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JWteomc Calendar
Ancient Craft Masons commence their era w tj ie WO rld,
calling it Anno Li year bf'ligfa
Royal Arch Masons date from the year the second temple was commenced
by Zerubbabel, Anno Inventions (A. 1\ of the
discover 1
Royal and Select Masters date from the year in whi
Solomon was completed, Anno Depositionis (A. Dei
of the deposil
Scottish Rite, same as Ancient Craft, except that Jewish chroi o]
used, Anno Mundi (A.M.), "in the year of the
Knights Templars commence their era from the organization of their
Order, Anno Ordinis (A.O.), "in the year of the Order."
Eules; for Jfeontc Bate*
Ancient Craft Mason-
Add 4000 years to the vul
Royal Arch —
Add 530 years to the vul-
il 4000—5919
Royal and Select Masters—
Add 1000 years to the vulgal
Scottish Ritj:
Add 3760 years to the vulgar era.
1919 and 1000— 2919
Thus : 1919
Knights Templar —
From the vulgar era take 1119.
Thus : 111
William N. Ponton, K.C., Belleville, Ont.
M. Ex. Grand Z.
PROCEEDINGS
Of the
Grand Chapter of Royal
Arch Masons of Canada
At the
Sixty-first Annual Convocation
A. D. 1919
Held in
The New Masonic Temple, Yonge Street
City of Toronto, Ontario
Tuesday, June 17th, A. D. 1919, A. L. 5919, A. I. 2449 •
Ordered to be read in all Chapters and preserved
W. N. Ponton. K.C., Belleville, Ont. Henry T. Smith, Toronto, Ont.
Grand Z. Grand Scribe E.
i ,-■: * J *
Grand Chapter of Canada
PROCEEDINGS
The Sixty-first Annual Convocation of the
Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of
Canada was held in the Masonic Temple, in
the City of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Wednesday,
February 26th, A.D. 1919, A.I. 2449.
Present : •
R. Ex. Comp. Robert Hawkins as Grand Z.
" W. G. Scott . as Grand H.
M W.G.Bell .as Grand J.
A. L. Crossin as Grand Treasurer.
W. Bentley as Grand Scribe E.
" W. Ducker '. . as Grand Scribe N.
" Geo. G. Teeter as Grand Principal Sojourner.
W. F. Taylor as Grand Registrar.
F. W. Brownell . . . ... .as Grand Senior Sojourner.
Thos. H. Hooper as Grand Junior Sojourner.
S. Baird as Grand Lecturer.
H. E. Nichols as Grand Sword Bearer.
J. M. Suttie as Grand Master 1st Veil.
J. T. Black . .as Grand Master 2nd Veil.
A. H. McLeod as Grand Master 3rd Veil.
W. N. Brown as Grand Master 4th Veil.
11 John Parton , .as Grand Standard Bearer.
"A. Armstrong as Grand Dir. Ceremonies.
" ]' ]' Jackson as Grand Organist.
" W. D. Lawrence as Grand Pursuivant.
4 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
GRAND CHAPTER OPENED
The Sixty-first Annual Convocation of the Grand
Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of Canada was opened
in Form, at 10 o'clock a.m., R. Ex. Comp. Robert
Hawkins, acting Grand Z. stated, M. Ex. Comp.
A. S. Gorrell, Grand Z., had instructed that arrange-
ments were made to adjourn this meeting of Grand
Chapter to a later date on account of the severity of
the climate at the present time of the year in the City
of Winnipeg.
It was moved by R. Ex. Comp. W. G. Scott, acting
Grand H., and seconded by R. Ex. Comp. W. G. Belh
Acting Grand J., and adopted :
"That this Convocation of the Grand Chapter of
Canada adjourn until Wednesday, 21st day of May,
19 19, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon.
Robert Hawkins,
Acting Grand Z.
W. Bentley,
Acting Grand Scribe E.
Winnipeg, Man., February 26th, 19 19.
GRAND CHAPTER CONVOCATION POSTPONED
Owing to labor conditions of unrest in the City of
Winnipeg, at the date Grand Chapter was to have
resumed business in that City, it was found necessary
to postpone the Annual Convocation, and subsequently
the Grand Z] directed that Grand Chapter should
resume business in the City of Toronto, Tuesday,
June 17th, at the hour of 10 o'clock a.m.
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 5
PROCEEDINGS
The Sixty-first Annual Convocation of the Grand
Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of Canada
RESUMED BUSINESS IN THE NEW MASONIC TeM-
ple, City of Toronto, Tuesday, June 17TH,
A.D. 1919, A.I. 2449.
Present :
M. Ex. Comp. A. S. Gorrell Grand
R. " " W. N. Ponton Grand
M. "« " W. S. R. Murch as Grand
M. M " George Moore Grand
R. " " Henry T. Smith Grand
R. " " R. J. Gibson as Grand
R. " " W.G.Price Grand
R. " " Alex. G. Horwood. . . .as Grand
R. " " James B. Nixon Grand
R. " " E. J. Repath as Grand
R. " " B. Cairns as Grand
" A. L. Tinker .as Grand
" W. H. Woodstock. . . .as Grand
R. " " J. J. Hoidge as Grand
" J. Cleeland .as Grand
" H. H. Laing as Grand
W. H. Roberts as Grand
R. " " W.S.Milne as Grand
V. W. A. Lyon as Grand
R. " " John Boyd as Grand
V. " F.S.Lewis ...Grand
V. " Wm. Porteous. ...:... .Grand
J. Herriot as Grand
J. C. Bennett . .as Grand
S. Ward ■ . . as Grand
I " F.D.Hunt as Grand
C. F. Brooks. ....... /as Grand
Grand Council.
Z. )
H.
J.
Treasurer.
Scribe E.
Scribe N.
Principal Sojourner.
Registrar.
Lecturer .
Senior Sojourner.
Junior Sojourner.
Sword Bearer.
Master 1st Veil.
Master 2nd Veil.
Master 3rd Veil.
Master 4th Veil.
Standard Bearer.
Dir. of Ceremonies
Organist.
Pursuivant.
Steward.
Steward.
Steward.
Steward.
Steward .
Steward.
Steward.
GRAND SUPERINTENDENTS
R. Ex. Comp. John Nunn Strathroy Dist. No. 2
Thomas C. Rundle. . , Guelph " " ,. -.4
Walter H. Davis Hamilton " " 5
Ross C. Douglas .. Welland " " 7
R. J. Reade Toronto << " 8
Wm.M. Van Valkenburgh. Whitby : " " 10
James Broatch Little Trenton 1 1
William Young Mills:. . . . -'Kingston " " 12
Herbert Willson Lundy. ... Almonte " " 13
Robert LeHeup . . .Haileybury : " " 23
i> it
6 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
GRAND CHAPTER RESUMED BUSINESS
A Constitutional number of Chapters being repre-
sented by their qualified officers, the Sixty-first Annual
Convocation of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch
Masons of Canada resumed business in Ample Form
at 10 o'clock a.m.
COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS
R. Ex. Comp. James McC. Potts, Chairman of the
Committee on Credentials of Representatives and
Proxies from Chapters, reported that there were 165
Warranted Chapters and 1 under Dispensation on the
roll of Grand Chapter, of which number 71 were re-
presented by the following Companions :
No. 1. Ancient Frantenac and Cataraqui, Kingston. ,
. Ex. Comp. H. J. Milne, Z.; R. Ex. Comp. W. Y. Mills,
M. Ex. Comps. W. S. R. Murch, A. Shaw, P.Z.'s.
No. 2. The Hiram, Hamilton.
Ex. Comps. Robert Buchanan, Z.; D. R. Gibson, D. W.
Evans, James Dixon; V. Ex. Comp. G. H. Lanigan ;
M. Ex. Comp. George Moore, P.Z.'s.
No. 3. St. John's, London.
Ex. Comp. J. W. Wallace, Z.; R. Ex. Comp. O. Ellwood,
P.Z.
No. 4. St. Andrew and St. John, Toronto.
Ex. Comp. E. Lankin, H.; V. Ex. Comp. J. G. Boyce ;
R. Ex. Comps. R. W. Clewlo, W. G. Price (Proxy) ;
Henry t. Smith, Past Z.'s.
No. 5. St. George's, London.
Ex. Comp. F. S. Campbell, Z.
No. 6. St. John's, Hamilton.
Ex. Comps. H. R. Clark, Z.; C. H. Wray, S. S. Forbes ;
R. Ex. Comp. George Britton ; M. Ex. Comp. W. G.
Reid, P.Z.'s.
No. 7. The Moira, Belleville.
Ex. Comps. J. O. R. McCurdy (Proxy), Wm. Thompson,
R. Ex. Comp. W. N. Ponton, P.Z.'s.
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No. S. King Solomon's, Toronto.
Ex. Comps. F. D. Hunt, Z.; C. Wahlroth, J.; W. H.
Woodstock, C. H. B. Johnson, J. W. Johnson, W. H.
Roberts, A. L. Tinker, L. E. Bowerman ; V. Ex. Comps.
Wm. Anderson, N. T. Lyon, Wm. Porteous, Joseph Doust;
R. Ex. Comps. E. T. Malone, J. B. Nixon, E. M. Carleton,
Geo. McLeish, P.Z.'s.
No. i$. Wawanosh, Sarnia.
Ex. Comp. E. J. Everett ; R. Ex. Comp. J. Boyd, P.Z.'s.
No. 16. Carleton, Ottawa.
Ex. Comp. A. H. McKee, Z.; R. Ex. Comp. Wm. Rea,
P.Z.'s.
No. 18. Oxford, Woodstock.
Ex. Comps. M. E. Sherwood (Proxy), R. D. Montgomery,
P.Z.'s.
No. iq. Mount Moriah, St. Catharines.
Ex. Comp. George H. Smith (Proxy), P.Z.
No. 22. Grenville, Prescott.
Ex. Comp. A. G. Ball (Proxy), P.Z.
No. 23. Ezra, Simcoe.
R. Ex. Comp. J. H. Shaw (Proxy), P.Z.
No. 26. St. Mark's, Trenton.
Ex. Comp. A. D. Maclntyre ; R. Ex. Comps. R. H.
Spencer (Proxy), J. B. Little, P.Z.'s.
No. 27. Manitou, Collingwood.
Ex. Comp. J. A. Caslake, Z.; V. Ex. Comp. Robert
Hughes, P.Z.
No. 30. Huron, Goderich.
R. Ex. Comp. Joseph Beck (Proxy), P.Z.
No. 32. Waterloo, Gait.
V. Ex. Comp. T. F. Campbell ; R. Ex. Comp. J. H.
Cowan (Proxy), P.Z.'s.
No. 34. Signet, Barrie.
R. Ex. Comp. A. Cowan, Z.
No. 35. Keystone, Whitby.
R. Ex. Comp. W. M. VanValkenburgh, P.Z.
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No. j6. Corinthian^ Peterborough.
Ex. Comp. J.'D. Cameron, Z.
No. 40. Guelph, Guelph.
Ex. Comp. J. Gould, Z.; R. Ex. Comps. T. C. Rundle,
W. G. Stephenson, P.Z.'s.
No. 41. Harris, Ingersoll.
Ex. Comp. W. A. Sutherland (Proxy), P.Z.
No. 44. Mount Sinai, Napanee.
•. R. Ex. Comp. J. McC. Potts (Proxy).
No. 46. St. James', St. Mary's. ' .-.
Ex. Comp. C. E. Richardson, Z.
No. 54, Palestine, St. Thomas.
Ex. Comp. T. L. Cochrane (Proxy) ; R. Ex. Comp. N. W.
Ford, P.Z.'s.
No. 60. Doric, Newmarket.
Ex. Comps. W. R. McQuade, H.; N. L. Rogers, P.Z.
No. 61. Granite, Almonte.
R. Ex. Comp. H. W. Lundy (Proxy), P.Z.
No. 62. York, Toronto.
Ex. Comps. John Cleeland, J. ; R. Lennox, W. C. Norman,
W. E. Hoffland, E. C. Coath, J. T. Watson,. Charles F.
Brooks, M. Engers, J. J. Madden ; V. Ex,. Comps. Wm.
Duncan, T. J. Ivey, D. Robertson ; R. Ex. Comps.
R. W. Hull, R. J. Gibson, A. J. Brown, P.Z.'s.
No. 64. Willson, Welland.
R. Ex. Comp. R. C. Douglas (Proxy), P.Z.
No. 65. St. Paul's, Toronto.
Ex. Comps. H! S. Park, Z.; E. J. B. Duncan, E. W. E.
Saunders ; R. Ex. Comps. .E. B. Brown, W. S. Morden,
D. Ponton, R. J. Reade, K. J\ Dunstan ; M. Ex. Comip.
- ; T\ W. Harcourt, P.Z.'s.
No. 70. Grand River, Bracebridge.
Ex. Comp. J. W.'Reid, Z. ':':
No. 72. Keystone, Stirling.
Ex. Comps. T. E. B. Yeats, Z.\ T. W. Solmes ; K. Ex.
Comps. H. H. Alger, James McC. Potts, P.Z.'s.
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No. 73. - Erie, Ridgetown.
Ex. Comp. R. R. Fleury (Proxy).
No. 74. Beaver, Strathroy.
R. Ex. Comp. John Nunn (Proxy), P.Z.
No. 75. St. Clair, Milton.
Ex. Comp. F. A. Brown, P.Z.
No. 77. Occident, Toronto.
Ex. Comp. John Russell, Z.; R. Ex. Comps. E..J. Repath,
A.^G. Horwood, D. J. Proctor, P.Z.'s.
No. 79. Orient, Toronto.
Ex. Comps. J. C. Bennett, Z.; D. S. L. MacDougall, H.;
J. F. Scuse, J.; Geo. Spademan, J. Boulton, S. P. Ward,
R. ExJComp. G. B. Foster, P.Z.'s.
No. 80. Ark, Windsor.
Ex. Comps. E. Sansburn, Z.; R. Fleury, P.Z.
No. 82. Shuniaht Port Arthur.
Ex. Comp. A. M. Frank, Z.
No. 00. Golden, Kenvra.
Ex. Comp. H. O. Holden, Z.
No. 91 . A ntiquity, Toronto.
Ex. Comps. W. J. Armstrong, Z.; F. C. Dann, J.; J.
Herriott, H. S. McHenry, P. K. Perry ; R. Ex. Comps.
W. S. Milne, J. J. Hoidge, P.Z.'s. '
No. 05. Tuscan, Sudbury.
Ex. Comps. Wm. McDonald, Z.; A. D. Meldrum, P.Z.
No. 102. Algonquin, Sault Ste. Marie.
Ex. Comp. W. Johnson, Z.
No. no. Warkworth, Warkworth.
Ex. Comp. David Robertson (Proxy).
No. 114. Bonnechere, Renfrew.
Ex, Comp. W. M. H. Quartermaine, Z.
No. 117. Kitchener, Kitchener.
Ex. Comp. J. P. Weir (Proxy), P.Z.
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No. 124. Westminster, '-'New Westminster.
R. Ex. Comp. Heury T. .Smilft (Proxy).: .x3
No. 133. St. Francis, Smith's polls.
Ex. Comp, H. W. Aunger, Z.
No. 134. King Darius, Cannington.
Ex. Comp. Thomas H. Foster (Proxy), P.Z.
No. 135. Succoth, Uxbridge.
Ex. Comps. J. W. Rynard, Z.; J. F. Curl, H.; M. E,
Rodman, J.; D. A. Turner, V. Ex. Comp. V. M. Hare ;
R. Ex. Comp. W. S. Ormiston, P.Z.'s.
No. 138. Shekinah, Toronto.
V. Ex. Comp. W. J. Wadsworth (Proxy), P.Z.
No. 139. St. Andrew's, Havelock.
Ex. Comp. H. R. Butterill (Proxy), P.Z.
No. 140. Fort William, Fort William.
Ex. Comp. Jno. Cooper, jr., Z.
No. 145. The St. Patrick, Toronto.
Ex. Comps. T. C. G. Harrison', H. ; T. H. Graham, W. R.
Ledger, J. J. Shelley ; R. Ex. Comp. B. Cairns, P.Z.'s.
No. 150. London, London.
R. Ex. Comp. O. Ellwood (Proxy).
No. 152. Alberton, Fort Frances.
Ex. Comp. P. K. Perry (Proxy).
No. 155. Ancaster, Ancaster.
Ex. Comps. W. Roelofston, Z.; D. Smith, H.; A. W.
Richardson, T. McDermid, J. H. Bates, P.Z.'s.
No.. J 60. . . Prince Albert, Prince Albert.
M. Ex. Comp. W. S. R. Murch (Proxy).
No. 1 63. • The Beaches, Toronto.
Ex. Comp. W. E. Nugent, Z.; V. Ex. Comp; C. Clark ;
R. Ex. Comp. G. L. Gardiner, P.Z.'s.
No. 168. Ionic, Campbellford.
Ex. Comp. D. F. Robertson ; R. Ex. Comp. E. J. Free,
P.Z.'s.
No. 169. Temiskaming, New Liskeard.
Ex. Comp. W. J. Fuller, H.
No. 175. The Hamilton, Hamilton.
R. Ex. Comp. W. H. Davis (Proxy), P.Z. '*
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tfo. 185. Toronto, Toronto.
Ex. Comp. J. M. Malcolm, Z.
Xo. too. Pacific, Vancouver.
R. Ex. Comp. A. J. Brown (Proxy).
No. iq8. Couchiching, Orillia.
V. Ex. Comp. F. S. Lewis (Proxy), P.Z.
No. 20j. Cobalt, Cobalt.
R. Ex. Comp. R. LeHeup, (Proxy) P.Z.
No. 20$. Victoria, Thornhill.
Ex. Comps. H. H. Lang, J.; E. A. James, P.Z.
No. 20/. King George, Yorkton.
R. Ex. Comp. W. N. Ponton (Proxy).
No. 2ii. Shaunavon, Shaunavon.
R. Ex. Comp. J. B. Little (Proxy).
No. 212. Mount Sinai, Toronto.
R. Ex. Comp. E. J. Repath, Z.; Ex. Comps. A. Brook-
stone, H.; John Bland, J.
• Thirty-eight Chapters were represented by regular
officers, io were represented by proxy, 23 were re-
presented by Past Z.'s, making the total Chapters
represented 71. Ninety-four Chapters were unrepre-
sented. There were 169 delegates registered; making
a total of 323 votes.
Fraternally submitted,
James McC. Potts,
W. Y. Mills,
L. E. BOWERMAN,
■■•:.- f ;■._..'::.;.
■■■■■■ fjOMniittee.
On motion of R. Ex. Comp. W. N. Ponton, Seconded
by R. Ex. Comp. J. McC. Potts, the report of the
Committee on Credentials of Representatives was re-
ceived and adopted.
The M. Ex. the Grand Z. announced that all Royal-
Arch Masons in good standing, and properly vouched
12 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
for, would now be admitted as visitors during the
sessions of Grand Chapter.
The Grand Scribe E. commenced reading the min-
utes of the Proceedings of the Sixtieth Annual Con-
vocation, held in the City of Toronto, Wednesday,
February 27th, 1918, when it was moved by R. Ex.
Comp. W. N. Ponton, and seconded by M. Ex. Comp.
W. S. R. Murch, and
Resolved, — That as the proceedings of the last Annual Convoca-
tion, held February 27th, 1918, have been printed and copies thereof
sent to all the Chapters in this Jurisdiction, the recorded minutes
be considered as read, and the same is now confirmed.
The Grand Scribe E. then read the minutes of the
Proceedings of the Sixty-first Annual Convocation,
held in the City of Winnipeg, Wednesday, February
26th, 19 19, which Convocation, without transacting
business, was postponed until Wednesday, May 21st,
19 19, and owing to labor conditions of unrest had to
be further postponed and held in the City of Toronto,
Tuesday, June 17th, 1919, when it was moved by R.
Ex. Comp. W. N. Ponton and seconded by M, Ex.
Comp. W. S. R. Murch, and
Resolved, — That the minutes of the Annual Convocation held,
in the City of Winnipeg, Wednesday, February 26th, 1919, be cori-
firmed as read.
GRAND REPRESENTATVIES
The M, Ex. the Grand Z. directed the Grand
Scribe E. to call the roll of Representatives of sister
Grand Chapters, when he welcomed them, and invited
those in attendance to seats on the dais. The following
answered their names :
R. Ex. Comp. William Rea Alabama.
R. " " J. McC. Potts. . ,. . . Colorado.
M. .". " fvi Abraham Shaw Connecticut.
R. " " R. W. Clewlo District of Columbia.
R. " " James H. Cowan Florida.
R. " " W. N. Ponton Georgia.
M, '« » W.G.Reid.... Illinois.
R. " " John Stevenson ....... .Indiana.
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R. Ex. Comp. Henry T. Smith Kentucky.
R.
R.
R.
R.
M.
M.
M.
R.
R.
M.
R.
R.
W. Y. Mills Louisiana.
Oliver Ellwood Minnesota.
A. G. Horwood . Missouri.
R. H. Spencer Nebraska.
W. S. R. Murch New Hampshire.
F. W. Harcourt New York.
George Moore Nova Scotia.
E. B. Brown Quebec.
E. T. Malone Texas.
A. S. Gorrell.. Utah.
J. B. Nixon Vermont.
Alexander Cowan West Virginia.
Grand Honors were accorded the Representatives,
and a suitable response was made by M. Ex. Comp.
Abraham Shaw, representing Connecticut, on behalf of
his colleagues.
The Grand Z. briefly explained the difficulties that
had arisen owing to the labor strikes in Winnipeg, thus
preventing Grand Chapter holding its Annual Con-
vocation in that City, as intended, in May last, when
it was moved by R. Ex. Comp. W. N. Ponton, and
seconded by M. Ex. Comp. W. S. R. Murch, and
Fesolved, — That the action of the Grand Z. in postponing and
changing the place of holding the Convocation of Grand Chapter
from the City of Winnipeg to the City of Toronto, as described by
him, be approved by this Grand Chapter.
The Grand Z. then presented the following :
.14 GRAND GHAPTER OF CANADA
THE GRAND Z'S ADDRESS
To the Officers and Companions of the Grand Chapter
of Canada, Royal Arch Masons :
Companions :
I have much pleasure in extending to you a hearty
welcome to this, the Sixty-first Annual Convocation of
the Grand Chapter of Canada. When this address
was first written, it was prepared as though for a Con-
vocation in the City of Winnipeg, and it was with ex-
ceeding regret that, owing to the labor conditions in
that city, I found it necessary to call Grand Chapter
in the City of Toronto. My sympathy is freely given
to the Companions of Winnipeg, who had made
elaborate preparations for the reception of Grand
Chapter, and their programme of entertainment was
one worthy of the "Gate- Way City of the West,"
but it was found to be absolutely impossible to pro-
vide accommodation for Grand Chapter during the
present conditions, hence the Convocation of Grand
Chapter in the; City of Toronto.
;-.^;' : uL ■ ' : ; The War.
Although the heading of this paragraph is "The
War," it is not my intention to mention the World's
Great Struggle, but father to refer briefly, to the return
of the Sons of Canada, who, so gallantly and gloriously
participated in that great conflict. I wish particularly
to interest your thoughts and sympathy for those who
have returned, other than in a condition of physical
fitness, and to strongly impress upon your minds,
that the glib phrases so readily dropping from the lips
of many people, to the effect, that the Returned Soldier
has become unfitted by his martial life to easily resume
his civilian duties, or that he is suffering from a general
condition of neurasthenia, which renders him unfit
for office work, are absolutely untrue. There is nothing
more desired by the Returned Soldier than the privilege
of being permitted to resume his civilian standing, with
such assistance as may be necessary, owing to the
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 15
particular circumstances applicable to each individual
case. Many of these men cannot-resume their previous
occupations, owing to disabilities- contracted while
serving their Country's need, and provision must be
made to- see that these boys are placed -in proper
positions according to their abilities. The Government
has generously provided different forms of instruction
to enable those suffering from disabilities to embark
upon new forms of living and methods of maintenance,
and it is most pleasing to notice with what eagerness
these returned boys embrace these opportunities for
fitting themselves to become useful citizens. Never-
theless, many of these men will never be physically
able to take up the full duties of life, and will have to
be content to perform such work, as may fall within
the limit of their capacity ; for this class the Govern-
ment has provided a pension so that they may: be, able
to obtain the necessaries of life, and possibly some >of
the luxuries. The question of pension is not one to
be dealt with in this address, but it must be mentioned
as it leads to the next step..
Masonic Benevolence and Charity,
The word Charity has practically lost its meaning
in these later days, and now seems to convey the in-
tention of the giving of money to more or less deserving
applicants. I totally disagree with this conception
of the word, when applied to Masonry. To rhy^rtiihd
it is to extend to a Brother, who is in distress >. or who
may have done wrong, or who may have committed
a grave crime against the laws of the country, kindly
sympathy and assistance as may be justified in a case
under consideration. Do not mistake my meaning,
I am unalterably opposed to the mantle of Masonic
Charity covering the wrong doing of any kind, either
Masonic or civil, but, I.. think, true Masonic. Charity
consists in a friendly interest and kindly sympathy
to a Brother, whose pathway of life has not been of the
rosiest, and in overlooking small personal faults 'and
characteristic, sins of omission and commission, and
all the frailties to which the human fleshes heir. No
16 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
man is perfect, we have all our faults, some good in ft
greater or less degree, some bad in a greater or less
degree, and our Masonic Charity should pardon and
condone to the utmost, that strict justice will permit ;
but Masonic Benevolence is of another character, and
brings to our minds certain definite duties, which we
as Masons, owe to each other, and to the dependents
of each other. Many, in fact all, Masonic Grand
Bodies have a Rest or Reserve Fund for Brethern
suffering from the misfortunes of life. Its adminis-
tration is expressed in many different forms such as
Masonic Homes, Orphan Asylums, Schools and direct
money grants.
It is not my purpose to discuss the different forms
in which the dispersal of Masonic Benevolence may be
made, because each form has many good points, but
rather to invite your attention to the fact, that owing
to the great number of fraternal beneficent societies,
now operating in our Country, there seems to be a sub-
conscious feeling, in many cases, that grants from
Masonic Benevolent Funds are a quid pro quo for
money paid into the Craft. This sentiment cannot be
too strongly condemned, as grants from Masonic
Benevolence are in no wise similar to money paid for
insurance to the . different Fraternal Insurance Or-
ganizations, and must ever be regarded, as one of the
sacred privileges of Masonry, whereby the Brethren,
freely and voluntary, extend to a needy Brother such
help as may be needful in the time of trouble.
I trust that I have made myself clear, because, I
again approach the subject of the Returned Soldier.
In this connection, the soldier who has become disabled
will receive his pension, according to the classification
of his disabilities. He will also be enabled, in many
cases, to make a fair compensation by following some
special vocation, but there still remains a class which
will require Masonic Benevolence, and it is in behalf
of these cases that I now ask your attention.
It is true that the Grand Chapter of Canada has a
Reserve Fund, but it is questionable, to my mind, if
this Fund will be sufficient to honor the necessary
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drafts which will be made upon it in the near future.
It is not my intention to lay before you any particular
scheme for raising money for the Benevolent Fund of
Grand Chapter, but merely to direct your attention
to the fact, that we may be called upon, in the near
future, to make a fairly substantial addition to this
Fund. I hope that it will not be necessary to do so,
but if the necessity arises, I entertain no doubt, but
that the emergency will be met with that promptitude
which has characterized our actions as Royal Arch
Masons in the past.
The Departed.
Among the Companions who have died during the
past year are :
M. Ex. Comp. John Ross Robertson, Grand Z.,
in 1893-4, died, May 31st, 1918, Up to the time
of his death our late Companion took an active interest
in the welfare of Royal Arch Masonry. As a Masonic
authority, he was recognized the world over, and his
presence at our Annual Convocations will be sadly
missed. He has departed to his eternal reward, but
his memory will be long cherished by those who knew
him in life, .
R. Ex, Comp. Isaac Huber, Grand Superintendent,
Georgian District, No. 9, in 1896-7 ; died, July 20th,
1918. Comp. Huber took a keen interest in all branches
of Masonry up to the day of his death, and his loss
will long be felt by the Companions of the District.
R. Ex. Comp. John B. Brennan, Grand Registrar,
in 1916-7, died, January 26th> 1919. He was a keen
Ritualist and a devoted Mason, and those who knew
him will long hold his memory in honor and esteem.
V. Ex. Comp. Sydney A. Luke, Past Grand Director
of Ceremonies, in 1896-7, died November 23rd, 1918.
He was a Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of
Canada, in the Province of Ontario. A strong worker
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in all branches of Masonry, and a delightful Companion
to meet.
Other Companions have died, and their names
will appear in these Proceedings.
Honor Roll.
In this year's Proceedings will appear as last year,
the names of the Companions who have been reported
to the Grand Scribe E's office as having enlisted for
Overseas Service. Among the names will be seen many
brave Canadian soldiers who paid the "Price," while
engaged in the noble cause of defeating the foe of the
Central Powers of Europe.
Canadian Jurisdiction.
Nova Scotia — M. Ex. Comp. Luther Bracette
Archibald, P.G.H.P. died, February 10th, 1918.
He was born at Truro, N.S., April 12th, 1849, and
spent nearly his whole life there. Comp. Archibald
was prominently connected with all branches of
Masonry.
Fraternal Dead from American Jurisdictions.
The Grand Jurisdictions of the United States,
during the past year, have lost by death, so we have
been informed, the following prominent. Companions :
Alabama— George Alburtus Joiner, Past Grand
Secretary.
California—Charles Willis Norton, P.G.H.P.;
Charles Fayette Lott, P.G.H.P.
Colorado— George D. Kennedy, P.G.H.P.
Georgia — Marshall Atkinson Weir, Grand Treasurer.
Illinois— Marcus M. Lord, P.G.H.P.
. Iowa— Isaac T. Forbes, P.G.H.P.
Kansas— Matthew Murray Miller, P.G.H.P.
Maine— Stephen Berry, Grand Secretary Emeritus.
Maryland— -Charles Beatty Finley, P.G.H.P. • -
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Michigan— Reuben Charles Webb, P.G.H.P.
Minnesota— Giles William Merrill, P.G.H.P. ,
Nathan Kingsley, P.G.H.P.
Nebraska — rFrank Henrv Orcutt Young, P.G.H.P.;
Julius J. Wilson, P.G.H.P.
Nevada—Enoch Strother, P.G.H.P.
New Jersey — Louis A. Menegaux, D.G.H.P.
Ohio — Lewis Mackay Lea, P.G.H.P.; Ralph
Reamer Rickly, Grand Treasurer.
South Carolina — Robert Edward Turnipseed, Grand
Chaplain.
Texas— William Anderson Scott, P.G.H.P.; John
P. Bell, P.G.H.P.; Samuel May Williams, P.G.H.P.
Utah— Birt Griffin Blackman, P.G.H.P.
The Proposed Grand Chapter of British Columbia;
About the middle of February last, I received a
Communication from M. Ex. Comp. Henry Watson
of Vancouver, British Columbia, in which he stated,
that a movement was on foot to form a Grand Chapter
of Royal Arch Masons in the Province of British
Columbia. A copy of the circular letter issued by
M. ~Ex. Comp. Watson was enclosed with the Com-
munication. Two extracts from the letter are as
follows :
" M, Ex. Comp. Watson asked the Principals
and. Past Principals of Vancouver, New West-
minister and North Vancouver, to meet him in- :
formally and talk the matter over. This informal
meeting took place on the 30th of January, at
which tHere were an attendance of twenty-seven
... Principals, and apologies for unavoidable absence,
were sent by many others. It was the unanimous
opinion of the meeting, that a Grand Chapter for the
Province should be formed, and that M. Ex. Comp. v
Watson should commence with the Chapters in
British Columbia, asking them to participate
• "in the movement. If this communication should. •-
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meet with a favorable response, that matter will
be at once taken up with the Grand Chapter of
Canada, and steps to form a Grand Chapter in
British Columbia will be inaugurated."
"We desire to do all with the full consent and
approval of the Grand Chapter of Canada, and
we have every reason to believe that no objection
will be made by that Grand Chapter to a friendly
separation, and that we shall be able to work with
the Grand Chapter of Canada for the benefit of
Capitular Masonry in Canada."
As the Grand Chapter of Canada had already
placed itself on record, regarding the formation of
Grand Chapters in the different provinces, which
declaration will be found on page 206, of the Grand
Chapter Proceedings, 1917, it was with much pleasure
that I replied, to M, Ex. Comp. Watson, wishing him
and the Companions of British Columbia every success
in their endeavors, and assuring them that they would
meet with nothing, but the kindest of fraternal good
will from the Grand Chapter of Canada. I also drew
his attention to the fact, that he was to be particularly
careful that every Chapter in British Columbia was
represented by a duly accredited representative.
Grand Chapter of Canada.
I have no doubt you will be greatly pleased to knew
that the affairs of our Grand Chapter are in an excellent
condition. The interim reports of the Grand Superin-
tendents are most optimistic in tone ; all report steady
and substantial progress, and from a perusal of their
annual statements which will be submitted to Grand
Chapter you will find, that their predictions have been
verified. In many respects this has been the most
successful year in the History of Grand Chapter,
and too much credit cannot be given to the excellent
work of the Grand Scribe E. and the Grand Superin-
tendents, for their unsparing efforts in the interests of
Grand Chapter. As for myself., while endeavoring to
maintain a general supervision over matters connected
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with the office of Grand Z., I was absolutely unable to
leave the Military District with which I have been and
am now so closely connected. Were the reasons which
detained me other than National and Patriotic, I
would do nothing but apologize most sincerely to
Grand Chapter, but owing to peculiar conditions, and
more especially to the sudden return of troops from
overseas in large numbers, the service of a man in my
peculiar capacity was absolutely indispensable, and it
so happened that in Military District No. 12, I was
the only officer of sufficient standing and experience
available for the work which is still very pressing and
needful. The Constituent Chapters have not lost
much, but I feel that my personal loss, by being
deprived of the privilege of making visits to the Prin-
cipal centres, can never be made up to me.
The Sash.
At the last Convocation of Grand Chapter, at which
the Constitution was revised, legislation was passed
obliterating the Sash from the Regalia worn by Royal
Arch Masons. This action has been strongly resented
in many portions of the Grand Jurisdiction, and a
Notice of Motion has already been placed upon the
Agenda Paper, asking that the legislation of last year
be reconsidered and the Sash restored. I trust that
this will be given complete and full consideration,
that the debate upon the question will be final, and that
every member of Grand Chapter who .desires to do so
will express his personal opinion upon the question.
Appointments.
Vacancies having occurred in the Representations
of other Grand Bodies near the Grand Chapter of
Canada, I recommended the Companions named,
which were approved :
Alberta — R. Ex. Comp. J. K. Brydon, Kenora,
Ontario.
California — R. Ex. Comp. J. W. Rogers, Toronto,
Ontario.
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Colorado — R. Ex. Comp. James McC. Potts,
Stirling, Ontario.
Louisiana — R. Ex. Comp. William Young Mills,
Kingston, Ontario.
New South Wales — R. Ex. Comp. Francis B.
Reilly, Regina, Sask.
New York— M. Ex. Comp. F. W. Harcourt,
Toronto, Ontario.
Oregon — R. Ex. Comp. D. A. Clark, Ottawa,
Ontario.
Vacancies having occurred in the representation of
the Grand Chapter of Canada near the other Grand
Bodies, I approved of the following recommendations :
Florida — R, Ex. Comp. Chester De Rocher, Braden-
town.
