upon the com-
NEW YORK DISPATCH, JANUARY 11, 1885.
plotion of the ceremonies of installation, the
commandery retired to a neighboring hostelry,
where refreshments were served at the expense
of the lodge.
At 11:10 the commandery took a train for
home, apparently well pleased with the excur
sion and the hospitality accorded them.
Among the guests wo noticed R. W. Bradlord
L. Prince, Charles W. Brown, E. Sir Clark D.
Rhinehart, and Bro. Brown of Noah’s Sunday
Times, and the distinguished editor of tho
Tobacco Leaf, Bro. George W. Pople.
CHARITABLE.
Hanselman Commandery of Cincinnati, 0.,
through an epidemic of measles prevailing at
the Children’s Home, was obliged to omit their
annual visit to that institution. The jEhwiw
of that city says in its issue of the 4th inst.:
“ That when the fact became known that the
commandery would not visit the children there
was a wail of great disappointment and the lit
tle one’s could only be pacified by promises
that soon they would see the pretty officers as
the Knights are called by them. However, the
commandery sent a large store of groceries, in
terspersed with trinkets adapted to the wants
of the children. The following trophies accom
panied a beautifully written letter.
Fifteen barrels choice flour! 2 barrels granu
lated sugar, 600 pounds ; 2 barrels light brown
sugar, 623 pounds; 1 barrel rice, 230 pounds; 2
barrels beans, 561 pounds; 2 barrels oatmeal;
1 barrel buckwheat flour: 1 barrel N. O. mo
lasses, 50 gallons; 22 cases (44 dozen cans)
tomatoes ; 5 cases (10 dozen cans) Yarmouth
corn : 2 boxes Fox’s starch, 5 pounds Royal
baking-powder ; 100 pounds dried peaches, 100
pounds dried apples, 1 dozen extra brooms, 1
dozen heavy mops, 10 pounds cinnamon, 10
pounds ginger, 10 pounds allspice, 6 pounds
cloves, 6 pounds pepper, 1 box German soap, 1
bolt flannel, 1 package dry goods, 2 large pack
ages toys, 1 dozen bottles Lung Balsam, 2 boxes
crackers-
AMERICUS CHAPTER, NO. 215.
The last regular convocation of this popular
body of royal craftsmen was held on the 26th
ult., it being the annual election of officers.
After the ordinary business had been disposed
of, M. E. Oscar G. Ahlstrom, the presiding
officer, invited M. E. Charles H. Housley, the
oldest P. H. P. of the chapter, to occupy the
East. The election was most harmonious, and
the choice of officers was satisfactory to all the
companions. The installation ceremonies were
performed by M. E. Comp. Housley in a very
eloquent and impressive manner, ably assisted
by SI. E. Comp. Ed. Adams, P. 11. P. of La
Fayette Chapter, as Grand C. of the H. Too
much praise cannot be given for the generous
and substantial support extended during the
past year to the High Priest as well as to the
chapter, by the following companions : Charles
H. Housley, Harry G. Kimber, Joseph D. Costa,
Henry Kornahrens, John H. Ehnhuss, ‘William
Price, Anthony Yeoman, Peter Crawford, Mar
tin H. Ficken, Hugh 8. McLean, Frank Owens,
Theo. Sanders, John H. Corneib, Fred. Clapp,
Charles H. Williamson, and last, though not
least, tho ever true friend of the chapter, Sir
Knight Christopher Johnson, Past Commander
of Morton Commandery, No. 4, whose interest
for the welfare and prosperity of old Americus,
is a household word.
With the present excellent corps of officers
we can, without hesitation venture the expres
sion that Americus will, ere long, take its place
among the first working chapters of this juris
diction, and take this opportunity to congratu
late M. E. Oscar G. Ahlstrom upon hm re-elec
tion to the East, and likewise to the chapter on
the good fortune of having secured his valuable
services for another term.
CHARITY LODGE, NO. 727.
This flourishing young lodge still continues
to gain in popularity and membership. It be
ing the only lodge on the west side between
Forty-seventh street and Yonkers, the increas
ing growth of this section of the city promises
it a glorious future.
At the last communication (held Jan. 2d),
R. W. Anthony Yeoman, assisted by Wor. Bro.
Smillie, of Corinthian Lodge, installed the fol
lowing brethren as officers for the ensuing
year: Thomas Back, M.; Henry P. Nuebuhr, 8.
W.; W. G. Owens, J. W.,and the other officers
in regular order. R. W. Adolphus Andreas,
the Masonic veteran, graced the occasion' with
his presence. The" installation ceremonies
were performed in a most able and eloquent
manner, at the conclusion of which Wor. Bro.
Smillie was elected an honorary member, the
same honor having been conferred upon R. W.
Bro. Yeoman several years ago.
After closing the lodge, the brethren repaired
to the banquet hall and partook of a game sup
per, gotten up in the best style by the genial
host, Mr. Philip Maling. After justice had been
done the repast, numerous songs and toasts
were given. R. W. Bro. Yeoman mado a neat
speech, in which be credited Charity Lodge
with being financially equal to many older
lodges. After a few remarks by P. M. Wunnen
berg and the Master-elect, and a song from R.
W. Bro. Adolphus Andreas, the brethren de
parted in peace. D. T.
HOLIDAY BUNTING.
On Monday last we accepted tho invitation of
Dr. Kimmey, the retiring Master of Bunting, to
assist at the usual annual jubilee, which has
ever made that glorious body of craftsmen so
justly famous. The East was occupied by R.
W. Robert Bonynge, Past District Deputy
Grand Master, who installed the officers-elect
with that natural ease, grace and dignity for
which he is so popularly distinguished.
The remarks of the newly-installed Master,
W. Harry C. Harney, were brief, in good taste,
aud admirably chosen; indeed, we have rarely
listened to an address on a similar occasion,
given in more fitting and pleasing terms. W.
Bro. William H. McDougall, ot St. John’s
Lodge, who filled the role of Grand Marshal,
acquitted himsell with a bonhommie that was
truly refreshing, manifestly the outcome of his
noble and generous nature.
The entire ceremonial was marked by good
feeling, generous greeting and fellowship born
only of those inner teachings which go to make
all mankind akin. The lodge hall, which was
filled to repletion with tho membership and in
vited guests, evidenced the fact that once a
year at least Bunting Lodge has “a good
time,” in the old-fashioned acceptation of that
much-abused expression.
The goodly company were subsequently in
vited to partake of a banquet at Bro. George
Kappel’s princely establishment, where tho
tables groaned with good things and the
liquids were weeping in the prospect of a lib
eral patronage. It is needless to remark that
full justice was done to both, as we say in the
classics, Masonically, “in complete form.”
After the cloth was removed, song, sentiment
and story occupied the hours near low twelve,
and when the lights were turned off the last
bon vwant went home with his latch-key safely
in his pocket. Among those present we noticed
R. W. John K. Reed, D. D. G. M. of the Eighth
Masonic District; R. W. John Stewart, D. D. G.
M. ot the Fourth; It. W. Henry C. Banks, R. W.
Cyrus O. Hubbell, R. W. Oliver G. Brady, R.
W. Bro. Von Blaricom, and W. Bros. Hunter,
Greenbaum; Moore, Niver, Hutchinson, Mercer
and Cramer.
CARTHAGE FIRE.
The Grand Secretary, R. W. E. M. L. Ehlers,
has forwarded to the suffering brethren of the
village of Carthage, N. Y., under the late appeal
ot the Grand Master, M. W. William A. Brodie,
as the contributions of the lodges, three thou
sand dollars, with nearly a thousand dollars in
hand to be forwarded. There are many lodges
which have donated sums of money, but from
the neglect of some one the Grand Secretary is
notin receipt of the same. It is desirable that
the many lodges in the State who have not do
nated to this worthy purpose do so at once,
as the inclement weather demands that the re
lief be immediate.