Illinois — R. Ex. Comp. Frank Spencer, Cairo.
Iowa — R. Ex. Comp. D. B. Aylesworth, Eldora.
Nova Scotia— R. Ex. Comp. G. S. Wright, Halifax.
Texas — R. Ex. Comp. B. K. Hawkins, Brown wood.
I received the resignation of R. Ex. Comp. William
Rea, Grand Representative of Alabama, near the
Grand Chapter of Canada, owing to the R. Ex. Com-
panion having to leave Toronto, Ontario, because of
the illness of Mrs. Rea, for the purpose of residing
with his daughter in Westfield, New York. After
considering th^e matter carefully, I decided not to accept
the resignation, because of the valued services which
had been rendered in past years by R. Ex. Comp,
Rea to both Symbolic and Capitular Masonry. I am
pleased to say that , circumstances will again permit
R. Ex. Comp. Rea to resume his residence in the City
of Toronto, and to carry on his duties as the Grand
Representative of the Grand Jurisdiction .of Alabama.
Courtesies.
There have been extended, during the past year,
several courtesies between Chapters* belonging to
American Jurisdictions and those of our own in con-
ferring degrees upon brethren who have made the
request.
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Dispensations a^d By-laws.
■ ■ ■ ' ■ . . . - -
During the year Dispensations have been issued
for the formation of two New Chapters, one at Tjmmins,
Ontario, to be called "The Northern Lights," and the
other at Inwood, Ontario, to be called "Vimy." A
number of other Dispensations have been issued,
as well as By-laws and amendments thereto which have
been presented for approval, reference to which will be
found in the report of the Grand Scribe E.
Supreme Grand Chapter of Queensland,
Australia.
A Communication was received from the Supreme
Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Queensland, asking for
fraternal recognition. The Communication has been
placed in the hands of the Chairman of Fraternal Cor-
respondence and he will no doubt make special report
to this Grand Body concerning the matter.
Rulings.
1. The question was asked, if a Companion who was
suspended for non-payment of dues in December 1913,
and at the time of his suspension owed dues to the
amount of $4.75, was he liable for and should he pay
the dues intervening, from 1913 to 1918, before he could
be reinstated.
If the Companion, I ruled, paid the amount due at
the time of his suspension, he should be re-admitted
to his Chapter without the payment of the dues for
subsequent years.
2. I was asked, if the examination of a Candidate
in the Mark and Most Excellent degrees should take
place in open Lodge, and if it was not the duty of the
Master, Senior and Junior Wardens, besides one of
the Past Z's, to examine the Candidates.
1 decided that the examination was to be held in
open Lodge by the officers ruling the Lodge.
3. The question was also asked, if a newly installed
Z. failed to appoint' the officers of the Chapter such as
Veilsmen, Overseers, etc., on the night of. Installation
would that not constitute an illegal Installation. *
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I ruled that the failure of the newly Installed Z.,
to announce the selection of his appointed officers,
on the night of Installation, did not render the In-
stallation illegal.
4. Three questions were submitted, which are set
forth with the answers given :
(a) "No Chapter shall be opened unless there are
present nine Royal Arch Masons, etc," — I am ua*
decided as to what constitutes a quorum for the Mark
Master and Most Excellent Master degrees. Does
this clause of the Constitution mean, that nine Royal
Arch Masons must be present to constitute a quorum
for the Mark Master and Most Excellent Master
degree ?
Ans. — Three rule a Lodge ; five hold a Lodge ;
seven or more make it perfect in Symbolic Ma-
sonry, but in Capitular Masonry I rule that there
must be, to make it legal, nine members present at a
meeting of Mark Master Masons, and Most Excellent
Master Masons as provided by the Constitution.
(6) .Is it permissible to confer any, part, or all of
the Work of the Mark Master and Most Excellent
Master degrees, on more than one candidate, at one
and the same time ? If so, at what point in each of
these degrees is such action allowable ?
Ans.- — It is not contemplated, that more than one
Candidate should receive the degrees at the same time,
n6r is any provision made for so doing. Custom,
however, has countenanced the entrance of an unlimited
number of Candidates for the Most Excellent Master's
degree, and I think this may be continued. In the
Mark Master degree tme Candidate only, should be
admitted, until after the -obligation.
(c) At what point in the order of conducting the
Most Excellent Master Lodge and Royal Arch Chapter
should a Candidate be examined as to his proficiency
in the preceding degree ?
Ans. — Candidates should be examined for pro-
ficiency in the Mark Master Masons' degree in a Lodge
opened in that degree. Likewise in the Most Excellent
Master degree before advancement. The time of
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doing so would appropriately be immediately after
the opening of the Chapter.
5. The Grand Scribe E., of the Grand Chapter of
Alberta wrote to our Grand Scribe E., saying :
. " A short time ago an application for Exaltation
was received by Capital City Chapter, No. 13.
G.R.A., of Edmonton, from Bro. A. C. Minty of
Union Lodge No. 9, G.R.B.C. of Fort George, B.C,
"Unfortunately this Brother's application had
been balloted on by the Companions of the Chapter
before they realized that they were violating the
Jurisdiction of the Grand Chapter of Canada, but
have now requested me to obtain permission from-
the Grand Chapter of Canada to confer the degree
on Bro. Minty.
"As there is no Royal Arch Chapter between
Edmonton and Prince Rupert, and as Edmonton is
much more convenient for Bro. Minty, it is respect-
fully requested that the Grand Chapter of Canada
waive jurisdiction in this case, and allow Capital
City Chapter the privilege of conferring the degrees
on this Brother.
" In this connection I am issuing a circular letter
to all Chapters in this Jurisdiction so that similar
cases will not occur."
I directed the following reply to be written, respect-
ing the Petition for Exaltation of Bro. A. C. Minty,
that if he was a resident of the Province of Alberta,
he is the material of that Grand Chapter, but if he is a
resident of British Columbia, he is the material of the
Grand Chapter of Canada, and the Chapters nearest
his. place of residence should be consulted and Juris-
diction waived. :U
6. The following questions were also submitted for
my consideration, to which is set forth my answers :
(a) Is it permissible to confer the Royal Arch degree
on more than three Candidates at one and the same
time ? '
Ans.— It is permissible to confer the Royal Arch
"degree on more than three Candidates at one and the
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same time, provided the Candidates are conducted in
lots of three, and in no other manner.
(b) Is it permissible for the chief Presiding Officer,
in any of the three degrees, to dispense with the opening
and closing ceremonies by ruling that the body as-
sembled will open or close "without ceremony," in
order to avoid detaining the Brethren to a very late
hour when the evening's work is particularly heavy ?
Ans. — It is not permissible for any Presiding Officer,
except the Grand Z. to close any Lodge or Chapter
without the full ceremony.
(c) How often during his term of office must a
Second or Third Principal occupy his seat of office
in the Royal Arch degree to entitle him to promotion at
the Annual Elections ?
Ans. — Every officer in a Chapter occupies his
position until his successor has been elected and in-
stalled or invested. No Companion is entitled to
promotion, but givea such by the votes of his Com-
panions
7. The question was asked whether demits could be
issued while a Chapter was closed for four or five
months.
A Chapter, I ruled, must meet every three months,
and that no demits could be issued unless passed upon
in open Chaptep*. That is, if a Chapter did not meet,
then demits could not be issued, and if the Chapter
became dormant only the Grand Scribe E. was qualified
to issue demits.
8. A Chapter in British Columbia having become
dormant, the question was asked as to the standing of
the members whose names appeared upon the books of
that Chapter.
After reading Section 248, page 64, of the Con-
sitution (1918), I decided that the Companions of a
dormant Chapter whose books had been returned to
the office of the Grand Scribe E., and who are found
clear on the books, or who subsequently made good all
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arrearages up to the time the Chapter became dormant ,
should be furnished with a Certificate of Standing by
the Grand Scribe E.
9. I was asked whether a Brother, a member of a
Lodge in Toronto, who has served his King and Country
in the Great War, and having lost one of his legs, was
eligible to become a member of a Chapter.
My answer was, that any Master Mason of good
character and sound mind was not debarred from
advancement in Royal Arch Masonry on account of
physical disability acquired, after his admission to
Symbolic Masonry.
What of the Future ?
The War is over, but the problems arising from that
conflict are an ominous cloud, whose centre may contain
death and distinction, and he would, indeed, be wanting
in judgment, who would deny, that these problems
bear the seed of future prosperity, or dismembrance of
the Social Status of our whole country. The glib
phrase of Reconstruction, so aptly coined by interested
politicians, and the attempted divergence of the
intelligence of the country, into by-ways of misdirected
energy, are bewildering to the ordinary citizen. It
cannot be denied that a great unrest is upon us. Nine-
tenths of the population of this country are unsettled
and disquieted. The great accumulation of riches by
certain portions of the population, and the increasingly
difficult endeavors of the ordinary citizen to make a
living, for himself and family, are producing a spirit
of discontent entirely foreign to the past. Never were
Capital and Labor so widely separated and the agricul-
turalist has now entered the field as a unit in antagonism
to both. The great underlying principle which actuated
those who went overseas to fight our country's battles
was Service. They gave up their to-day for our to-
morrow. It would indeed be a sad commentary, if
their great sacrifices were to produce a discontented and
disunited people. Our country still requires this
Service, not on the battlefield, but in the ranks of the
true patriots, who are honestly endeavoring to reconcile
the discordant elements in our countrv, whose activities
28 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
lie at the root of our present discontent. It is the duty
of every good citizen to lend his intelligence to the
uttermost for the solving of these problems, which are
now facing us, and by an honest effort endeavor to
bring form out of chaos.
I am frankly afraid of the future. It would be
rash to deny that all sorts of heterodoxy is being
preached throughout the land, socialism, extreme
radicalism and the doctrines of the Bolshevik find
their expounders in every place where men are gathered
together, on the street corners, in the corridors of our
public buildings, in our railway carriages ; every day,
may be heard, outspoken exponents of these ideas,
and our country requires the service of the large brains,
and level heads, of her foremost men to curb the dan-
gerous propaganda. Masonry as Masonry, must not,
and I trust will not, enter into this turmoil of unrest,
but that her teachings will be made manifest in in-
dividual Masons who, acting in their capacity as
citizens, of this great country, must set themselves
against the cry of the mob, which howls to down those
who are responsible for direction of affairs and they
must be equally resistant to the arrogant assumption
of power in the hands of a few. Pure Democracy
is the Government of the people, by the will of the
people, and any departure from this law leads to
Autocracy or mob rule.
A country can become too prosperous and suffer
from dry rot, because the people in their prosperity
become slothfully, indolent and indifferent to the
manner, in which they are governed, and it is proved
to be true in the history of all nations, that designing
men seize the reigns of power for their own personal
aggrandizement, a,nd to the profit of a certain class
or set, to Which they may belong. On the other hand,
a country may become too poor, owing to the. indiffer-
ence and ignorance of the population, which condition
always leads to rebellion, murder and destruction. It
is not my intention to say that our country, is, at the
present time, at either i extremity, but great; countries
havebeen destroyed by the indifference ^1- its people,
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and I would ask you to pause and think upon the
future and where we are drifting.
Conclusion.
I now lay down the gavel of authority, which you so
generously placed in my hand, with the hope, that you
will look leniently upon the many instances, in which I
have fallen short of my full Masonic duty. My heart
and my inclination were always to be up and doing,
but my restrictions proved to be dominant, and I have
left undone some very important things which I should
have done. Royal Arch Masonry has prospered and
prospered greatly, during the six years which I have
been a member of the Grand Council. Those true
and enthusiastic Brethren, many of whom are now
present, whose sustained efforts in the affairs of Grand
Chapter, and the younger Companions, who have
become imbued with the true spirit of the Royal Craft,
are to be congratulated. I feel, that, in laying down
this gavel, to be committed to the hands of such
eminent Royal Arch Masons, as the Grand Second
and Third Principals, the Grand Chapter of Canada
will continue its honored advancement, shedding light
in the pathway of Capitular Masonry, and contributing
its disinterested benevolence to the welfare of those
needy ones who are members of the Household of the
Faithful.
For what you have done I thank you. I trust
human frailty may never cause me to be unworthy of
the great honor, and assure you that the Companions
of Western Canada have appreciated the fact that one
of their number has been selected, by you, to preside
over this August Assembly. One more word and I
am done.
You will note in this address, that I have made no
mention of the increase in membership of Grand
Chapter, our financial condition, approval of By-laws,
and such other matters, because, I am convinced that
30 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
these should be first announced in the reports of the
officers whose dutv it is to deal with such.
Fraternally submitted,
iX Grand Z.
It was moved by R. Ex. Comp. W. N. Ponton^
seconded by M. Ex. Comp. W. S. R. Murch, and
Resolved, — That the address of the M. Ex., the Grand Z., be
referred to the Executive Committee to report thereon during the
present Convocation of Grand Chapter.
Grand Superintendents' Reports
The Reports of the Grand Superintendents of Dis-
tricts were then presented.
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ST. CLAIR DISTRICT, No. 1.
To the Most Excellent, the Grand Z., Officers and Com-
panions of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons
of Canada :
Most Excellent Sir and Companions :
I have the honor to submit my report on the con-
dition of Capitular Masonry in St. Clair District, No. 1.
It was necessary for me to make my visits mostly
continuous, for several reasons, first, in the early part
of my year I waited for good roads so that I might go
to the different Chapters by automobile. When this
time arrived, sickness visited my family and the death
of my mother, and afterwards business became so
pressing, that I could not see my way clear to go,
then in the early fall, as you know, the influenza plague
caused all the Chapters to withdraw Convocations.
Then to make matters still -worse, in December I was
taken to bed with the "flu," for at this late date in the
year I had intended visiting a number of the Chapters
and was again disappointed. When however, I got
able to again go out, I arranged it so that I met the
several Chapters in the month of February, as you will
learn from the dates of each visit.
I visited every Chapter in the District, and was
received in a most kindly way. I think Capitular
Masonry is progressing favorably considering that the
war was at its highest point during the year 1918, and
added to this the "plague" that was everywhere
abroad.
The Scribes E. of all the Chapters, with the excep-
tion of Prince of Wales (and this was later put into
effect) responded to the request, that they send me
notices of their respective Convocations, so that I could
keep in touch with them and know when I could meet
them. However, I have had a great deal of pleasure
in corresponding with each Chapter, although I could
not meet them earlier, as above stated.
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When on my official visits I arranged for a Chapter
of Instruction, which was held under Wellington
Chapter, on the 25th of March, this proved to be a grand
success, and all the Chapters of the District werewell
represented, with the exception of Lome and King
Cyrus. I knew beforehand that Lome Chapter would
not be represented, but I was disappointed when King
Cyrus Chapter failed to be represented.
The Mark Master Mason degree was exemplified
by the officers of Prince of Wales Chapter, No. 71, in a
manner that was appreciated by all present.
The Most Excellent Master degree was exemplified
by Erie Chapter, No. 73. At the last minute, a part
of the officers of this Chapter were unable to be present,,
the vacancies being taken by others, and as is. their
usual way, the work was well done.
The Royal Arch degree was exemplified by Ark
Chapter No. 80, and needless to say, they did the work
faultless. This Chapter, of course, has had lots of work
to db which keeps it in good working order.
The banquet furnished by Wellington Chapter,
and the entertainment which followed, did credit to
the committee, and I must add, that it is to be con-
gratulated for making the Chapter of Instruction the
success which it attained, for when I named the com-
mittee I thought I had made no mistake, which I am
glad to report.
Wellington Chapter, No. 47, Chatham.—!
visited Wellington Chapter, No. 47 on the 13th of
February. The officers conferred the Mark Master
Mason degree in a splendid way, showing that they
knew the work well and in a manner pleasing to all.
Ex. Comp. Burch, First Principal, on behalf of the
Companions, welcomed me, and at the close of the work,
a banquet was in waiting in their splendid quarters,
adjoining the Chapter room. The toasts were responded
to: by several Companions but, the climax was the
toast responded by Ex. Comp. Pike; This address
was splendid throughout, and no doubt will long be
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remembered by all present. Ex. Comps. Lindsay and
Smith also made personal reference to Capitular
Masonry.
Prince of Wales Chapter, No. 71, Amherst-
burg. — I visited Prince of Wales Chapter on February
12th, and the Mark Master Mason degree was con-
ferred in a pleasing manner. This Chapter had been
closed for a while, on account of the "flu," but the
officers were an active lot of Companions, and I anti-
cipate better results for the present year. The officers
assured me they were in better "fettle" than for some
time. I was treated in a most pleasant way.
Erie Chapter, No. 73, Ridgetown. — I visited
Erie Chapter, No. 73, Ridgetown, on February 18th,
on the occasion the officers conferred the Mark Master
Mason degree, the attendance was fair, and the degree
was conferred in good form, still there was the effects
of the long lapse of Convocations not being held caused
by the "flu," and death had taken off the Scribe E.,
Comp. Ellsworth. His death caused my correspondence
to be answered by the First Principal Ex. Comp Wm.
Bressey, whom I knew when a child, but had lost all
trace of him up to this time, and I was glad to meet
him again. At the close of the Convocation a nice lunch
was served.
Ark Chapter, No. 80, Windsor. — My visit to this
Chapter was a most enjoyable one. First Principal
Ex. Comp. Sansburn met me at the G.T.R. Station,
and we proceeded to the hotel where I stayed while in
Windsor. This is the largest Chapter in the District
as you will see by the returns, and the officers of this
Chapter are a really active lot, and do their work well.
On this occasion they conferred the Mark Master
Mason degree, and needless to say, they have had
plenty of work and the degree was splendidly per-
formed. You need not wonder from what I say, why I
chose the officers of this Chapter to confer the Royal
Arch degree at the Chapter of Instruction. The
Companions of Ark Chapter are contemplating the
building of a Temple to give them more room, and also
34 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
more evenings in order to keep up with the growth of
the Chapter, for in their present quarters they can only-
have certain nights to meet. This Chapter is blessed
with a goodly number of Past Grand Superintendents,
and it is only necessary for the officers to say, to any
of these Companions, we want you to-night, and they
are ready to render any assistance necessary. The
Immediate Past Grand Superintendent, Ex. Comp.
A. E. Edgar is at hand any time and this helps to keep
matters on the move.
MacNabb Chapter, No. 88, Dresden. — This
Chapter is my home Chapter and I rarely miss a
Convocation, but, on my official visit, March 20th,
the officers conferred the Most Excellent degree in a
manner to be proud of. I think I never saw it done
better with Ex. Comp. Bedell as Worshipful Master.
This Ex. Companion always does his best to promote
Capitular Masonry, while his assistants were in good
"fettle." This Chapter has felt the effects of the war,
and later the "flu," and I have no doubt that now,
this trouble has passed, better prospects are ahead
for it.
King Cyrus, No. 119, Leamington. — I visited this
Chapter, February 11th, and found it in a fair way of
success, although I was informed that a great number of
the Companions after getting through the Chapter,
joined the Preceptory and neglected the Chapter.
This I did not like to learn, for I do not think this
should be ; however, I asked if the Companions
could not make the Chapter more attractive and
interesting to the wayward members to return. I think
this lack of interest in a measure accounts for the
number being in arrears for dues. After the Chapter
had been closed, the officers opened in the Mark Master
Mason degree, and a candidate was conducted through
this degree in a splendid way, which shows that the
Companions that do attend take interest in the work.
I was glad to meet Comps. Willson and Wright, who
I have known for a long time. They are quite active
in the welfare of Capitular Masonry. After closing
this Mark Master Mason degree the Companions
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 35
proceeded to the banquet hall and enjoyed a splendid
chicken supper.
Lorne Chapter, No. 164, West Lorne. — I visited
this Chapter, February 19th. This Chapter seems
to have lost enthusiasm from some cause, and as in the
former instance it appears to be passing from Capitular
Masonry to the Preceptory. There was no degree
work done on my visit, and I was sorry for this as I
would like to have seen one of the degrees worked, and
while it was understood I was to be there, the notices
did not mention the fact. I also called the attention
of the Companions of the necessity of creating some
means for getting the Companions to attend the Con-
vocation, and I trust they will profit by my suggestions.
In conclusion, you will notice that with the exception
of MacNabb Chapter conferring the Most Excellent
degree, West Lorne none, all the other Chapters con-
ferred the Mark Master Mason degree. The officers of
the Chapters like this degree. However, I was some-
what disappointed in not seeing the Royal Arch con-
ferred. I was well received by all the Chapters and the
Companions accorded to me the most courteous re-
ception, and I trust the year 1919 will be a banner year
for Capitular Masonry in this District.
Fraternally submitted,
Francis Hindell Laird,
Grand Supt. t St. Clair District, No. i,
Dresden, Ont.
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ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 37
LONDON DISTRICT No. 2.
To the Most Excellent, the Grand Z., Officers and Com-
panions of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons
of Canada :
Most Excellent Sir and Companions :
I have the honor to submit for your approval my
report on the condition of Capitular Masonry in London
District, No. 2 for the year 1918-1919.
All the Chapters I visited in London District, No. 2,
(excepting Bruce Chapter) during my term of office
as Grand Superintendent, and found nearly all the
Chapters doing excellent work in strict conformity
to the ritual. Peace and harmony are the prevailing
features of the District, and have been during the whole
of the past year.
One new Chapter has been opened in the District
under dispensation, at Inwood, Ont., and I have every
reason to believe, that this new Chapter will be a credit
to Capitular Masonry, as the officers are both clever
and energetic.
Sombra Chapter, No. 153, Sombra. — On Friday,
March 29th, I paid my official visit to Sombra Chapter,
and found everything in first-class order, with plenty
of work ahead of us. The Mark Master Mason, Most
Excellent Master and Royal Arch degrees were con-
ferred by the following officers : Ex. Comp. R. A.
Stokes conferred the Mark Master degree on five
candidates, the Most Excellent Master's degree was
conferred by Ex. Comp. W. R. Stokes, and the Royal
Arch degree by Ex. Comp. Selman. This work was
done in an excellent manner. I, on invitation from the
First Principal, assisted in the work by giving the
Mystical Lecture. The Chapter is in a first-class
condition. The books are well kept and very neat,
and much of the success is due to the very efficient
Scribe E., Comp. W. W. Stover, who has assisted to
build up a Chapter in the village of ninety-one paying
members.
38 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
Beaver Chapter, No. 74, Strathroy. — On May
6th, 1918, I made my official visit to my home Chapter,
Beaver, No. 74. The attendance was good, and the
officers enthusiastic. The work for the evening was
the conferring of the Most Excellent Master degree on
two candidates. The First Principal, Ex. Comp. R. F.
Richardson, examined the candidates in the Mark
Master degree, then received and acknowledged
them as Most Excellent Masters in a manner which
was above criticism. The Chapter is making steady
progress, notwithstanding the fact that nearly all the
members live outside the town, and many in other towns
and cities all over Canada and the United States.
Aylmer Chapter, No. 81, Aylmer. — I visited this
Chapter on May 31st, and together we had a very
pleasant and profitable evening. Several Companions
motored from St. Thomas, members of Palestine
Chapter, No. 54, showing the fraternal spirit which
exists between these Chapters, a spirit which should
at all times characterize Freemasons. This made our
Convocation very enjoyable. The work of the evening
was the conferring of the Mark Master Mason degree,
which was conferred in a perfect manner by the officers
of the Chapter. Too much credit cannot be given,
especially to the junior officers, for the interest they
take in degree work. Aylmer Chapter will prosper.
London Chapter, No. 150, London. — I visited
this Chapter officially on June 18th, accompanied by
Comps. E. R. McNeill and Tom Wilson of Beaver
Chapter, and as usual received a hearty reception
from the officers and members of London Chapter.
The Mark Master Mason degree was conferred in a
very able manner, showing that this Chapter, though
young in years, has made proper use of its time,
and therefore deserves as much praise as the older
Chapters. After the work of the evening was com-
pleted, we retired to the banquet hall where a very
pleasant hour was spent. I feel certain that London
Chapter will make progress.
St. George's Chapter, No. 5, London. — Friday,
May 24th, was selected for my official visit to St.
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 39
George's Chapter, London. I was accompanied
by Ex. Comp. Robert Latimer, Third Principal, and
Comp. E. R. McNeill, P.S. of Beaver Chapter, No. 74.
An Emergent Meeting was opened at 2.30 p.m., when
the Mark Master, and the Most Excellent Master
degrees were conferred on eight candidates, by Ex.
Comp. Livermore and R. Ex. Comp. Edwin Smith,
respectively. The Lodge was called from labor to
refreshment, and at 7.30, the Chapter was opened in
the Royal Arch degree, when R. Ex. Comp. Henry T.
Smith, Grand Scribe E.; R. Ex. Comp. Edwin Smith,
Grand Scribe N., and your humble servant, were in-
troduced and received with Grand honors. The
Chapter immediately proceeded with the work of the
evening, the conferring of the Royal Arch degree on
nine candidates. The Ex. First Principal Ex. Comp.
W. A. Odell, occupied the chair, and much praise is
due him and his officers for the able and efficient manner
in which the work was done. The Mystical Lecture
was delivered by R. Ex. Comp. Geo. E. Logan, in a
very perfect and impressive manner. The Chapter
books are kept in good order by Ex. Comp. T. S.
Elliott, Scribe E. At the conclusion of the degree
work, R. Ex. Comp. Henry T. Smith, Grand S.E., gave
an educational lecture on Capitual Masonry, which
was very instructive and highly appreciated, This
Chapter's prospects are exceedingly bright, and every-
thing pertaining to it very encouraging.
Palestine Chapter, No. 54, St. Thomas. — My
official visit was made to the Chapter on June 13th.
I was accompanied by Ex. Comps. R. F. Richardson,
First Principal, Robert Latimer, Third Principal, and
Comp. McNeill, P.S., all of Beaver Chapter, No. 74.
We were received with great cordiality. The work
of the evening was the conferring of the Royal Arch
degree on nine candidates. The First Principal Ex.
Comp. M. Mclntyre, and officers conferred the degree
in a very able and impressive manner. The work of
the Principal Sojourner was worthy of the highest
commendation. The lectures were all given word
perfect and in a manner which made a lasting impres.
40 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
sion on the candidates. The books are well kept and
the finances are in good condition, as one would expect
with the work in the hands of V. Ex. Comp. Idsardi,
who has been Scribe E. of this Chapter for many years.
Wawanosh Chapter, No. 15, Sarnia. — I visited
this Chapter at their regular Convocation on February
14th. I was received by the First Principal and Com-
panions with the utmost courtesy and cordiality, and
was royally entertained during my visit. There was a
large attendance, with sociability, and all other things
which go to make Chapter Convocations successful.
The Mark Master Mason degree was conferred on four
candidates by the First Principal Ex. Comp. J. E. B.
Phelps, and his officers. The whole work was a credit
to Royal Arch Masonry, and I was very pleased to be
present and witness the degrees conferred in such a
perfect manner. This Chapter is in good hands and is
making great progress.
Minnewawa Chapter, No. 78, Parkhill. — Ac-
companied by the officers of Beaver Chapter, No. 74,
Strathroy, I made my official visit to this Chapter on
November 15th, and found a good number of members
present, as the roads were in grand condition for motor-
ing. Ex. Comp. Zaphe occupied the chair. This Chapter
had a candidate for the Royal Arch degree, which was
conferred by the officers of Beaver Chapter. Minne-
wawa Chapter has been very unfortunate in latter
years, as many of their members are away from Park-
hill, some having gone overseas to assist in the battle
for freedom and have not yet returned, and, therefore,
it has been very difficult for the remaining members
to get a quorum so as to hold a meeting. The work of
Beaver Chapter officers made a great impression on the
members of this Chapter, who were present, and, I
believe, it will result in Parkhill Companions being
more zealous in thei." work, and I trust that this Chapter
will in future make some progress. After considerable
discussion we adjourned to the banquet hall where a
very pleasant hour was spent.
Vimy Chapter, No. U.D.,Inwood. — On March 17th,
•I visited this baby Chapter and presented them with
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 41
the dispensation. There were ten members in attend-
ance. The night was wet and the roads very bad.
The First Principal, Ex. Comp. Campbell, and his
officers, opened the Chapter and also opened a Lodge of
Mark Master Masons, and a Lodge of Most Excellent
Masters, in a manner which would make many older
Chapters feel ashamed, as the officers of the new
Chapter did their work faultlessly. Applications were
received from eleven candidates. I have every reason
to believe that this Chapter will make a mark in
Capitular Masonry during the next year so that when
it receives its Warrant it will have a strong
membership of Chapter Masons who will do their
work without error.
Bruce Chapter, No. 53, Petrolea. — I found it
impossible to make arrangements to visit this Chapter.
They held very few meetings during the year, and they
found it impossible to hold a meeting when I could
attend.
St. John's Chapter, No. 3, London. — On October
23rd, accompanied by Ex. Comp. Forsyth and Comp.
McNeill of Beaver Chapter, No. 74, I made my official
visit to St. John's Chapter, and we were warmly re-
ceived by the First Principal and Companions. The
Royal Arch degree was conferred in a very able and
impressive manner by the First Principal Ex. Comp.
W. R. Kennedy and his officers. This was one of the
largest Chapters in the District, and is in a very pros-
perous condition. R. Ex. Comp. O. Ellwood, the
Scribe E., is a most excellent and efficient officer. To
his ability and energy much of the success and the good
financial condition of this Chapter is credited.
In making this report I have endeavored to put my
remarks into as short a form as possible, realizing that
the yearly report of Grand Chapter is growing to an
enormous size, but I must thank the officers and mem-
bers of the ten Chapters in London District for the
many acts of kindness shown to me during my term of
office. I was always received with courtesy, and my
42 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
remarks on the work were always accepted in the
fraternal spirit in which they were meant. I earnestly
trust that my work among the Companions, during
the past year, made a lasting impression for good, and
for the good of Capitular Masonry.
Fraternally submitted,
John Nunn,
Grand Supt., London District, No. 2.
Strathroy, Ont.
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WILSON DISTRICT, No. 3.
To the Most Excellent, the Grand Z., Officers and Com-
panions of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons
of Canada :
Most Excellent Sir and Com.-anions :
It is somewhat reluctantly that I write this report
on Wilson District, No. 3, as it virtually brings to a
close what has proved to be a very enjoyable term of
activity as Superintendent. In all my intercourse
with the Chapters in the District, I have had the most
cordial reception and my pathway has been so smoothed
out that effort on my part became pleasure, and work
a recreation, and I render thanks accordingly to all
who have so whole-heartedly co-operated with me.
Official visits were very much interfered with by the
Influenza Epidemic which indeed interfered with many
regular Convocations this year, every Chapter in the
District having been compelled to close down for a
greater or lesser period. After several false starts,
however, each Chapter has been visited, and I am able
to report that the institution, so far, at least, as the
ancient usages and customs are concerned, is not
suffering at the hands of Royal Arch Masons in Wilson
District. It is a matter of regret, however, that every
Chapter except one, reports poor attendance at Chapter
Convocations. The reasons given were invariably
"the War" and "the flu," quite valid in most cases,
as both have had a most depressing effect on the
members, moreover, overseas service has drained much
of the young, virile blood temporarily from the life of
the institution, which accounts for the fact that many
Past Z's are filling the administrative chairs. Some
Companions, however, were somewhat frank in stating
that the Convocations had been allowed to get into a
rut, in which routine and degree work became mono-
tonous, and were not made interesting enough to
warrant the effort of attendance. Knowing there was a
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 45
large element of truth in this, I have endeavored to
impress upon the Chapters the duty we owe the Order
in practicing not only the morals, but the social virtues.
It should not be difficult for the officers to devise some
means of infusing new life and interest into the Con-
vocations, where they have the ability of such men as
it was my privilege to meet in the Chapter rooms, to
depend upon, for either entertainment or instruction.
Also we tried to show that the individual member
has some responsibilities in the matter. If he wants
to get something out of the Chapter he must be willing
to put something in.
Harris Chapter, No. 41, Ingersoll. — On October
25th I visited this Chapter. As this is my home
Chapter there was perhaps less formality than generally
marks the Superintendent's visit, but we enjoyed a
good heart to heart talk which I believe will be of mutual
benefit. Owing to a variety of circumstances, two of
the principal chairs are occupied by Past Z's, both of
whom are enthusiastic, and we are anticipating good
things from Harris Chapter. Several of the members
are overseas, and a draped Charter is a silent reminder
that one will not return. No degree work was under-
taken, but I am able to say that the officers are well
qualified by natural ability and earnest study to confer
any of the degrees.
Mt. Horeb Chapter, No. 20, Brantford. — On
December 6th, I visited this Chapter. This was the
first Chapter visited after the signing of the armistice,
and that event, combined with the fact that the Chapter
had resumed after a temporary shut-down, on account
of the "flu," made the Convocation rather more lively,
and enjoyable even than usual. Election of officers
proceeded smoothly and the unanimity, with which
they were chosen, speaks well for harmony this year.
The Mark Master degree was conferred and the work
showed the effect of long practice for Mt. Horeb has a
habit of conferring many degrees. This Chapter is in
very truth the big sister in Wilson District, as naturally
she should be, and the officers are overlooking no detail
that will promote the best interest of the Order. Their
46 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
comfortable quarters are an immense help. After-the-
war refreshments and a short literary and musical
programme brought a most pleasant evening to a close.
Ezra Chapter, No. 23, Simcoe. — After several
false starts on account of the "epidemic" I finally got
to Simcoe at their regular Convocation on December
19th. Although I did not see the Chapter at degree
work, still we went over several matters of interest,
besides holding the annual election of officers. My
observation, regarding this Chapter, would be (and the
same may be said of all the others — Mt. Horeb ex-
cepted) that they are in danger of getting into a rut
and would suggest to this year's officers that they
exercise their ingenuity in devising new means of
making the Convocations attractive to the members.
We missed very much the Scribe E., who had to be away
in connection with his D.D.G.M. duties in Craft
Masonry. After the Chapter closed we went into
executive session in the banquet room.
Brant Chapter, No. 115, Paris. — On December
16th, I visited this Chapter. Brant Chapter always
arranges for a full moon, but even at that we should not
have tried the "auto," for the roads were awful. In
spite of every thing, however, we were well repaid for
our trip. It was a busy night — everyone worked,
even the Superintendent. His job was the installation
ceremony, and after that we had the Royal Arch degree.
Very little criticism was necessary as to the work of
the Chapter, but we discussed the necessity for making
the Convocations socially and intellectually attractive.
Refreshments were served, but previous to this our
chauffeur had repaired the spring of the car that had
been broken and the trip home was made in compara-
tive comfort.
Oxford Chapter, No. 18, Woodstock. — On Janu-
ary 17th, I visited this Chapter, accompanied by some
Ingersoll Companions. I made this my last official
visit. It was the night of installation and the cere-
mony was conducted by our well beloved R; Ex. Comp.
Jos. Dutton. No candidates were on hand and con-
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 47
sequently degree work was not attempted. However,
among the newly installed officers are several of the
"old guard," and the new material looks good, so that
Oxford Chapter may be considered "safe" for Royal
Arch Masonry. The complaint here, as elsewhere,
was lack of attendance and I again delivered my little
lecture on sociability and entertainment, and although
the Woodstock Companions know me pretty well?,
personally, I believe they were disposed to take my
remarks seriously. At any rate, they promised thought-
ful consideration. The Chapter possesses a banquet
room which was brought into requisition.