Our brethren must certainly see the necessity
of early and prompt action, if it is their desire
to aid the unfortunate brethren of Carthage.
Now is the time to stretch forth the helping
hand, if there ever was a time to help distress.
SUCH IS FAME.
Speaking of the recent laureation of Rob Mor
ris as the Masonic poet, there came to us the
December issue of the New Zealand Freemason,
in which we find a mutilated copy of the “ Level
and Square,” which the editor says was com
posed by a lady friend and sent him for publi
cation. It appears funny, but, after all the
year’s of the existence of this poem over the
signature of its author, it would seem that the
lady in question might as well have attempted
to steal the Hundredth Psalm or “Auld Lang
Syne.”
We would advise her to try a few extracts
from Shakespeare or “ Home, Sweet Home.”
FLYING VISIT.
United States Lodge, No. 207; Eureka Lodge,
No. 243; Indenendent, No. 185; Hope, No. 244;
Kane, No. 454; Washington, No. 21; St. Cecile,
No. 568; St. Johns, No. 1, received the repres
entative of the Dispatch with the accustomed
honors due of a ehiet among them taking notes.
Hope I.odge increased the salaries of their of
ficers, in appreciation of their services, and
Kane Lodge enjoyed the readings of Bro. Rob
Morris, the poet laureate, with considerable
pleasure. United States, in peaceful mood, re
solved to do work lor the benefit of the craft,
while Independant shook hands over thechasm
of gloomy forebodings. Eureka was spending
a pleasant evening, and Washington busily en
gaged in working a degree. St. Cecile amusing
their friends with an excellent variety enter
tainment, and St. John’s doing its level best to
make things agreeable to all.
Thirteen Club.—The third annual
dinner of these genial gentlemen will eventuate
Tuesday evening next, at which we should be
glad to be present it our failing eyesight would
allow us to be out alter dark. While thorough
ly in sympathy with them, we arc, unfortunate
ly, unable to take part in their festivities.
Count iisjin just the same.
Request.—City members of the Su
preme Council are requested to call on the As
sistant Grand Secretary and obtain copies of
the annual report of the’ proceedings at the late
annual assembly.
Tabernacle Lodge, No. 598, will
confer the First Degree on Thursday evening,
January 15th. Brethren are cordially invited
to be present.
PERSONAL.
Bro. Alfred W. Royal, 8. W. ot Metropoli
tan Lodge, who has been acting Master during
mostjof the year just past, and is re-elected,
will, we doubt not, prove to boa valuable sup
port to the new Master, Wor. Louis Stamper,
throughout the present year. Metropolitan
Lodge is to bo congratulated upon having the
continued services of such an amiable and tal
ented officer as Bro. Royal has proven himself
to be.
BnOe Frank Kozisl, J. W. of Palestine Lodge.
It affords us great pleasure to see that “ Young
America ” is so well appreciated by this old and
sterling lodge, as evidenced by the elevation ot
Bro. K. to the station of Junior Warden. Both
the lodge and our amiable brother are to be
congratulated, as we deem this to be an instance
of the right man in the right place.
Comp. T. A. Wadsworth, D. D. S.—At the re
cent annual convocation of Ancient Chapter,
No. 1, this handsome and intellectual craftsman
was elected to the important station of Scribe
for tho ensuing year, the fraters of Ancient
Chapter thereby demonstrating the fact that
merit—with them, at least—should not go unre
warded.
Westervelt.—This Wor. Brother, Master of
York Lodge, was presented at the last commun
ication with a beautiful set of silverware as a
token of respect, by the brethren of his lodge.
Bro. Westervelt is quiet, modest, and one it is
a pleasure to know, for he is indeed a worthy
man and Mason. The lodge appears to be
aware of this fact, and having him as Master
they intend to keep him, for not only do they
re-elect him, but give him other tokens of es
teem, and wo can truthfully say, “Long may he
live to preside over York.”
A SAD LOSS.
Bro. Enoch T. Carson thus speaks of the'loss
of his splendid library and collections in the
recent burning of the "Masonic Temple, Cincin
nati :
FIRE!
* Yet let me weep for such a feeling loss.”
This morning, December 24th, 1884, I was
startled with the news that the Masonic Temple
was on fire. My Masonic, Shakespearian, and
miscellaneous libraries and collections were in
a room in that building. The fire was under
such headway when I reached it that nothing
could be done toward rescuing the library from
the flames. I could only stand helplessly by
and view what appeared for a time to be inevi
table—the entire destruction of my special col
lections, which had cost me nearly forty years
of labor to bring together, beside the outlay of
a very large amount of money. Fortunately,
however—almost miraculously I may say, for
the fire was above, below, and all around tho
library—the flames were subdued without
burning the books in the library proper. How
ever, it was a struggle between fire and water
which should have the mastery, both being ma
lignant and dangerous enemies to books,
though of the two the latter is preferable.
Water triumphed, but at the sacrifice of the
beauty of many a rich and valuable volume, or
sets of my dear books.
“ Thus I have shunned the fire for fear of burning,
And drenched me in the sea.”
The curiosities, consisting of antique diplo
mas, charters, patents, seals, engravings, etch
ings, drawings, paintings, etc., etc., about one
hundred and sixty in number, were in the
museum of tho Scottish Rite, where they had
been placed on loan exhibition ; every one of
these were destroyed by the fire—not a shadow
of them left—and now this feature of my collec
tion,
“Like a waxen image 'gainst a fire,
Bears an impression of the thing it was.”
This loss is irreparable ; many of the articles
were absolutely unique, others of the greatest
rarity; there was scarcely one that was com
mon, and all were of great value. Now that this
precious collection has been destroyed, I may
venture to say, without boasting, that it was be
yond all comparison tho largest and rarest aud
most valuable collection of the kind, either pub
lic or private, in the world ! But, enough. An
nihilation has done its murderous work. I will
add ns more, for
"Why should calamity be full of words ?”
I will only add that while the loss to me is
very great, and very trying upon my feelings,
yet it is more to be deplored as a public calam
ity to the literature, history and archaeology of
Freemasonry.
1 only lament and mourn the loss with others
—those who appreciate and realize the effect of
such dire disasters to literature. Such appreei
ators and sympathizers are not confined to the
ranks of the Masonic fraternity. That universal
brotherhood of every country and tongue, em
bracing all who love literature, history, art and
archeology, mourn when such diasters occur.
GANDER GREEN.
A NEW JERSEY IDYL.
Notes by the Editor—The reader will be
startled to see the date in the letter from Bro.
Greene. By great exertions, and at an ex
pense which we trust our publisher will con
sider, wo succeeded last week in getting a mes
sage to Gander. He is still alive. Bro. Rawson
I Pugwash, who has a stall in Washington
Market, devoted mainly to beets and turnip’s,
spent the Christmas week in looking him up.
The difficulty was immense. There is no pub
lished map of New Jersey, and Ganderville, we
need not'say, is but little known to travelers.
An ex-member of Congress had heard ot it, but
thought it had “petered out,” whatever that
means. Bro. Marcus Webb, the drummer for
the Diamond Match Syndicate, was there once
—where hasn’t he been ?—but it was before the
war. The mail agents had no such name in
their books. Various letters which we directed
in plain scrip,
Gander Green, Esq.,
Ganderville, Now Jersey,
were returned to us from the post-office with
taunting and indecent remarks penciled on
them. We suspect a fleshy carrier of this in
sult, and shall enter complaint if he does it
again.
But Pugwash found Gander. Pugwash is in
many respects ah extraordinary man, and
though in his old age he is reduced to selling
beets and turnips for a living, time has been
when Pug was well off. When we first knew
Pugwash—but we must not digress. Instead
of that we give Pug's various memorandums in
the order made.