My report would be incomplete without reference
to the visit of a "Grand Chapter Party" to Ezra
Chapter, Simcoe, on September 26th, 1918, when the
Royal Arch degree was conferred. Ezra Chapter were
profuse in their invitations to meet the "Grand Chapter
Party," and a thoroughly representative gathering of
Companions from the District was the result. We
went expecting to see the Royal Arch degree conferred
in all its beauty, we came away with our expectations
fully realized, with new conceptions of the aim and
objects of our Order, and with an inspiration to renewed
efforts on its behalf. Not only Ezra Chapter, but all
other Chapters in the jurisdiction very warmly appre-
ciate the personal sacrifice made by the members of
the "Grand Chapter Party" in coming, some from long
distances, to give a new impetus to our work in Wilson
District.
All of which is fraternally submitted,
R. B. Hutt,
Grand Supt. Wilson District, No. j.
Ingersoll, Ont.
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ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 49
WELLINGTON DISTRICT, No. 4.
To the Most Excellent, the Grand Z., Officers and Com-
panions of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons
of Canada :
Most Excellent Sir and Companions :
I have the honor to submit, for your approval, my
report on the condition of Capitular Masonry in Wel-
lington District, No. 4, for the year 1918.
Each Chapter in the District I have visited, and at
each I have been royally welcomed. Banquets fol-
lowed the work in the Chapter rooms where the local
and visiting Companions had an opportunity of inter-
mingling and fraternizing more freely than they pos-
sibly could in Chapter rooms and every Companion
appeared to enjoy himself.
Waterloo Chapter, No. 32, Galt. — My first
visit was to Waterloo Chapter, No. 32, Gait, on April
15th, 1918. As this was the fiftieth anniversary of
Gait Chapter, the work of the Royal Arch degree was
conferred in a most excellent manner by Grand Chapter
officers, M.- Ex. Comp. Geo. Moore, of Hamilton, acting
as First Principal. An interesting feature, in con-
nection with this Chapter, is the fact, that after a
service of twenty years as Scribe E., Ex. Comp. Chas.
Blake was elected as First Principal, as a mark of
appreciation for his faithful work.
I again made an official visit to this Chapter on
May 13th, accompanied by R. Ex. Comp. W. G.
Stephenson, and other Companions of Guelph Chapter,
and we were received in a most cordial manner by the
Gait Companion^. Two candidates received the Mark
Master Mason degree, the work being conferred by
Ex. Comp. Chas. Blake, as Worshipful Master, in a
most efficient and creditable manner.
50 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
Kitchener Chapter, No. 117, Kitchener. — Ac-
companied by Ex. Comp. J. F. Marr, and other Guelph
Companions, I next visited Kitchener Chapter, on
May 17th. We were well received by the Companions
of Kitchener. The work of the Most Excellent Master
degree was most excellently conferred by Second
Principal, Ex. Comp. J. F. Carmichael. The work
of the evening reflected great credit on the Kitchener
Chapter officers.
Ionic Chapter, No. 83, Orangeville. — On May
28th, I visited Ionic Chapter, No. 83, Orangeville,
accompanied by Ex. Comp. Everett of Wawanosh
Chapter, No. 15, Sarnia, and other Companions from
Antiquity Chapter, Toronto. Here the Most Excellent
Master degree was conferred as W.M. by First Principal
Sproule. I had also the pleasure of meeting R. Ex.
Comp. Irving, a Veteran of Ionic Chapter, who is still
as keen in Masonry as ever. Ex. Comp. McKeown,
M.L.A., was also present.
Enterprise Chapter, No. 67, Harriston. — This
Chapter I visited on Civic Holiday, August 3rd. The
work conferred was the Mark Master Mason degree.
On account of this Chapter including within its
jurisdiction a number of adjoining towns, the
membership though large, is consequently scattered.
The officers, too, owing to these same reasons,
find it difficult to get together for practice and so
the work is put on with greater difficulty, than
in the larger centres, where these conditions do
not exist. The Mark Master Mason degree, however,
was splendidly conferred by First Principal Patterson,
and his assistants. R. Ex. Comp. Prain, who is over
ninety years of age, took a creditable part in the
work.
Guelph Chapter, No. 40, Guelph. — My last visit
was to Guelph Chapter, No. 40 at the November meet-
ing. The work of the evening was the Most Excellent
Master degree by Ex. Comp. W. McPhail, assisted by
the officers of the Chapter. This being my own Chapter,
probably the least said, in praise or condemnation, the
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 51
better. However, the work was well done and Guelph
Chapter has bright prospects of becoming a very
flourishing one.
Chapter of Instruction. — A Chapter of In-
struction was held in Guelph on June 12th, under the
auspices of Guelph Chapter, No. 40, when the three
degrees were splendidly exemplified by the following
Chapters :
Mark Master Mason degree by Ionic Chapter, No.
83, Orangeville, with R. Ex. Comp. Preston, who had
recently returned from the front, in the chair.
Most Excellent Master degree by Kitchener Chapter,
No. 117, with Ex. Comp. J. F. Carmichael in the chair 4
and
The Royal Arch degree by Waterloo Chapter, No.
32, Gait, Ex. Comp. Blake being in the chair.
After the exemplification of these degrees, R. Ex.
Comp. H. T. Smith, Grand Scribe E., gave a most
interesting address on "The Symbols of Royal Arch
Masonry," which was very much enjoyed by all present.
A banquet followed, and a good social time was spent
with the Companions.
All of which is respectfully submitted,
Thos. C. Rundle,
Grand Supt., Wellington District, No. 4.
Guelph, Ont.
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HAMILTON DISTRICT, No. 5.
To the Most Excellent, the Grand Z., Officers and Com-
panions of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons
of Canada :
Most Excellent Sir and Companions :
I have the honor to present for your consideration
my report on the condition of the Royal Craft in
Hamilton District, No. 5.
During the year I have visited all the Chapters in
the District officially and the Hamilton Chapters on
more than one occasion. I have observed the confer-
ring of degrees in The Hiram, No. 2, St. John's, No. 6,
White Oak, No. 104, and The Hamilton, No. 175,
and have pleasure in reporting, that a high standard
of work has been attained, and that the future of these
Chapters seems bright.
My plans to visit St. Clair, No. 75, and Ancaster,
No. 155, when they were conferring degrees were
frustrated by the epidemic of influenza. In St. Clair
Chapter, although the hand of death has removed
five worthy Companions and only one candidate
has been received, I found a hopeful spirit among the
Companions, and I feel, that the incoming year will be
a successful one. The progress of Ancaster Chapter
seems secure, as thirty-three degrees were conferred
during the year, with a number of desirable brethren
as candidates in prospect.
I had the pleasure of presiding at the annual elec-
tions and found in all the Chapters a unanimity of
feeling as evidenced by the votes cast, which is a proof
of the love and harmony which prevails in the various
Chapters, which shows, a confidence in the zeal and
ability of those who will control the destinies of the
Chapters and is an augury for success during the
ensuing twelve months.
The net gain in membership for the District is
fifty-seven. The Books of Marks have been resus-
54 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
citated where previously used and established when
they had not existed in the past.
The question of the restoration of the Sash as a
portion of the Regalia has been discussed in all the
Chapters, and I found the unanimous feeling of the
District in favor of the restoration.
It was my good fortune to be able to travel with
St. John's Chapter, No. 6, in a fraternal visit to Grimsby
Chapter, No. 69 when St. John's Chapter conferred the
Royal Arch degree in an excellent manner, and a very
pleasant after meeting was held, when we participated
in a choice repast prepared for us by the good Com-
panions of Grimsby Chapter.
The most notable function of the year was a Con-
vocation of The Hiram Chapter, No. 2, on November
22nd, when the Royal Arch degree was conferred by
past and present officers of the Grand Chapter. M.
Ex. Comps. George Moore, A. Shaw, and W. G. Reid ;
R. Ex. Comps. R. J. Gibson, H. S. Griffin, R. H.
Spencer, J. H. Cowan, R. S. Hamilton, W. G. Price,
R. C. Douglas, R. J. Reade, F. Hills, G. E. Parkes,
W. S. Milne, H. T. Smith, F. A. Copus, W. M. Logan,
W. Panton and W. H. Davis and a number of Very
Excellent and Excellent Companions taking part in
the ceremony. An address of welcome to the visitors
was delivered by Ex. Comp. and Grand Master W. H.
Wardrope, which was responded to by R. Ex. Comp.
and Past Grand Master A. T. Freed. At the dinner,
which followed the ceremony in the Chapter room,
we had a number of interesting and instructive speeches,
among which was a very able address on Red Cross
work in Europe by R. Ex. Comp. K. J. Dunstan. This
illustration of the work will be an inspiration to the
Companions of the Hamilton District, and an incentive
to secure a higher degree of excellence in the rendition
of the degrees in the respective Chapters.
I wish to thank the Right Excellent and Excellent
Companions who assisted me on my official visits,
notably V. Ex. Comp. A. G. Bain, District Secretary ;
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 55
R. Ex. Comp. W. M.Logan; V. Ex. Comp. George H.
Britton and Ex. Comps. D. W. Evans, H. R. Clark and
S. S. Forbes.
In conclusion I desire to convey my appreciation
to the officers and Companions of the various Chapters
for their hospitality to myself and the Companions
who accompanied me on my official visits. The kind-
ness and fraternal feeling shown me, on all occasions,
was most gratifying and I look back on my term of
office as one of the most enjoyable experiences of my
life, and I trust that my efforts in the cause of Capitular
Masonry may bear some good fruit in District No. 5.
Fraternally submitted,
W. H. Davis,
Grand Supt., Hamilton District, No. 5.
Hamilton, Ont.
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HURON DISTRICT, No. 6.
To the Most Excellent, the Grand Z., Officers ayid Com-
panions of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons
of Canada :
Most Excellent Sir and Companions :
I have the honor to submit my report on the con-
dition of Royal Arch Masonry in the Huron District,
No. 6, for the year 1918.
I take this opportunity of expressing my apprecia-
tion of the honor conferred upon me, in electing me
Grand Superintendent of this District. The duties of
the office, while more or less exacting, have nevertheless
been a great pleasure to me, and I shall always look
back with happy remembrances on the enjoyable
visits I had to the different Chapters, during the
past year.
I have visited every Chapter in the District, and
wish to express my thanks to the officers and Com-
panions of the various Chapters for the kindness with
which they have received me. Harmony prevails
throughout the District, and with one or two exceptions,
they have made definite progress, both in membership
and financial matters. In accordance with instructions
received, I have, on my official visits, brought to the
attention of the different Chapters, the important
changes ia our new Constitution.
Lebanon Chapter, No. 84, Wingham. — I paid my
official visit to this Chapter, June 18th, accompanied
by Ex. Comps. H. O. Bell, W. H. Johns and A. Huber
of Southampton. This Chapter is certainly forging
ahead, having lots of work and splendid prospects.
The Royal Arch degree was conferred on seven candi-
dates and the ballot passed for another. The Principals
and officers are to be congratulated on the efficient
manner in which they conferred this degree. Ex.
Comp. Coutts being especially good ; his rendering of
58 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
the Mystical Lecture being faultless. A pleasant
feature of my visit being the meeting of several of our
former citizens, one of our Past Principals Ex. Comps.
E. J. Mitchell, E. Nash and one of the candidates,
Bro. Frankum. A very enjoyable evening was brought
to a close, with light refreshments, after which we
motored home, arriving in Southampton at 3.30 p.m.
Havelock Chapter, No. 63, Kincardine. — On
October 18th, I visited this Chapter, accompanied by
Comp. Speare, Ex. Comps. Martin and F. Thomson.
The day of our Convocation, the churches, schools and
other public places were ordered closed, because of the
"Influenza Epidemic," so we had a rather poor at-
tendance. Notwithstanding this handicap they conferred
the Royal Arch degree on two candidates in a manner
above criticism.- A pleasing feature of our visit to
Kincardine, is the fact, that Kincardine is the mother
Chapter of most of our Charter members. The work
of the Chapter being concluded, we adjourned to their
banqueting hall, where a pleasant hour was spent in
speech and song. One of their oldest Companions,
R. Ex. Comp. Miller, in particular pleasing us, with his
songs and stories.
Lucknow Chapter, No. 147, Lucknow. — Received
a very hearty reception on my visit to this Chapter,
November 20th. This Chapter has been in bad shape
for a long time, and it is a great pleasure to me to be
able to send in a much better report than my pre-
decessors. Lucknow, notwithstanding many dis-
advantages is putting up a "game" fight, and if the
members can hold out a little longer I can see no reason
why they should not have a good Chapter. Their
Chapter room is badly situated and they are terribly
handicapped by the loss of all their Past Principals.
The Royal Arch degree was conferred on two candiates,
Ex. Comp. Boyle in particular distinguishing himself
by the very able manner in which he filled the First
Principal's Chair. This Chapter should be all right as
it has some very promising material for promotion.
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 59
After the labors of the evening, we adjourned to the
banquet hall, where a pleasant evening was brought to
a close.
Bernard Chapter, No. 146, Listowel. — I visited
Bernard Chapter on the evening of November 21st,
and received a hearty welcome from the Companions,
and although there were no candidates, we spent a very
pleasant and profitable evening talking over the
"Work." While the Companions of this Chapter are
well skilled, still I think that our talk was of mutual
advantage to myself and the Companions. This
Chapter has a very pleasant home, where it ought to be
a pleasure for them to meet and work together. A
delightful evening was brought to a close in their
banqueting hall.
Tecumseh Chapter, No. 24, Stratford. — On
November 22nd, I visited this Chapter and was warmly
received by the Companions. Tecumseh Chapter is
the largest in the District, and is in a very prosperous
condition. Two candidates were exalted to the
Supreme Degree of the Holy Royal Arch, in an almost
perfect manner, and this Chapter is surely to be con-
gratulated on its splendid array of Past and Present
officers. Indeed, no one would expect to see anything
else than almost faultless work here, for the Chapter
has one of the most beautifully finished homes it has
been my pleasure to visit. At the conclusion of the
degree, we repaired to the banquet hall where a choice
luncheon was enjoyed, followed by a short toast list,
presided over by Ex. Comp. Abraham.
St. James Chapter, No. 46, St. Marys. — I had
the pleasure of visiting this Chapter on December 9th,
and was warmly welcomed by the Companions. Be-
cause of the "flu," I had a great deal of trouble setting
a date for my visit, as a great many of the Companions
were ill and this no doubt explained the lack of a
candidate, though on the night of my visit they had
seven applications. I was greatly impressed with the
possibilities of this Chapter and believe that it has a
very bright future ahead. Though prepared to confer a
60 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
degree with a dummy, it was decided to spend the even-
ing talking over the debatable portions of Royal Arch
Masonry and the new Constitution. Thus was spent;
a very profitable and pleasaat evening.
Elliot Chapter, No. 129, Mitchell. — I visited
this Chapter on December 10th, and was given a very
cordial reception by the Companions. The Royal
Arch degree was conferred in a very able manner by
R. Ex. Comp. Elliot, to whose zeal and fidelity, this
Chapter owes a great deal. The Chapter has a very
large amount of outstanding dues and in my opinion
will never be in a really flourishing condition until this
has been remedied, as a member in arrears is a very
lukewarm member at best. A pleasant evening was
brought to a close by the exemplification of the "Fourth
Degree."
Chantry Chapter, No. 130, Southampton. — This*
my home Chapter, I visited January 14th, 1919, and
was given a very hearty reception and was made to
feel that in being honored by Grand Chapter, they
were also honored. Ex. Comp. J. Macaulay though
past the allotted span, conferred the Mark Master
Mason degree in a faultless manner. The new officers
were installed and from the excellent material, Chantry
Chapter should have no difficulty in measuring up to
the requirements of Royal Arch Masonry. This
Chapte" has been very "hard hit" by the war, but from
present indications it is going to have a renewal of old
time prosperity. The business of the evening being
completed, we repaired to the banquet hall and spent
a very enjoyable hour listening to speech, story and
song.
Malloch Chapter, No. 66, Seaforth.— After
many attempts to visit this Chapter, I finally succeeded
in visiting it on the evening of February 17th, and
received a very hearty welcome. Seaforth has been
"hard hit" by the influenza epidemic, and my visit to
this Chapter had to be postponed several times because
of it. The pleasure of my visit was spoiled to a large
extent by the serious illness of their First -Principal,-
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 61
Ex. Comp. L. T. DeLacy. In his absence, the Chair
was filled in a very able manner by Ex. Comp. S. T.
Holmes and with the assistance of several Past Prin-
cipals, the Mark Master Mason degree was conferred
on several candidates.
Huron Chapter, No. 30, Goderich. — I visited this
Chapter , February 18th, and received a very hearty
welcome. This was to have been Installation Night,
but owing to the unavoidable absence of some of the
officers it had to be postponed, and as there were no
candidates, the evening was spent in reviewing the work
and discussing the new Constitution. After the closing
of the Chapter, we repaired to a nearby restaurant
where a very enjoyable hour was spent. Huron Chapter
has one of the best homes in the District and with some
contemplated decorations will easily rank first.
Now that the war is over and as soon as the terrible
Influenza Epidemic is past, I believe that the Chapters
of the District will flourish as never before. Indeed in
spite of the war and this terrible plague, most of the
Chapters have shown a healthy growth.
Fraternally submitted,
R. B. HlLLMER,
Grand Supt., Huron District, No. 6.
Southampton, Ont.
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ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 63
NIAGARA DISTRICT, No. 7.
To the Most Excellent, the Grand Z., Officers and Com-
panions of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons
of Canada :
Most Excellent Sir and Companion :
I have the honor to submit my report on the con-
dition of Royal Arch Masonry in the Niagara District
for the year 1918.
In the District I have visited every Chapter officially
during my term of office, and I wish to express my
thanks to the officers and Companions of each .Chapter
for the courteous receptions, and kindness extended to
me as your representative.
The "Spanish Influenza" epidemic interfered with
my work to a great extent. Many of the Chapters
were unable to hold their Convocations on account of
the "ban" being placed on meetings. It is, therefore,
gratifying to note, that although adverse conditions
existed, the membership increased, financial conditions
improved, and harmony prevails throughout the
District.
During the year, thanks to the courtesy of M. Ex.
Comp. Geo. Moore, of Hamilton, I was permitted to
assist in conferring the Royal Arch degree at compli-
mentary visits of Present and Past Grand Chapter
officers to Ezra Chapter, Simcoe, and The Hiram
Chapter, Hamilton. These Convocations were in my
opinion of more benefit to Capitular Masonry than a
Chapter of Instruction, and I would suggest that these
visits be carried on in future, and extended to Chapters
in other Districts.
Mount Moriah Chapter, No. 19, St. Catharines.
— I paid my official visit to this Chapter, December
13th, I was introduced by R. Ex. Comps. Burch and
64 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
Gourlay. The Mark Master degree was conferred
by the officers of this Chapter in an efficient manner.
The work of R. Ex. Comp. Lindsay, who assisted, was
worthy of praise. After the degree work was com-
pleted, I had the honor of presenting to Ex. Comp.
J. H. Herod, a Past Z's jewel. Ex. Comp. Herod
having done work of merit while holding the various
offices in the Chapter. The business of the evening
was over, all repaired to the banquet table, where Ex.
Comp. Smith, gave an instructive address on Masonry.
This Chapter is to be congratulated on the high type
of officers which they have elected to the various offices,
and with the assistance they receive from the Right
Excellent and Excellent Companions of the Chapter.
I feel confident that Mount Moriah Chapter is bound to
make progress and be a credit to Capitular Masonry.
McCallum Chapter, No. 29, Dunnville. — I paid
my official visit to this Chapter on December 20th,
accompanied by Ex. Comp. Fralick, Comps. Somerville
and Ort of Willson Chapter, and received a hearty
welcome from R. Ex. Comp. Parkes and V. Ex. Comp.
Yocom. The business of the evening was the election
of officers which was carried on in an interesting manner.
Ex. Comp. Cowles, being in the service of his king and
country, was elected First Principal. McCallum Chap-
ter has excellent quarters, and I was pleased to note
that R. Ex. Comp. Parkes and several Ex. Comps.
still take a deep interest in this Chapter. V. Ex. Comp.
Yocom, Scribe E., keeps the records of this Chapter
in an efficient manner. It is worthy of note that this
Chapter has no dues outstanding. A pleasant hour
was spent at the Dunnville Club, where a very fine
banquet had been prepared. Ex. Comp. Appleyard
and Comp. Fry, entertaining the party with songs.
Niagara Chapter, No. 55, Niagara-on-the-Lake.
— I paid my official visit to this Chapter on March 21st,
1918, accompanied by forty-three Companions from
Willson Chapter. It being previously arranged that
Willson Chapter officers were to confer the Most
Excellent Master degree. We were given a very
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 65
courteous reception by R. Ex. Comp. McClelland and
Companions of Niagara Chapter.
After the Most Excellent Master degree had been
conferred, the officers of Niagara Chapter, with R. Ex.
Comps. McClelland as First Principal, conferred the
Royal Arch degree on nine candidates, five of whom were
Captains in the Canadian Expeditionary forces. The
work of R. Ex. Comp. McClelland could not be
be excelled. This R. Ex. Companion has a wonderful
memory and a splendid delivery. We were later
entertained to a banquet and left for Welland by special
coach, everyone having had a pleasant night. This
Chapter wiped out their liabilities during the year and
increased their membership by ten which is the best
advancement made in years.
King Hiram Chapter, No. 57, Port Colborne. —
I made my official visit to this Chapter on March 6th,
accompanied by R. Ex. Comp. Ross and Ex. Comp. H. E.
Boyle. I had the honor of installing the officers for the
ensuing year. This Chapter was greatly handicapped,
during the year, owing to the ' ' Spanish Flu, ' ' but the pros-
pects are very b r ight. Ex. Comp. Johnson, was installed
as First Principal, and owing to his previous experience,
and talents which he possesses, with the assistance of
Ex. Comps. McCracken and Smith, the coming year
should be a decided success. I examined the books
and records and find that R. Ex. Comp. Winn, the
Scribe E., has done excellent work. After the regular
business had been transacted the Convocation closed
in harmony, and we then spent a very pleasant hour at
a banquet. R. Ex. Comp. Ross gave us all some timely
advice in a neat address.
Willson Chapter, No. 64, Welland. — I visited
officially this, my Mother Chapter, on December 4th,
when the Mark Master Mason degree was conferred
on four candidates in an efficient manner. The Com-
panions of this Chapter are very proud of their Scribe
E. who keeps his books very neat and who sends out a
notice of our Convocations which is a work of art.
I have attended all but one Convocation of this Chapter,
66 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
during the year. R. Ex. Comp. Ross, or as we all call
him "Daddy" Ross, was First Principal, and he is
always prepared to do any part of the work. I am
deeply grateful to him and Ex. Comp. Boyle, for their
kind assistance which they have given me in the per-
formance of my duties. The Principals are to be
congratulated in taking the stand they have during
the year in reducing the outstanding dues of the Chapter
from $250 to $12.
Grimsby Chapter, No. 69, Grimsby. — I paid my
official visit to this Chapter on December 2nd, and
received a very courteous reception from Ex. Comps.
Wray, Farrell and Marlatt, and the Companions of
the Chapter. The Royal Arch degree was exemplified
by the officers of the Chapter in a very impressive
manner. Ex. Comp. Marlatt, and those assisting him,
are worthy of commendation for the successful manner
in which the affairs of the Chapter are being carried on.
I find the books and records neatly kept by Comp
A. H. Phipps, Scribe E. After the work of the evening
had been completed we repaired to the banquet hall,
where short addresses were given by Ex. Comp. Wray
and Comp. McConachie.
. Mount Nebo Chapter, No. 76, Niagara Falls. — I
paid my official visit to this Chapter on June 21st,
accompanied by R. Ex. Comp. Ross. I was tendered a
very cordial reception by R. Ex. Comps. Swannell and
McCredie. The Royal Arch degree was conferred on
several candidates in an impressive manner. The
work of the Principal Sojourner, Comp. Stringer, being
excellent. The books of the Chapter are in the excellent
hands of R. Ex. Comp. F. W. Swannell. At one of my
unofficial visits to this Chapter, I had the pleasure of
listening to the best auditor's report ever given. This
is one of the best Chapters in Niagara District.
Hugh Murray Chapter, No. 184, Bridgeburg. — I
paid my official visit to this Chapter on December 10th,
and received a very cordial reception from Ex. Comps.
Jukes and Wilbee. There were no candidates for
exaltation. The evening was devoted to election of
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 67
officers and organizing for the coming year. This
Chapter has a small membership, but it is fortunate in
having Ex. Companions who take an earnest interest
in its welfare. The prospects are bright for the coming
year. The books and records are kept neat and
properly by Comp. North, Scribe E. After the Chapter
closed refreshments were served, and Ex. Comps.
Wilbee and Jukes entertained the Companions.
I am grateful for the honor of having been per-
mitted to preside over the Niagara District for the past
year, and trust my efforts have met with the approval
of my Companions, and have not been wholly without
beneficial results. Personally, it has been a labor
of love.
Fraternally submitted,
Ross C. Douglas,
Grand Supt., Niagara District, No. 7.
Welland, Ont.
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ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 69
TORONTO DISTRICT No. 8.
To the Most Excellent, the Grand Z., Officers and Members
of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of
Canada :
Most Excellent Sir and Companions :
I herewith present the report of my impressions on
Royal Arch Masonry in this District, during my term of
office. I do so with the earnest hope that if this report
appears to you to contain any suggestions which are for
the good of Capitular Masonry, that the suggestions
will receive your earnest consideration. I am not
compiling this report as a matter of form, but I am
giving it my earnest consideration as an expression of
my appreciatioa of the honor that has been conferred
upon me by you in appointing me to the important
office of Grand Superintendent of this important
District.
My first official act was to appoint a District
Secretary whom I knew would take the duties of the
office seriously, and I therefore selected Comp. Sydney
H. Jones of St. Paul's Chapter, No. 65, to act. Comp.
Jones was good enough to accept the onerous duties,
and has entirely justified his appointment by his pains-
taking work and courteous bearing.
During my term of office I have visited every
Chapter, at least once, and some several times. I have
not refused any invitations to attend a Chapter.
R. Ex. Comp. Gardiner deserves special mention
because of his kindness and courtesy in accompanying
me on as many occasions as he possibly could. R.Ex.
Comps. Henry T. Smith and R. J. Gibson were also
good enough to take a great interest in my work.
I received a most cordial reception from the Com-
panions of each Chapter, who exhibited towards me a
truly Masonic friendship. In this Dist'ict I found
much dissatisfaction with the action of Grand Chapter
70 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
in discarding the Sash as part of the regalia of Royal
Arch Masons. It was felt that so important a change
should not have been effected without giving a notice
of motion, so that Grand Chapter would be able to
leara the desires of the constituent Chapters of Grand
Chapter. The Chapters of the Districts have sent me
copies of notices of motion passed by their Chapters,
expressing the opinion that the Sash should be restored
as part of the Royal Arch Regalia.
In my report to Grand Chapter on my impressions,
during my term of activities, as Grand Superintendent,
I would like to dwell especially on two subjects. First,
upon the inconsistencies and contradictions in the
Ritual as sanctioned by Grand Chapter. I especially
wish to point out that my criticism does not relate to
the Ritual as such, but to the instructions laid down
for the technique of the floor work in presenting the
Ritual. Second, the lack of continuity in the efforts
of the Grand Superintendents and the remedy for the
same.
First, then, in regard to the instructions for present-
ing the different degrees of Mark Master Mason, Most
Excellent Master and Royal Arch. As you are no
doubt aware, the Ritual has not been reprinted for
about twelve years. The instructions abound in
glaring inconsistencies. I have made fairly exhaustive
notes on this aspect of the work, and have made a
revision which I have placed in the hands of the R. Ex.
Comp. Henry T. Smith, Grand Scribe E. I would
suggest, with these notes as a basis, that a committee
be appointed to revise the instructions for the floor
work, and report at the 1920 Annual Meeting of Grand
Chapter what they think of the advisability of a reprint
with a view to systematizing the instructions. This
I believe will give the Companions, more admiration
for the function and work of the Grand Chapter, and
add to the uniformity of work among the various
Chapters.
In this connection I perhaps ought to bring to your
attention the lamentable fact that the Companions as
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 71
a whole are not disposed to take the degrees of Mark
Master Mason and Most Excellent Master as seriously
as the degree of the Royal Arch. I have endeavored
to find reasons for this. The first is, that the Con-
stitution permits the conferring of the two degrees on a
candidate at the same Convocation. If the ruling of
Grand Chapter required a month to elapse between the
conferring of the degrees of Mark Master Mason and
Most Excellent Master there would be more solemnity
in the work ; there would be greater interest taken in
preparing the degree work ; and the candidates would
feel that the Chapter itself held the degrees in high
regard.
If in addition to this ruling more comprehensive
instructions were given in regard to the floor work the
degrees could be put on in a more elaborate form and
embellished to accentuate the spirit of the work,
without interfering with the present Ritual as it stands.
Pertaining to the continuity of the efforts of the
Grand Superintendents, my experience leads me to the
belief, that the Grand Superintendent should have some
opportunity for gaining a knowledge of his work before
entering upon his duties. As it is at present the Grand
Superintendents have no certainty that they will have
to attend to the duties of Grand Superintendent until
they are elected. As a rule they are elected in
February, and at that time the Chapters have been
working two months. The Grand Superintendent
then has to become acquainted with his Principals,
and prepare for Chapters of Instruction. Owing to the
newness of his surroundings much valuable time is lost,
and it is well on in the working year of the Chapters
before Chapters of Instructions can be prepared.
Then again he is more or less unacquainted with his
duties, and the etiquette of his office. The particular
inconsistencies which the former Superintendents have
endeavored to correct are likely to be overlooked in
favor of some other feature that presents itself more
particularly to him. Thus there is not that continuity
of effort that must be continued from year to year
to gain the results which should benefit Royal Arch
Masonry.
72 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
This is the statement of the deficiency which exists
in the present system of selecting Grand Superin-
tendents. Is there an alternative method that would
overcome these drawbacks ? With your permission,
I would present for your consideration the following
alternative. But first, let me point out the situation
of the Most Excellent, the Grand First Principal, in
respect to his preparation for the work of his office.
When Grand Chapter meets the important election
is that of Grand Third Principal. The Companion
occupies this position for two years and then by common
consent is elected consecutively to the offices of Grand
Second Principal and Grand First Principal. So the
Grand First Principal has had four years of office, and
training, preparing him for his duties.
Again may I emphasize the condition that exists in
the constituent Chapters where the First Principal
has had his training in the previous offices, enabling
him to become acquainted with his duties, and with the
officers associated with him.
These remarks will undoubtedly suggest to you the
remedy I have in mind for the training of the Grand
Superintendents. That is, the creation of the office
of Deputy Grand Superintendent whose duty it will be
to accompany the Grand Superintendent on his visits.
The election of the District would then be for the
Deputy Grand Superintendent, as in the case of the
Grand Third Principal, who by common consent in
the following year would be automatically elected to
the office of Grand Superintendent. The advantages
accruing from this procedure would be that the Deputy
Grand Superintendent would know a year in advance
that he would be called on to assume the office of
Grand Superintendent. He would be in constant touch
with the Grand Superintendent and his duties. He
would learn the etiquette of the office and be able to
assume his duties easily. In consultation with the Grand
Superintendent he would learn the weaknesses of the
different Chapters as seen by the Grand Superintendent,
and when his own time came to watch over the interests
of the District he could carry on the work of his pre-
decessor and further enlarge on the methods of improve-
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 73
merit. Furthermore, he would become acquainted
with the officers of the various Chapters and could give
his special attention to the Second Principals who
would rule the Chapters during his term as Grand
Superintendent. It would be his duty to see that the
Second Principals became well acquainted with each
other, and he could induce them to make arrangements
among themselves for visits during their term as pre-
siding officers. He could also inform them as to which
Chapters would be requested to put on the several
degrees at the Chapters of Instruction. Thus when
elected as Grand Superintendent he would be able at
once to instruct the Chapters of his District in the
method of working the degrees.
These are some of the chief advantages which
would accrue from the change I suggest, and I present
them to you as the result of my experience as Grand
Superintendent.
Peel Chapter, No. 195, Brampton. — On May 7th,
I motored to Brampton, accompanied by my Secretary
and R.Ex. Comps. H. T. Smith and R. J. Gibson. The
attendance was small. The reception to the repre-
sentative of Grand Chapter hearty. The work put
on by the Chapter officers was the Most Excellent
Master degree. Although the floor work of this degree
is difficult, yet it was fairly done. But what was most
propitious for the outlook of the Chapter was the
sincere way in which the degree was worked.
Orient Chapter, No. 79, Toronto. — This Chapter
was visited on May 9th. The work conferred for
Inspection by the officers was the Mark Master Mason
degree. The number of Companions present was
satisfactory. The work was well done. The Com-
panions were, very friendly and their social meeting
after Chapter closed was very enjoyable.
St. Andrew and St. John Chapter, No., 4,
Toronto. — This Chapter was visited on May 17th.
There was a large turn out of Companions. The work
74 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
Inspected was the Royal Arch degree. It was very
well done. This reliable Chapter still enjoys the
brightest prospects.
The Beaches Chapter, No. 163, Toronto. — This
Chapter was visited on June 3rd. It is noted for its
hospitality. The work presented was that of the
Royal Arch degree. The reputation of the Chapter
is sufficient to know that the work would be well done.
This Chapter particularly makes a point of conforming
to the rulings of Grand Chapter. I also noted that
they did not give the Mark Master Mason degree and
the Most Excellent Master degree to the one Candidate
on the same night. The Chapter is strong.
King Solomon Chapter, No. 8, Toronto. — On
May 23rd, this Chapter put on the Royal Arch degree
as a Chapter of Instruction. This was also their In-
spection Night. As remarked under the heading of the
Chapters of Instruction the work was very well done.
The attendance was large, and a keen interest taken in
the presentation. A cordial reception was given the
Grand Superintendent. The prospects of the Chapter
are all that could be desired.
Victoria Chapter, No. 205, Thornhill. — This
Chapter presented their work for Inspection on June
12th. The degree worked was the Mark Master
Mason. There was considerable waiting before the
Chapter opened. The attendance was quite small.
However, there are indications that the prospects of
the Chapter are bright.
Toronto Chapter, No. 185, Toronto. — On June
17th, the Royal Arch degree was conferred for Inspec-
tion by this Chapter. The work was satisfactory and
well done. The prospects of this Chapter are good.
Shekinah Chapter, No. 138, Toronto. — The
Royal Arch degree was conferred by this Chapter for
Inspection on September 10th. R.Ex. Comps. H. T.
Smith and R. J. Gibson accompanied me on this
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 75
occasion. The Chapter room is very pleasing. This
Chapter is in a very healthy condition and its prospects
are very good.
The St. Patrick Chapter, No. 145, Toronto. —
This Chapter was inspected on September 21st. The
Mark Master Mason degree was worked in a satisfac-
tory manner. This Chapter has a large attendance,
and specializes on the "Fourth Degree." The St.
Patrick's Chapter is in a very prosperous condition.
York Chapter, No. 62, Toronto. — On October
4th, York Chapter conferred the Mark Master Mason
degree for Inspection. The work was done in a satis-
factory manner. The reception was cordial. The
attendance was large. The condition of the Chapter
is good.
Occident Chapter, No. 77, Toronto. — October
the 11th, was the time chosen for the Inspection of this
Chapter. The work presented was the Royal Arch
degree. This Chapter is enjoying great prosperity
and its prospects are very good. A cordial reception
was tendered me.
Mount Sinai Chapter, No. U.D., Toronto. —
This Chapter was visited on November 5th. The
Royal Arch degree was conferred in a very creditable
manner. This is the youngest Chapter and fills its
place in the needs of this District. The reception
tendered to the Grand Superintendent as a Represen-
tative of Grand Chapter was very cordial. The
prospects of the Chapter are very promising.
St. Paul's Chapter, No. 65, Toronto. — On
November 9th, the officers of St. Paul's Chapter put
on the Royal Arch degree for Inspection. This was
done in a satisfactory manner. The attendance was
good. The reception accorded to your Representative
was very gracious. The Chapter will have success.
The Treasurer's books, under the care of V. Ex. Comp.
S. B. Sykes, are particularly worthy of mention.
Antiquity Chapter, No. 91, Toronto. — The
officers of this Chapter, on November 27th, presented
76 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
the Mark Master Mason degree for my Inspection.
This was very well done. The reception was very
cordial. The attendance was large, and the Chapter
has a bright future.
Doric Chapter, No. 60, Newmarket. — A large
number of Toronto Companions went by special car
to Newmarket on December 4th. This was for the
Inspection of the Chapter. The Royal Arch degree
was presented. The work was not well done. The
prospects of the Chapter are not good. Special enquiry
into the conditions should be made. For example,
this same night was election night, and the newly
exalted Candidate of the evening was elected to the
office of Third Principal. The Companions of Doric
Chapter very kindly received the visitors. The
individual Companions of the Chapter are good Royal
Arch Masons, but they are handicapped by the situation
of the Chapter.
Succoth Chapter, No. 135, Uxbridge. — On
September 20th, a visit of Inspection was made to
Uxbridge. The work presented was the Royal Arch
degree. A particular feature of this visit was to note the
visitors from outside Chapters. We had a most cordial
reception. The Chapter has the usual difficulties of
Rural Chapters. The Chapter is in good condition
and the 'prospects are bright. The work of the P.S.,
Comp. J. F. Curl, is to be especially noted.
Chapters of Instruction. — The Mark Master
Mason degree was exemplified by St. Andrew's and
St. John's ; and the Most Excellent Master degree
by the Beaches on June the 21st, at the Masonic Hall,
corner of Yonge and Davenport Road. The attend-
ance was good and the work well done. The Royal
Arch degree was worked by the King Solomon's Chapter
on May 23rd, in a very satisfactory manner, and was
much appreciated by the large attendance.
Fraternally submitted,
R. J. Reade,
Grand Supt., Toronto District, No. 8.
Toronto, Ont.
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78 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
GEORGIAN DISTRICT, No. 9.
To the Most Excellent, the Grand Z., Officers and Com-
panions of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons
of Canada :
Most Excellent Sir and Companions :
I have the honor to present my report on the
Condition of Capitular Masonry in Georgian District,
No. 9.
I visited only five of the eight Chapters in the
District. Owing to the epidemic of Influenza in Mid-
land and Wiarton, it was impossible for me to visit
them all and the night I was to have paid my official
visit to Signet Chapter, Barrie, I was under the doctor's
care with the same malady.
What work I witnessed was really most creditable
in every Chapter, and I assure you, that Royal Arch
Masonry in Georgian District is beyond doubt of a
very high standard.
Signet Chapter, No. 34, Barrie. — The night on
which I was to have visited this Chapter, I was under
the doctor's care as already intimated and was unable
to attend. I have been given to understand that
Signet Chapter has been the banner Chapter of the
District and was very much disappointed in not being
able to be present. However, I had R. Ex. Comp.
Monckman act for me, and he has written me, that
since he was Grand Superintendent of the District,
Signet Chapter has improved in every way and the
prospects for the future looked very promising.
Couchiching Chapter, Orillia. — I had the ex-
treme pleasure of visiting this Chapter on December
18th, and was met at the depot by R. Ex. Comp.
Tudhope. In the evening the Royal Arch degree was
conferred by Ex. Comp. Wainwright and his officers.
Under the supervision of R. Ex. Comp. Tudhope one
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 79
could not but expect to see the beautiful manner in
which this degree was conferred and it certainly was a
pleasure to me. Royal Arch Masonry in Couchiching
Chapter is certainly of a very high standard. A
pleasant hour was spent in the refreshment room after
the closing of the Chapter. Truly the prospects of
this Chapter are bright.
Grand River Chapter, No. 70, Bracebridge. — I
visited this Chapter on December 17th, and although
there were no degrees conferred, I feel quite sure from
the way the Chapter was opened and the business done
during the evening, that if a candidate had been in
waiting he would have received his degree in a very
creditable manner. Numerically and financially Grand
River Chapter is of good standing.
Amable Chapter, No. 131, Wiarton. — As I have
had no report as to the meetings held since June, owing,
as I have since learned, to the outbreak of Influenza,
I was unable to visit this Chapter on the night which
they had arranged for me in February, 1919, so I asked
R. Ex. Comp. Foster, Past Grand Superintendent, to
act for me and send me a report of same. He informs
me they are still growing although like a good many
others, not so fast since the outbreak of the War.
However, he assures me that Amable Chapter is in a
good healthy condition financially and otherwise.
Georgian Chapter, No. 56, Owen Sound. — I had
the pleasure of visiting this Chapter on December 10th,
and saw the Royal Arch degree conferred by Ex. Comp.
Patterson and his officers in a manner which I have
never seen excelled. The number of Past Principals
present was a great pleasure to see and shows that the
interest is not all with the younger Companions. I
was pleased to see so many members present and,
after the work was completed, a very pleasant hour
was spent in social intercourse in the refreshment room.
The future progress of Georgian Chapter look very
bright and promising.
80 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
McPherson Chapter, No. 86, Meaford. — This
being my own Chapter, I paid my official visit on
June 20th, and was very much surprised to see the
splendid manner in which Ex. Comp. Bright and his
officers (assisted by R. Ex. Comps. Berry and Sparling)
conferred the Royal Arch degree. They had been
holding rehearsals without my knowledge and it was a
very pleasant surprise to me. The prospects for the
future of McPherson Chapter look bright indeed.
Manitou Chapter, No. 27, Collingwood. — I
visited this Chapter on November 29th, and received
a most cordial reception from Ex. Comp. Robertson
and his officers. They conferred the Mark Master
Mason degree on five candidates in a manner which
showed that Royal Arch Masonry is at a very high
standard in Manitou Chapter. The way in which
Comp. Capt. G. C. Coles, Scribe E., has his books is
certainly gratifying. A very large attendance of Past
Principals was pleasing for me to see, showing the
interest taken in the work. After the work was com-
pleted, a very pleasant hour was spent in the refresh-
ment room. Manitou Chapter is certainly in the
ascendancy.
Kichekawana Chapter, No. 167, Midland. — This
Chapter had the misfortune to lose their First Principal
in September, having been moved to Pembroke. Owing
to the Influenza, they were unable to replace him until
December and I was ' unable to visit Kichekawana
Chapter. However, I have received a very encouraging
letter from Comp. R. D. Keefe, Scribe E., wherein he
speaks very highly of the prospects of the Chapter
which is held alternately in Midland and Pene-
tanguishene, and from knowing the Companions who
are members of this Chapter I am convinced that the
Chapter is in a prosperous condition.
In conclusion, I wish to thank the Companions of
the District for the honor they conferred on me and I
hope my efforts to fill the office have not been in vain.
I wish also to thank the Companions of the different
Chapters for the very kind manner in which they re-
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 81
ceived me and, especially, to thank all the Scribes E.
for their kindness and courtesy in answering any and
all my communications.
Let me add that the past year has been one of the
most interesting of my Masonic career and I again
express my appreciation of the privilege accorded me of
representing the Most Excellent the Grand Z. in this
District.
Fraternally yOurs,
Geo. H. Hair,
Grand Supt. Georgian District, No. g.
Meaford, Ont.
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ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 83
ONTARIO DISTRICT, No. 10.
To the Most Excellent, the Grand Z., Officers and Com-
panions of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons
of Canada :
Most Excellent Sir and Companions :
I have the honor to submit my report on the con-
dition of Roval Arch Masonry in Ontario District, No.
10, for the year 1918.
Every Chapter in the District I visited with the
exception of Corinthian Chapter, No. 36, Peterborough.
I had made all arrangements to visit this Chapter, but
owing to illness at home I asked R. Ex. Comp. R. S.
Cotton to perform that duty for me, and he very kindly
consented to do so.
Ionic Chapter, No. 168, Campbellford. — I made
my official visit to this Chapter on March 19th. The
Mark Master Mason degree was conferred by the Ex.
First Principal, and his efficient officers in a highly
creditable manner. I again visited this Chapter by
special invitation on March 17th of this year, when the
Royal Arch degree, with full musical ritual, was con-
ferred in the usual splendid manner in which this
Chapter does its work. A delightful banquet brought
a most enjoyable evening to an end. I was accom-
panied on both these occasions by Ex. Comp. Frank
G. Erskine.
St. Andrew's Chapter, No. 139, Havelock. — I
made my official visit to this Chapter on May 27th.
The Mark Master Mason degree was conferred in a
very satisfactory manner. R. Ex. Comp. R. S. Cotton
has taken an interest in this Chapter and it is now in
good condition. I was accompanied on this occasion
by Ex. Comp. Frank G. Erskine..
Pentalpha Chapter, No. 28, Oshawa.— Accom-
panied by several Companions of Keystone Chapter,
84 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
No. 35, I visited this Chapter on October 1st. The
Mark Master Mason degree was conferred in a most
satisfactory manner by the regular officers. In new
members this Chapter is very prosperous. A very
pleasant evening was spent.
St. John Chapter, No. 48, Cobourg. — I visited
this Chapter on October 4th accompanied by several
members of Keystone Chapter. The Royal Arch
degree was conferred in a most efficient manner by the
officers, and a very pleasant hour was afterward spent
in the banquet hall.
Victoria Chapter, No. 37, Port Hope. — Accom-
panied by members of Keystone Chapter, I made my
official visit to this Chapter on October 11th. The
Royal Arch degree was conferred in their usual efficient
manner, and a very pleasant social evening was enjoyed
by all present.
Warkworth Chapter, No. 110, Warkworth. — I
visited this Chapter on October 18th. There being no
work a very profitable evening was spent explaining
the work of the different degrees. A large number of
the members of Ionic Chapter, and also Ex. Comp.
Frank G. Erskine accompanied me on this occasion.
Presqu'Isle Chapter, No. 144, Brighton. — I made
my official visit to this Chapter on October 22nd.
The Mark Master Mason degree was conferred in a
satisfactory manner by the regular officers, after which
a pleasant social hour was enjoyed by all present.
Several members of Ionic Chapter and also Ex. Comp.
Frank G. Erskine accompanied me on this visit.
Excelsior Chapter, No. 45, Colborne. — Accom-
panied by members of Ionic Chapter, I visited this
Chapter on December 17th. The Royal Arch degree
was conferred splendidly by the Ex. Z., and his officers,
and afterwards a very pleasant evening was enjoyed
by all present.
Midland Chapter, No. 94, Lindsay. — I visited
this Chapter officially on October 13th. The various
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 85
officers worked the Most Excellent Master degree in a
very satisfactory manner, and a very pleasant evening
was spent.
Keystone Chapter, No. 35, Whitby. — This being
my Mother Chapter I attended it on every Convocation
night during the year, but made my official visit on
December 20th. The Royal Arch degree was conferred in
a highly satisfactory manner. The Companions took me
by surprise, when presenting me with a handsome illum-
inated address and a Past Z's jewel ; a presentation
which I can assure you was much appreciated, after
which a very pleasant evening was spent in the banquet
hall.
Corinthian Chapter, No. 36, Peterborough. — R.
Ex. Comp. Cotton reports as follows : "I made an
official visit to this Chapter on January 24th. The
work of the evening being the Most Excellent Master
degree, which was conferred in a most pleasing way
by Ex. Comp. J. D. Cameron, the Second Principal.
This Chapter which lost all its regalia in a fire last
January, is now completely equipped with beautiful
new regalia and hope to move into their new Masonic
Home on January 31st. After the business of the
evening a banquet was held, and Ex. Comp. G. W.
Haley, First Principal, who is leaving for England, was
presented with a Past First Principal's jewel and an
address in token of the esteem in which he is held by the
members of Corinthian Chapter.
King Darius Chapter, No. 134, Cannington. — I
made my official visit to this Chapter on February 26th,
accompanied by Ex. Comp. F. W. Jones. The Mark
Master Mason degree was conferred in a satisfactory
manner, and after a short talk on Capitular Masonry,
a pleasant hour was spent in the banquet hall.
In closing, I wish to thank the Companions of this
District for their loyal support and hearty co-operation
throughout the year. Harmony and goodwill prevail
86 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
in this district, and it has been the most pleasant and
enjoyable year in my whole Masonic career.
I am deeply gratified to the various Chapters for
the many kindnesses extended to me on my visits, and
I hope in the near future to renew acquaintances with
them.
Fraternally yours,
Wm. Van Valkenburgh,
Grand Supt. Ontario District, No. 10.
Whitby, Ont.
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88 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
PRINCE EDWARD DISTRICT, No. 11.
To the Most Excellent, the Grand Z., Officers and Com-
panions of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons
of Canada :
Most Excellent Sir and Companions :
I have the honour of submitting for your considera-
tion my report on the condition of Capitular Masonry
in Prince Edward District, No. 11.
Keystone Chapter, No. 72, Stirling. I visited
this Chapter on June 20th, and saw the Mark Master
Mason degree conferred. Reference, I believe, should
again be made to the manner in which R. Ex. Comp.
Potts keeps the books of this Chapter. This is the
only Chapter in the District which has a complete
Book of Marks.
Prince Edward Chapter, No. 31, Picton. — This
Chapter was visited by me on June 24th. The at-
tendance was fairly good and the Royal Arch degree
was conferred on two candidates.
Mount Sinai Chapter, No. 44, Napanee. — I made
my official visit to this Chapter on June 26th, and was
most kindly received. The spirit of true fraternity
seems to permeate every part of this Chapter, and
although no degree was conferred, owing to a lack of
candidates, the business of the evening was done in a
thorough manner, all, not a few, taking an active
interest in it.
St. Mark's Chapter, No. 26, Trenton. — This, my
Mother Chapter, was visited on December 17th. The
Mark Master Mason degree was conferred in a splendid
manner by Ex. Comp. Maclntyre and his officers.
This Chapter regrets losing the services of our First
Principal, owing to his removal to Ayr. Splendid
progress is still being made in the Chapter.
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 89
The Moira Chapter, No. 7, Belleville. — In
company with R. Ex. Comp. Spencer, I visited this
Chapter on the evening of January 7th. The former
was Installing Officer -on this occasion, and when the
new officers had taken their places, the Mark Master
Mason degree was conferred by them, and great credit
is due them for the excellent manner in which it was
done. Gratifying progress is being made in this
Chapter.
Madoc Chapter, No. 161, Madoc. — This Chapter,
I visited in company with R. Ex. Comp. Wilkins, on
January 21st. The working of the Mark Master Mason
degree was good, but there has been an undercurrent
of hostility which has not been conducive to the utmost
harmony, as I see it. Just a little more co-operation
and they have the makings of as good a Chapter as
any in the District. This they have promised, and
their destiny lies in their own hands. While I attended
this meeting with mingled feelings, not the least being
one of trepidation, my visit was made exceedingly
pleasant, by the kindly attention of R. Ex. Comp.
Watson and others.
Of course, there was a "Fourth Degree" at every
one of these meetings, where many fine addresses were
given by the local Companions, which added greatly
to the enjoyment of your Superintendent. There are
good Scribes E. in every Chapter of the District who
keep their books in right condition.
After visiting all the Chapters in this District, my
impressions are, that it is vitally necessary to elect all
our officers according to ability to fill the positions they
are to occupy ; that it is necessary to have a goodly
number of candidates to get the best work from the
officers ; that every Companion should be heard in
some part or other of the business of the evening — not
leave it to the few ; that there must be co-ordination
of effort on the part of every one in the Chapter to
accomplish much.
In conclusion, I wish to thank those Companions
who placed me in this important position — a position
90 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
which I fain would have refused — and I trust my
successor may be able to give as much benefit to the
several Chapters as he receives therefrom. In this
I feel I have signally failed.
Fraternally submitted,
J. Broatch Little,
Grand Supt., Prince Edward District, No. XI.
Trenton, Ont.
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92 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
ST. LAWRENCE DISTRICT, No. 12.
To the Most Excellent, the Grand Z., Officers and Com-
panions of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons
of Canada :
Most Excellent Sir and Companions :
I have the honor to submit my report on the work
and condition of Capitular Masonry in St. Lawrence
District, No. 12, for the past year. It is gratifying
indeed to affirm that all is well with the Royal Craft
throughout this entire District.
It cannot be denied that the Great War did affect
our Chapters in various ways, but the prospects of a
lasting glorious Peace and Victory has already made
itself appreciably felt, not only among Royal Arch
Masons, but throughout the entire Masonic fraternity.
The Chapters have all been doing good work with
peace, harmony and goodwill prevailing. In some
Chapters the average attendance has been disappoint-
ing, as well as the number of degrees conferred, but
every recognition must be given to the high quality
and uniformity of the work, which gives every reason
for the very brightest optimism.
After consulting the Chapters I did not consider it
advisable to hold a Chapter of Instruction during the
year, the Epidemic of Influenza, fewer railroad trains,
with increased rates, and the effects of the Great War,
were some of the reasons for my decision in this regard.
Sickness interfered with the visit I arranged for
Maitland Chapter, No. 68, and with this exception, I
visited each Chapter once, some twice, and my own
Chapter at almost every meeting. My duties were made
easy by the uniformity of the work I saw exemplified
and by the hearty fraternal loyal greetings with which,
as the representative of the Grand Z., I was everywhere
received. I found the various Chapter books carefully
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 93
kept, the dues well collected, and the Chapter pro-
perties properly insured.
I am particularly pleased to specially mention the
work of Grenville Chapter, No. 22, at Prescott, which it
delights me to report has renewed its activities of former
days, and also my Mother Chapter, Ancient Frontenac
and Cataraqui Chapter, No. 1, which, I am sure in
point of attendance and exaltation of candidates, had a
record year in its long history.
Ancient Frontenac and Cataraqui Chapter,
No. 1, Kingston. — When official visits elsewhere did
not interfere, I attended all the Convocations of this,
my own Chapter, giving all possible assistance in the
large amount of work done during the year. I visited
officially in December and was introduced by M. Ex.
Comp. A. Shaw and Ex. Comp. J. H. Birkett, and
heartily welcomed by Ex. Comp. W. C. Crozier who
can be justly proud of the Chapter's success during his
term of office. It is pleasing for me to report that this
Ancient Chapter, No. 1, is from every standpoint, work,
finances, attendance, prospects, in an exceedingly
prosperous condition. M. Ex. Comp. Murch, who has
not yet fully regained his health, has been much missed
during the year. The First Principal Elect, Ex. Comp.
H. J. Milne, loyally backed as he is by all the officers
and members, promises even greater activities during
the coming year. I installed the officers for 1919 at
the regular Convocation in January, with the hearty
assistance of R. Ex. Comp. W. S. Milne of Toronto.
Grenville Chapter, No. 22, Prescott. — When
I started my duties as Grand Superintendent my first
thoughts were of this Chapter, which for several years
has not been active. I visited it on two occasions,
first in May and officially on June 11th, and was highly
pleased to find a renewed vigor, good work, candidates
coming in, and every prospect for a bright future. I
saw the Mark Master Mason degree well done, conferred
by Ex. Comp. Trench, and I was sorry that both he
and Scribe E. Wood, in their civil pursuits, had to leave
Prescott during their term of office. In Ex. Comp.
94 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
Dr. Fleming, this Chapter has a true and faithful
member of the Craft, and mention should also be made
of the loyal members who live in Cardinal, seven miles
further east on the St. Lawrence. It is most pleasing
for me to report that the optimistic remarks made about
this Chapter last year in the report of my prede-
cessor R. Ex. Comp. Dr. Gorrell, are now a happy
reality.
Sussex Chapter, No. 59, Brockville. — I visited
this Chapter at their regular Convocation on February
21st, and although there were no degrees conferred at
that meeting, which no doubt affected the attendance,
the work of opening and closing, and the business of the
Chapter in the Royal Arch degree was well done. From
the standpoint of finances and membership, this
Chapter is in splendid condition, and 10 candidates were
admitted during the year. First Principal Edwards
is a loyal enthusiastic Mason, and in Scribe E. Green,
whose books are exceptionally well kept, the Chapter
has excellent officials.
Maitland Chapter, No. 68, North Augusta. —
This is the Chapter I failed to visit. Its meetings
were nearly all held on the same evening as my own
Chapter, and in October when I planned to go, sickness
prevented. Scribe E. Love assures me, that the
prospects for the Chapter are good, and although is
small in numbers, due to a limited jurisdiction, it is
in a fairly satisfactory condition. With a goodly
number of enthusiastic members headed by R. Ex.
Comp. Dr. Waddell it should continue to prosper.
St. Lawrence Chapter, No. 100, Brockville. —
My most interesting official visit was to this Chapter
at the annual election of officers at their December
meeting. The Royal Arch degree was conferred and
well done. The attendance was considerably above
the average, and I would say that we had a very
enthusiastic meeting. Ex. First Principal Bellamy is
a splendid officer, and Scribe E Morrison is exceedingly
capable in recording all laws, acts and transactions,
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 95
for the good of the Chapter. I brought up the question
of amalgamation of the two Chapters in Brockville,
which I am inclined to encourage, and a very interest-
ing discussion followed, which brought out some good
points for and against. The banquet held after the
meeting was equally enjoyable, and the speeches by the
Mayor of Brockville, and other Companions, were of
great benefit to the Chapter and the Royal Craft.
This Chapter it seems to me is unusually well supported
by many of its Past Principals, and so its future is
assured, despite the fact that in point of attendance
and petitions received, this past year was somewhat
disappointing.
St. John's Chapter, No. 112, Morrisburg. — I
visited this Chapter in April, while in Morrisburg on
business, and again officially in November, when the
Royal Arch degree was conferred. The work, the
business and all I saw was well and properly done.
Ex. First Principal Barclay does his work thoroughly,
and is strongly supported by all his officers. Scribe E.
Herring keeps a splendid set of books, and his work
and enthusiasm is a great asset to the Chapter. Veteran
members, among whom might be mentioned R. Ex.
Comp. Davey and Gorrell, and V. Ex. Comp. Marsh,
continue to take every interest in Royal Arch Masonry,
thus insuring its continued success in Morrisburg.
The Chapter is in a splendid condition financially,
owning a good block of Victory Bonds. It is a matter
of regret among the members that Ex. Comp. Bar-
clay is soon to leave Morrisburg to take up residence
in Ottawa.
Covenant Chapter, No. 113, Cornwall. — My
visit to this Chapter was on February 19th, and while
no degrees were conferred, I saw the Chapter opened
and closed in the Royal Arch degree. I was kindly
introduced by R. Ex. Comp. Black and Williams, and
heartily received by Ex. First Principal Sugden, who
resides at Mille Roche, 6 miles out of Cornwall. This
Chapter claims to have felt the effort of the war, but
is in good condition especially financially. The Chapter
has a "treasure" in Comp. Ridley the Scribe E., whose
96 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
books could well be described as being in perfect con-
dition. The members were unanimous in the hope
that Grand Chapter would see fit to restore the sash
as part of the Royal Arch regalia. A splendid "Fourth
Degree" concluded a very pleasant evening with the
Cornwall Companions.
Leeds Chapter, No. 132, Gananoque. — I had
two visits to this Chapter — first at their December
meeting, when the annual election of officers took place,
and whom I had the pleasure of installing when I
visited on a very stormy night in January. For various
reasons this Chapter has not been doing as well as I
would wish to see it, and the reasons why it should
prosper easily offset any why it should not. A con-
siderable number of old members and officers have
unfortunately seen fit to take their demit and very little
work with only a few meetings, has meant a small
attendance, and consequent lack of enthusiasm. But
the Installation meeting was a good one, and Ex.
Comp. J. J. Davis, who was re-elected First Principal,
for the third time, has promised to work harder than
ever in urging the members to attend. In this respect
I know he will have good support from newly elected
Scribe E. Valleau, who, I think will be the right man in
the right place. I have every hope for the future of
this Chapter.
In conclusion, I desire to thank the Chapter re-
presentatives of this District for. electing me to the office
of Grand Superintendent. I am deeply gratified to the
Companions for their kind and enthusiastic reception
accorded to me on my visits, and assure them of my
continued interest in the Royal Craft, particularly
in the District which its has been my privilege and
pleasure to superintend during 1918.
Fraternally submitted,
W. Y. Mills,
Grand Supt., St. Lawrence District, No. 12.
Kingston, Ont.
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98 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
OTTAWA DISTRICT, No. 13.
To the Most Execllent, the Grand First Principal, Officers
and Companions of the Grand Chapter of Royal
Arch Arch Masons of Canada.
Most Excellent Sir and Companions :
I have the honor to submit for your consideration
my report on the condition of Capitular Masonry in
this District for the past year. During the period, I
have visited all the Chapters, and taken as a whole
the outlook may be considered fairly satisfactory. I
feel that Grand Chapter has reason to be grateful to
the many officials of constituent Chapters who have
carried on the work during the recent unsettled state of
affairs, and it may reasonably be expected, that with the
return of more normal conditions, Capitular Masonry
may show substantial progress in this District.
Laurentian Chapter, No. 151, Pembroke. — My
first official visit was paid this Chapter on April 18th,
being accompanied by R. Ex. Comp. Conley and Comp.
J. B. Illingworth. The attendance was small, accounted
for in part by the inclemency of the weather. Three
candidates were advanced to the Mark Master Mason
degree, which was conferred by Ex. Comp. Leach, in a
most clear and earnest manner. The subsequent
removal of this Ex. Companion, from Pembroke, was a
distinct loss, but there is plenty of material in the
Chapter for a very capable set of officers, and it is to
be hoped the Companions may take a greater interest
in the work and ensure the prosperity of their
Chapter.
Maple Chapter, No. 116, Carleton Place. — Ac-
companied by ten Companions, of Granite Chapter, I
visited it on May 6th, and we were very kindly received
by R. Ex. Comp. Mcintosh and the officers who gave
the Royal Arch degree to two candidates in a very
interesting and instructive ceremony. After closing,
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 99
the serving of refreshments and social intercourse
wound up an enjoyable evening. This Chapter has
efficient officers and we look to see it make progress.
BONNECHERE CHAPTER, No. 114, RENFREW. 1
visited this Chapter on May 31st, being accompanied
by a number of Companions from Almonte. A Chapter
of Instruction had been arranged, and it was expected
that Laurentian Chapter, No. 151, Pembroke, would
take part, but unfortunately the officers were unable
to be present. R. Ex. Comp. Conley and the officers of
Bonnechere Chapter gave the Mark Master Mason
degree most ably and impressively to three candidates.
The Most Excellent Master degree was conferred by
Granite Chapter, No. 61, with V. Ex. Comp. Pollock,
as W.M., the work being carried out in a very smooth
and efficient manner. In the evening, Bonnechere
Chapter exemplified the Royal Arch degree in a way
deserving every praise, the rendition of the Mystical
Lecture by V. Ex. Comp. Cox being especially note-
worthy. The serving of refreshments brought to a
close a very pleasant day. I desire to make mention
of the kind interest and assistance invariably afforded
me by R. Ex. Comp. Conley and his associates of
Bonnechere Chapter during my tenure of office.
Glengarry Chapter, No. 143, Maxville. — This
Chapter was visited on June 28th, in the expectation
of seeing degree work. Unfortunately the First and
Second Principals were absent. Past Z. Ex. Comp.
McDougall took charge of the meeting, at which two
candidates were balloted for, but neither was in at-
tendance, and after the serving of refreshments, the
Companions dispersed. In Ex. Comps. McDougall and
McDiarmid, the Chapter has capable and zealous
members, but others appear to lack interest, and this is
regrettable as the Chapter is situated in a well-to-do
community and might well be made quite successful.
Kitchener Chapter, No. 210, Russell. — I at-
tended the Convocation of this Chapter on August 3rd,
being accompanied by Ex. Comp. McFarlane and Comp.
Illingsworth, of Almonte. The Masonic Hall and its
100 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
appointments are convenient and pleasing, and reflect
credit on the members of the Order at this place. Three
candidates were advanced to the Mark Master Mason
degree by Ex. Comp. Fraser, First Principal, and his
officers ; the work throughout being uniformly good.
The books and records are well kept by Comp. Cochrane,
Scribe E. While the membership of this Chapter is
not yet large, we found it to be strong as regards the
enthusiasm of the Companions. At the close of the
Chapter we were entertained very hospitably.
St. John's Chapter, No. 148, Vankleek Hill. — I
visited this Chapter September 6th, and found the
attendance very fair, Companions being present from
Hawkesbury and L'Orignal. It seems customary to
open the Chapter at rather a late hour, and I feel that
an earlier hour in opening would help in keeping up the
interest of the members. The Chapter room is well
furnished and contains many articles of historical value.
Three candidates were exalted to the Royal Arch degree
by Ex. Comp. Elvidge, Past Z., assisted by the officers,
all the work being performed in a very satisfactory
manner, that of the Principal Sojourner being worthy
of remark, as well as the giving of the Mystical Lecture
by Ex. Comp. Jones. We were sorry to leave the
meeting before its close in order to make a train con-
nection.
Granite Chapter, No. 61, Almonte. — I attended
several meetings during the year and made an official
visit at the October Convocation, when the Royal
Arch degree was given in a thoroughly satisfactory way
by the officers. On my removal from Almonte during
that month the Companions very kindly presented me
with an address and Jewel, which were highly appre-
ciated. I am grateful to the members of this Chapter
for the assistance and encouragement extended to me
while filling the office of Grand Superintendent.
St. Francis Chapter, No. 133, Smith's Falls. —
This Chapter was found to be in a progressive and
prosperous condition on my official visit in November.
The attendance was good, a gratifying feature being the
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 101
presence of R. Ex. Comps. Craig, Nicholls and Conners.
The Mark Master Mason degree was conferred on
several candidates, the rendering of the work being
highly creditable indeed. The Chapter is fortunate in
having a capable and zealous staff of officers and we
certainly look for the continued prosperity of St.
Francis Chapter.
Carleton Chapter, No. 16, Ottawa. — It has long
been the custom for this Chapter to hold an Annual
Re-union in November, and this has also usually been a
Chapter of Instruction for the District. It was ac-
cordingly a considerable disappointment that this was
impossible the past year owing to the Influenza epidemic.
I visited the Chapter on December 20th, this being the
regular Convocation for election of officers, after which
the Mark Master Mason degree was exemplified by
Ex. Comp. McCleery and his officers, they fully main-
taining the high standard for which the work of Carleton
Chapter is noted. Several Companions from Renfrew
attended this meeting. After the close of the Chapter
we were hospitably entertained.
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position of Grand Superintendent.
All of which is fraternally submitted,
H. W. Lundy,
Grand Supt., Ottawa District, No. ij.
Kingston, Ont.
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ALGOMA DISTRICT, No. 14.
To the Most Excellent, the Grand Z., Officers and Com-
panions of ike Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons
of Canada :
Most Excellent Sir and Companions :
I have the honor to submit my report on the con-
dition of Capitular Masonry in Algoma District, No. 14,
for the year 1918.
Officially I have visited every Chapter in the Dis-
trict, and have pleasure in being able to report most
favorably upon the general condition of the Royal
Craft, the efficiency of the officers and the excellent
manner in which the work is conferred in the various
Chapters. Particularly are the Chapters in this
District to be congratulated upon the efficiency of
their several Scribes. The books and records of each
and every Chapter have been well kept, finances are
in fair condition, while an increase of fifty-nine in the
membership marks the progress made in the District
during the year.
Shuniah Chapter, No. 82, Port Arthur. — I visited
this Chapter on December 18th, and received a hearty
welcome at the Station at the hands of R. Ex. Comp.
Freed, Ex. Comp. Evans and Comp. Ray. At the
regular Convocation in the evening, I had the honor
of installing the officers for 1919, and feel assured that
under their guidance this Chapter will continue its
successful progress. After the Installation Ceremony,
I took the opportunity of illustrating the correct signs
in the various degrees. Ex. Comp. Rodden, Scribe E.,
reports a very prosperous year, with an increase of
twenty-two in membership. The Chapter is to be
congratulated on having his efficient services again.
After the Chapter was closed, refreshments were served
in the banquet room and a most pleasant time spent,
addresses by R. Ex. Comp. Morgan and Comp. Ray,
being particularly worthy of attention.
104 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
Golden Chapter, No. 90, Kenora. — I visited this
Chapter at the regular Convocation on December 20th,
and was most cordially received by the Companions.
The Royal Arch degree was conferred in an exemplary
manner by Ex. Comp. Taylor, assisted by his regular
officers. The election of officers for the coming year
was then proceeded with. I was particularly pleased to
see that the Companions recognized the successful
efforts of Ex. Comp. Galloway as Scribe E., by their
refusal to accept his resignation from that office. This
Chapter has made satisfactory progress during the year
which will, I trust, continue. I wish to particularly
commend the progressive spirit shown by Ex. Comp.
Taylor and the Companions of this Chapter, in under-
taking fraternal visits in the District. On June 7th,
Ex. Comp. Taylor and his officers, together with several
of the Companions, visited Fort William Chapter and
there conferred the Royal Arch degree, and on August
15th, they paid a visit to Atwood Chapter, at Rainy
River. I had the pleasure of accompanying a contin-
gent of officers and Companions from Albert on Chapter,
Fort Frances, to Rainy River on that date. A joint
meeting of the three Chapters was held in the evening,
when the Royal Arch degree was conferred by Ex.
Comp. Taylor, assisted by the officers of Alberton and
Atwood Chapters. We then adjourned to the banquet-
ing hall where we were delightfully entertained by the
Rainy River Companions. Such fraternal visits cannot
be too highly commended, and I hope that we will be
able to arrange to inter visit more frequently in future.
Fort William Chapter, No. 140, Fort William. —
This Chapter was visited on December 19th, an emer-
gent Convocation having been called to receive me.
Having been most hospitably entertained by Ex. Comp.
Forrest, I was escorted to the Chapter, where I was
made heartily welcome by the Companions. The
Royal Arch degree was conferred in an excellent manner
by the Ex. Z., and his officers. This Chapter has made
notable progress during the year, having added fourteen
new Companions to its roll, and this progress will surely
be continued under the direction of the newly elected
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 105
officers. Ex. Comp. Underhill has relinquished his
office as Scribe E. : a worthy successor has, I think, been
found in Ex. Comp. Moors.
Attwood Chapter, No. 149, Rainy River. — I was
accompanied by several of the Companions of Alberton
Chapter when I officially visited it on March 20th, 1919.
I was welcomed by Ex. Comp. Murdoch and the Com-
panions. The Mark Master degree was conferred in an
efficient manner by the Ex. Z., and his officers. I had
the honor of conferring the degree of a Past Z. upon
Ex. Comp. Barrets, and of presenting to him, on behalf
of his Chapter, a valuable P.Z's. jewel. I twice during
the year had the pleasure of visiting this Chapter, and
it has been impressed upon me that the Companions
of this Chapter have got into the habit of relying upon
R. Ex. Comp. Gorham, Ex. Comp. McGregor and Ex.
Comp. Race to fill the junior officers' chairs at the
Convocations, with the result that the junior officers
are not as efficient as they should be. This Chapter
made no progress during 1918, but' the interest has
seemingly now revived as several candidates are
coming forward, so that this year promises good results.