“ 12, 26, 3 P. M. —Am passing myself off as a
tract distributor. Jersey people are suspicious
of strangers. The old widow where I got din
ner says ‘they leave the gates open.’ If I
never return, "see that Sewall pays my Guild
money promptly. ■ No monkey work in that.”
“ 12, 26, SP. M.—Lost. It is getting dark. I
am in a Jersey swamp. If this is to be my end,
have my valise opened and the pawnbroker’s
tickets redeemed.”
“ 12, 27, 9A. M.—An awful night. Not a soul
came near me. I snent my time repeating ‘The
Level and the Square.’ Made my breakfast of
frozen turnips. Bnt lam on the track at last.
A colored man says he knows where Gander
Green lives. The C. M. was one of Washing
ton's body guards. Tells some stories about
G. W. that have quite changed my opinion of
the Revolutionary hero. 'Says that G. W.
‘chawed tobacco like a angel and swore beauti
fully.’ When I called his attention to Brother
Green, the C. M. says he was present in court
and saw him (Gander) laint when the jury
swagged that SSOO on him. Says ‘he will take
me to Ganderville inside ot two days if I’ll fur
nish the liquor aud all tho ’baoca he can chaw.’
Have agreed to do so. Remember t his to my
credit, if I get back, and if I never do, remind
Uncle Dan of the promise be made me when we
parted, to look alter my oats.”
“ 12, 28, High noon.—Ob,what a time we have
had 1 The colored gentleman got lost, and
took me in sight of Trenton twice. But now we
are on the straight track. I didn’t think New
Jersey was so big a country. The U. S. ought
to annex it. C. M. says there was talk of it
once, but the cider-makers were afraid of the
revenue officers. Says he—slept with George
Washington many a night, and that G. W.
wasn’t hall so brave a man as is commonly re
ported. Says the corporal of the guard flogged
G. W. onoe with his ramrod lor passing the
lines without the countersign. Says the gen
eral would steal tobacco out ot the haversacks
ot tlie soldiers when they were asleep. Can
such things be ?
“12 28, 3P. M.—ln sight of Ganderville. No
gates to the lots. You have to get over the
leuces. I asked the C. M. how cattle aud teams
got there. Says they </o round. Says that Mrs.
General Washington came one day into camp to
see her husband, and the two quarreled like
serpents, and threw the dishes at one another.
Says that G. W. would get so blind drunk he
couldn’t sign his own name. Asked C. M. how
old he was ? Didn’t know. Thought lie was get
ting along in years.
“12 28, 3:10 I’. M.—ln the streets of Gander
ville. Have discharged nigger. Begin to sus
pect him of lying. Says that General Washing
ton used to play all fours with private soldiers
on drumheads, and win stacks of Continental.
Thinks that G. W. cheated. I never had my
good opinion ot a man so sbobked before. Hail
he told me that the Dispatch had tailed tor want
of circulation, I couldn't have been more aston
ished.”
“12 29, 3:15 P. M.—Have found Gander’s
mention it, is built ol bricks brought hundreds
of years ago from Holland. Gable end toward
the street, which always looks to me like an in
descent exposure of a house. Do you take ?”
“12 29, 3:16 P. M.—Have knocked. I feel im
pressed that this is to be one of the trying
moments of my existence, lam all of a trem
ble. Every woman in town is looking at me
through doors and windows.”
“12 29, 3:20 P. M.—He is coming. I hear his
step. He has a sort of rheumatic limp. And
he has stopped to cough. I think he stepped on
the cat and swore. Quite a crowd of boys
around me. My hat is a novelty to them.
Mostly they go bareheaded.”
This is the close of the memorandum made
by Brother liaweon Pugwash. Ou his return
we cross-examined him and drew forth the fol
lowing particulars; Gander Green is not the
: man he was in the days ot Brother Holmes and
1 Harry Atwood. Far from it. His eyes are
I very poor. Ho lias no hair to speak of, and his
teeth are not within colloqual distance of each
other. He has the rheumatism shockingly,
and one leg is either longer or shorter than the
other, Pug is not sure which. In fact, time has
played old gooseberry with Brother Gander
Green generally.
But he is cheerful as a cricket, welcomed
Pugwash with effusion, and gave him such a
supper ol Jersey apples and things that the
two men were arrested by the constable, a little
before day, trying to wrench the knockers off
the neighbors’ doors. Brother Green, how
ever, is so lamblike and innocent that the ma
gistrate dismissed the complaint, so far as ho
was concerned. Yon see, Gander is President
of the School Trustees, Master of the lodge,
and a deacon in the church and, as the squire
said, “If such men can’t go on a buret, once in
awhile, who can?” But he pntitonto Pug
wash, and if it hadn’t been that Green made in
tercession, it might have proved an extradition
affair. There was talk of sending him to the
Penitentiary at Trenton for life.
But the next night they made up for it. Gan
der called his lodge together and such a time 1
Yon see every man in the place, except live, is a
Mason, and high old Masons they are. The
magistrate is Tyler and while the lodge was at
work he was swallowing fluids. Result was,
the ladies slipped in on him, took his sword
away, maltreated him, gagged ;him, and locked
him in the preparation room. Then one lady
acted as Tyler and told the other ladies how
the Masons made the signs. Imagine the J.
D’s surprise when he opened the door to give a
message, and faced his mother-in-law. Door
was flung open; forty-nine ladies entered. All
Eastern Star members. Baskets of cakes and
pies ; bottles opened. At 3 o’clock in the morn
ing ladies went home. Then the Masons went
out scouting, tore off every knocker in Gander
ville, lifted the town-bull into tho belfry of the
church, changed all the signs and forced the
Methodist preacher to go with them under
pledge of good usage. Pugwash says that Gan
derville, the next morning, looked like the vil
lage of IVaggleburgh in South Carolina, after
Wilson’s Zouaves had raided it.
But, not to dwell. Pugwash staid three days
and came home. Never had such good treat
ment in all his life. Saw everything, visited,
everybody, helped got the town-bull down to
the ground, and got hooked in the attempt.
Ladies delightfully hospitable ; asked him tril
lions of questions about New York fashions.
Pug doesn’t go much for fashions but gave them
his opinion, hesitatingly, that the coalscuttle
bonnet and big sleeves are not so much worn as
they were; that large gold beads are rarely
seen in necklaces, and that hoopskirts are col
lapsing. He says he undertook to walk with a
lady and what with the big sleeves and bottom
skirts, he drew his left arm from the shoulder
blade.
Since his return he has rather shunned us,
and we are apprehensive that something is
wrong between him and tho lady Gandervillers.
But there is time enough to inquire into that,
and we must close the present article with
Gander Green’s letter.
“Ganderville, N. J., 30 Dec., 1884.
“ Mv Dear Simons :
“ I remember you. Holmes used to predict
you would make your mark, and you have.
They say when you was Grand Master yon set
tled all the questions in Masonic Law. I wish
you would move over here. We have lots of
unsettled questions.
“Old Dad is dead. He passed away easy.
I had given him his cough medicine and set him
up in front of mother’s picture where he
used to speiid an hour or two every day. I
went out to do a few chores and when I came in
and went to put him into hie bed the old man
was gone. He was over a hundred; jnst as
good a piece of old metal as ever was ham
mered. He loved masonry. Didn't owe a man
a cent. I miss him. We gave him a royal
burial.
“How astonished to see Brother Rawson Pug
wash. My heart went out to him at the first
sight. We spent the night talking about
masonry, quiet and lawful. Anything you hear
to the contrary don’t believe it
(Remainder of letter next week.)
ftUESTIONS-THOUGHTS-IDEAS.
A. A.—ln case of a brother under charges be
ing tried, has a member of another lodge the
right to be present?
Answer— No; on the contrary, his attempt to
put in an appearance would be simply an im
pertinence that should be rebuked.
Honors to Bro. Kit Carson.—ln
Taos County, New Mexico, some 1,200 persons
assembled on Sunday, December 27, to do honor
to the remains of the great scout, soldier and
Freemason, Kit Carson. The affair was con
ducted under the auspices ot “The Grand
Array of the Republic,” of New Mexico, and
was an immense success. The address was de
livered by Anthony Joseph, Congressional Dele
gate. A memorial tablet was dedicated bearing
the simple inscription “ Kit Carson, died May
23, 1868, aged fifty-nine years.” In this part of
the world it looks a little slow to wait seventeen
years after a man's death before honoring him
with a tablet.
Masonic Veterans of Lookport sat
down to an excellent menu, under the fostering
care of Veteran John Hodge, the President, on
the evening of the 29th of December, at Ma
sonic Hall in that city. Of course when the
Old-Young-One’s get together a good time is
had by telling of another in the good old days
of our Masonic forefather’s. The speeches
were good, wit reigned supreme, mirth pre
vailed and each eye surrounded by erow tracks
of beauty smiled its sweetest smile all along
the line. ’Tis well.
P. S.—We expect a pass over the road for the
congratulation. Do you mind, Most Venerable.
Calendars.—lf any of our friends
would like to send us a calendar for 1885, now
is a good time to begin. We were largely hon
ored last year, and would be glad of a continu
ance.
Greenwood Chapter, No. 265, will
assist at the installation of its recently elected
officers to-morrow evening, and will be pleased
to welcome visiting companions.
OFFICERS RECENTLY ELECTED.
J.ODGEB.
ATLAS, 316.
Benjamin A Clooney, M; Henry F. Brown. S W;
Alexander H Dixon, J W; Dearborn G Piper, Treaa;
Albert H Dakin, Sec; David Maclntyre, S D; Jasper
Nichols, J D; Jules Fijux, Ogden B Comings, M C;
William Barr, Fred Mealio, Stewards; Thomas
McLeese, Marshal; George M Hays, Chaplain; George
A Russell, Organist; William Smith, Tyler; John
Boyd, Louis Koelsch, Alex Frazer, Trustees; Edward
Dodd, Joseph F Tobiu, Henry Simpson, Finance
Committee.
BROOKI.YN, 288.
M D Moxley, M; Charles M Stafford, SW; .1 M
Rorke, J W; Robert Barr, Treas; John Martin, Sec;
John Pepper, SD; Fred W Kratz, J D; William J
Bolton. George B Weed, MC; Robert West. Chap
lain; 1' Marschalk, Tyler; C E Smith, Organist;
Henry J Smith, R W Riker, Joseph Wilkinson, Trus
tees.
CHARITY, 727.
Thomas Back, M; Henry P Niebuhr, 8 W; William
GOwens, J IV; William F Niebuhr, SD; Roderick
Boehler, JD; Charles Eiseman, Treas; David Tay
lor, Sec; J A Wunnenberg, Chaplain; Thomas Mel
lor. Hugo Homelyn, M C; James M Smith, Organist;
H B Boldtman, Marshal; 8 Schwab, Trustee; W 8
Moore, Tyler; W W Douglass, James B Boss, Stew
ards.
DANIEL CARPENTER, 645.
A Culbert, M ; Emos Dutcher, 8 W ; Jno H. Dorn,
JW; A P Lock wood, Treas ; W W Wood, Sec ; E D
Smith, Marshal; N Lockwood, Ch plain ; Samuel
Moore, 8 D ; E D Smith, J D ; J B Lockwood,
Charles BoakMC; MP Tilloitson, Organist; HD
Seward, Tyler; A J Conley, J Tuomey, J H Munn,
Trustees.
MNG ISLAND, 382.
Thomas C Morris, M; James Bohen, 8 W; La
fayette Halsey, J W; Samuel W Cornell. Treas; John
C Heineman, Sec; Philip Munnich, 8 D; W Rose
Kinsman, J D; John Burke, Chaplain; Frederick
Preston, Organist; Harry Marshall, Assistant Organ
ist; George Bernhardt, William E James, M C; J T
Norton, George Williamson, Victor A Harder, Trust
ees; Walter P Cutler. 8 H Mildenberg, Abram No
den, Finance Committee; H L Bryant, George M
Wait, Jr, Charles W Swan, Edwin F Page, Charles
G Suydam, Committee on Claims; Charles I. Clark,
Marshal; P C Wilson, Tyler.
NATIONAL, 209.
James R Canuiff, M; David Newmark, 8 W;
Hugh Hawthorn, J W; J L Voorhees, Treas; E
Percival, Sec; C DeMilt. S D; Isaac Stahl, j’D;
Dr. H Lambert, Bernhardt Fisehel, M C ; Wm Kayl
ton, Chaplain : Charles LLeopold, Marshal ; Gideon
Froelich, Organist ; A D Weil, Tyler; Wm Kayton,
Samuel Weil, Bernard Stahl, Finance Committee ;
Goodman, Abraham 1 Goodman, Charles L
Trustees,
SOCRATES, 505.
John W. Fleck, M; Wm Wieber. S W; Henry F W
Blumor, JW; Henry Westphal, Treas; Wm Maack,
Sec; Aug Slrohacher, S D; A Gerling, J D; K Hy
Schumann, Louis Dieffenbacll, M C; W Stenikopf,
Chaplain; John Roeszler, P Gorth, Jr, Stewards;
John Marx, Organist ; John Jooss, Tylei;; L Jaegg, B
Meyer, H Guth, Trustees.
VERITAS, 734.
Dennis Redmond. M: James N Johnson, S W;
■lolin C Koopmau, J W: Bichard Koch, Treas: John
IV Sokell, Sec; Daniele Springsteel, 8 D; Martin
Jackman, J D; Duuliaiu Emery, John W Seallon, M
C; Eugene Brown, Chaplain; Fred D Gibb, Marshal;
Phillip G Jeffreys, Adam J Engelhard, Stewards;
Ernst Werngman. Charles Heckman Jr. Louis Hein,
Trustees; James B Taylor, Organist; John T Beck,
Tyler.
CHARTERS.
SYLVAN, 18S.
John D Tilers, H P: Stephen Cramer, K; Ezra A
Tuttle, 8; James Pettit, Treas; T W McDowell, Sec:
John G Lord, C of H ; Hy Ungrieh. Jr, RAC; GM
Walgrove.PS; C H Francis, MSV; J M B Bobin
son, M 2 V; Jas E Poole, M 1 V; W Demarest, Organ
ist; Geo B Mclntosh, Tyler.
COUNCILS.
ADELPHIC, 7.
P C Benjamin, T I M; Alex Butts, D M; Fred Ran
ter, PC W; Jno W Coburn, Bee; Royal E Deane,
Treas; H G Carter, C of G; G W Van Buskirk, C of C;
Allan Mason, Steward; Bev Jno F Steen, Chaplain;
Wm Downs, Marshall; Jno Hoole, Sentinel.
UNION, 2.
E W Bradley, M; W Walcott Marks. D P M: Mar
vin H Conklin. P C W; John F Baldwin, Treas;
Miles W Goodyear, Recorder; Jos S Conway, C of G;
Howell Vail. C of C; AG Goodall, Chaplain; Ed
ward Kneale, Steward; Geo C Rexford, Organist;
John Hoole, Sentinel.
L.AJBOK. 1.-VCHANGi;.
Young F. and A. M. (25), seeks clerical
position—book-keeping or anything where a Jive man
would he of value. Address, F. A. Bi ck.man, No. 330 E.
Thirty-ninth street, city.