Alberton Chapter, No. 152, Fort Frances. —
I have been present at nearly every Convocation of
this, my home Chapter, during the year. My official
visit was paid at the regular Convocation in December,
when the Royal Arch degree was conferred upon two
candidates by Ex. Comp. Campbell in a most efficient
manner. This Chapter is now in a very healthy con-
dition, and is fortunate in having a number of Past
Principals, who always keep their work up to date,
and are always willing to impart their knowledge to
their Companions. At the January Convocation, I
had the honor of installing the officers for this year.
Ex. Comp. Walker and his officers are now putting on
the work in a most satisfactory manner, a distinct
improvement being noticeable in the zeal of the Junior
Officers, which materially assists in the smooth working
of the degrees. Ex. Comp. Clark has lately inaugurated
a musical accompaniment in the various degrees with
verv beneficial results.
106 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
In conclusion, I wish to heartily thank the Com-
panions of this District for the honor conferred upon
Alberton Chapter, No. 152, by the election, for the
first time, of one of its members, in my person, to the
distinguished office of Grand Superintendent, and I
also wish to express by appreciation of the kindness and
courtesy extended to me by the Companions of each
and every Chapter in the District, and for the sincere
welcome accorded to me on my visits.
Fraternally submitted,
D. J. GlLLON.
Grand Supt., Algoma District, No. 14.
Fort Frances, Ont.
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108 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
MANITOBA EAST DISTRICT, No. 15.
To the Most Excellent, the Grand Z., Officers and Com-
panions of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons
of Canada.
Most Excellent Sir and Companions :
I herewith submit my report as Grand Superin-
tendent, on the condition of Capitular Masonry in this
District for the year 1918.
All the Chapters in this District are in fairly good
condition, although the work was somewhat dis-
organized, owing to Convocations not being held during
the fall and early winter on account of the Influenza
epidemic. I visited every Chapter in the District
and find that they are all looking forward to carrying
on their work with high hopes of greater and continued
success, now that the war is over, andconditions are
becoming more normal.
The Companions in this District are looking forward
to the Grand Convocation to be held at Winnipeg in
May, and consider it a high honor to have the Grand
Chapter meeting in this District.
Prince Rupert Chapter, No. 52, Winnipeg. — I
visited this Chapter on February 26th, Ex. Comp. S.
Baird of Rabboni Chapter, No. 171, accompanying me.
A joint Convocation was held by this Chapter and
Connaught Chapter, No. 187. The Chapter is in
excellent condition, and the ofhcers are very earnest
and faithful in the discharge of their duties. The
Royal Arch degree was conferred in an excellent manner.
We had the pleasure of a visit on this occasion from the
M. Ex. Comp. A. S. Gorrell, Grand First Principal,
who gave us a very interesting and inspiring address.
Keystone Chapter, No. 99, Portage la Prairie.
— I visited this Chapter on March 7th. Things had
not apparently been going very well in this Chapter
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 109
until a short time ago. We had a fairly good meeting,
however, with an attendance of about 15. I installed
the officers and talked over the situation with the
members very fully, and I am satisfied that conditions
will improve. The Chapter has been held together
by a few zealous and faithful Companions who have
been doing their utmost to keep things going. R. Ex.
Comp. Newman, who had always been a very active
member of the Chapter, had for the past two or three
years been prevented from giving much of his time and
attention to the work, but assured me on the occasion
of my visit that he had made arrangements to give a
considerable part of his time to the Chapter affairs,
and I am satisfied that it will not be long before Key-
stone Chapter will be one of the best in the District.
King Edward Chapter, No. 136, Neepawa. — I
visited this Chapter on March 26th, with Comp. C. W.
McLachlin. A special Convocation was held in the
afternoon at which the Mark Master and Most Ex-
cellent Master degrees were conferred. In the evening
the Royal Arch degree was very impressively conferred
by V. Ex. Comp. Wemyss. I was particularly pleased
with the interest taken by the Past Principals. There
were no less than nine present at the Convocation. A
slight variation from the usual procedure was made,
the Companions having arranged for a dinner at 6.30,
instead of the usual banquet late in the evening. A
number of the Companions attending were from the
country, and it was thought that this arrangement
would be more suitable. I think it was a good idea,
particularly where there are members coming in from a
distance ; the Companions are thereby enabled to
reach home at a much earlier hour than otherwise.
The conditions of the Chapter are excellent, and there
are some of the most earnest students of Capitular
Masonry taking an active interest in its affairs.
Rabboni Chapter, No. 171, Dauphin. — I officially
visited this Chapter on January 14th. The affairs of
this Chapter are splendidly managed. This is the
Chapter of which I am an active member, and I have
110 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
visited it on numerous occasions. I was well received
on my official visit, and this Chapter appreciates fully
the honor of having one of its members as Grand
Superintendent for the District. The officers of this
Chapter are all young men, and are very enthusiastic,
and they are splendidly supported by several of the
Past Principals, among whom I might mention R. Ex.
Comp. J. W. Johnston, a Past Grand Superintendent,
who seldom misses a Convocation, and by his faithful
and zealous work is a great help and inspiration to the
officers and members. This Chapter is holding a Con-
vocation in April at which they have something like
twenty-five candidates on whom to confer the three
degrees.
CONNAUGHT CHAPTER, No. 187, WINNIPEG. 1
officially visited this Chapter on February 26th, at the
joint Convocation, referred to in my report of Prince
Rupert Chapter. The officers of Connaught Chapter
occupied the chairs. The conditions in this Chapter
are also first class. An estimable feature is the splendid
harmony existing between this Chapter and Prince
Rupert Chapter. The Holy Royal Arch degree was
conferred on this occasion by the officers of this Chapter,
and it was well and impressively conferred. I was
particularly pleased with the manner in which the
degree was received by the candidates, and the remarks
of one of the candidates at the subsquent banquet held
in the evening, were proof that a splendid impression
was made. After the labors of the evening were ended,
the brethren assembled in the banquet hall, R. Ex.
Comp. W. F. Taylor, occupying the chair, and a number
of interesting addresses were made by Companions.
In concluding my report, I desire to express my
deep appreciation of the honor of being Superintendent
of this District, and to express my sincere thanks to the
officers and Companions for the loyal support at all
times accorded me, and my gratitude for their great
kindness on all occasions.
All of which is fraternally submitted,
Robert Hawkins,
Grand Supt., Manitoba East District, No. 15.
Dauphin, Man.
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112 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
MANITOBA WEST DISTRICT, No. 16.
To the Most Excellent, the Grand Z., Officers and Com-
panions of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons
of Canada :
Most Excellent Sir and Companions :
I take this opportu-iity of expressing my sincere
appreciation of the honor conferred on me by the
representatives of the District in recommending me
to the Most Excellent, the Grand Z., and to him for
the appointment to so responsible a position as Grand
Superintendent.
The work has been light, as harmony prevails
throughout the District, and the presence of the Past
Principals, in most of the Chapters, is very encouraging,
as it aids in keeping up the interest, and insures
efficiency in the administration of the affairs of the
Chapter.
I was very anxious to have, at least, two Chapters
of Instruction for the District during my term of office.
I first brought the matter up in my own Chapter, and
the Companions assured me they would go to Corin-
thian Chapter on November 13th, to attend a Chapter
of Instruction and confer the Royal Arch degree ; a
few days previous to the Convocation, R. Ex. Comp.
Johnston iaformed me by telephone, that they were
compelled to cancel the meeting, owing to the epidemic
of " Influenza" which was spreading so rapidly through-
out the District.
Mount Sinai Chapter, No. 183, Rivers, Man. — I
visited this Chapter on Friday, February 21st, and
was cordially received by the officers and Companions.
The attendance was small, but enthusiastic. Rivers
is a divisional point on the G.T.P. Railway, and the
Chapter suffers from frequent removals which prevents
a continuity of promotions in the higher offices ; and
also through the Railway Company removing a portion
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 113
of their shops, which has reduced the Chapter member-
ship, as well as opportunities for new members. Ex.
Comp. Payne, Scribe E., is very attentive to his duties.
The officers and Companions all feel, that 1919 will
give them their share of prosperity, and, as they have
the right amount of enthusiasm, I am sure their efforts
will be successful.
Keystone Chapter, No 141, Brandon, Man. —
My official visit was made to this Chapter on March
3rd, when I was well received and hospitably enter-
tained. Ex. Comp. C. S. Marshall conferred the Most
Excellent Master degree in a very pleasing manner.
I believe the prospects of Keystone Chapter are some-
what brighter than they have been, in the past, however,
there is still room for improvement, and if more of the
Companions would interest themselves to a greater
extent, the officers would be much more encouraged
in their work and the results, would, I am certain, be
greatly beneficial to the Chapter as well as to Royal
Arch "Masonry in general. I must congratulate this
Chapter on its having such an energetic and capable
Scribe E. as R. Ex. Comp. Crawford.
Corinthian Chapter, No. 101, Boissevain, Man.
— Wednesday, March 12th, was selected for my official
visit to Corinthian Chapter. On my arrival, I was
received by R. Ex. Comp. Johnston and was very
hospitably entertained by him while in the city. The
Chapter was opened promptly at 8 o'clock. I was
introduced by R. Ex. Comp. Johnston, and received
with Grand Honors, after which I had an opportunity
of observing the manner in which Chapter business
was conducted, which was done Masonically, and in
conformity with business methods. The First Principal
being unavoidably absent, V. Ex. Comp. F. G. Fox
presided. While there was no degree work conferred,
I have had the pleasure of seeing the officers of Corin-
thian Chapter confer the different degrees on several
occasions in a very satisfactory manner. On my
examination of the books of R. Ex. Comp. Johnston,
Scribe E., I found them very neatly and accurately
kept ; I also found the Scribe E. an authority on the
114 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
Constitution and Regulations governing Royal Arch
Masonry.
Avondale Chapter, No. 156, Hartney, Man. —
This being my home Chapter, I have been present at
every Convocation during the year. The Chapter is in
a very healthy condition, the attendance is good, and
the rendition of the work is worthy of commendation.
This Chapter is fortunate in having a number of Past
Principals who keep well posted in the work, and are
ready at any time to assist in conferring degrees. On
the examination of the books of Comp. Foote, who is
Scribe E., and one of the most efficient under the
Jurisdiction of the Grand Chapter of Canada, I found
they were well kept and gave a complete record of all
business transactions.
While the District has not received many new
members, during the year, all of the Chapters have
advanced some candidates. The depressing effects
of the war are passing, and the future prospects for the
District are brightening.
, Before closing this report, I wish again to thank
the Companions for their many courtesies extended to
me during the year ; I have endeavored to discharge
my duties of the office to the best of my ability, and if
I failed in any way, it was not for the want of an honest
effort on my part.
Fraternally submitted,
A. E. Fry,
Grand Supt. Manitoba W. District, No. 16.
Hartney, Man.
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116 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
BRITISH COLUMBIA DISTRICT, No. 17.
To the Most Excellent, the Grand Z., Officers and Com-
panions of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons
of Canada :
Most Excellent Sir and Companions :
I herewith submit my report, as Grand Superin-
tendent, on the condition of Capitular Masonry in this
District for the year 1918.
During my term of office, I visited every Chapter
but two. Owing to the prevalence of the Influenza
epidemic, I was not able, however, to visit as much as
I had wished.
Vancouver Chapter, No. 98, Vancouver. — I
visited this Chapter on October 9th, accompanied by
Ex. Comps. Bennett and Davies. The Royal Arch
degree was conferred on eight candidates. The work
was well done, all the officers being efficient. It is not
necessary to say that the books being in the hands of
R. Ex. Comp. Burns are in good shape. We spent a
social hour in the banqueting room.
Westminster Chapter, No. 124, New West-
minster. — This being my own Chapter, I have attended
all meetings. I visited it officially on December 20th,
when the Royal Arch degree was conferred on two
candidates, the officers all showing great pains in
their work. On January 10th, with the assistance of
Ex. Comps. Chapman, Ferguson and Bennett, I had the
pleasure of installing the officers for 1919. The books
of this Chapter could not be in better shape.
Keystone Chapter, No. 127, Nanaimo. — I visited
on June 19th this Chapter, and was cordially received
by the Companions. There was a large attendance ;
Camoson Chapter, No. 182, Victoria, was paying a
fraternal visit, and conferring the Royal Arch degree
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 117
on four candidates in almost a perfect manner. Key-
stone has an efficient lot of officers. A pleasant time
was spent in the banqueting room.
Cyrus Chapter, No. 142, Cumberland. — I have
tried to arrange a meeting, but regret to say that I was
unable to do so. I hope, now the strenuous times we
have been passing through are over, that the Chapter
will be able to recover itself. ,.„_
Kaien Chapter, No. 178, Prince Rupert.— This
Chapter being situated 500 miles up the Coast, I regret
that I have not been able to visit it, but from all ac-
counts, which I have heard, the affairs of this Chapter
are in good shape.
Camoson Chapter, No. 182, Victoria. — I visited
this Chapter on September 25th, when I was royally
received. I had the pleasure of seeing the Royal Arch
degree conferred on two candidates by Columbia
Chapter, No. 120 G.R. of Scotland, who were paying
a fraternal visit. The affairs of Camoson Chapter
are in good shape and have an efficient lot of officers.
We had a very pleasant hour in the banqueting room.
Pacific Chapter, No. 190, Vancouver. — Accom-
panied by Ex. Comps. Bennett and Davies, I visited
this Chapter on December 9th, at their regular Con-
vocation ; the business of the evening was well con-
ducted, and the Royal Arch degree conferred in good
form. I find the books of the Chapter kept in good
shape, and a bright future ahead of it.
North Vancouver, No. 191, North Vancouver. —
I visited this Chapter on March 11th, 1919, at their
regular Convocation. There was not a large attend-
ance. I predict a good year for this Chapter. On the
night of my visit they received three applications for
exaltation. I found the books neatly kept.
In conclusion, I desire to express my thanks for
having had the honor of filling the position of Grand
Superintendent, and wish to thank the Companions
118 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
for the many courtesies extended to me on my several
visits.
Sincerely hoping that my endeavors may even in a
slight manner have the effect of advancing Capitular
Masonry in this District.
Fraternally submitted,
John G. Gamon,
Grand Supt., British Columbia Dist., No. iy \
New Westminster, B.C., March 17th, 1919.
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120 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
KOOTENAY DISTRICT, No. 18.
To the Most Excellent, the Grand Z., Officers and Com-
panions of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons
of Canada :
Most Excellent Sir and Companions :
In presenting my report for this District on the
condition of Capitular Freemasonry, I regret that I
have been unable to visit any but my Mother Chapter,
Rocky Mountain, No. 125, owing to sickness and other
Masonic duties. I was indeed surprised that I had
been appointed for a second term, and it was with a
great deal of reluctance that I accepted it, and now I
feel that it would have been better had I not done so.
The report received from Nelson, No. 123, is not
very encouraging. I cannot understand this condition,
as there are some very enthusiastic Freemasons in that
Chapter.
For the second year, I have no report from Kootenay,
No. 120. I have been present at every Convocation of
my own Chapter, Rocky 'Mountain, No. 125, and must
say that we have a very efficient set of officers and the
work of the three degrees is splendid. The prospects
of this Chapter are excellent.
Again let me urge upon the officers of Grand Chapter
to endeavor to visit this part of the world a little more
often than has been done in the past. In Cranbrook,
it is over ten years since we had the pleasure of enter-
taining an officer of Grand Chapter.
Fraternally submitted,
A. C. Shankland,
Grand Supt., Kootenay Dist. No. 18.
Cranbrook, B.C.
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122 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
YALE-COLUMBIA DISTRICT, No. 19
To the Most Excellent the Grand Z., Officers and Com-
panions of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons
of Canada : •
Most Excellent Sir and Companions :
It is with pleasure that I submit my report on the
condition of Capitular Masonry in this District for the
year past.
Revelstoke Chapter, No. 128, Revelstoke. — In
company with R. Ex. Comp. Plewman, of Rossland, I
/isited this Chapter September 3rd, 1918, the Com-
panions kindly arranging a special meeting for my
convenience. The Royal Arch degree was well con-
ferred by the First Principal, Ex. Comp. D. Adams,
and his staff of officers. The Scribe E., Comp. C. J.
Aman, has the books well kept and the dues attended
to, so that the finances are in a flourishing condition.
The fine hall in which the Chapter meets is owned by
the local fraternity. Now that the war is happily
over, I believe this Chapter will forge ahead.
Boundary Chapter, No. 174, Grand Forks. — I
visited, September 11th, 1918, this Chapter. The
veteran, R. Ex. Comp. W. J. Cook, is still the Scribe E.,
which is sufficient to say that the books and business
affairs of the Chapter are well looked after. It was
found impracticable to put on any work, but a pleasant
evening was spent, winding up with a war-time repast.
Ex. Comp. McKie was in the chair. Some of the Com-
panions travelled twenty miles to attend this meeting.
Kelowna Chapter, No. 206, Kelowna. — I visited
;his Chapter September 13th, 1918. The Royal Arch
legree was conferred by the First Principal, Ex. Comp.
Sutherland, who is also the Mayor of this thriving
t )wn. The work was so ably conferred that it would
h ive been a credit to any Chapter. The Companions
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 123
are enthusiastic and, with local conditions being so
prosperous, the future of this Chapter seems very
bright.
Okanagan Chapter, No. 157, Vernon. — Follow-
ing the Kelowna meeting and according to notification
I visited Vernon, but the Companions were apparently
unable to hold a meeting to receive me. For a town
the size of Vernon and with the fine country tributary
to it, this was very disappointing. From conversation
with the Companions, the finances are in good shape,
but the arrears of dues need attention.
Rossland Chapter, No. 122, Rossland. — I have
attended all the meetings of this, my mother Chapter,
except during my absence in England. For some time
the mines have only been working in a small way,
and many have been compelled to move to other
places. Notwithstanding this, two new members have
been admitted this year and two more are on the way.
The only official visit was when I installed and invested
the officers for the present year, and had the pleasure
of presenting Ex. Comp. Embleton with a Past First
Principal's jewel in recognition of his work during 1918.
R. Ex. Comp. Plewman again occupies the First Prin-
cipal's chair, after a lapse of eleven years, and he is
well supported by the other officers. After readjust-
ment following the war, it is expected that the mines
will work on a larger scale than ever.
In conclusion, I wish to thank the Companions for
the honor conferred upon me and for the way my
visits were made pleasant and entertaining. Good
feeling and harmony prevailing, my work was made
easy, and I shall always look back with pleasure to
my year of office.
Speaking generally, the attendance in the Chapters
in the District and the influx of candidates has been
seriously hampered by the war, but there is a small
and faithful band who keep the good work going and
look forward to the brighter times ahead. In the early
winter the influenza ranged through the District and
124 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
all meetings were prohibited for some months. This,
of course, reduced the number of meetings.
I regret that this report is somewhat tardy, but it
is due entirely to the fact that I was unexpectedly de-
tained in England.
Fraternally submitted,
A. M. Betts,
Grand Supt., Yale-Columbia District, No. ig.
Rossland, B.C.
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126 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
SASKATCHEWAN NORTH DISTRICT, No. 20.
To the Most Excellent, the Grand Z., Officers and Com-
panions of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons
of Canada :
Most Excellent Sir and Companions :
I have the honor to submit, for your consideration,
my report on the condition of Capitular Masonry in
the Saskatchewan North District, No. 20, for the year
1918.
During the year I visited every Chapter in the
District, some of them several times. I noted their
condition from fraternal, ritualistic and financial stand-
points, as well as the manner in which the various books
of each Chapter are kept, and I am pleased to say,
all are in excellent condition, if only a little more atten-
tion was given to the collection of the outstanding
dues in a few cases.
My reception by the officers and Companions of
the Chapters has been uniformly cordial and courteous,
and every suggestion offered has been very graciously
accepted. No irregularities of any consequence have
occurred, nothing has developed tending to disturb
the harmony prevailing, and it is a matter of gratifica-
tion to be able to say, that as far as I know, the Com-
panions in every Chapter in the District are fulfilling
their duties and obligations as Masons.
Saskatoon Chapter, No. 165, Saskatoon. — My
official visit to this Chapter was made on the evening of
September 20th, and to which I had looked forward
with pleasure on account of valued acquaintance with a
large number of its members. Nor was I disappointed
in my reception, when a number of the more loyal and
enthusiastic members turned out to welcome me,
though few in number, as compared with the member-
ship of this Chapter, which is the largest in the District.
Their Chapter room is commodious, well equipped,
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 127
with first class furnishings and paraphernalia, and had
any degree work been available for the evening, I am
sure all the proper officers would have been at their
posts, and demonstrated their ability in keeping up
the high standard set by their predecessors. Ex.
Comp. Hawkins, the First Principal, gave proof of his
ability in conferring certain parts of the several degrees
as requested, and knowing, as I do, the earnestness,
sincerity and ability of R. Ex. Comps. Crandon, Orme
and Blackwoo 1, as well as a number of the other officers,
I feel that this Chapter is indeed fortunate. Comp.
Pow, Scribe E., is very attentive to his duties, his books
written up to date, and the success of the Chapter is
partly due to his untiring efforts. At the close of the
Chapter, a pleasant repast was served where the best
of good fellowship prevailed.
Prince Albert Chapter, No. 160, Prince Albert.
— I visited this Chapter officially, on October 15th,
when Ex. Comp. W. E. Bristowe, and his officers,
conferred the Mark Master and Most Excellent degrees
in a very excellent manner. This Chapter is the oldest
in the District, and the work done by its officers still
maintains the high standard of excellence it. has always
been known to display in the past. This Chapter has
excellent appointments, a splendid room for doing
good work, and I cannot refrain from making special
comment upon the high grade furniture and furnishings
to be found therein. I most heartily congratulate the
Companions on providing such an attractive home for
the Royal Craft in their midst. The Chapter books
are kept in a very efficient manner by Ex. Comp.
McMillan the Scribe E. After the work of conferring
the degrees and some discussion on the work, we
adjourned to the "Fourth Degree."
Battleford Chapter, No. 181, Battleford. —
The Companions of this Chapter received me officially
on the afternoon and evening of October 17th.
This Chapter has had a most successful year under the
able guidance of Ex. Comp. Dr. H. E. Ewart, and the
ever willing hand of Comp. W. R. Ridington, the Scribe
128 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
E., to assist in every way possible; in fact the number of
members has practically doubled owing, I think, to
his untiring efforts. In the departure of R. Ex. Comp.
N. T. Brown, to another city, the Chapter has suffered
a severe loss as he was for many years the mainstay
of the Chapter. In the afternoon the Mark Master
Mason and Most Excellent degrees were conferred
upon two candidates by the Ex. Comps. Ewart and
Bond, assisted by their officers, in a most creditable
manner. In the evening the Holy Royal Arch was
faultlessly conferred by First Principal Ex. Comp.
Dr. Ewart, assisted by Ex. Comp. D. McLeay. I
congratulate this Chapter in having such spacious and
elegantly furnished quarters as well as a goodly number
of intelligent, sincere young Companions who have,
during the year, enrolled themselves under the banner,
whereby the precepts of Capitular Masonry may be
brightened and strengthened in the upbuilding of their
fellowmen. The books are perfectly and neatly kept
by Comp. W. R. Ridington, who is one of the most
efficient Scribe E's it has been my pleasure to meet.
I cannot speak too highly of this Chapter as the officers
are efficient and enthusiastic, and it has no doubt a
bright future. After the business of the evening was
over, we spent a pleasant hour around the festive Board,
and the hospitality shown by the Companions, parti-
cularly Ex. Comp. McLeay, at whose home I was the
guest, will long be remembered.
Humboldt Chapter, No. 209, Humboldt. — I paid
my official visit to this Chapter on December 19th,
and was royally welcomed by the Companions, although
I had made arrangements to visit it the month previous,
when ten candidates were in readiness to receive their
degrees, but owing to the epidemic of Influenza it was
deemed advisable to postpone the meeting, and con-
sequently, I did not have the pleasure of seeing the
work conferred. As this was the meeting for the
election of officers I had an opportunity of seeing _ the
Chapter in its routine business, which was done in a
decorous manner. Having been previously advised
that they would have no work on hand, I notified them
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 129
that I would expect to see the Royal Arch work ex-
emplified, and they very graciously complied with my
request. I, therefore, saw the Royal Arch degree
performed upon two of their young members in a very
effective manner by the First Principal Ex. Comp.
O. W. Andreasen, and his capable officers. Although
the youngest Chapter in the District, their work is
fully equal if not better than the oldest. I was parti-
cularly pleased with their close attention to details in
the preparation of the Chapter to confer this degree.
The Companions of this Chapter are enthusiastic in
the work and the material is of the best and under the
guidance of Ex. Comp. Andreasen, Wallace, Yoerger
and Russell, I am quite certain it will continue in its
prosperity. Comp. H. Cheethem, the Scribe E., is
loyal, thorough, and needless to say has his books in
good shape. Their Chapter room, I think is second to
none in the District. It is furnished beautifully, is
commodious, comfortable and neat. I enjoyed the
visit to this Chapter very much and while in Humboldt
had the pleasure of staying at Ex. Comp. Andreasen's
beautiful home.
King George Chapter, No. 207, Yorton. — I
visited this Chapter officially on December 26th. It
being my home Chapter, I have been in attendance at
all the meetings during the year, and on this occasion
was greeted with a good turn out of the Companions.
The Mark Master Mason, Most Excellent Master and
Royal Arch degrees were conferred on a class of candi-
dates by the following officers : Ex. Comp. C. R.
Bull conferred the Mark Master Mason degree ; the
Most Excellent Master degree was conferred by Ex.
Comp. F. J. Moritz, and the Royal Arch degree was
conferred by Ex. Comp. D. McLeay, the First Principal,
who also gave the obligations in the first two degrees,
and have pleasure in stating, that the degrees were in
each case conferred in a correct, capable and impressive
manner. This Chapter regrets exceedingly the loss
of Ex. Comp. McLeay who has been transferred to
Battleford, but what has been Yorkton's loss has been
Battleford's gain, and I am pleased to know he still
130 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
keeps up his interest in Masonry by assisting the
Companions of the town in every way possible. The
books are kept in good shape by Comp. Holmes, and the
conditions of the Chapter generally are everything
to be desired. After the work of the evening
was concluded we repaired to the banquet table where
an enjoyable time was spent.
In conclusion, I desire to express grateful apprecia-
tion of the honor conferred upon me of being elected
to this high office and the uniform courtesy and kindness
with which I have been received throughout the Dis-
trict, and I hope that my efforts in fulfilling the duties
incumbent upon me may have some good results.
Fraternally submitted,
T. F. Acheson,
Grand Supt., Saskatchewan North District, No. 20.
Yorkton, Sask.
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SASKATCHEWAN WEST DISTRICT, No. 21.
To the Most Excellent, the Grand Z., Officers and Com-
panions of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons
of Canada :
Most Excellent Sir and Companions :
I have the honor to submit my report on the condi-
tion of Capitular Masonry in this District :
Assiniboia Chapter, No. 208, Assiniboia. — This
Chapter has had a most successful year and has ex-
cellent prospects for 1919.
Moose Jaw Chapter, No. 162, Moose Jaw. —
With the Officers in charge and the past Principals this
Chapter could not help but have a successful year.
Estevan Chapter, No. 180, Estevan. — I have
been in constant communication with both the Scribe
E. and First Principal of this Chapter and can safely
say the Chapter has had a most successful year.
Shaunavon Chapter, No. 211, Shaunavon. — This
Chapter has had a successful year, but was seriously
handicapped during the last half of the year, having
its property destroyed by fire and have only recently
been able to get it replaced. I propose holding a Chap-
ter of Instruction there this month.
Weyburn Chapter, No. 173, Weyburn. — This
Chapter is in a very healthy and prosperous condition,
and I look for big progress from it in 1919.
Unity Chapter, No. 186, Swift Current. — Al-
though we did not increase our membership as much
as usual this year, owing largely to the fact of having
to discontinue meetings for several months during the
epidemic of Influenza, we had a very successful year,
the degree work being splendidly done, with a good
average attendance of members.
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 133
In conclusion, I would like to express my regret at
not being able to visit all the Chapters. I had planned
to visit them all in the District during November, but,
owing to the unfortunate epidemic that prevailed at
that time, prevented me carrying out my plan.
Fraternally submitted,
M. C. C. James.
Grand Supt., Saskatchewan West District, No. 21,
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SASKATCHEWAN EAST DISTRICT, No. 22.
To the Most Excellent, the Grand Z., Officers and Com-
panions of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons
of Canada :
Most Excellent Sir and Companions :
I have much pleasure in submitting for your con-
sideration my report on the condition of Capitular
Masonry in Saskatchewan East District, No. 22, for
1918.
There has been a general brightening up of the Royal
Craft in this District since the cessation of hostilities,
but the outbreak of the Influenza epieemie necessitated
the closing of the Chapters during the fall, and some had
to remain closed during the early winter. I had
planned to visit the Chapters in the fall, but had to
postpone my visits until later. The tabulated report
of meetings held, is not an index to the condition of the
Chapters throughout the District, ,as they had no option,
but to close during some of the months in which they
are usually most active.
I officially visited the Chapters as follows : Trinity,
No. 192, Melville, October 10th ; Golden Compass,
No. 170, Sintaluta, February 25th ; Moose Mountain,
No. 166, Areola, March 6th ; Wascana, No. 121,
Regina, March 10th ; Orient, No. 194, Moosomin, on
March 19th ; Govan, No. 193, at Govan, April 1st,
and I wish to thank the Companions for the cordial
reception and many courtesies extended to me.
I found peace and harmony prevailing in every
Chapter. As in civil life citizens are talking recon-
struction so in every Chapter. I found that the Com-
panions are earnestly striving to build up their Chapters,
so as to properly fit in with the new conditions. Material
seems to be coming forward more freely and the coming
year will see great advancement. Thanks to the
136 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
efficient work of my predecessors, I find good work
being done in all the Chapters.
Wascana Chapter, No. 121, Regina. — This being
my home Chapter, it is hard to give an unprejudiced
estimate of its progress. The Companions are becom-
ing more interested in the study of the Craft and of
its value to them as citizens. During the year, several
talks have been given on subjects relating to Capitular
Masonry. The interest taken in these discussions
and larger attendance, when such are announced,
augur well. Our Chapter has been highly honored by
having one of our Companions, M. Ex. Comp. A. S.
Gorrell, filling the chair of Grand First Principal.
He honored and clelighted us on the night of my official
visit, by an address on the General Work of Grand
Chapter, throughout Canada, which was delivered in
his usual happy and entertaining manner.
Moose Mountain Chapter, No. 166, Arcola. —
This has been one of the weaker Chapters, and has
suffered many drawbacks. The brunt of the hard
time struggle has been borne alone by Ex. Comp.
Gibson for several years, but for the coming year the
new officers are taking hold in such an energetic and
efficient manner, that good progress will be made. My
visit to this Chapter was a pleasant one as I had not
visited it since the date of its institution when I re-
ceived the degrees from R. Ex. Comp. Shaw, the late
R. Ex. Comp. Meek and R. Ex., now M. Ex. Comp.
Gorrell. The breezy manner in which M. Ex. Comp.
Gorrell put the junior officers and candidates through
their work will always remain in my memory.
Golden Compass Chapter, No. 170, Sintaluta. —
This Chapter has not made much progress for a few
years, but the Companions assure me that the obstacles
have been cleared away and judging from the excellent
work I saw done, good progress can be expected.
Trinity Chapter, No. 192, Melville. — This is a
bright spot in Capitular Masonry, excellent work is
done in the Chapter, but the Companions are to be
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 137
congratulated on the manner in which they handle the
Fourth degree. After every Convocation the Com-
panions assemble around the festive board, and after
light refreshment and social chatter, have a couple
of addresses or papers read on Masonic, or subjects
of general educational value. On the night I was
present, a doctor and a druggist each gave a paper on a
subject, on which they were qualified to speak, both
were very interesting and instructive. More of this
kind of work could be profitably done in other Chapters.
Govan Chapter, No. 193, Govan. This Chapter
is making good progress. I frequently have the pri-
vilege of meeting the Companions who are energetic.
Their Convocations are always interesting and their
work well done.
Orient Chapter, No. 194, Moosomin. — This
Chapter has a number of capable, well skilled and en-
thusastic Companions who are doing good work. On
the night of my visit a discussion on how they could
welcome home the Companions from the front, and the
relation that should exist between the Chapter and the
families of such Companions, showed that while doing
ritual work the spirit behind the same has not been
overlooked.
In conclusion, I wish to thank the Companions for
the honor they conferred upon me in electing me as
Grand Superintendent of this District, and trust that
I may have the privilege and pleasure of visiting your
Chapter from time to time.
Fraternally submitted,
Francis B. Reilly,
Grand Supt., Saskatchewan East District, No. 22.
Regina, Sask.
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NEW ONTARIO DISTRICT, No. 23.
To the Most Excellent, the Grand First Principal, Officers
and Companions of the Grand Chapter of Royal
Arch Masons of Canada :
Most Excellent Sir and Companions :
I have the honor to present my report on the
condition of Capitular Masonry in New Ontario
District, No. 23.
During my term of office, I have visited every
Chapter in the District, in my official capacity, and I
would be remiss if I did not express the appreciation
I feel, for the courteous treatment I received; there was
nothing left undone by the Chapters in their efforts
to show respect to the Grand Chapter which I was
privileged to represent.
On July 24th, I had the pleasure of instituting
Northern Lights Chapter, U.D. at Timmins. Accom-
panying me on this occasion were R. Ex. Comps. C. W.
Haentschel and F. W. Haynes ; Ex. Comps. F. H.
Todd, Jas. Taylor, M. McLeod and the officers of
Cobalt Chapter, No. 203, and Temiskaming Chapter,
No. 169. The new Chapter received a splendid start,
having twenty Charter members. Thirty-two petitions
were received and seventeen candidates were exalted
at the opening meeting ; Cobalt Chapter working the
Mark and Most Excellent Master degrees, and Temis-
kaming Chapter the Royal Arch. Great credit is due
these two Chapters for the whole-hearted manner in
which they came to the assistance of the new Chapter.
Twenty-two Companions travelled 150 miles, and
spent two days on the trip in order that "Northern
Lights" Chapter should receive a proper start. This
is a tribute worthy the best traditions of the Royal
Craft in New Ontario.
Pembroke Chapter, No. 58, Mattawa. — Accom-
panied by R. Ex. Comp. C. W. Haentschel, I visited
140 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
this Chapter on March 18th. There was no degree
work done, but three petitions were received, the first
in over a year. Pembroke Chapter had just recently
suffered a severe loss by the death of Ex. Comp. G. S.
Richardson, First Principal. This sad event, coupled
with a severe outbreak of Influenza in the town, was
responsible for the Chapter being closed for the winter.
This Chapter is in splendid shape financially, but is in
need of a revival of interest if it is to keep pace with
the other Chapters in the District.
Tuscan Chapter, No. 95, Sudbury. — I paid my
official visit to this Chapter on January 23rd, and
found Ex. Comp. W. McDonald, First Principal, an
enthusiastic worker, who has with him a set of officers
whose interest in the work augurs well for Tuscan's
future. The Mark Master Mason degree was con-
ferred in a very creditable manner.
Algonquin Chapter, No. 102, Sault Ste. Marie.