A Master Mason, who has a large
family, is out of employment. Wants work immediately
as Cjerk, Collector or Book-keeper, or to make himself
g -n-rally useful. Address, C. 1). A.. No. 133 Powers
street, Brooklyn, E. D.
5 OTARY AND COMMISSIONER
TRE STATES,
Henry C. 13 a nits.
LAW AND COLLECTION OFFICES of HANKS .t B ANKS I
Noe. 3 JOHN ST. and 192 BKC'ADWAY.
Houfee ; No. 131 Ea>t 127th at., cor. J.exingt«>n are..
NEW VOBli CITY. I
Wanted—To engage, for six months, a
Knight Templar to travel as an Assistant and Advance
Agent of a Lecturer. Ma t have age and experience. A
salary and traveling expenses will be paid.
Give real name arid Masonic standing. No personal in
terview until after correspondence. Address M. 8. S. at
this office. ~
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MUSIC BY 54th REGIMENT BAND, 01 Rochester.
Wardrobe Checka, SI.OO. Boxes, Ac., to be obtained from
JOSEPH F« WARING, No. 24 Fourth ave., N. Y.
William H. Heathcote,
WATCHES, JEWELRY AND DIAMONDS.
Masonic Jewelry a, specialty.
No. 31 PARK ROW, WORLD BUILDING (opp. Post Office)
and
No. 184 CHATHAM SQUARE, above Worth street.
m ystic shrine badges
FROM 8 TO 15 DOLLARS. WARRANTED 14 CARAT
GOLD. GENUINE TIGER’S CLAWS.
WM, 11. GAMMON,
No. 43 Chatham street. N. Y.
TalestiW
OOMMANDERY RECEPTION,
METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE,
TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1835.
Boxes to be liad from William R. Carr,
Produce Exchange; Horace 11. Brockway,
Ashland House, 4tli Avenue and 24th. st.
TICKETS AT POND’S MUSIC STORE, UNION SQUARE; STEIN
WAY HALT.; MASONIC TEMPLE! TYSON'S, FIFTH AVENUE
AND WINDSOR HOTELS, AND GILSEY HOUSE NEWS STANDS;
ALL THE PRINCIPAL HOTELS AND MUSIC STORES, AND FROM
MEMBERS OF THE OOMMANDERY.
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MANUFACTURER OF
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR’S,
MASONIC,
AND
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No, 133 GRAND STREET, CORNER OF CROSBY.
MASONIC DIRECTORY.
NEW YORK.
ST. JOHN’S, No. 1, meets the second and fourth
Thursdays each month, Tonic Room, Masonic Temple,
Twenty-third street and Sixth avenue.
William H. McDougal, M.
Wm. H. Gedney, Trcas. A. J. Agate, 8. W.
Joseph Hurd, Sec. A. J. Phillips, J. W.
LODGE OF ANTIQUITY, No. 11, meets the
second and fourth Thursdays each month, Clinton
Room, Masonic Hall, Twenty-third street and Sixtii
avenue. Adolph <’. Wolf. M.
Francis Vogel, Treas. Henry stollens, S. W.
Isaac Simonson, Sec., Wm. E. Bergmanu, J. W.
Room No. 65 Astor House.
PIONEER, No. 20, meets first, third and fifth
Mondays, at Eastern Star Hall, Third avenue, corner of
Seventh street. John W. Rowan, M.
David W. Higgins, Treas. L. W. Duessing, 8. W.
John M. Robin-on, See. T. F. Rudolph, J. W.
ALBION, No. 20, meets second and fourth
Wedne days w each month, Doric Room. Masonic
Tample. * John Stewart, M.
Ed vard Taylor, P. M., Treas. E. 8. Cooper, S. W.
C. Van Kcuren, M. I)., Sec. Jeff. E. Thum, J.W.
DIRIGO, No. 30, meets the first and third Mon
ti ay ofeach month. German Bank Building, Fourteenth
street and Fourth avenue. Aaron Morris, M.
IL IL Nest rock, Treas. John A Sampson, S. W.
William R. O’.droyd, Sec. 8. Blunt, J. W.
HOWARD, No. 35, meets in the Dorio Room,
Masonic Temple, second and fourth Fridays.
Geo. 1.1. FitzwilsoD, M.
Alfred B. Price, Treas. Chas. IL Heyzer, S. W.
Horace Metcalf. .'•ec. Chas. S. Ward, J. W.
MARINERS’, No. 67 ; meets first and third Mon
days eaeh month, at German Masonic Temple, No. 220
East, Fifteenth street. R. W. PAIN, M.
Edwin B. Fepi et, Sec.
No. 106 .Second avenue.
MONTGOMERY, No. 68, meets in the Doric
Room, Masonic Temple, every first and th.rd Monday
evenings, at 7:30 o'clock.
F. O. Woodruff, Treas. W. P. Worst er. M. D. M.
F. W. McGowen, Sec., J. Wesley Smith. S. W.
Box No. 68, Masonic Temple. Thos. J. I’ardy, J. W.
NAVAL, No. 69, meets on ths Second and
Fourth Wednesdays of each month at Eight, P.M., in
Clinton Room Masonic Temple.
Matthew Hettrick. Treas. Washington Mullin, M.
Thos. J. Keyes, Secretary, John J. Bar, 8. SV.
No. b!2 E. 46th St. .’a tics Berry, J. W
STRICT OBSERVANCE, No. 94, meets second
and fourth Tuesdays each month, at No. 953 Third ave
nue, cor. Fifty-seventh street.
EDWARD GIBB, M.
James F. Bragg, Treas. Samuel O. Williamson, S.W.
Henry Strick, Sec., Levi Gibb, J. W.
Address. No. 34 Beekman Place
OCEAN, No. 156, meets at No. 289 Bleecker
street, every second and fourth Thursdays of each
month. H. C. Boniface, M.
James Luker, Treas. Alonzo C. Brackett, S. W.
Louis Fransway, Sec, P. J. Looney, J. W.
Nos. 157 and 15'.’ Hester st.
INDEPENDENT, No. 185, meets first and third
Mondays of each month, at German Ma-miic Temple,
East Fifteenth street. Arthur Flecknoe, M.
William IJanna, Treas. Isaac S. Gilbert. S, W.
George M. Johnson. Sec., John W. Hurt, J. W.
No 91 Bedlbr I s.reet.
MUNN, No. 190, meets on the second and
fourth Thursday evenings, at Livingston Room, Ma
sonic Temple. ‘ ROBERT BOTHWELL, M
John Maguire, Treas. S. A. Harwood, Sr., S. W.
Ezra B Stock vis. Sec. Thomas Maguire, J. W.
PIATT, No. 194, meets first and third Thurs
days of each month, Decker Building, No. 33 Union
Square. George McAlear. M.
Smith S. Eaton, Treas. Allan Mason. S. W.
Wm. J. Jessup, See.. (’has. Emmett, J. W.
Residence, No. Jl Norfolk street, < ity.
TEMPLAP., No. 203, meets first, third, and fifth
Fridays in each month, at No. 161 Eighth a\euue, cor
ner ot Eighteenth street.
Geo. Banlield, Treas. Charles N. Jone*?, M.
James S. Stitt, Sec. W. J. 1,. Maxwell. S.W.
Thos. Longhrey, Tyler. Geo. W. Heimel, J. W.
UNITED STATES, No. 207, meets in Clinton
Rooms, Masonic Temple, Twenty third street and Sixth
avenue, first and third Mondays.
John Salt, Sec., Jr*. C. Baldwin, M.
lies., 200 Wii-son st., Brooklyn, E. D.
NATIONAL, No. 209, meets in Clinton room. Ma
sonic Temple. 23d Street and 6th Avenue, Second and
Fourth Fridays each month.
D. EDGAR ANTHONY, M.
J. L. Voorhees, Treas., David Newmark. S.W.
E. Percjv v-, Sec., Geo. H. Stetson, J W.
Res. 1.0703 d Avenue.
PACIFIC, No. 233, meets the first and third
Thursdays, at 7:45 p. M., in Corinthian Room, Masonic
Temple, Twenty-third street and Sixth avenue.
William Jobn-ton, M.
Henry Lee, Treas. John T. Lee, S. W.
James Hyde, Sec., John Bridinger, J. W.
Address, No. 19 Fourth st. Brooklyn, E. D.
EUREKA, No. 243, meets at Decker Rooms, No.
33 Union Square, on the first and third Mondays in each
month, at 8 o’clock, P. M. George Baker, M.
Philip Franklin, Treas. John S. C. Bailey, S. W.
William Squire. Sec., Frederick Voss, J. W.
No. 258 Washington st., Brooklyn.
HOPE. No. 241, meets first and third Tuesdays of
each month, Tuscan Room, Masonic Temple, Twenty
third street and Sixth avenue.
SAMUEL J. CAMPBELL. M.
War. E. Lawrence, Treas. Alfred L. Kyer. S. W.
Chas. Miller, Jr.. Sec. Isaac Fromm e. J. W.
CHARTER OAK LODGE, No. 219, meets sec
ond and fourth Fridays, at German Masonic Temple,
No. 220 East Fifteenth ,-treet.
James Y. Watt ins, Treas. Chai les F. Howard, M.
. Charles V. Pace, Sec.. Charles H. Koenig, S. W.
No. 206 Henry st., N. Y, Ch arks W. Osn-itag, J.W.
JOHN D. WILLARD, No. 250, meets first and
th>rd Wednesdays of each month, Grand O; era House,
Eighth avenue and Twenty-third street.
William M. White. M.
William H. Hawks, Treas. Waldo IL Richatd on, S.W.
Thomas J. Drew. Sec., George A. Cole, .1. W.
No. 129 9th ave. \ isitii g brethren cordially welcomed.
CHANCELLOR WALWORTH, No. 271, meets
firs: and third Thursdays of each month, Doric Room,
Masonic Hail, 23d sueuc and Sixth aven ,e.
Wright D. I’liunall, M.
Geo. W Millar, Treas., Wm. M. Legg-it. s. W.
F. W. Herring, Sec., Andrew LI. Kellogg, J. W.
No. 841 Broadway, N. Y
MYSTIC TIE, No. 272, meets first, third and
fifth Tuesdays at Eastern Star Hall. cor. Seventh street
and Third avenue. HENRY BARTLETT, M.
Jas. P. Snyder, Treas. — , S. W.
Uiixs. W. Kattkll, Sec. Wm. Lathers, J. W.
Secretary’s address, 216 M e. t I. th »iie t.
ARCTURUS, No. 274. —Regular communications
of Arctu us L-dge are held at Miller s Hall. No. 202 F.
86th sire«t, S. E.•cor. 3d avenue, on the Lr.'t and thiid
Tuesday o each months. .'ohn F.. Wangle •. W
Char" s ’•n v, Treas W Hiam Kurz. S. W.
David i. Williams, S c. Cha les A Steyens, J. W.
SYLVAN GROVE, No. 275, meets second and
fourth Tuesdays of each month, a 1 eight o'clock P. M..
in Livingston Room, Masonic Temple, Sixth avenue ai.d
Twenty-third street.
John 11. Hart, Trwas. Richard Kirby. M.
Edgar Kirby. See. Wm. Madara, S. W.
I or. Dept. N. Y. P. O. Wm. Helms, J. W.
GEORGE WASHINGTON, No. 285, meets first,
third and filth Fridays of each month,.at Eastern Star
IJa’l, corner Seventh street and Third aven te.
Adolphus D. I’ape, M.
A. IT. Bradley. Treas. R. Sommers, S. W.
Jared A. Timpson, Sec. W. P. Kent. J. W.
ACACIA, No. 327, meets firstand Third Tues
days, Clinton Room, Masonic Temple. Twenty-third
street and Sixth avenue. IJowcll Vail, M.
William Boeckel, Treas. H<mry Rabbag*-. S. W.
Frank A. Hovey, Sec- James Guest, J. W.
NEW YORK, No. 330, meets the first and third
Wednesdays each month, Dor e Room, Temple, Twenty
third street and Sixth avenue.
John Jay Grittir, M.
Cha*. T>. Shepard. Treas. E. B. Valcmine, S. W.
E. W. Bradley, Sec. Vai Schnci-.ier, J. W. 4
PUTNAM, No. 338, meets the first and third
Fridays ol each month, in Tuscan Room, Masonic Tem
ple. JOHN PRENTICE, M.
Joseph Applegate, Treas. Wm. e. Hunt, S. W.
Francis W. Judge Sec. L. F. fechtman, J.W. ;
PURITAN, No. 339, meets first and third Wed- I
needays, eaeh month, in Clinton Room, Temple, Tweu- I
ly-third street and Sixth avenue.
A. B. HAYNES, M.
Louis P. Rollwagen, Treas., John T. Willis, S. I
A. S. Cochrane, Sec., Frank R. McMillan, J. W,
AuELI'HIC, No. 348.—The regular coiuinnni- i
cations are held on the first and Third Tuesday* u 'e.u h i
month, at 8 o’clock, P. M., m lonic Room, Masonic Tem- 1
pie. P. c. Rena m in, M.
J W. Sand ord. Treas. H H. f. me s w.
Wm. H. Jiimt* Sec. W. E. Mar.enner, J. W.
LASINCERITE, No. 373 -Thia lodge, working !
in the Frei c i language, holds its regular communica- '
lions on the lir.-i. and third Mondays oi each month, in '
Livingston Room, Masonic Temple, Sixth avenue and
Twenty-third straet. GEO. F.HBIDET, M.
F. Ta iff ter. Sec., No. 682 Si xth avenue, city.
CITY, No. iOS, meets second and fourth Mon- .
days, Jouic Room, Masdnic Halt. 23d street and Sixtii
avenue HENRY MULLER. M.
cm a.-, samtlep.ex', 'Deas. A. A. Cauldwell.S. W.
alex. M iCKjSee. Henry G. Keim, J. w.
KANE, No. 1-5-I.—Regular communications of 1
Kane L« dg« are held on the first, ihird and fifth Tue.»
days in Doiiz Room, Maronie Temple.
Joseph J. Little, M. i
Chas. A. Whitney, Jr., Treas. Thos. E. Slewart, S. W.
Lenry W. L’enoyar, Sec. Cornelius Waydell, J. W. |
GREENWICH, No. 467, meets the second and
.our h i ri s of each month, Grand Opera House, I
Tweiuy third street and Eighth avenue.
Wn>. A So*. J;alp!> Mayers, M.
John Geagen, Treas. Geo. Ji. Skene, S. W.
Russell G. Burroughs, J. W. I
TECUMSEH, No. 487, meets first and third
Thursdays of each month, at Eastern Star Hall, Thlr(
avenue and Seventh street.
t Wm. Kemble Hal), M.
.Tames Stone. Treas. Joseph Hoffman, S. W.
F. E. Davis, Sec., DavidE. Allen, J. W.
No. 351 Second avenue.
CORINTHIAN, No. 488, meets second and
fourth Thursdays, at Grand Opera House. 23d street
and Bth avenue, at 8 P. M. Ot-car G. Ahlstrom, M.
Geo. Stone, Treas. Fred. K. Van < o iri, 8. W.
Geo. F. Thornton, Sec. Thomas Bonner, J. W.
PARK, No. 516, meets first and third Tuesdays,
at Turn Hall, No. 341 West Forty-seventh street.
, r , George W. Crogier, M.