■ — This the largest Chapter in the District, was visited
by me on January 24th. The reception accorded me
was one that I will ever remember with pleasure.
There were over 100 Companions present, including
about 35 from the Michigan " Soo." The Mark Master
Mason degree was conferred in a faultless manner,
and Ex. Comp. Johnston is to be congratulated
on the quality of the work, and the excellence of
the entertainment, which followed. The Chapter
is in splendid shape and has a brilliant future.
St. John's Chapter, No. 103, North Bay. — I
visited this Chapter on February 6th, Ex. Comp. F. H.
Todd accompanying me. I found Ex. Comp. Harry
Thorpe and his officers most enthusiastic and efficient.
The Most Excellent Master degree was worked in a
manner that reflects great credit on the Chapter, and
it is regrettable that the Companions do not appear
to support the officers by a more regular attendance,
but I have no doubt the efforts of this year's officers
will meet with the success they merit.
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 141
Temiskaming Chapter, No. 169, New Liskeard. —
This Chapter was visited by me on March 5th. It is a
pleasure to visit Temiskaming Chapter with its splendid
array of Past Principals, whose interest keeps pace
with the healthy progress of the Chapter. On this
occasion all three degrees were conferred in the efficient
manner that is characteristic of the Companions in
New Liskeard. This is a busy Chapter with a bright
future.
Cobalt Chapter, No. 203, Cobalt. — I visited this
Chapter on February 18th, and was agreeably surprised
at the interest and efficiency displayed, in view of the
fact, that the epidemic of Influenza had been the cause
of the Chapter remaining closed for some months, and
had caused the death of two of its most valued officers ;
these were Comps. Thos. McCauley, Scribe E. and N.
M. Creyk, Auditor. Their loss is keenly felt as both
were enthusiastic workers. The work of the evening,
the Mark Master Mason degree, was conferred in the
impressive manner that has always obtained in this
splendid young Chapter. The officers are displaying an
interest in the work that warrants the belief that a
bright future is in store for Cobalt, No. 203.
Northern Lights Chapter, U.D., Timmins. — The
"Baby" Chapter of the District, I visited on February
19th, and if the quality of the work done on that
occasion is any criterion, the older Chapters will have
to look to their laurels. The Mark Master Mason
degree constituted the work of the evening, and was
conferred in a very able manner. In view of the
large field from which to draw members, the
splendid Chapter room and paraphernalia, and
the ability and interest displayed by the officers,
I have no hesitation in recommending that a
Charter be granted at the next Convocation of
Grand Chapter. It is with sincere regret that I have
to record since my visit, the death of Ex. Comp. D.
Hoggarth, Third Principal of this Chapter.
In closing, I wish to thank the Companions of the
District, for the honor conferred upon me, in electing
142 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
me to the office of Grand Superintendent, also the
Scribes E. for their uniform promptness and courtesy,
and to all, who by their help and kindness have made
my term of office one that is replete with recollections
I shall always cherish.
Fraternally submitted,
Robt. LeHeup,
Grand Supt., New Ontario District, No. 23.
Haileybury, Ont.
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KLONDIKE CHAPTER, No. 154. (Unattached).
To the Most Excellent, the Grand Z., Principals and
Officers of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons
of Canada.
Most Excellent Sir and Companions :
I have the honor to submit for your consideration
the following report on the condition of Royal Arch
Masonry in this District for the year 1918.
I regret to state, that, generally speaking, conditions
in this District are not as good as when I made my last
report. The purchasing power of gold, our only pro-
duct, has decreased fully fifty per cent, in the past few
years, owing to the continued advance in the cost of
mining supplies and equipment. Because of this
condition, and the high wages paid elsewhere, a very
large number has left the Territory during the past
year, all of which, directly and indirectly, detracts
from the prosperity of Capitular Masonry in our
District.
In addition to the large number of our members
who moved away from Dawson the past summer,
three of our most enthusiastic Companions went down
with the ill-fated Princess Sophia in the appalling
disaster of October 25th last.
At the November Convocation, a staff of competent
officers was elected, officers thoroughly acquainted with
every phase of the work. A spirit of harmony prevails,
leaving but very little for the Acting Grand Superin-
tendent to do.
Thanking you for the honor of representing the
Grand Chapter in this District for the past year.
Fraternally submitted,
A. J. Gillis,
Acting Grand Supt., Yukon District.
Dawson, Y.T.
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It was moved by R. Ex. Comp. W. N. Ponton,
seconded by M. Ex. Comp. W. S. R. Murch, and
Resolved, — That the reports of the Grand Superintendents of
Districts be referred to the Committee on the Condition of Capitular
Masonry, to report later at this Convocation.
COMMUNICATIONS.
Letters were read, regretting inability to be present,
from M. Ex. Comp. D. F. Macwatt, Sarnia, Grand
Representative of the Grand Chapter of Scotland, near
the Grand Chapter of Canada ; R. Ex. Comps. Ben-
jamin Allen, Grand Representative of the Grand Chap-
ter of Maine, near the Grand Chapter of Canada ;
H. S. Griffin, Grand J., and Grand Representative of
the Grand Chapter of Pennsylvania, near the Grand
Chapter of Canada ; F. B. Gregory, Grand Represen-
tative of the Grand Chapter of South Carolina, near
the Grand Chapter of Canada ; G. E. Parkes, Past
Grand Superintendent of Niagara District, No. 7.
GRAND CHAPTER OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
A Communication, dated Vancouver, B.C., April
26th, 1919, addressed to the Grand Scribe E., from
M. Ex. Comp. H. H. Watson, was read, in which it
was stated :
"I beg to enclose petitions signed by twelve of the seventeen
Chapters in the Province of British Columbia, asking for approval
and recognition of a Grand Chapter for the aforesaid Province.
Will you please present these petitions to the Grand Chapter of Canada
at the meeting to be held next month at Winnipeg.
"The Companions of British Columbia seem to be fairly un-
animous in the matter, so far every Chapter we have heard from is
in favor of it. The Chapters at Fernie and at Cumberland are not
in very good shape and are not holding meetings at the present
time. We will probably hear from Grand Forks, Nelson and
Cranbrook in time to have their names added to the petitions, but
we felt that we should not delay longer in forwarding the petitions
as the time is getting short.
"At this writing I am not able to say whether we will have a
representative from B.C. at your meeting, or not, but we will do
our best. If there is anything we should do, that we have not
done, I would appreciate it very much if you would advise me, as
we are extremely anxious that everything should be ship-shape.
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 147
If it happens that we have no representative at the meeting, will
you please advise me, by wire, of the action the Grand Chapter
takes, as we will only have a very short time to arrange for a meeting
at the same time as our Grand Lodge meets."
Another letter, dated Vancouver, B.C., May 8th,
1919, from M. Ex. Comp. H. H. Watson, was also
read :
"Many thanks for your favor acknowledging receipt of peti-
tions from twelve B.C. Chapters. I now enclose another from
Rocky Mountain Chapter, No. 125, Cranbrook.
Nelson Chapter, No. 123, did not sign the petition, but sends
in the following resolution :
" 'Resolved, That, in the opinion of Nelson Chapter, No.
123, steps should be taken by the Chapters in British Columbia
to unite with the Royal Arch Masons in Alberta and form one
Grand Chapter for Alberta and British Columbia.'
"I have not received any reply yet from Boundary Chapter at
Grand Forks. If it comes along I will forward it at once."
Following was the form of Petition presented :
" To the Most Excellent The Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of
Canada :
"The undersigned, being a regular Chapter under The Grand
Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of Canada, having well considered
the proposal of forming a Grand Chapter for the Province of British
Columbia, being firm in the belief that such Grand Chapter will
result in deeper interest being taken in Capitular Masonry in the
aforesaid Province, and having the prosperity of the Royal Craft
at heart, humbly petition The Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons
of Canada for approval and recognition of a Grand Chapter in the
Province of British Columbia."
The Petitions were signed by the First Principals
and Scribes E., as well as Seals attached of the Chap-
ters set forth :
No. Name Place
98 — Vancouver Vancouver.
120— Kootenay Kaslo.
122 — Rossland Rossland.
124 — Westminster New Westminster.
125 — Rocky Mountain. . . .Cranbrook.
127 — Keystone Nanaimo.
128 — Revelstoke Revelstoke.
157 — Okanagan .Vernon.
1 78 — Kaien Prince Rupert.
182 — Camosun Victoria.
190 — Pacific Vancouver.
191 — North Vancouver. . .North Vancouver.
206 — Kelowna Kelowna.
148 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
The Communications of M. Ex. Comp. H. H.
Watson and the Petitions from the several Chapters,
in British Columbia, were, on motion of R. Ex. Comp.
W. N. Ponton, seconded by M. Ex. Comp. W. S. R.
Murch, referred to a special Committee for report.
Formation of a Grand Chapter for British
Columbia Approved
"The Sub- Committee appointed by the Executive Committee
of this Grand Chapter, to consider the Petitions from the Com-
panions of British Columbia, for the formation of a Grand Chapter,
"Desire to express the high esteem in which the Companions
of British Columbia are held by this Grand Chapter, and deeply
regret the severance of our beloved Companions from the Mother
Chapter.
"Yet, as the Grand Chapter of Canada has placed on record
their willingness to co-operate with the Companions of the various
Provinces in the promotion of the Royal Craft, join with our Most
Excellent the Grand Z. in wishing them every success in their
endeavors, and also rejoice in their ability and strength in forming
a Grand Chapter of the Holy Royal Arch. Therefore, we recom-
mend that the prayer of the Petitioners be granted.
"Further we recommend that the sum of One Thousand
Dollars be paid to the said Grand Chapter of British Columbia,
p ayable in two instalments of Five Hundred Dollars each, the first
on 1st August, 1919, and the second on 1st January, 1920."
Respectfully submitted.
A. Shaw, Chairman.
W. S. R. Murch.
W. G. Reid.
George Moore.
It was moved by M. Ex. Comp. A. Shaw, seconded
by M. Ex. Comp. George Moore, and
Resolved, — That the report of the Special Committee on the
request of the Chapters in British Columbia, to form a Grand
Chapter in that Province, be acceded to by this Grand Body, and
that our Grand Scribe E. telegraph M. Ex. Comp. H. H. Watson
to this effect, and wishing him God-speed.
This resolution, upon being submitted to Grand
Chapter, was unanimously adopted.
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 149
COPIES OF TELEGRAMS SENT AND RECEIVED
Toronto, June 17th, 1919.
H. H. Watson, Esq.,
Masonic Temple,
Seymour and Georgia Sts.,
Vancouver, B.C.
As requested, am pleased to notify you that Grand Chapter
of Canada, to-day in Annual Convocation, unanimously approved
of the formation of a Grand Chapter for British Columbia. Wish-
ing you God-speed. Writing particulars.
Henry T. Smith,
Grand Scribe E.
Vancouver, B.C., June 18th, 1919.
Henry T. Smith, Esq.,
Grand Scribe E.,
Masonic Temple,
Toronto, Ont.
Many thanks for kind Telegram and approval of Grand Chapter
of Canada and good wishes. Grand Chapter British Columbia
formed to-day and officers installed. H. H. Watson, Grand Z.;
M. H. Morrison, Prince Rupert, Grand H.; C. F. Sherwin, Kaslo,
Grand J. ; J. W. Prescott, Grand Scribe E* Writing particulars.
J. W. Prescott,
Grand Scribe E.
REPORT OF THE GRAND SCRIBE E.
To the Most Excellent the Grand Z., Officers and Com-
panions of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons
of Canada :
Companions, — The past year has been an exceed-
ingly prosperous one for Capitular Masonry in this
Jurisdiction, notwithstanding the unsettled conditions
which have prevailed, and all indications for the
coming year are bright, now that the Great European
conflict has ended so happily for Canada and the
British Empire.
The epidemic of influenza, that was prevalent
throughout Canada, in the fall and winter just passed,
caused considerable unrest among the Chapters.
150 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
Many deaths of prominent Officers resulted from
the epidemic. It is estimated that the deaths
throughout the world from the epidemic have been
over eight millions of people, and the Royal Craft
in this jurisdiction keenly felt its effect by the death
toll of the members.
In the office of the Grand Scribe E., the corre-
spondence during the past year has been exceedingly
heavy. This could be lightened if the Scribes E. of
the Chapters would show a little more consideration
in replying to communications sent them, and in having
their Annual Returns, when due, promptly in the
hands of the Grand Scribe E.
This year's proceedings will contain, as last year,
the Honor Roll, and it will be found to have nearly
fourteen hundred names of Companions. Some of
them have paid the "Supreme Sacrifice." We should
remember "A Nation is worthless that will not venture
all for its Honor," and our brave Companions who
have passed away, while discharging a duty to their
Country, should not be forgotten by us, for they are
deserving of our honor.
Grand Chapter, at its last Annual Convocation,
donated to the Canadian Red Cross Society $1,000.00.
The President of the Toronto Branch, R. Ex. Comp.
K. J. Dunstan, to whom this and other donations had
been sent, in one of his communications to the Grand
Scribe E., said, "When passing through the Duchess of
Connaught Canadian Red Cross Hospital at Cliveden,
England, he noticed ten tablets on beds, showing they
had been given by the Grand Chapter of Canada.
There may have been more in other wards." This in-
formation must undoubtedly be gratifying to the
members of Grand Chapter, in knowing how their
donations had been acted upon.
Crow's Nest Chapter, No. 137, Fernie, B.C., was
referred to in last year's report as having voluntarily
surrendered its Warrant and books. Early in the
year the Grand Superintendent of Kootenay District,
No. 18, forwarded to the office of the Grand Scribe E.
the Warrant, Seal and Books of this Chapter.
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 151
Cyrus Chapter, No. 142, Cumberland, B.C., is the
only Chapter to be reported as a delinquent. In May,
1918, a communication was received from the Scribe E.,
saying that he was unable to hold Convocations of the
Chapter, owing to the members not attending. Now
that the war is over, it may be possible for an energetic
Companion to revive an interest in the Chapter.
Eighty-nine Dispensations have been issued during
the year. Many of these were for qualifying Com-
panions, elected to fill positions of Z.'s and H.'s, chang-
ing dates of Convocations, due largely to the closing of
all meetings of Societies by the Health Boards, through-
out the Country, owing to the epidemic of influenza,
and a few for holding "At Homes" and wearing Royal
Arch regalia.
The membership of Grand Chapter, December 31st,
1917, was 19,601, with 165 Chapters. During the year
ending December 31st, 1918, the registrations, joinings
and restorations have been 1,852 ; the withdrawals,
suspensions and deaths, 1,049, leaving a net gain of
803, and making a total membership of 20,404, with
165 Chapters. There were two new Chapters in-
stituted, but as Crow's Nest, No. 137, Fernie, B.C.,
became dormant, and Kether, No. 177, Pincher Creek,
Alta., joined the Grand Chapter of Alberta, this leaves
the same number of Chapters as the previous year.
The increase in membership is a most creditable one,
when the prevalent conditions, during the past year,
are taken into consideration.
From the Annual Statement attached, it will be
seen that, in fees and dues from the different Chapters,
there has been received $14,548.35. The items making
up this amount, with the disbursements, are fully set
forth in the Reports of the Treasurer and the Audit
and Finance Committee.
Certificates of Good Standing
Companions residing in the Province of Alberta,
desiring certificates of Good Standing, on account of
their respective Chapters having surrendered their
warrants to the Grand Chapter of Canada, and the
152 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
Grand Scribe E., being authorized by resolution,
adopted at the Annual Convocation, February 28th,
1917, to grant such certificates, on being satisfied that
the Companions were in good standing on the records
of Grand Chapter, certificates were issued as follows :
Roy K. Lillie, Otuskwan, No. 179, G.R.C., Calgary.
John Scott, Otuskwan, No. 179, G.R.C., Calgary.
Thomas McMurray Turnbull, North Star, No. 118,
G.R.C., Edmonton.
Certificates of Good Standing were also, by author-
ity, issued to :
W. L. Roberts, who was a member of Seymore,
No. 38, G.R.C., Shelburne, Ont., which Chapter be-
came dormant many years ago, for the purpose of
affiliating with Mount Horeb, No. 20, G.R.C., Brant-
ford, Ont., and to :
Joseph Austin, a member of Crow's Nest, No. 137,
G.R.C., Fernie, B.C., a Chapter which became dormant
January 29th, 1918.
Warrants Cancelled and Returned to Alberta
Chapters
In the adjustment of the "Alberta Difficulty," in
the year 1917, the Warrants and Seals of the Chapters,
severing their connection with the Grand Chapter of
Canada, were to be forwarded to the office of the Grand
Scribe E. and, at the request of an Alberta Chapter,
the Warrant of that Chapter, after being duly can-
celled, could be returned :
Alberta, No. 106, G.R.C., Calgary. Warrant
marked cancelled and returned.
Calgary, No. 189, G.R.C., Calgary. Warrant
marked cancelled and returned.
Keystone, No. 196, G.R.C., Red Deer. Warrant
marked cancelled and returned.
Active Chapters
The Chapters reporting, during the year, 15 or
more exaltations, are as follows :
The St. Patrick, No. 145, Toronto, 133 ; Battleford,
No. 181, Battleford, 75 ; Antiquity, No. 91, Toronto,
47 ; Saskatoon, No. 165, Saskatoon, 46 ; Shekinah,
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 153
No. 138, Toronto, 42 ; Ark, No. 80, Windsor, 41 ;
Anct. Frontenac and Cataraqui, No. 1, Kingston, and
Occident, No. 77, Toronto, 39 each ; St. John's, No. 6,
Hamilton, 38 ; The Hiram, No. 2, Hamilton, 37 ;
Mount Sinai, U.D., Toronto, 35 ; King Solomon's,
No. 8, Toronto, 33 ; Toronto, No. 185, Toronto, 32 ;
Mount Horeb, No. 20, Brantford, 30 ; Shuniah, No. 82,
Port Arthur, 28 ; Vancouver, No. 98, Vancouver, 25 ;
Mt. Moriah, No. 19, St. Catharines, and Orient, No.
79, Toronto, 24 each ; Algonquin, No. 102, Sault Ste.
Marie, 20 ; St. Andrew and St. John, No. 4, Toronto,
Fort William, No. 140, Fort William, and Northern
Lights, U.D., Timmins, 19 each ; St. George's, No. 5,
London, Victoria, No. 37, Port Hope, and Prince
Rupert, No. 52, Winnipeg, 18 each ; The Moira, No. 7,
Belleville, 17 ; Govan, No. 193, Govan, 16 ; Grimsby,
No. 69, Grimsby, 15.
New Chapters
The authorized warrant, after the last Annual Con-
vocation, was engrossed and forwarded to the proper
officer for the following Chapter : Shaunavon, No. 211,
Shaunavon, Saskatchewan.
Chapters under Dispensation
Mount Sinai Chapter, Toronto, Ont., received its
Dispensation and was instituted with 29 petitioners.
It now has a membership of 65. It was continued
under Dispensation last year, owing to it having been
instituted a few days before the Annual Convocation
of Grand Chapter, and it now asks for its warrant.
In addition to the foregoing, the following Chapters
were regularly instituted on the dates given :
The Northern Lights, Timmins, Ont. — Instituted
July 24th, 1918. Petitioners, twenty : David Alex-
ander Hoggarth, Dayton Ostrosser, William Henry
Peters, Charles Gunning Williams, Cecil Nicholson
Towell, John W. Fogg, Joseph Samuel Amm, George
Verral Fulton, James E. Boyle, Charles Milton Carr,
Hugh Boyle, No. 169; Reginald J. Jemmett, William
John Kerr, Albert Levi Joyner, Charles Gordon
154 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
Kemsley, William Whitfield White, No. 203 ; William
McCracken, No. 103 ; Maxwell Smith, No. 95 ;
G.R.C.; Charles Humphrey, No. 58, G.R.N. Y.;
James K. Moore, No. 264, G.R.S.
Vimy, Inwood, Ont. — Instituted March 17th, 1919.
Petitions, seventeen : Neil A. Campbell, William R.
Dawson, James Brown, Clark Phillip Freeman, Foster
Wellington Smith, Johnston Vance, John William
Johnston, Arthur Ernest Loosemore, William English,
J. H. Morrison, William John Bourne, Mark Burford,
Robert Luke, No. 53 : Charles Noel Sarney, No. 44 ;
Percy H. Streeter, No. 47 ; H. A. Gilroy, No. 80 ;
Arthur Ernest Johnston, No. 186, G.R.C.
By-laws
By-laws have been presented to the M. Ex. the
Grand Z., and approved for the following Chapters :
Keystone, No. 35 ; Enterprise, No. 67 ; Tuscan,
No. 95 ; King Cyrus, No. 119 ; St. Andrew's, No. 139 ;
The St. Patrick, No. 145 ; Alberton, No. 152 ; The
Beaches, No. 163.
Amendments to by-laws of Chapters have also been
submitted and approved as follows :
St. George's, No. 5 ; King Solomon's, No. 8 ;
Prince Edward, No. 31 ; Waterloo, No. 32 ; Signet,
No. 34 ; Harris, No. 41 ; Palestine, No. 54 ; York,
No. 62 ; St. Paul's, No. 65 ; Grand River, No. 70 ;
Occident, No. 77 ; Shuniah, No. 82 ; Tuscan, No. 95 ;
Algonquin, No. 102 ; Wardworth, No. 110,; Maple,
No. 116 ; King Cyrus, No. 119 ; St. Francis, No. 133 ;
Succoth, No. 135 ; Presque Isle, No. 144 ; The St.
Patrick, No. 145 ; Klondike, No. 154 ; The Beaches,
No. 163 ; Kaien, No. 178 ; Toronto, No. 185.
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919
155
ANNUAL STATEMENT
Year 1st February, 1918, to 31st January, 1919.
FEES AND DUES FROM CHAPTERS.
1 Anct. Frontenac
andCataraqui. $ 188 00
2 The Hiram. . : . . . 285 50
3 St. John's 225 35
4 St. Andrew and
St. John 169 50
5 St. George's 209 00
6 St. John's 296 60
7 TheMoira 145 00
8 King Solomon's.. 242 15
15 Wawanosh 3 00
16 Carleton 308 95
18 Oxford 48 65
19 Mount Moriah. . . 164 50
20 Mount Horeb 172 35
22 Grenville 80 50
23 Ezra 106 35
24 Tecumseh 110 00
26 St. Mark's 98 50
27 Manitou 122 60
28 Pentalpha 85 90
29 McCallum 49 20
30 Huron 60 00
31 Prince Edward. . . 90 50
32 Waterloo 105 50
34 Signet 151 80
35 Keystone 101 00
36 Corinthian 107 45
37 Victoria 105 50
40 Guelph 69 35
41 Harris 47 50
44 Mount Sinai 41 00
45 Excelsior 47 70
46 St. James 55 50
47 Wellington 142 55
48 St. John's 33 40
52 Prince Rupert ... 240 50
53 Bruce 59 50
54 Palestine 153 75
55 Niagara 45 50
56 Georgian 77 00
57 King Hiram 36 50
58 Pembroke 17 50
59 Sussex 92 60
60 Doric 43 50
61 Granite 38 05
62 York $ 85 25
63 Havelock 54 50
64 Willson 84 50
65 St. Paul's 78 80
66 The Malloch 63 75
67 Enterprise 89 50
68 Maitland 18 50
69 Grimsby 58 55
70 Grand River .... 24 80
71 Prince of Wales. . 43 75
72 Keystone 65 80
73 Erie 4 00
74 Beaver 38 85
75 St. Clair 37 50
76 Mount Nebo 128 85
77 Occident 341 75
78 Minnewawa 30 50
79 Orient 136 00
80 Ark 274 70
81 Aylmer 69 00
82 Shuniah 179 00
83 Ionic 62 80
84 Lebanon 57 50
88 MacNabb 41 00
90 Golden 93 50
91 Antiquity 283 40
94 Midland 113 50
95 Tuscan 108 55
98 Vancouver 175 25
100 St. Lawrence 60 50
101 Corinthian 98 65
102 Algonquin 249 50
103 St. John's 63 50
104 White Oak 38 75
110 Warkworth 38 90
112 St. John's 52 50
113 Covenant 55 50
114 Bonnechere 73 50
115 Brant 46 00
116 Maple 61 80
117 Kitchener 67 75
119 King Cyrus 108 00
121 Wascana 151 60
122 Rossland 57 40
123 Nelson 47 50
124 Westminster 96 20
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GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
125 Rocky Mountain. $ 31 10
127 Keystone 66 50
128 Revelstoke 7 25
129 Elliot 29 50
131 Amabel 19 50
132 Leeds 74 50
133 St. Francis 56 50
134 King Darius 20 20
135 Succoth 83 00
136 King Edward.... 109 10
138 Shekinah 198 00
139 St. Andrew's 70 85
140 Fort William 157 00
141 Keystone 42 35
142 Cyrus 21 50
143 Glengarry 25 50
144 Presqu' Isle 8 00
145 The St. Patrick's. 586 35
146 Bernard 36 50
148 St. John's 15
149 Atwood 57 20
150 London 119 50
151 Laurentian 47 80
152 Alberton 38 50
153 Sombra 58 85
154 Klondike 9 25
155 Ancaster 53 50
156 Avondale. ...'... 77 50
157 Okanagan 37 50
160 Prince Albert. ... 56 10
161 Madoc 58 20
162 Moose Jaw 152 50
163 The Beaches 53 50
164 Lome 35 00
165 Saskatoon 269 65
166 Moose Mountain. 42 60
167 Kichikewana 66 90
168 Ionic $ 62 00
169 Temiskaming. ... 96 00
171 Rabboni 91 50
173 Weyburn 92 50
174 Boundary 21 50
175 The Hamilton. .. 57 50
178 Kaien 80 50
180 Estevan 50 15
181 Battleford 266 75
182 Camosun 78 00
183 Mount Sinai 2 25
184 Hugh Murray .. . 22 75
185 Toronto 173 50
186 Unity 120 20
187 Connaught 153 05
190 Pacific 58 15
191 North Vancouver 32 50
192 Trinity 48 10
193 Govan 83 00
194 Orient 61 35
195 Peel 26 90
198 Couchiching 53 00
203 Cobalt 98 60
205 Victoria 24 50
206 Kelowna 40 00
207 King George 73 50
208 Assiniboia 41 50
209 Humboldt 62 70
210 Kitchener 31 25
211 Shaunavon 49 10
u.d. Mount Sinai 107 00
u.d. Northern Lights . 66 00
u.d. Vimy 35 00
Sundries 25 00
$14,548 35
Fraternally submitted,
Henry T. Smith,
Grand Scribe E.
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919
157
GRAND TREASURER'S STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT
1st February, 1918, to 31st January, 1919
Received by Grand
Scribe "E" on Ac-
count of Dues,
Fees, etc., from
Chapters $14,548 35
Interest on Invest-
ments 1,623 48
$16,171 83
Accounts Paid —
Cheques and Cash. $ 8,502 83
Halifax Relief Grant. 1,000 00
Canadian Red Cross. 1,000 00
Grand Chapter of
Alberta 1,000 00
Benevolent Grants . . 1,720 00
$13,222 83
Excess of Receipts
over Payments. . . . *2,949 00
$16,171 83
INVESTMENT ACCOUNT.
Investments, 31st
Jan., 1918 :
As per last Account $31,375 73
Fourth War Loan,
Bonds,
S3.000.00, Cost. . . 2,966 10
Fifth War Loan,
Sy 2 % Bond s,
S3,000.0^, Cost. .. 3,000 00
S37.341 83
Debentures Matured —
Mercantile Trust
Co., Ltd $ 3,000 00
Toronto General
Trust 2,000 00
5,000 00
Investments, 31st
Jan., 1919, as per
List 32,341 83
$37,341 83
31st January, 1918, Capital—
At Canadian Bank of Commerce $ 6,803 50
Incidentals Account, in hand 9 73
$ 6,813 23
Investments as per Schedule 31,375 73
31st January, 1919, Capital—
At Canadian Bank of Commerce $ 8,790 75
Incidentals Account, in hand 5 38
$38,188 96
$ 8,796 13
Investments, as per Schedule 32,341 83
$41,137 96
Capital Enhancement, as above *$2,949 00
Geo. Moore, Bryan Pontifex, F.C.A.,
Grand Treasurer. Auditor.
158 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
INVESTMENTS HELD, 31st JANUARY, 1919.
$16,352 30 Cost of $17,000.00 Toronto Industrial Debentures,
5 per cent. Interest, due 1st December, 1925.
2,521 00 City of Stratford Debentures. Interest, 4 per cent.
Due 1st January, 1927.
2,659 75 Town of Oshawa, Interest, 4>£ per cent., $1,300.61,
due 1st December, 1921 ; $1,359.14 due 1st
December, 1922.
1,191 56 Village of Weston, Interest 6%, $578.43 due 1st Oct.,
1920 ; $613.13 due 1st October, 1921.
1,173 00 Cost of $1,200.00 Canadian War Loan (1st). Interest,
5%. Due 1st December 1925.
2,478 12 Cost of $2,500.00 Canadian War Loan (4th). Interest,
5^%. Due 1st December, 1937.
2,966 10 Cost of $3,000.00 Canadian War Loan (4th). Interest,
5>^%. Due 1st December { 1937.
3,000 00 Cost of $3,000.00 Canadian War Loan (5th). Interest,
5#%. Due 1st November, 1933.
$32,341 83— Total Cost. Face Value, $33,072.31.
Geo. Moore, Bryan Pontifex, F.C.A.,
Grand Treasurer. Auditor.
It was moved by R. Ex. Comp. W. N. Ponton,
seconded by M. Ex. Comp. W. S. R. Murch, and
Resolved, — That the statements of the Grand Scribe E., and
Grand Treasurer for the year 1918, be received and referred to the
Executive Committee for audit, and to report thereon at the present
Convocation.
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919
159
Chapter N
BENEVOLENCE.
To the Most Excellent Grand Z. and Companions of the
Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of Canada :
The Committe on Benevolence have examined the
applications for relief presented to them and respect-
fully recommend that the following grants be made :
. 1— Comp. E. H. B $ 60 00
1— Daughter of S. D. F 30 00
3— Widow of T. W 50 00
3— Widow of J. J. H 50 00
6— Widow of J. H 00
8— Widow of D. C 130 00
26— Widow of H. C. C 50 00
28— Comp. C. W. S 100 00
29— Comp. J. A 100 00
30— Comp. R. R 80 00
37— Widow of W. B. W 50 00
37— Widow of R. M. J 40 00
44— Widow of H. J. R 30 00
52— Widow of J. O'C 80 00
54— Widow of S. D 50 00
54— Comp. J. A. S. 100 00
59— Daughter of W. B. S 50 00
62— Widow of W. D 50 00
62— Widow of H. J. S 50 00
72 -Widow of J. E. H 110 00
76— Widow of R. H. W
76— Widow of C. K
77— Widow of W. P
77— Widow of W. H. W
145— Comp. W. J. K
145— Widow of R. A. M
50 00
30 00
50 00
50 00
100 00
50 00
$1,640 00
We further recommend that the full amount of the
grant to each recipient be paid, this year, in one cheque.
Fraternally submitted on behalf of the Committee.
A. Shaw,
Chairman.
160 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
It was moved by R. Ex. Comp. W. N. Ponton,
seconded by R. Ex. Comp. A. Shaw, and
Resolved, — That the report of the Committee on Benevolence
be received and adopted.
WARRANTS
To the Most Excellent the Grand Z., Officers and Com-
panions of the Grand Chapter of Canada :
Companions, — The Committee on Warrants beg to
report as follows :
Mount Sinai Chapter, Toronto, Ont., was instituted
in the month of February, 1918, under favorable cir-
cumstances, with a membership of twenty-nine, and it
now has a membership of sixty-five.
The Grand Superintendent reports that the Chapter
has already taken its place among the older Chapters
of Toronto, and compares favorably with them, and
that it fills an important and needed place among the
Chapters of District No. 8. The books, paraphernalia
and the room in which the Chapter holds its Convoca-
tions are all that can be desired.
The Northern Lights, Timmins, Ont., was insti-
tuted in the month of July, 1918, under excellent con-
ditions, with a membership of twenty. It now has
a membership of thirty-eight.
The Grand Superintendent reports that the Chapter
has a very large field from which to draw members,
and that it has a splendid room in which to hold its
Convocations and its paraphernalia is complete. The
books of the Chapter are also in excellent shape.
Vimy Chapter, Inwood, Ont., was instituted in
March, 1919, with a membership of seventeen, and on
the night of its opening received eleven Petitions for
membership.
The Grand Superintendent says the members are
enthusiastic and that he looks for a good report from
this Chapter next year.
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 161
Your Committee would therefore recommend that
Warrants be granted to the following Chapters :
Mount Sinai, No. 212, Toronto, Ont.
The Northern Lights, No. 213, Timmins, Ont., and
That Vimy Chapter, Inwood Ont., be continued
under dispensation for the coming year.
All of which is fraternally submitted,
O. Ellwood,
Chairman of Committee on Warrants.
It was moved by R. Ex. Comp. W. N. Ponton,
seconded by R. Ex. Comp. O. Ellwood, and
Resolved, — That the report of the Executive Committee on
Warrants be received and adopted.
162 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
AUDIT AND FINANCE.
To the Most Excellent the Grand Z. and the Grand Chapter
of Royal Arch Masons of Canada :
Companions, — On Audit and Finance, your Com-
mittee submits the following statement of the Receipts
and Disbursements for the past year, certified to by the
Auditor, Bryan Pontifex, Chartered Accountant.
SUMMARY CASH ACCOUNT, YEAR ENDED
31st JANUARY, 1919.
Balance, 31st January, 1918, as per last Ac-
count, at Bank of Commerce $ 6,803 50
Incidentals Account, Cash in hand 9 73
$ 6,813 23
Receipts from Chapters —
Certificates $ 1,703 00
Dues 10,112 20
Fees 1,690 00
Dispensations and Warrants 135 00
Constitutions 665 75
Sundries 242 40
Investment Account — $14,548 35
Bonds Paid off :
Mercantile Trust $3,000 00
Toronto General Trusts 2,000 00
$ 5,000 00
Interest received 1,623 48
6,623 48
$27,985 06
Benevolence $ 1,720 00
Halifax Relief Grant 1,000 00
Canadian Red Cross 1,000 00
$ 3,720 00
Grand Chapter of Alberta 1,000 00
Investment a/c War Loan Bonds Bought. . . . 5,966 10
Salaries 2,962 51
Superannuation 1,000 00
Foreign Correspondence Report 200 00
Ofhce Rent, Telephone, etc 637 95
Premium on Guarantee Bond, etc 10 00
Grand Chapter, Convocation Expenses 145 00
Printing, Engrossing, etc., including "Pro-
ceedings," $880.86, and Constitutions
and the Work, $800.80 2,636 52
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Audit ami Financial Reports to 31st January,
1918 150 00
Grand "Z" Expenses 170 20
Expenses of Grand Chapter Representatives. 185 55
Funeral Wreath 10 00
Office — New Typewriter, Furniture, etc 190 75
$ 8,298 48
Grafid Scribe "E," Office Incidentals, Postage,
Express and General Expenses 204 35
8,502 83
$19,188 93
Balance, 31st January, 1919 :
At Canadian Bank of Commerce $ 8,790 75
Incidentals Account, Balance in hand. ... 538
8,796 13
$27,985 06
I have maintained a running audit during the year and' have
examined the Books, Accounts and Vouchers of the Grand Chapter.
I certify that I have found them in order and that the above is a
correct summary of the Accounts. I also certify that I have verified
the securities, the property of the Grand Chapter, and that they are
of a total (cost) value of $32,341.83 and face value of $33,072.31.
Bryan Pontifex,
Toronto, 13th February, 1919. Chartered Accountant.
Your Committee recommend the following appro-
priations :
Benevolence Grants $1640 00
Foreign Correspondence Committee 200 00
Incidentals— Advance, 1919 300 W
Office Assistance 800 00
Auditor's Fee, 1918. . . 200 00
Catering, Grand Chapter 1 10 00
Salary, Grand Scribe E 2,250 00
Salary, Grand Treasurer 200 00
Superannuation Allowance, G. J. Bennett 1,000 00
New Desk, Chair and Filing Cabinet for G.S.E.'s office . . 140 00
Your Committee notes with much pleasure that
this Grand Chapter has been able to contribute out of
its funds to Special Benevolence (i.e. grants to Halifax
Relief and to the Canadian Red Cross Society) and also
pay to the Grand Chapter of Alberta the sum of
$1,000.00 as authorized at the last Annual Convocation,
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and this has been done without impairing our Resources
in any way.
And in addition our Capital Account has been
further enhanced by investing $4,000.00 in Dominion
War Bonds, thus enabling this Grand Chapter to earn
as high a rate of interest as possible and enable it to
take care of such contingencies as may arise from time
to time in the future.
All of this has been accomplished by a slight increase
in dues, and a strict watch on all expenditures by our
Grand Scribe E.
Everything has been found in a highly satisfactory
condition in connection with the office of the Grand
Scribe E. and the Grand Treasurer.
The matter of refunds presented to the Grand Scribe
E. by several Companions, who had journeyed to
Winnipeg to attend the Annual Convocation of Grand
Chapter, that was to have been held there on the 21st
and 22nd of May last, and which had to be postponed,
owing to strike conditions in that City, were handed to
your Committee for consideration and report. We beg
to say, after due deliberation, we cannot recommend
that any refund be made.
Fraternally submitted,
R. H. Spencer,
Chairman.
It was moved by R. Ex. Comp. W. N. Ponton,
seconded by R. Ex. Comp. R. H. Spencer, and
Resolved, — That the report of the Executive Committee on
Audit and Finance be received and adopted.
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 165
CONDITION OF CAPITULAR MASONRY.
To the Most Excellent the Grand Z., Officers and Com-
panions of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons
of Canada :
Your Committee on the Condition of Capitular
Masonry beg to present the Annual Report, based upon
the returns furnished by twenty-three Grand Super-
intendents, all of whom have shown commendable zeal
and fidelity in the discharge of their onerous duties.
There is no report from Yale-Columbia, No. 19.
Grand Superintendents occupy a position of dignity
and importance. The Grand First Principal can per-
sonally visit only a percentage of the Chapters in a
jurisdiction as widespread as that of the Grand Chapter
of Canada, but his Representatives are expected to
inspect every Chapter in their various Districts, so
that, at least once each year, the condition of every
Chapter, within the jurisdiction, will be brought under
official review. It is their duty to examine into the
material prosperity of each body, and to aid and assist
in promoting their welfare. Especial care should be
given to those which, for some reason, are not making
satisfactory progress. In such cases the cause should
be determined and if possible removed.
The letter of Masonry is less important than the
spirit, yet the work should be well done, and the author-
ized form should be carefully preserved, but the spirit
is essential and the Grand Superintendents' influence
and personality can do much to promote and foster
the best traditions of the Craft.
Masonry is founded upon the fundamental princi-
ples of brotherly love, relief and truth. There cannot
have been, is not now, and never will be, a period when
man has not or will not crave for the love and com-
radeship of his fellow man. Throughout all time man
will require counsel and assistance, as he meets the
problems and difficulties of life, and there is no more
precious possession than a friend upon whom he can
rely.
166 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
/'Buy the Truth and Sell it not" should be the
guiding principle of a Mason's life.
These fundamentals constitute the spirit of Mason-
ry. The practice of these principles throughout its
long history has created a tradition as powerful as it is
beneficent. There is no other human agency which
binds men together with a tie so close, lasting and un-
selfish. Each finds in the other some one in whom he
can confide and in whom he can safely trust.
It is this essence and spirit of Masonry that Grand
Superintendents should cultivate and promote to the
utmost of their ability. This is their great responsi-
bility.
That the high office calls for men of character, per-
sonality, ability and devotion is self-evident, and the
duty falls upon the Companions of selecting those who
best measure up to the requirements. This duty
should not be discharged lightly, but with full apprecia-
tion of personal responsibility.
The great War is behind us, but many and complex
problems lie before us. The best and bravest, the
choicest spirits of our land have fought and died that we,
and those who follow, may live under the form and
character of government which we ourselves create.
Masonic Government is essentially democratic. We
make the laws by which we will be governed and then
obey them. Every Lodge or Chapter by free ballot
elects its ruler and then all render ready obedience.
Again the representatives of each Chapter form the
Grand Governing Body, and elect a Chief Executive,
and to this Governing Body, and its supreme head, is
rendered a full measure of obedience and respect. The
system combines individual liberty and freedom of
action with obedience to constituted authority. Hav-
ing regard to the qualifications which alone give access
to the Order, the nature of the institution and its
teachings, there rests upon its members a peculiar
responsibility. A perfect Mason should be an ideal
citizen. The extent to which we discharge the duties
of high citizenship will be the measure of our worthi-
ness as Masons. Those who fought on Flanders Fields
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have made it possible for us to build up something
better and nobler than before and we dare not, must
not, fail. Again this is the spirit of Masonry, for this,
in a broad sense, is brotherly love, relief and truth.
When we have found the way to do these things without
thought of self, but all for the common good, then
indeed the genuine secrets will have been found and
the brotherhood of man will be an accomplished fact.
The Grand Chapter of Canada is playing its part.
Its Membership has increased and its financial position
is strong. The Grand Superintendents continue to
report that the work is well done, and that the utmost
harmony exists throughout the jurisdiction. In every
Chapter there are loyal devoted and enthusiastic,
Companions. There is a complete absence of friction
and discord and in every case the Representative of
the Grand First Principal received a warm and truly
Masonic welcome. There are, however, two things
which are unsatisfactory, viz., the small average at-
tendance at Convocations and the large amount of
outstanding dues.
Incoming Grand Superintendents are earnestly
asked to give these matters their careful attention.
As one Grand Superintendent says, "A Member in
arrears is a luke-warm Member at best." If his in-
terest is maintained and he is a regular attendant, he
will not fall behind.
The following table is of interest :
N umber of Chapters 165
Average attendance of Members 18
Average Membership 124
Liabilities $ 7,~339
Assets 180,560
Outstanding Dues 30,550
Amount of Insurance 53,800
Expended on Benevolence 4,889
It will be seen that while the average number of
Members is 124, the average attendance is but 18.
This is lamentably small. It is suggested that the
Officers should make it a point to follow up each new
168 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
Companion ; show him that it was himself, not his
money, that was wanted ; see that he attends the
meetings, subsequent to obtaining his degrees ; enlist
his active co-operation in the general work of the
Chapter, and thus induce him to take such an interest
in the institution that it will remain and strengthen as
the years pass.
Again, every attention should be shown the old
Members and Past Principals, that both old and young
may unite together in making Capitular Masonry a
strong, active and living force.
OFFICIAL VISITS
Notwithstanding the influenza plague, and in some
cases the barrier of distance, the Grand Superintendents
visited practically every Chapter in the Jurisdiction.
The new Grand Superintendent should note that Bruce
Chapter, No. 53, Petrolea, is reported as holding very
few meetings, and that one could not be arranged this
year for an official visit.
Incoming Superintendents should study the reports
of their predecessors that they may be fully familiar
with the condition of each Chapter in their respective
districts, and be in a better position to assist actively
and intelligently in their up-building and give especial
thought and care to those whose past has not been
entirely satisfactory.
VISITS BY PAST GRAND CHAPTER OFFICERS
The Grand Superintendent of Niagara District,
No. 7, and of Hamilton District, No. 5, speak
in high terms of the value of a visit by a party
of Past Grand Chapter Officers, organized by Most
Excellent Comp. George Moore. They consider such
visits as of great benefit to Capitular Masonry and an
inspiration to all present at the Convocations.
CHAPTERS OF INSTRUCTION
It is regretted that apparently there were but four
Chapters of Instruction, viz., two in Toronto District,
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 169
No. 8, one in St. Clair No. 1, and one in Guelph No. 4.
If more were held they were not recorded in the reports.
CHAPTER PROSPECTS
It is satisfactory to note that only two Chapters
are reported with prospects which were not good.
Twenty-six are returned as fair and the remaining as
good.
MARK AND DEGREE BOOKS
Former Committees have called attention to the
absence of Mark and Degree Books. Two Grand
Superintendents only mention the subject. The Grand
Superintendent of Hamilton No. 5 reports that all
Chapters in that District are properly supplied, and
Keystone Chapter, No. 72, Sterling, is to be congratu-
lated on setting a good example. It would appear,
therefore, that little progress has been made and that
it has been largely impossible to create interest or"
awaken responsibility. This is unfortunate and re-
• table.
INSURANCE
It is satisfactory to note that Chapters with few
exceptions carry insurance.
BENEVOLENCE
The following table shows the amount expended on
Benevolence by Grand Chapter and by Private Chap-
ters for the past five years :
Grand Private
Chapter Chapters Total
1914 SI, 600 00 $4,214 00 $5,814 00
1915 1,880 00 6,400 00 8,280 00
1916 1,830 00 5,579 35 7,409 35
1917 1,705 00 4,670 86 6,375 86
1918 1,810 00 5,048 13 6,858 13
1919 1,640 00 4,889 00 6,529 00
CHAPTER BOOKS
There is almost a complete absence of any reference
to Chapter Books. By inference we can conclude that
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they were in a satisfactory condition, as the reverse
would have called for comment. It would, however,
be more satisfactory to have the positive statements
of Grand Superintendents that all books were properly
kept and in good order.
The Grand Superintendent of Saskatchewan North,
No. 20, makes a most gratifying report on his District,
which is flourishing from "fraternal, ritualistic and
financial standpoints."
A most commendable example of true Masonic
spirit and of willingness to help was shown by Members
of Cobalt, No. 203, and Temiskaming, No. 169, when
twenty-two Companions travelled 150 miles to take
part in the Institution of Northern Light, U.D., at
Timmins. The Grand Superintendent properly says
this action was in accordance with the best traditions
of the Craft.
The Grand Superintendent of Yukon District un-
fortunately was compelled to report that the Klondyke
Chapter, Dawson, is not nourishing. The general con-
ditions of the Yukon are not good. The mining in-
dustry has suffered and many persons have left. The
Chapter also sustained heavy loss in the tragic death
of three of the most enthusiastic Companions, who
went down in the ill-fated "Princess Sophia" in the
appalling disaster of October 25th last. Yet the
Chapter held eight Convocations, has 114 Members
and expended $32.50 on benevolence.
The Grand Superintendent Toronto District, No. 8,
recommends that a Committee be appointed to revise
the instructions regarding the floor work. He calls
attention to the "lamentable fact" that Companions,
as a whole, do not take the degrees of Mark Master
Mason or Most Excellent Master as seriously as the
degree of the Royal Arch, and attributes this to
the practice of conferring the two former on the
same evening. He feels that if only one degree were
permitted it would give added importance and solem-
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 171
nity. The Grand Superintendent also considers that,
in order to obtain continuity of effort, and maximum of
efficiency, a new office should be created, viz., that of
Deputy Grand Superintendent and that the occupant
should visit Chapters with the Grand Superintendent,
both that he may be thereby educating himself for his
future responsibilities, and also that he may begin his
duties as Grand Superintendent with a full knowledge
of the standing and condition of each Chapter in the
District.
GRAND CHAPTER
The following table shows the present standing :
Number of Chapters, Warranted 163
Number of Chapters, U.D 2
165
Number of Members, December 31st, 1917 19,601
Number of Registrations, December 31st, 1918. 1,672
Number of Joinings, December 31st, 1918. . . . . 122
Number of Restorations, December 31st, 1918. 58
1,852
Number of Withdrawals, December 31st, 1918. 357
Number of Suspensions, December 31st, 1918. . 375
Number of Deaths, December 31st, 1918 317
1,049
Gain 803
Total Membership, December 31st, 1918 20,404
By Provinces Net Additions Net Removals
British Columbia (including Y.T.).. 31 88
Alberta — 32
Saskatchewan 169 44
Manitoba 32 13
Ontario 897 149
1,129 326
Net Gain 803
PRESENT MEMBERSHIP BY PROVINCES
British Columbia (including Yukon Territory) 1,587
Saskatchewan 1,882
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Manitoba 1,277
Ontario 15,658
Total Membership, 31st December, 1918 20,404
The financial position of Grand Chapter is reported
as being satisfactory in every respect. The Treasurer
continues to use good business judgment as to invest-
ments.
The Auditor reports that Grand Chapter is $3,000
richer than a year ago, notwithstanding special grants
of $2,000 to the Halifax Relief and Canadian Red Cross
and $1,000 to the Grand Chapter of Alberta.
Your Committee is of the opinion that, notwith-
standing the War and the influenza, there is reason for
congratulation upon the substantial progress made
during the year.
Fraternally submitted,
K. J. Dunstan,
Chairman.
It was moved by R. Ex. Comp. W. N. Ponton,
seconded by R. Ex. Comp. K. J. Dunstan, and
Resolved, — That the report of the Committee on the Condition
of Capitular Masonry be received and adopted.
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 173
GRAND Z'S ADDRESS
To the Most Excellent the Grand First Principal and
Companions of the Grand Chapter of Canada.
Your Committee, to whom was referred the Most
Excellent the Grand First Principal's address, respect-
fully report as follows :
The Committee regret the circumstances that have
led to the holding of the Grand Chapter Convocation
in Toronto. All had looked forward to the pleasure of
receiving a Western Masonic welcome from our Winni-
peg Companions.
The Most Excellent the Grand First Principal ex-
presses his great concern for the returned men, who
have so nobly borne themselves in every branch of the
service, showing how closely in touch he is with the
service, in which he has been so busily engaged, and
we quite agree with him, it is employment, as well as
confidence in them, that is required.
In drawing the attention of this Grand Body to be
prepared for whatever demands made upon it, is
timely, and we are fully in accord with him that
Masonry is not a Charitable Society, but we become
Masons to render ourselves more serviceable to our
fellow man, that is, to render service, not to receive
service.
The reply of the Most Excellent the Grand First
Principal to our beloved Companions of British Colum-
bia must be gratifying to every member of this Grand
Chapter. It shows how wise this Grand Body was in
placing on record the resolution referred to by the
Most Excellent the Grand First Principal.
The Grand First Principal refers to the losses that
sister Jurisdictions and our own grand Body have sus-
tained by the death of distinguished Companions.
The passing away of our late beloved M. Ex. Comp.
John Ross Robertson is a great loss, not only to this
Grand Chapter, but to every branch of Masonry, and
wc know no more appropriate, or fitting, eulogy than
that made by R. Ex. Comp. E. T. Malone, in pre-
senting Bro. Robertson's Grand Lodge Regalia to the
174 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
John Ross Robertson Lodge, of Toronto; on April 15th
last : "He lived his life with forward face and un-
reluctant soul, not hurrying to or turning from the
goal. He did not hold back in fear from what the
future veils, though his sudden going came as a great
shock. He had so lived that the road's last turn was
the best. We mourn him with true Masonic sorrow,
reverencing his memory, endeavoring that he shall not
have lived in vain. We can all work better because
of his example and inspiration."
The appointments of Grand Representatives, made,
and approved, by the Grand First Principal, have been
well chosen, and we note his loyalty to a Companion
who has given faithful service to the Royal Craft in
not accepting his proferred resignation ; may R. Ex.
Comp. William Rea be long spared to fill the Office of
Grand Representative of Alabama.
Your Committee congratulate the Grand First
Principal on his rulings, nine in number, out of nearly
two hundred Chapters, with a membership of twenty
thousand, which clearly shows how harmoniously they
are working.
The Most Excellent the Grand First Principal pays
due credit to the Grand Superintendents of Districts
and to the Grand Scribe E., which have been well
merited. The Grand First Principal's remarks about
himself we cannot concur in. He has lost the oppor-
tunity of giving his personal impulse to the Chapters,
the Royal Craft through the Chapters have lost his
personal advice and instructions, but we know the
Grand First Principal well. His path of duty was
first to King, Empire and Canada, and he was placed
in a position of trust. He gave in that position his
whole service, thereby helping to win the great victory,
the Empire and our Allies have won.
Your Committee congratulate the Most Excellent
the Grand First Principal in drawing attention to the
fact that he has not incorporated in his address in-
formation contained in other reports.
The Most Excellent the Grand First Principal, in
closing his splendid address, dwells on the problems of
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 175
the future. They are in every citizen's mind and
every Mason's heart. We must not forget, as Masons,
that where the name of God is invoked, we trust no
danger will ensue. It is the duty of every Mason to
be careful to live up to the tenets and principles of
the Royal Craft, to uphold the great liberties we enjoy,
and to see that they are not taken from us by our own
indifference.
Your Committee are sure they express the feelings
of every member of this Grand Chapter in congratu-
lating the Grand First Principal on his service to this
Grand Body and for the high example of duty he dis-
played on all occasions.
Fraternally submitted,
W. S. R. Murcij, Chairman.
George Moore.
W. H. Davis.
It was moved by R. Ex. Comp. W. N. Ponton,
seconded by M. Ex. Comp. W. S. R. Murch, and
Resolved, — That the report of the Committee on the Grand Z.'s
address be received and adopted.
Grand Superintendents
Grand Chapter was then "called off" to enable the
Districts to select their Grand Superintendents for the
ensuing year.
On Grand Chapter resuming labor, the following
nominations were submitted to the M. Ex. the Grand
Z., who was pleased to approve in each case, and the
selections were confirmed :
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GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
R. Ex. Comp. Ross Russell Fleury, Windsor,
Ont St. Clair, Dist. No. 1
A. M. Trick, London, Ont. . .London, 2
M. E. Sherwood, Woodstock,
Ont Wilson, " 3
James D. Weir, Kitchener,
Ont Wellington, " 4
James Henry Bates, Dundas,
Ont Hamilton, 5
Leon G. Constable, St.
Mary's, Ont Huron, 6
Jas. A. Wray, Grimsby,
Ont Niagara, 7
Arthur L. Tinker, Toronto,
Ont Toronto, " 8
Clare LeRoy VanWyck, Owen
Sound, Ont Georgian' 9
David Fleming Robertson,
Campbellford, Ont Ontario, 10
James Oscar R. McCurdy,
Belleville, Ont Prince Edw'd, " 11
John A. Fleming, Prescott,
Ont St. Lawrence, " 12
Robert S. Simpson, Ottawa,
Ont Ottawa, " 13
T. J. Cherry, Keewatin, Ont. . Algoma, 14
J. L. McKay, Neepawa, Man. Manitoba E. " 15
C. H. Payne, Rivers, Man.. . Manitoba W. " 16
Otto Waldemar Andreason,
Humboldt, Sask Saskatch'n N. " 20
George D. McMillian, Moose
Jaw, Sask Saskatch'n W. " 21
David Railton, Sintaluta,
Sask Saskatch'n E. " 22
Alexander Daniel Meldrum,
Sudbury, Ont New Ontario, " 23
A. J. Gillis, Dawson, Y.T.
(Acting) Yukon Territory.
Scrutineers of the Ballot
The M. Ex. The Grand Z. appointed R. Ex. Comp.
J. B. Nixon as Chairman, and the following Companions
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 177
as Scrutineers of the Ballot : H. J. Milne, Kingston ;
C. Wahlroth, Toronto ; F. S. Campbell, London ;
C. F. Brooks, Toronto ; H. O. Holden, Kenora ; Ed.
Lankin, Toronto ; R. C. Douglas, Welland ; G. H.
Britton, Hamilton ; J. Herriot, Toronto.
Election of Officers
The election of the Grand Officers was then pro-
ceeded with and resulted as follows :
M.K
R.
R.
M.
R.
R.
R.
R.
x.Comp. W. N. Ponton, K.C., Belleville. .Grand Z. \ Grand
H. S. Griffin, M.D., Hamilton . . .Grand H. [ Council
R. H. Spencer, Trenton Grand J. j
George Moore, Hamilton Grand Treasurer.
Henry T. Smith, Toronto Grand Scribe E.
W. J. Wadsworth, Toronto Grand Scribe N.
T. F. Campbell, Gait Grand Prin. Soj'er.
D. R. Gibson, Hamilton Grand Registrar.
Hiram Pritchard, Toronto Grand Janitor.
Executive Committee
The following Companions were elected by Grand
Chapter as members of the Executive Committee for
the ensuing year :
R. Ex. Comp. K. J. Dunstan Toronto
O. Ellwood London
A. Cowan Barrie
J. McC. Potts, M.D vStirling
C. W. Haentschel, M.D Haileybury
Toronto Next Place of Meeting
The Cities of St. Thomas and Toronto having been
nominated for the next Annual Convocation in Febru-
ary, 1920, and being put to the ballot, the result showed
Toronto had received the highest number of votes, and
that City was declared to be the choice of Grand Chap-
ter.
Historian Elected
It was moved by R. Ex. Comp. W. N. Ponton,
seconded by M. Ex. Comp. W. S. R. Murch, and
Resolved, — That R. Ex. Comp. E. B. Brown, b3 the Historian
of the Grand Chapter of Canada.
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Foreign Correspondence
The report on Foreign Correspondence was pre-
sented by R. Ex. Comp. E. B. Brown, as well as a
Supplementary Report on the application of the Su-
preme Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Queensland for
Fraternal Recognition by this Grand Body.
In the report submitted it was stated :
"Your Committee on Foreign Correspondence, having before
it a letter from the Grand Scribe E. Elect of the Supreme Grand
Royal Arch Chapter of Queensland, dated the 3rd October, 1918,
addressed to the Grand Scribe E. of the Grand Chapter of Canada,
announcing the formation and constitution of the said Grand
Chapter of Queensland on the 9th July, 1918, and asking for fra-
ternal recognition from this Grand Chapter, and having also before
it a printed summary of the proceedings leading up to the formation
of the said Queensland Grand Chapter, and a printed statement of
the proceedings at the first meeting of the said Grand Chapter,
held on the 31st October, 1918, beg to recommend that action of
this Grand Chapter upon the request for recognition be deferred
until further and fuller information shall have been obtained."
It was moved by R. Ex. Comp. W. N. Ponton,
seconded by R. Ex. Comp. E. B. Brown, and
Resolved, — That the Report on Foreign Correspondence, as well
as the Supplementary Report on the application for Fraternal Re-
cognition, be received and adopted.
Committee on Benevolence
M. Ex. Comp. J. Ross Robertson, having died
during the past year, on motion of R. Ex. Comp.
W. N. Ponton, seconded by M. Ex. Comp. A. Shaw,
it was resolved that M. Ex. Comp. F. W. Harcourt be
elected to fill the position occupied by the late M. Ex.
Comp. J. Ross Robertson.
The following Companions compose the Committee
on Benevolence and are members of the Executive
Committee of Grand Chapter for their respective
terms :
R. Ex. Comp. J. B. Nixon, retires in 1920.
M. " " Abraham Shaw, retires in 1921.
M. " " F. W. Harcourt, retires in 1922.
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 179
Honorary Rank of P.G.Z. Conferred
In compliance to Notice of Motion, it was moved
by M. Ex. Comp. F. W. Harcourt, seconded by R. Ex.
Comp. W. N. Ponton, and unanimously
Resolved, — That for distinguished services rendered to Grand
Chapter, the Honorary rank of a Past Grand Z. be conferred upon
R. Ex. Comp. E. T. Malone.
Amendment to Constitution
It was moved by M. Ex. Comp. W. S. R. Murch,
seconded by M. Ex. Comp. A. Shaw, and unanimously
Resolved, — That the Constitution be amended by inserting,
between Sections 275 and 276, page 70, of the Constitution (1918),
the following Sections respecting the Sash to be worn by members
of the Order in this Jurisdiction :
>a — The Sash of the Order shall be of four-inch indented
(crimson diamond outside), with silk fringe at the ends,
and is to be worn over the left shoulder, passing obliquely
to the right side. The sash of Principals and Past Z.'s of
constituent Chapters shall have gold fringe or bullion in-
stead of silk.
i — The sash of present and past officers of the Grand Chap-
ter shall be a tricolor ribbon of purple, crimson and pale
blue, four inches wide, with gold fringe or bullion at the
ends.
Revision of Directions in "The Work"
It was moved by R. Ex. Comp. R. J. Reade,
seconded by R. Ex. Comp. W. S. Ormiston, and
Resolved, — That a Committee be appointed to revise the
Directions respecting the "Floor Work," as set forth in "The Work"
of the Order, and to report at the next Annual Convocation of
Grand Chapter.
The Committee appointed were : M. Ex. Comps.
W. S. R. Murch (Chairman), George Moore, A. Shaw,
R. Ex. Comps. J. B. Nixon and R. J. Reade.
Suitable Regalia for I. P.G.Z.
It was moved by M. Ex. Comp. W. S. R. Murch,
seconded by R. Ex. Comp. R. H. Spencer, and
Resolved. — That a suitable Regalia be procured by Grand Chap-
ter for the use of the Immediate Past Grand Z.
180 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
Proposed Testimonial
It was moved by M. Ex. Comp. W. S. R. Murch,
seconded by R. Ex. Comp. R. H. Spencer, and
Resolved, — That the incoming M. Ex. Comp. the Grand Z.
appoint a Committee to procure a suitable testimonial for the re-
tiring Grand Z., in recognition of his devoted services during his
term of office.
The Committee subsequently appointed were :
R. Ex. Comp. Francis B. Reilly {Chairman), M. Ex.
Comps. F. W. Harcourt and W. S. R. Murch.
Thanks Tendered Scrutineers
It was moved by R. Ex. Comp. James McC. Potts,
seconded by R. Ex. Comp. W. Y. Mills, and
Resolved, — That the thanks of Grand Chapter be and are
hereby tendered to the Ex. Companions who acted at the election
of officers so efficiently as scrutineers of the ballot.
Payment for Use of Rooms
It was moved by R. Ex. Comp. W. N. Ponton,
seconded by R. Ex. Comp. R. H. Spencer, and
Resolved, — That the sum of $25.00 be paid to the Masonic
Temple Corporation, Ltd., for the use of the rooms by this Grand
Chapter at its Annual Convocation.
Vote of Thanks to Masonic Temple Corporation
It was moved by M. Ex. Comp. A. Shaw, seconded
by M. Ex. Comp. F. W. Harcourt, and
Resolved, — That the thanks of this Grand Chapter be accorded
the Masonic Temple Corporation, Ltd., for the use of the rooms
occupied by Grand Chapter during its Annual Sessions.
Chapters Thanked for Fraternal Courtesies
It was moved by R. Ex. Comp. W. S. Ormiston,
seconded by M. Ex. Comp. W. S. R. Murch, and
Resolved, — That the thanks of this Grand Body be tendered
the Companions of the Toronto Chapters for their fraternal cour-
tesies so generously extended to the officers and members of this
Grand Chapter.
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 181
Paying Travelling Expenses of Executive Com-
mittee
M. Ex. Comp. A. S. Gorrell, before retiring from
the chair as Grand Z., referred to the necessity of
Grand Chapter now paying the travelling expenses of
the members of the Executive Committee of Grand
Chapter.
It was moved by R. Ex. Comp. R. H. Spencer,
seconded by M. Ex. Comp. W. S. R. Murch, that the
incoming Grand Z. appoint a Committee to take into
consideration the advisability of paying the travelling
expenses of the Executive Committee attending the
Convocation of Grand Chapter, and report at the next
Annual Convocation of Grand Chapter.
It was moved in amendment by M. Ex. Comp. A.
Shaw, seconded by R. Ex. Comp. O. Ellwood, that
Grand Chapter pay the transportation expenses of the
members of the Executive Committee in attendance
at Grand Chapter.
The amendment and motion being submitted for
adoption by Grand Chapter, the motion was declared
to be carried almost unanimously.
Officers Installed
M. Ex. Comp. Abraham Shaw, assisted by R. Ex.
Comp. W. Y. Mills, then proceeded with the Installa-
tion and Investiture of the newly elected Officers of
Grand Chapter (other than the Grand H. elect, who
will be subsequently installed and invested), and were
proclaimed and saluted according to ancient custom.
Instructions to Grand Superintendents
R. Ex. Comp. J. B. Nixon, at the close of the pro-
ceedings of Grand Chapter, instructed the newly in-
stalled Grand Superintendents in the secret work, and
as to the duties of their Office.
182
GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
Appointments to Office
The following appointments by the M. Ex. the
Grand Z. were subsequently announced :
R. Ex. Comp. R. J. Gibson Toronto
" Geo. E. Parkes Dunnville
W. S. Milne Toronto
" J. H. Shaw Simcoe
W. Y. Mills Kingston
ASSISTANT OFFICERS
R. Ex. Comp. J. B. Nixon, Toronto, Ont. . Grand Lecturer.
V. " " Rev. W. E. H. Quartermain,
Renfrew, Ont Grand Senior Sojourner.
V. " " Donald McLeay, Battleford,
Sask ; Grand Junior Sojourner.
V. " " John E. Cameron, Toronto,
Ont Grand Sword Bearer.
V. " " Archibald D. Maclntyre,
Ayr, Ont Grand Master 1st Veil.
V. " " L. E. Bowerman, Toronto,
Ont Grand Master 2nd Veil.
V. " " Richard M. Trueman,
Strathroy, Ont Grand Master 3rd Veil.
V. " " S. Ward, Toronto, Ont Grand Master 4th Veil.
V" " " John Henning, Melville,
Sask Grand Standard Bearer.
V. " " Frank H. Todd, Cobalt,
Ont Grand D. of Ceremonies.
V. " " Charles A. Herald, Hamil-
ton, Ont Grand Organist.
V. " " W. R. Ledger, Toronto, Ont. Grand Pursuivant.
V. " " Cecil A. Blay, Hartney,
Man Grand Steward.
V. " " John M. Smith, Windsor,
Ont Grand Steward.
R. " " F. L. Newman, Portage la
Prairie, Man Grand Steward.
V. " " John Fisher Marr, Guelph,
Ont Grand Steward.
V. " " N. T. Owens, Port Arthur,
Ont Grand Steward.
V. " " William H. Johns, South-
ampton, Ont Grand Steward.
V. " " H. E. Boyle, Welland, Ont. . Grand Steward.
V. " " W. A. Trench, Prescott, Ont. Grand Steward.
V. " " Albert Groves Bright, Mea-
ford, Ont Grand Steward.
V. " ' Fred Wood, Campbellford,
Ont Grand Steward.
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 183
The labors of the Convocation being ended, Grand
Chapter was closed in Ample Form at 5.15 o'clock p.m.
V.A^w^^^'
Grand Scribe E.
Toronto, June 17th, 1919.
m GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
R. Ex. Comp. H. S. Griffin, M.D., Hamilton, Grand H., President
BY VIRTUE OF OFFICE
M. Ex. Comp. J. E. Harding Hamilton
Michael Walsh Ingersoll
William G. Reid Hamilton
Abraham Shaw Kingston
George Moore Hamilton
F. W. Harcourt Toronto
Daniel F. Macwatt Sarnia
W. S. R. Murch Westport
A. S. Gorrell, M.D Regina
W. N. Ponton, Grand Z Belleville
H. Robertson Collingwood
E. T. Malone Toronto
R. " " R. H. Spencer, Grand J Trenton
GRAND SUPERINTENDENTS
R. Ex. Comp. Ross Russell Fleury, Wind-
Ont St. Clair Dist. No. 1
A. M. Trick, London, Ont.. .London " 2
" " M. E. Sherwood, Woodstock,
Ont Wilson, " 3
" James D. Weir, Kitchener,
Ont Wellington, 4
" " James Henry Bates, Dundas,
Ont Hamilton, 5
" " Leon G. Constable, St.
Mary's, Ont Huron, 6
" " Jas. A. Wray, Grimsby,
Ont Niagara, " 7
Arthur L. Tinker, Toronto,
Ont Toronto, " 8
Clare LeRoy VanWyck,
Owen Sound, Ont Georgian, 9
" " David Fleming Robertson,
Campbellford, Ont Ontario, 10
" " James Oscar R. McCurdy,
Belleville, Ont Pr. Edward, " 11
" " John A. Fleming, Prescott,
Ont St. Lawrence, " 12
" " Robert S. Simpson, Ottawa,
Ont ..Ottawa, " 13
" " T. J. Cherry, Keewatin,
Ont Algoma, " 14
" " J. L. McKay, Neepawa,
Man Manitoba E., " 15
C. H. Payne, Rivers, Man. .. Manitoba W., " 16
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 185
R. Ex. Comp. Otto Waldemar Andreason,
Humboldt, Sask Saskatch'n N., " 20
George D. McMillian, Moose
Jaw, Sask Saskatch'n W., " 21
David Railton, Sintaluta,
Sask Saskatch'n E., " 22
" Alexander Daniel Meldrum,
Sudbury, Ont New Ontario, " 23
A. T. Gillis, Dawson, Y.T.
(Acting) Yukon Territory.
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS
R. Ex. Comp. Henry T. Smith, Toronto Grand Scribe E.
W. J. Wadsworth, Toronto Grand Scribe N.
ELECTED BY GRAND CHAPTER
R. Ex. Comp. K. J. Dunstan Toronto
O. Ellwood London
A. Cowan Barrie
" J. McC. Potts, M.D Stirling
" C. W. Haentschel, M.D Haileybury
APPOINTED BY GRAND 2.
R. Ex. Comp. R. J. Gibson Toronto
Geo. E. Parkes Dunnville
" W. S. Milne Toronto
J. H. Shaw Simcoe
" W. Y. Mills Kingston
SUB-COMMITTEES
GRAND Z.'S ADDRESS
M. Ex. Comps. A. S. Gorrell (Chairman), J. E. Harding,
M. Walsh, W. G. Reid, A. Shaw, George Moore, F. W. Harcourt,
D. F. Macwatt, W. S. R. Murch, H. Robertson, E. T. Malone.
BENEVOLENCE
M. Ex. Comps. A. Shaw (Chairman), F. W. Harcourt, R. Ex.
Comp. J. B. Nixon.
AUDIT AND FINANCE
R. Ex. Comp. O. Ellwood (Chairman), M. Ex. Comp. W. S. R.
Murch, R. Ex. Comps. G. E. Parkes, J. A. Fleming, A. D. Meldrum,
R. R. Fleury, A. M. Trick, J. L. McKay, Geo. D. McMillian.
GRIEVANCES AND APPEALS
R. Ex. Comp. R. J. Gibson (Chairman), M. Ex. Comps. F. W.
Harcourt, D. F. Macwatt, R. Ex. Comps. David F. Robertson,
A. L. Tinker, J. D. Weir, O. W. Andreason.
186 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
WARRANTS
R. Ex. Comps. J. McC. Potts (Chairman), W. S. Milne, J. H.
Shaw, David Railton, J. H. Bates, Leon G. Constable, R. S. Simpson,
T. J. Cherry, M. E. Sherwood, J. A. Wray, C. L. VanWyck.
CONDITION OF CAPITULAR MASONRY
R. Ex. Comp. K. J. Dunstan (Chairman), M. Ex. Comp. A*
Shaw, R. Ex. Comps. W. Y. Mills, J. O. R. McCurdy, C. H. Payne.