Charles Lehntter, Treats. Wm. W. Seymour, S. W. ;
Horatio Sands, Sec. E. Winterbottom, J. W.
ARCHITECT, No. 519, meets every second and
fourth Wednesdays, in.Parepa Hall, northeast corner of
Eighty-sixth street and Third avenue, at 7:30 P. M.
Norman L. Niver, M.
N. J. Hebbard, 8. W.
• . V. Schaefer. Treas, Robt. N. Disbrow, J.W.
A. 11. Cantor, Sec. Theo. E. Zocher, S. D.
ST- CECILE, No. 568, meets the fkst, third and
fifth Tuesday afternoons each month, at 1:30 P. M.. at
No. 115 West Twenty-third street, Koster’s Building.
Visitors are always welcome. JOHN H. ALLEN, M.
Laurence O’Reilly Sec.
TABERNACLE, No. 598, meets first and third
Thursdays of each month, Grand Opera House, Eighth
avenue and West Twenty-third street.
Thomas Burton, Treas. Wm. J. Grow, M.
D. R. Woolh-tt, See., Thomas Orr, S. W.
No. 166 Eighth avenue. Edward Reid, J. W.
PERFECT ASHLAR, No. 601, meets first and
third Thursdays, in the Doric Room, German Masonic
Temple, Fifteenth street, east of Third avenue.
Ixmls Greenbaum, Treas. W. L. Darmstadt, S. W.
Henry Willson, Seq, Edward Tucker, J. W.
GIRARD, No. 631, meets first Friday in each
month. Livingston Room, Masonic Temple.
T1 ios. P. Clench. Sec. < has. H. Luscomb, M.
Julius Blankedstein. Treas. Peter G. Arnott, SW.
Andre.v Stewart, J. W.
PRUDENCE, No. 632, meets second and fourth
Fridays each month, German Masonic Temple, No. 220
East 15th street. JOHN H. CONWAY, M.
Henry Bopp, Treas. L. Ingwersen, S. W.
B. F. Corley. Sec. Thomas Tipper. J. w.
COPESTONE, No. 641, meets every second and
fourth Wednesday, at BP. M., in the Corinthian Room.
Masonic Temple. John H. Grant, M.
Martin Kalb, Treas. William McFaul, S. W.
11. T. Gibson, Sec. William J. Mathews, J. W.
EMANUEL, No. 654, meets second and fourth
Thursdays each month,-Koster & Bials Hall, No. 117
Vest Twenty-third street. Gustave Baum, M .
M. Laski, Treas. Mayer Goodman, S.W.
Leonard Leisersohn, Sec. A. H. Fleischer, J, W.
BUNTING, No. 655, meets first and third Mon*
days ofeaeh month, cor. 124th street and Third avenue.
Harl« i m. Harry C. Harney, M.
Cyrus O. Hubbell, Treas. Theo. A. Jasper, S. W.
Z. T. Benson Sec. Fred. M. Randall, J. W.
LIVINGSTON, No. 657, meets first and third
Mondays, at Tuscan Rooms. Masonic Temple. Music by
the Livingston Lodge Vocal and Instrumental Quar
tet,tes. J. M. PURDY, M.
Wm. Scott, Treas. Samuel Cardwell, S. W.
Geo. Hayes, p. m., Sec. Theodore Lane, J. W.
REPUBLIC, No. 690, meets first and third Fri
days of eaeh month, Doric Room, Temple, Twenty third
street and Sixth avenue, at 7:45 P. M.
GEORGE E. PAYNE, M.
B. Brown, Treas. B. C. Williams, S. W.
J. W. Stopford, Sec. G. W. Borrey, J. W.
TUSCAN, No. 704, meets second and fourth
Tuesdays, each month, at Ceres Hall, corner of Fulton
and Troy avenues. Thomas Isted, M.
George Monsees, Treas. August Studwell. S. W.
Camille I’. Gavey, Sec William Nathan, J. W
ANCIENT, No. 724, meets second and fourth
Tuesdays of each month in Tuscan Rooms, Masonic
Temple. Edward S. Post, M.
Harris IL Crane, Treas. Charles T. DunwelJ, 8. W.
Clare W. Eeames, sec. Rudolph Smith, J. W.
No. 317 Past 10th street.
STU YVES ANT, No. 745, meets second and
fourth Wednesday evenings. Eastern Star Hall, Third
avenue and Seventh street.
B. T. Atkinson, Treas. ARCH. T. BANNING, M.
Wu. H. Leech. Sec., Isaac Woon, S. W.
No. 9 st. Mark’s Place. Richard Raleigh. J. W.
ROOME, No. 746, meets first and third Mon«
days, in lonic Rooms, Masonic Temple.
Wm. E. T. Simes, Treas. Geo. D. Emerson, S W
Amos Brown, Sec. Frank V. Santord, J. W.
CHARITY, No. 727, meets first and third Fri
days o each month, at their rooms, Boulevard and
U est Seventy-fourth street. Thomas Back. M.
Chas. Lisman, Treas. H. P. Nfebubr, 8. W.
David Taylor, Sec., W. G. Owens, J. W.
10;h avo., bet. 93th and 100th its.
VERITAS LODGE, No. 734, meets every second
and fourth Mondays, at German Masonic Temple, No,
220 East Fifteenth st. EUGENE BROWN, M.
Richard Koch, Treas. Dennis Redmond. S W.
M. John W. Sokkll. See. Jas. N. Johnson, j. w.
GOLDEN RULE LODGE, No. 770, meets every
first and third Wednesday evenings at their rooms, cor.
of 130th st. and Third avenue.
CHARLES H. FRANCIS, M.
Patrick J. Owens. Treas., Sidney J. H. Hower, s. W
W. IL Strahan, Sec., Joseph Murphy, J. VV.
CHAPTERS.
METROPOLITAN CHAPTER, No. 140, R. A. M.
meets the third Monday in each month, in the Egvp
tian Rojms, Ma-onic Temple. Twentv-third street and
Sixth avenue. E. Porter Cook v, 11. F.
J. B. Hunter, K. M. Silber>tein, S.
B. Pyser, Treas. Wm. L. Darmstadt. See.
ADELPHIC, No. 158, meets 2d and 4th Wed
nesdays of each month, in Egyptian Room, Matonic
Temple p. c. Beniamin, 11. P.
J V. Kr >y. Treas. R. G. Larason, K.
wid. H innet, Sec., H. J. Emerson, Scribe.
Res., 102 Sixth avenue.
MANHATTAN, No. 184, meets the first and third
Wednesdays ol each month, in the Egyptian Rooms,
Masonic Temple, Twenty-third street and Sixth
avenue. w. p. Worst er, 11. P.
F. Oscar Woodruff, Treas. Wm. H. Smith, K.
Frank Magee, See., s. M. Perkins, 8.
Box 184, Masonic Tkmpie.
WASHINGTON, No. 212, meets the second and
fourth Tuesday evenings of each month, at No. 161
Eighth avenue, corner of West Eighteenth srreet.
A. B. Haynes. Treas. Irving Hazelton, H. P.
Henry'll. Seward, Sec., A. G. Vail. K.
No. 77 Clinton Market. J. B. Mockabee, 8.
COMMANDERIES.
COLUMBIAN, No. 1, assembles in conclave
thiru Tuesday, each month, Masonic Temple, Twenty
third street and sixth avenue.
W. D. MAY. C.
Alfred B. Price, Treas. Chas. A. Benedict, G
Fred, av . Herring, Rec. Joseph E. Miller, c. G.
MORTON, No. 4, assembles in conclave second
and fourth Mondays each month, Tritan Room
Masonic Hall. WM. 11. McDOUGALL, E. C.
Aether Boyce, Sr., Treas. John Low. Gen.
Wm. L. Gardner, Rec. John W. Kykler,Cart- Gen.
PALESTINE, No. 18, assembles in conclave
first and third Mondays each month, Asylum, Tempi©
Twenty-third strtfet and Sixth avenue.
Wm. R. Carr, Treas. James W. Bowden, Geo.
Chas. S. Champlin, Rec. Wayne Litzenberg, C. G.
CIEUR DE LION, No. 23, assembles in conclave
second and fourth Fridays of each month, at Masonic
Temple, Twenty-tliird street and Sixth avenue.
JOHN A. MAPES, C.
Edwin R. McCarty, Treas. Henry' F. Hhrknkr, G
Charles W. Sv, Roc. Thos. B. Ixness, C. G.
MANHATTAN OOMMANDERY, No. 31, assem
bles in regular conclave on the second and fourth Wed
nesdays ot each month, Northeast corner of Fifty
seventh street and Third avenue.
CHARLES P. MuFADDLN, C.
Martin Kalb, Treas. John B. Hill, G. .
John Hole, Rec., C. V. R. Ackerman, C.
P. O Address. No. 43 Bleecker street.
IVANHOE, No. 30, assembles in conclave third
Friday each month, bank building. Fourteenth, street,
and Fourth avenue. JAMES McGRATH, E. C,
Wm. 1L Peckham, Treas. John Caunt, G.
Wm. H. Armeiei.d, Rec, J. M. Knapp. C. Q.
CONSTANTINE, No. 48. assembles in conclave
second and fourth Tuesdays ot each month, cor. 130th
street and Thiid avenue, Harlem.
J. R. MACGREGOR. E. C.
Thomas w. Timpson, Treas. Wm. 11. De graap, Gen.
J. I. Conklin. Rec. James Cochrane, c. G.
YORK OOMMANDERY, No. 55, assembles in
Regular Conclave on the first Wednesday of eack
month, at Masonic Temple, cor. Twenty third atrtel
and Sixth avenue.
11. Hutchison, Treas. WILSON G. FOX. E. Q.
Alexander W. Murkay, Rec. geo. AV. Anderson, G.
Residence. No. 259 Humboldt Jas. S. Manning. C. G.
st... Brooklyn E. D.
ADELPHIC, No. 59, (Mounted) moots in con
clave first and third Thursdays, each month, atMaeoni©
Temple, Twenty-third street and Sixth avenue.
EDWARD DODD, C.
J. W. Sandford, Treas. Wai. Wallace Wale mb, Q.
W. H. Innet, Rec. J. O’Neil, C. G.
COUNCILS, B. S M.
UNION, No. 2, assembles every third Saturday
in the .Ma-onic Temple, Sixth avenue and Twenty-bird
street. E. W. Bradley, M. '
Miles W. Goodyear, Rec.
ADELPHIC COUNCIL, No. 7, R. and S.
The regular assemblies are held on the first Saturday of
each month, in the Council Chamber, Masonic Templet
Sixth ave. and 23d st. C. Beniamin, T 1 M.
John W. Coburn, Rec. Alex. Butts, 1). M.
Koya! E. Deane, Trcafi. Fred. Kanter, P. C. W.
NOBI.ES OF THE MYSTIC SHRINE.
MECCA TEMPLE, A. A. 0., holds its sessions
at Masonic Temple, New York city on the eaM day of
every .Mohammedan month, of which due notice will
b? given. Walter M. Fleming, Grand Potentate.
A. W. Peters. Chief Rabban.
Philip ( . Benjamin, Assistant Rabban.
Charles H. Hevzer. High Prophet.
Joseph B. Eakins, Director.
Wm. S. Fatcrs'-n, Grand Recorder.
ANCIENT ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITE.
(Four Bodies.)
THE LODGE OF PEBFECTION OF NEW
YORK CITY meets at Consistorial Chamber, Masonic
Temple, on the first Tuesday of every month atß P. M.
Chart.es S. Ward, 1). M. JOSEPH B. EAKINS. M.
N. Ponce de Leon, Treas. George Wood, S. W.
Wm. S. Paterson. Sec. G. W. Van Buskirk, J. W.
Ao. 4 >5 Fourth avenue.
THE COUNCIL OF PRINCES OF JERUSALEM
OK NFW YORK OITY meets at Consistorial t.'liamber,
Mosonic Temple, on the tliird Saturday ol every monlli,
at 8 P M ‘
STEPH. D. AFFLECK, D. M. WM. J. LAWLESS, M
Edwin Bouton. Treas. Oscar G. Ahlstrom, 8. W.
WM.>. Pa r erson, Sec., G eo. W. Van Busk irk J.W
No. 455 Fourth avenue.
THE CHAPTER OE ROSE CROIX. OF NEW
YORK CITY meets at Consistorial Chamber, Masonif
Temnle. on the fourth Saturday of every month m
ip * M ’ GEORGE W. MILLAR, AL
BERANCS BOWEN, OratOT. ALFRED B. PRICE. 8. W.
N. Ponce de Li on. Treas. Arthur B.town.shknd,J.W.
Wm. S. Fa i ERSON, Sec., No. 455 Fourth avenue.
THE CONSISTORY OF NEW YORK CITY, 8. P.
r s meets at Consistorial Chamber, Masonic Temple
uheu speeiauy convened. McCLENACHAN .
FM I. Ehlers, IstL. C. Charles"H. Heyzer,2d L. C.
George B. Browne, Treas. Wm. D. Garrison, M. Stat*
Wm. S. Paterson, Sec., No. 455 Fourth avenue.
BROOKLYN.
LEXINGTON, Xo. 310, meets every Monday
“™'-l? l 0 ‘Sons H.’nißßS. M.
JOUS T. sburnwELL, Sec. Jobs KKsn.ua.Dv.nn, S.W.
COSMOPOLITAN, No. 555, meets every Tues
iu Moßl * sue 6 »ph w t
tain Mvkrs, Treaa Thomas Tiotw. 8. w.
Edward sloggatt Sec. V. Irving 1 hilips, J. W.
Fl’criD Xo. G'.G, meets second and fourth
Wednesdays, e.e . month, No. 413 BedlW, n
Fredl'nee;. Treas. G. M. ra -g r. S, W.
Terry Emm 1, bee. J - l. ahe., a. vv.
TUSCAN No. 701, meets second and fourth
1 Tuesdays’, each month, at Ceresi Hall, corner ol Fulton
ami Trov avenues. JAMES uoealmi.dj, m.
<;eor.:b MONSEES, Treai
THOMAS "•
f?7FT Xo 7:U meets every first, third and fifth
i«.idtv«. 'm Atlclplil Hall. No- IC7 siielihi street,
*M\i tie av mie, Brooklyn, at i, f . \l.
Cao W roiv -I l< Treas. Herthbert r. Ketcham, M. .
'.I noli, re- Henry A. Taj lor, s. w.
3 Ormond Plaae. A. I’. Higgins, ,l. W.
COVENANT LODGE, No. 768, meets at No. 317
Washington street, (over Post Office), Brooklyn, every
K and third Wednesday evenln.g.^
C. H. K. Smith, S. W. Chas. N. Elliot, J. W .
Wm Huaylor, ». D. Jason Moore. J. D.
E. D. Davis, Sect. F. G. Miller. Treas.
L, W. Beasley, F. Walker and Jas. Heckler,Trustees,
COMMANDERIES.
DE WITT CLINTON, No. 27, meets in assem
bly on tiie second, I'ourtn and filth Tuesdays cl ea:h
month, at Nos. 87, 89 and 91 Broadway, Brooklyn,
E. D. J. WESLEY CAMPBELL, d -
T. J. SCHARFENBERG, Treas. JUAN B. A MCI, G
& T. Watkrhovsb. Rec Wm, H. (ib
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