CONSTITUTION, LAWS AND JURISPRUDENCE
M. Ex. Comps. E. T. Malone (Chairman), D. F. Macwatt,
F. W. Harcourt, R. Ex. Comp. A. Cowan.
FRATERNAL DEAD
M. Ex. Comp. W. S. R. Murch (Chairman), R. Ex. Comps.
W. S. Milne, David F. Robertson, J. O. R. McCurdy.
PRINTING COMMITTEE
M. Ex. Comp. F. W. Harcourt (Chairman), R. Ex. Comps.
A. L. Tinker, Henry T. Smith.
CREDENTIAL COMMITTEE
R. Ex. Comps. C. W. Haentschel (Chairman), R. W. Clewlo,
W. H. Davis.
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE
R. Ex. Comp. E. B. Brown (Chairman).
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919
187
List of Chapters— By Districts
ST. CLAIR DISTRICT, NO. 1
Grand Superintendent — R. Ex. Comp. Ross Russell Fleury, Windsor
No.
47. Wellington Chatham
71. Pr. of Wales. . Amherstburg
73. Erie Ridgetown
80. Ark Windsor
No.
88. MacNabb Dresden
119. King Cyrus. . .Leamington
164. Lome West Lome
LONDON DISTRICT NO. 2
Grand Superintendent — R. Ex. Comp. A. M. Trick, London
No.
3. St. John's London
5. St. George's London
1 5 . Wawanosh Sarnia
53. Bruce Petrolia
54. Palestine St. Thomas
74. Beaver Strathroy
WILSON DISTRICT, NO. 3
Grand Superintendent — R. Ex. Comp. M. E. Sherwood, Woodstock
No.
78. Minnewawa Parkhill
81. Aylmer Aylmer
150. London. London
153. Sombra Sombra
u.d. Vimy Inwood
No.
18. Oxford Woodstock
20. Mount Horeb Brantford
23. Ezra Simcoe
No.
41.
115.
Harris Ingersoll
Brant Paris
WELLINGTON DISTRICT, NO. 4
Grand Superintendent — R. Ex. Comp. James D. Weir, Kitchener
No.
83. Ionic Orangeville
117. Kitchener Kitchener
No.
32. Waterloo Gait
40. Guelph Guelph
67. Enterprise Harriston
HAMILTON DISTRICT, NO. 5
Grand Superintendent — R. Ex. Comp. James Henry Bates, Dundas
No.
2. The Hiram Hamilton
6. St. John's Hamilton
75. St. Clair Milton
No.
104. White Oak Oakville
155. Ancaster Ancaster
175. The Hamilton. . .Hamilton
HURON DISTRICT, NO. 6
Grand Superintendent — R. Ex. Comp. Leon G. Constable, St.
Mary's
No.
24. Tecumseh Stratford
30. Huron Goderich
46. St. James St. Mary's
63. Havelock Kincardine
66. The Malloch Seaforth
No.
84. Lebanon Wingham
129. Elliot Mitchell
130. Chantry . . . .Southampton
146. Berriard Listowel
147. Lucknow Lucknow
188
GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
NIAGARA DISTRICT, NO. 7
Grand Superintendent — R. Ex. Comp. Jas. A. Wray, Grimsby
No.
19. Mt. Moriah. .St. Catharines
29. McCallum Dunnville
55. Niagara Niagara
57. King Hiram. . .Pt. Colborne
No.
64. Willson Welland
69. Grimsby Grimsby
76. Mt. Nebo. . .Niagara Falls
184. Hugh Murray .. Bridgeburg
TORONTO DISTRICT, NO. 8
Grand Superintendent — R. Ex. Comp. Arthur L. Tinker, Toronto
No.
4. St. Andrew and
St. John Toronto
8. King Solomon's. . . .Toronto
60. Doric Newmarket
62. York N. Toronto
65. St. Paul's Toronto
77. Occident Toronto
79. Orient Toronto
91. Antiquity Toronto
No.
135. Succoth Uxbridge
138. Shekinah. . . .West Toronto
145. The St. Patrick. . .Toronto
163. The Beaches Toronto
185. Toronto Toronto
195. Peel Brampton
205. Victoria Thornhill
212. Mount Sinai Toronto
GEORGIAN DISTRICT, NO. 9
Grand Superintendent — R. Ex. Comp. Clare Le Roy VanWyck,
Owen Sound
No.
27. Manitou Collingwood
34. Signet Barrie
56. Georgian Owen Sound
70. Grand River . . . Bracebridge
No.
86. Macpherson Meaford
131. Amabel Wiarton
167. Kichikewana . . . .Midland
198. Couchiching Orillia
ONTARIO DISTRICT, NO. 10
Grand Superintendent — R. Ex. Comp. David Fleming Robertson,
Campbellford
No.
28. Pentalpha Oshawa
35. Keystone Whitby
36. Corinthian Peterboro
37. Victoria Port Hope
45.
48.
Excelsior Colborne
St. John's Cobourg
No.
94. Midland Lindsay
110. Warkworth . . . Warkworth
134. King Darius . . . Cannington
139. St. Andrew's. . . .Havelock
144. PresquTsle Brighton
168. Ionic Campbellford
PRINCE EDWARD DISTRICT, NO. 11
Grand Superintendent — R. Ex. Comp. James Oscar R. McCurdy,
Belleville
No.
7. The Moira Belleville
26. St. Mark's Trenton
31. Prince Edward Picton
No.
44. Mount Sinai Napanee
72. Keystone ... .... .Stirling
161. Madoc Madoc
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919
189
ST. LAWRENCE DISTRICT, NO. 12
Grand Superintendent — R. Ex. Comp. John A. Fleming, Prescott
No.
1. Ancient Frontcnac and
Cataraqui Kingston
22. Grenville Prescott
59. Sussex Brockville
68. Maitland N. Augusta
No.
100. St. Lawrence . . Brockville
112. St. John's Morrisburg
113. Covenant Cornwall
132. Leeds Gananoque
OTTAWA DISTRICT, NO. 13
Grand Superintendent — R. Ex. Comp. Robert S. Simpson, Ottawa
No.
16.
01.
114.
116.
133.
Carleton Ottawa
Granite Almonte
Bonnechere Renfrew
Maple Carleton PI.
St. Francis. . Smith's Falls
No.
143. Glengarry Maxville
148. St. John's. . .Vankleek Hill
151. Laurentian . . . .Pembroke
210. Kitchener Russell
ALGOMA DISTRICT, NO. 14
Grand Superintendent — R. Ex. Comp. T. J. Cherry, Keewatin
82. Shuniah Port Arthur
90. Golden Kenora
140. Ft. William. . .Ft. William
No.
149. Atwood Rainy River
152. Alberton Ft. Frances
MANITOBA E. DISTRICT, NO. 15
Grand Superintendent — R. Ex. Comp. J. L. McKay, Neepawa
No.
52. Pr. Rupert Winnipeg
99. Keystone. .Po'ge la Prairie
136. King Edward. . . .Neepawa
No.
171. Rabboni Dauphin
187. Connaught Winnipeg
MANITOBA W. DISTRICT, NO. 16
Grand Superintendent — R. Ex. Comp. C. H. Payne, Rivers, Man.
No.
101. Corinthian . . . .Boissevain
141. Keystone Brandon
No.
156. Avondale Hartney
183. Mount Sinai Rivers
SASKATCHEWAN N. DISTRICT, NO. 20
Grand Superintendent — R. Ex. Comp. Otto Waldemar Andreason
Humboldt
No.
160. Prince Albert. . . Pr. Albert
165. Saskatoon Saskatoon
181. Battleford Battleford
No.
207. King George Yorkton
209. Humboldt Humboldt
190
GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
SASKATCHEWAN W. DISTRICT, NO. 21
Grand Superintendent — R. Ex. Comp. George D. McMillian,
Moose Jaw
No.
162. Moose Jaw. . . .Moose Jaw
173. Weyburn Weyburn
180. Estevan Estevan
No.
186. Unity Swift Current
208. Assiniboia Assiniboia
211. Shaunavon . . . .Shaunavon
SASKATCHEWAN E. DISTRICT, NO. 22
Grand Superintendent — R. Ex. Comp. David Railton, Sintaluta
No.
121. Wascana Regina
166. Moose Mountain. . .Areola
170. Golden Compass . Sintaluta
No.
192. Trinity Melville
193. Govan Govan
194. Orient Moosomin
NEW ONTARIO DISTRICT, NO. 23
Grand Superintendent — R. Ex. Comp. Alexander Daniel Meldrum,
Sudbury
No.
58. Pembroke Mattawa
95. Tuscan Sudbury
102. Algonquin, Sault Ste. Marie
103. St. John's North Bay
No.
169. Temiska'ng. New Liskeard
203. Cobalt Cobalt
213. Northern Lights . . Timmins
UNATTACHED
Acting Grand Superintendent — R. Ex. Comp. A. J. Gillis,
Dawson
No. 154, Klondike Dawson, Y.T.
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919
CHAPTER RETURNS
191
Name of Chapter
Where Held
Regular Convocation
Anct. Frontenac and
Cataraqui
The Hiram
St. John's
St. And. and St. John
St. George's
St. John's
The Moira
King Solomon's. .
Wawanosh
Carleton
Oxford
Mt. Moriah
Mount Horeb. . . .
Grenville
Ezra
Tecumseh
St. Mark's
Manitou
Pentalpha
McCallum
Huron
Prince Edward. . .
Waterloo
Signet
Keystone
Corinthian
Victoria
Guelph
Harris
Mount Sinai
Excelsior
St. James
Wellington
St. John's
Prince Rupert
Bruce
Palestine
Niagara
Georgian
King Hiram
Pembroke
Sussex
Doric
Granite
York
Havelock
Willson
St. Paul's
TheMalloch
Enterprise
Maitland
Grimsby
Grand River
Prince of Wales. . .
Keystone
Erie
Beaver ...
air
Mount Nebo.. ....
' tacident
Minnewawa
Orient
Ark
Aylmer
•Shuniah
Kingston
Hamilton
London
Toronto
London
Hamilton
Belleville
Toronto
Sarnia
Ottawa
Woodstock
St. Catharines .
Brantford
Prescott
Simcoe ,
Stratford ,
Trenton ,
Collingwood . .
Oshawa
Dunnville
Goderich ,
Picton
Gait
Barrie
Whitby
Peterborough . .
Port Hope
Guelph
Ingersoll
Napanee
Colborne
St. Mary's
Chatham
Cobourg
Winnipeg
Petrolia
St. Thomas
Niagara
Owen Sound . . .
Port Colborne.
Mattawa
Brockville
Newmarket. . . .
Almonte
Toronto
Kincardine. . . .
Welland
Toronto
Seaforth
Harriston
N. Augusta ....
Grimsby
Bracebridge. . . .
Amherstburg. . .
Stirling
Ridgetown
Strathroy
Milton
Niagara Falls . .
Toronto
Parkhill
Toronto
Windsor
Aylmer
Port Arthur. . .
Third Friday
Fourth Friday
Fourth Wednesday
Third Friday
Fourth Friday
Second Thursday
First Tuesday
Fourth Thursday
Second Friday
Third Friday
Third Friday
Second Friday
First Friday
Second Tuesday
Thursday af . f . m
Fourth Friday
Third Tuesday
Fourth Friday
First Tuesday
Third Friday
Third Tuesday
Monday on or af . f . m
Second Monday
Second Tuesday
Third Friday
Fourth Friday
Second Friday
Second Friday
Fourth Friday
Wednesday af . f . m
First Tuesday
Second Monday
Second Thursday
Friday on or b. f . m
First Thursday
Third Wednesday
Second Thursday
Thursday af . f . m
Third Tuesday
First Thursday
Third Tuesday
Third Friday
First Wednesday
Second Thursday
First Friday
Third Friday
Last Wednesday
Second Wednesday
Third Monday
First Monday
Friday af . f . m
First Monday
Third Thursday
First Friday
Thursday b. f . m
Monday on or af . f . m
First Monday
Thursday af . f . m
Third Friday
Second Friday
Thursday on or af . f . m. . .
Second Thursday
Second Monday
Friday af . f . m
Third Wednesday
192 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
CHAPTER RETURNS TO 31st DECEMBER. 1918
First Principal Z.
H. J. Milne
Robt. Buchanan
J. W. Wallace
W. G. H. Ewing
Frank S. Campbell . . .
Herman R. Clark
C. B. Scantlebury. . . .
Frederick D. Hunt. . .
J. E. B. Phelps
A. H. McKee
V. LeRoy Heath
John Herod
H. R. Ryan
E. H. Greig
A. J. Peachey
F. S. Smith
W. W. Bonisteel
J. A. Caslake
Donald Hall
J. B. Cowles
H. O. Sturdy
E. H. Pearce
J. P. Stuart
Alexander Cowan
F. G. Erskine
G. W. Haley
Arthur Mark
John Gould
A. S. Crawford
A. MacGregor
John Thomas Gordon.
C. E. Richardson
A. M. Burtch
C. R. Gummow
N. E. Nichols
Johnston Vance
Jas. Bristow
F. J. McClelland
C. T. Sutherland
F. R. Johnson
C. W. Haentschel
Thomas Dowell
Arthur Winn
M. R. McFarlane. . . .
Robert Shaw
M. D. McPhail
Percy Whitfield
H. S. Park
L. T. Delacey
R. G. Barton
G. W. Chapman
J. B. Marlatt
J. W. Reid
C. R. Hackett
T. E. B. Yeats
Thos. E. Armstrong . .
Alfred Stoner
M. S. Sproat
J. J. Foster
John Russell
F. T. Zapfe
J. C. Bennett
Ernest Sansburn
L. H. Douglas
A. M. Frank
Scribe E.
R. S. Graham
Geo. H. Lanigan ....
O. Ellwood.
Oscar H. King
P. P. Elliott
Geo. H. Britton
L. C. Yeomans
Robt. A. Pearce
Robt. Garrett
L. C. Allen
H. A. Biggins
A. N. Lindsay
F. S. Blain
J. W. Ault
Harry A. Johnston . .
Jno. Stevenson
R. H. Spencer
Geo. C. Coles
J. F. Grierson
J. E. Yocum
J. Straiton
J. L. Gravdon
Charles Blake
A. H. Felt
W. M. Van Valkenburgh
W. A. Logan
J. W. Sanders
R. Donellan
Chas. E. Cook
E. J. Walters
James Thorne
Thos. L. Sinclair. . . .
J. G. Martin
Robt. Buck
Geo. Syme.
Jno. Sinclair
W. E. Idsardi
A. J. Coyne
James Leslie
Harry Davis
J. D. Christie
Jonathan Greene. . . .
J. G. Muir
J. B. Illingworth. . . .
J. P. Argue
J. A. Mackenzie
Geo. Wells
R. Cassels
A. M. Barton
W. D. McLellan
G. A. Love
A. H. Phipps
Francis P. Warne
B. P. Overholt
James McP. Cotts. . .
Harry Campbell
R. M. Trueman
Wm. Panton
F. W. Swannell
D. J. Proctor
Wm. Dawson
J. M. Malcolm
John S. Master
Wm. Stevenson
T. J. C. Rodden
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Regular Convocation
83
Ionic
Lebanon
Macpherson
MacNabb
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Third Tuesday
SG
Third Thursday. . .
ss
First Thursday af. f. m. .
Third Friday
90
Golden
81
94
Midland
Third Thursday
95
Portage la Prairie . . .
First Friday
100
St. Lawrence
First Thursday
101
102
Sault Ste. Marie
103
104
White Oak
Third Tuesday
110
Monday af . f . m
Tuesday af . f . m
Third Wednesday
Third Monday
112
St. John's
113
114
115
116
Carleton Place
117
Third Friday
119
120
121
122
123
Third Wednesday
124
Westminster
Rocky Mt
New Westminster . . .
125
127
128
Elliot
Mitchell . . .
Second Tuesday af. f . m.
130
Southampton
131
132
First Wednesday
Second Friday af . f . m. . .
First Wednesday af. f . m.
133
Smith's Falls
134
King Darius
135
136
King Edward
Crow's Nest
Shekinah
Second Wednesday af. f.
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Fernie
138
139
St. Andrew's
Fort William
140
Fort William
First Friday
141
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Cyrus
Cumberland
143
HI
Presqu'Isle
145
The St. Patrick
Bernard
Third Saturday. . . .
146
147
Lucknow
Thursday af. f. m
14s
St. John's
VankleekHill
Rainy River
149
Atwood
Third Thursday. . .
150
London
Third Tuesday . . .
151
Laurentian
Third Thursday . . .
152
Alberton
Fort Frances
Second Thursday
Third Wednesday
153
Sombra
154
Klondike
156
Ancaster
Tuesday af . f . m
Friday on or af . f . m. . . .
156
Avondale
157
Okanagan
160
Prince Albert
Prince Albert
Third Tuesday
♦No return. Warrant surrendered.
f\'o return.
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Regular Convocation
101
Tuesday af . f . m
162
103
The Beaches
104
lt».")
Third Friday
166
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Kichikewana
1(17
Midland
168
Campbellford
New Liskeard
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Teniiskaming
Golden Compass. . . .
170
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173
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Third Thursday
174
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Third Tuesday
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182
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Mount Sinai
Hugh Murray
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184
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186
Swift Current
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187
Connaught
190
Pacific
191
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N. Vancouver
Melville
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Govan
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195
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Kelowna
King George. ..*....
Assiniboia
Orillia
203
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205
Thornhill
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Kelowna
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209
Humboldt
Kitchener
Humboldt
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210
Russell
211
Shaunavon
Tuesday af . f . m
212
Mount Sinai
Northern Lights
Toronto
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RECAPITULATION
Number of Chapters, Warranted 165
Number of Members, December 31st, 1917 19,601
Number of Registrations, " 1918 1,672
Number of Joinings, " 122
Number of Restorations, " " . 58
1,852
Number of Withdrawals, " 1918 357
Number of Suspensions, " " 375
Number of Deaths, " " 317
1,049
Net Gain 803
Total Membership, December 31st, 1918 20,404
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 197
SUSPENSIONS.
Chapter.
No. 1. Elmer Fern Waldner.
No. 2. John Anderson, Wra. E. Brown, William Brown, Gilbert
Clayton, John A. Clark, Geo. J. Foulis, J. K. Cross,
John Moffatt, Henry Alexander McCoy, Frank Robin-
son, Bernard Wilhelm, John Wood, Walter R. Thomson,
Sidney T. Tribute.
No. 3. Chas. Abbott, V. W. Burridge.
No. 4. William Williamson.
No. 5. James W. Bailey, W. J. Mountjoy, E. T. Richards, Wm.
Ward, Roy S. Burridge, Edmund Crawford, A. M.
Campbell, H. T. Stearn.
No. 8. J. Sharp, John W. Hand, Arthur Brown.
No. 16. Jos. Lewis Heald, John Roland Hill, Albert Edward
Morris, Chas. Howard Putnam, Thos. E. Burgess,
Fred C. Carruthers, Lawrence Fleet Christie, Jas. Alex.
McColm, William Hy. Townsen.
No. 20. Archibald Dawson, Ross Allen Rastall, John Hanlan
Hines, Ross Byron Ramsey, Harry Joseph Wallace,
Percy S. Thornton, Norval John Gowland, David Miller,
Alfred Edward Edwards, Reginald A. W. Rastall, Cecil
E. Beare, John Harvey Runchey, Morgan E. Harris,
James S. Scott, Thomas Anderson, Earl Trumper.
No. 23. William R. Shearer, Wilson McPherson, Alex. Leitch,
Enoch Lee Roberts, Chas. W. Culver, J. E. Butler,
J. E. Blayney.
No. 26. Glen R. White.
40. Howard H. Dean, George Sleeman.
41. William Partlo, H. O. Wright, Sterling H. Warnock,
George Wilson, Austin P. Lachapelle, Herbert P.
Snuttleworth, David Vance, Henry S. Eyre, William
Pullen, William John Clarke.
No. 44. David Robert Benson, Wilbert Woodcock.
No. 47. Alex. Carter, F. E. Fisher, H. P. Naylor, H. E. Whately.
No. 54. Niel McQueen Ramsay.
No. 57. Richard Mathews, Roy Watson.
N< >. 59. Horace N. Gardiner, Harry F. Laughlin, Donald McAlpine,
Ezra M. Robinson, Ernest A. Hudson.
()2. Edward Jackson, William S. Thompson.
63. Andrew Cormack.
64. Harlem Bemiss, Fred Gourlay, Norman Shaffer, Harry
Keenan, John Gordon, P. S. Peacock, J. L. Brodie,
F. C. Margett, Wm. Moleskv, Roy Fries, A. S. Myhill,
Jos. R. Willson, C. B. Ayers, Fred Sparks, H. O.
Lovejoy, J. A. Green, N. C. Burdick.
No. 69. Wellington B. VanDyke, Charles I. Pettit, Hugh Francis
Vidal.
No. 72. George Douglas McCullough.
No. 77. H. M. McNeil, J. T. Waterman, J. W. Rudolph, H. C.
Alexander, W. H. White, F. Macoomb, E. Hadley, W T m.
Haslam, K. J. Cross, A. M. W T ickens, H. Bedell, J. A.
198 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
Allan, C. M. Lowden, J. T. King, C. L. Gray, C. C.
Wightman, W. H. Minshull, C. W. F. Howard, Fred
Pearson, Francis J. McFarlane, C. A. H. Clark, D. H.
Colquhoun, G. H. Woodburn, F. H. Cunningham, J. T.
Alexander, W. Hutchinson, J. McD. Sharpe, J. Mc-
Lachlan.
No. 78. Armenis A. Towns.
No. 79. John Andrews, Thomas Newell, Charles Taylor, Thomas
Edmund Wrenshall.
No. 80. Joseph Henry Carson, David Earl, Malcolm Leybourne,
William Edward Meadows, John Norbury, Herbert
O'Neil, Sidney Edward Rigg.
No. 84. Leslie McLaughlin, Joseph Gibson.
No. 86. Griffin S. Rogers.
No. 88. Charles Swanison, Samuel McMath, W. C. Curtis.
No. 91. J. A. Currie, J. H. E. Bennett, H. Barr, W. C. Bullock,
W. W. Demmery, O. L. Gardner, A. Hendrie, G. D.
Lloyd, R. S. McMillan, R. J. Redfern, J. Davies, E. F.
Hick, S. Maguire, T. A. Neeley, A. Ross, G. H. Stroud,
W. Stansfield, W. E. Tibbets, H. R. G. Watson, F.
Kelly.
No. 95. Charles Douglas, Charles W. Caron, William Harland,
William George Gillespie, William John Hambly.
No. 98. R. L. Betts, J. A. Chisholm, James Doig, R. C. Hodgson,
S. N. Jarrett, J. B. Kay, R. W. T. Kirby, T. Larney,
T. Morley, P. McNaughton, James McGown, Norman
McLeod, H. Newmarch, C. E. Robson, J. Duff Stuart,
L. D. Swenerton, H. Sinclair, W. R. Vye, A. Wallace,
D. McDermott.
No. 100. George N. Robinson.
No. 101. Stewart Burrows, Arthur George Harris, Robert Ritchie,
E. J. Tuck, Ingmar Peterson, Fred Stebbing.
No. 102. John Lamb, Alexander Heller.
No. 103. James Arthurs, Arthur Lewis Francis Brymer, Angus D.
Mclnnis, John Robertson Moffat, Norman S. Vander-
burg, George P. Angus, Emiel Leslie Welte, Harry W.
Angus, William Albert Griffin, William John Parsons,
William A. Martyn.
No. 112. C. D. Bouck.
No. 114. Thomas Burt, David Craig, Henry Edward Hudson,
Duncan J. McKillop, Lome Eldon Rowley, Wm. Mark
Senn, David Hewart, Robert C. Timmins, Thomas C.
Young.
No. 116. Frederick G. Robinson.
No. 123. Joseph Kerr Salter.
No. 132. Sam. Angrove, F. M. Dillon, N. J. McKinley.
No. 138. John Stanley McGuirl.
No. 139. F. J. Squires, H. G. Frances, J. H. Boylan, W. J. Miller,
W. H. Gillies, W. C. Inkster, F. R. Wells.
No. 140. T. E. Dean, W. H. Laverty, Jno. McClure, Jos. Hy.
Rodgers.
No. 141. Charles F. Eagles.
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 199
No. 145. J. C. Bradley, W. R. Fenton, J. H. Fussell, M. B. R.
Gordon, A. J. Hewitt, C. A. Hendry, F. P. Hall, W. S.
Hargott, D. F. Johnstone, J. F. Lindsay, R. S. McColl,
F. W. Niehans, C. C. Richardson.
No. 146. John E. Lang.
No. 147. Donald Cameron, W. S. Holmes.
No. 152. William Bishop, J. A. Osborne, D. H. Campbell, C. F.
McGregor.
No. 162. William E. Alexander, Charles Antriter, A. E. Beaton,
Geo. P. Bowden, Charles Cavanaugh, Johnson Cherry,
Thomas Caswell, L. A. Douglas., James Gowan, George
Hall, F. W. Hinton, Arthur R. Lowe, James D. Munra,
William M. Maclntyre, Frank Proby, Harry Palmer,
Alastoir J. Poison, James D. Proctor, Bernard C.
Pitman, James Webster, Ralph Wayland, Alexander
Robertson, Lachlan McTavish, John B. Rice, Ben
Stewart, Edward Sunington, Percy Sunington, James
B. Swanson, George Sibbett, Alfred Woodard, George
Whitby.
No. 166. John H. Morrison, John Gordon Sullivan.
No. 169. L. H. Neil, H. J. Deyell, J. W. Ellard, C. H. Chapin, Jno.
McLeod, I. E. Virgin, G. F. Cairnie, C. Devlin, E.
Goodman, G. S. Stewart, R. W. Woods, W. R. Sullivan,
N. R. Green, S. Solomon, M. F. Purnaville, W. E.
McCready, B. J. Stallwood, P. Harris, L. Jacob, A.
Macksond, N. C. Groch, N. W. Pierce, W. F. Mc-
Dermott, J. Arthur, S. Stahl, A. H. Stewart, R. F.
Killock, J. A. Herman, J. G. Fitzsimmons, W. R.
Nickle, J. H. Shillinglaw, C. R. Thompson, C. Spear-
man, J. H. Stewart, E. Monaghan, J. W. Swent, J. F.
Askwith, A. W. Charland, S. A. Cummingford, E. B.
Thornhill, E. E. Holton.
171. Alonzo Cyrus Crosby, Sidney W. Hanchitt, David Hal
Sutherland, Albert Edward Iredale.
173. Geoffrey Wilfrid Yates, Hugh A. McCuaig, John Thomas
Stainsby, William Alvin Hurlburt, Ernest Bowman,
James Kennedy Brimacombe, Guy Grover West.
No. 185. William John Simmons.
No. 190. John Edward Ardell, James Torrance Armstrong, James
Alexander Chambers, Fred Milton Kimbull, Frank
Nesby Rees, Robert Campbell Timmons, Wesley
Johnson Taber.
No. 191. Daniel Amskold.
No. 192. David Craig, C. D. Walker.
No. 193. John Bradley, Charles Harry Wright, Edwin Wood,
Duncan McLachlan.
No. 198. R. J. Carson.
No. 209. Thomas Ridgeway Bolsover, William, Nassau Duff, Alex.
Xeil Wilkinson.
200 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
RESTORATIONS.
Chapter.
No. 2. J. K. Cross.
No. 3. F. J. Layman, J. B. Adams.
No. 4. Benjamin G. Stephenson.
No. 24. Arthur H. Goetz.
No. 26. Frank J. Farley.
No. 30. Robert McKay.
No. 31. John S. Williams.
No. 44. Walter A. Cavers.
No. 48. Robert Morrow.
No. 52. James Thompson Black.
No. 59. Matt. Harold Potter, Frederick McLennan.
No. 60. Thomas Frank Cook, John Spalding.
No. 62. Thomas H. Scott.
No. 73. Harold G. McFarlane, Jas. R. Marshall, J. D. Brien.
No. 77. Reginald G. Jones, David McCrorrie, Hugh Johnston,
Harry Pickard.
No. 84. Arthur H. Carr.
No. 88. Richard Perrin, Clinton Fritz.*
No. 90. John McKenzie, Henry Robert Phipps.
No. 91. Richard Hayes.
No. 95. Joseph Errington.
No. 98. Simon Peter Conroy.
No. 102. John James Carrick, James Thomas Nibbs, Henry
Dubois.
No. 103. Murdoch McLeod.
No. 119. Robert Walter Simpson.
No. 124. Richard A. Henderson.
No. 127. John Dick Galloway.
No. 139. Edgar W. Pickford, A. D. Carey.
No. 140. Wm. A. Butler.
No. 145. W. H. Nixon, James W. Commeford, D. F. Johnstone.
No. 156. Howard Meredith Jackson.
No. 165. John McNee Dawson, Charles Henry Wentz, Herbert
Gilbert Wilkie.
No. 166. E. W. F. Harris, W. H. Montgomery.
No. 171. Chas. Edward Davis Kennedy.
No. 173. Samuel James Taylor, Robert J. Brandon.
No. 180. Harry F. Turner, Peter Lyall, C. A. Wynne Jones, Lawson
Mead.
No. 185. Charles J. F. Collier.
202 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
M. EX. COMPANION
3to(m &os& Eobertstott
PAST GRAND Z.
Grand Representative — New York
DIED 31st MAY, 1918
TORONTO, ONT.
R. EX. COMPANION
3teaac imber
PAST GRAND SUPERINTENDENT
Georgian District, No. 9
DIED 20th JULY, 1918
BRACEBRIDGE, ONT.
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 203
R. EX. COMPANION
Jofjn JL premtan
PAST GRAND REGISTRAR
DIED 26th JANUARY, 1918
TORONTO, ONT.
V. EX. COMPANION
&V\mtv Albert lufee
PAST GRAND DIRECTOR OF CEREMONIES
DIED 23rd NOVEMBER, 1918
OTTAWA, ONT.
204 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
Chapter.
No. 1. Robert Hendry, 8 Feb., 1918 ; William Morris
Baillie, 11 June, 1918 ; Robert J. Free, Sept.,
1918 ; William George Hazlett, Oct., 1918 ;
Horace Albert Jenkins, 19 Oct., 1918 ; H. J.
Wilkinson (date not given) ; W. C. Wright
(date not given).
No. 2. Vantry Laurent King, 20 April, 1918 ; William
Hancock, 12 July, 1918 ; William Smith, 28
Oct., 1918 ; Joel Ward, 30 Oct., 1918.
No. 3. A. E. Carrothers, 5 July, 1918 ; W. D. Taylor,
16 July, 1918 ; E. J. Wells, Aug., 1918 ; A. S.
Wallace (date not given) ; Wm. Gray (date
not given).
No. 4. Thomas B. Col^ July, 1918; R. J. Devlin, Feb.,
1918 ; John Ross Robertson, 31 May, 1918 ;
Louis Seivert, Aug., 1918 ; Dr. Walter
Norman Brown, Aug., 1918 ; Alex. W. Robb,
Jan., 1918.
No. 5. Edward C. Efner, 17 Oct., 1918 ; William H.
Escott, 14 Oct., 1918 ; Percy Trebilcock,
16 Oct., 1918 ; William Grassick, 24 Oct.,
1918 ; A. G. Smythe, 6 Dec, 1918.
No. 6. Richard H. Lardman, 17 Jan., 1918 ; Ralph L.
Gunn, 3 Oct., 1918 ; William Jarvis, 3 Oct.,
1918 ; George B. Dowswell, 21 Nov., 1918 ;
George H. Sholters, 21 Nov., 1918 ; John
McRoberts, 23 Nov., 1918.
No. 7. Frederick Wm. Millard, 20 April, 1918 ; Frank
Elvins, 28 April, 1918 ; Wm. A. Shaw, April,
1918 ; Arthur Eugene Wrightmyer, 17 Oct.,
1918 ; Alfred John McCrodan, 23 Oct., 1918 ;
Walter Alford, 19 Aug., 1918.
No. 8. William J. Wilson, 8 April, 1918 ; J. Ross
Robertson, 31 May, 1918.
No. 15. Grant Home, 3 Aug., 1918 ; Jas. D. McGibbon,
5 May, 1918 ; Thos. Wright, Sept., 1918 ;
Fred C. Watson, 24 Nov., 1918.
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 205
©eatl)*
.
Chapter.
No. 16. Sidney Albert Luke, 23 Nov., 1918 ; Henry
C. Chapman, 28 Oct., 1918 ; Alexander
Connor, 22 Dec., 1918 ; Frank Hunt, 6 Nov.,
1918 ; Rufus Augustus DeOlloqui, 14 Jan.,
1917 ; David M. Chambers, 11 Jan., 1917.
No. 18. John Carruthers, 6 April, 1918. •
No. 19. A. R. Thompson, 19 May, 1918 ; John R.
Wilson, 23 Dec, 1918 ; John W. Coy, 22
June, 1918.
No. 20. Albert Edward Faulkner (date not given) ;
Edward McDonald (date not given).
No. 22. John A. Lock, Oct., 1918 ; Leonard Foster
Jamieson, 27 June, 1918.
No. 23. Robert A. Sinclair ; Robt. J. Miller ; James
Downing ; Thomas Puzey (dates not given).
Xo. 24. George Franklin Pounder, 12 Dec, 1918 ;
Stanley Howson Brocklebank, 20 Sept., 1918 ;
James Watt Lowe, 21 Aug., 1917 ; Alexander
Angus McKenzie, 21 May, 1918.
No. 26. Allan Robertson, 28 June, 1918 ; Robert Albert
Hendricks, 26 Sept., 1918.
No. 27. Robert S. Dey, Aug., 1918 ; Andrew W. Duncan,
Oct., 1918 ; John William Murphy, Dec,
1918 ; John Nettleton, 9 Jan., 1916.
Xo. 28. William Holland, June, 1918 ; Herbert James
Harris, 19 Feb., 1918 ; James S. Lunney, 1
Oct., 1918.
No. 30. Hugh H. Polley, 8 July, 1918 ; Edward R. G.
Watson, 16 Sept., 1918 ; Jas. Robinson, 6
Dec, 1918.
No. 31. D. Herbert Payne, 10 Sept., 1918 ; H. Jarvis
English, 27 Oct., 1918.
No. 34. John A. Bell (about Aug., 1918).
206 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
©eatftf
Chapter.
No. 36.
Frederick William Trebilcock, 8 Oct., 1918.
No. 37.
John Henry Helm, 6 June, 1918.
No. 40.
John Scoon, 3 March, 1918 ; Robt. Stewart,
20 July, 1918 ; Milford Purvis, 30 Oct., 1918.
No. 41.
Phillip Willits, 28 Feb., 1918.
No. 45.
Oscar Addison Simmons, 28 March, 1918 ;
Willis A. Sargent, 1 Nov., 1918 ; Stephen
Edway Fuller, 8 Oct., 1918.
No. 47. John M. Park, 24 Dec, 1917 ; Norman A.
Brown, 14 Oct., 1918.
No. 52. James A. Wilson, 29 Jan., 1918 ; A. McLaren,
17 Jan., 1918.
No. 53. Robert Alexander Stauffer, 10 April, 1918.
No. 54. Ira Thomas Pye Snelgrove, 8 Aug., 1918 ;
Robert James Anderson, 5 Oct., 1918.
No. 56. Samuel Loyd, 14 June, 1914 ; Robert McNight,
24 June, 1918 ; Neil Campbell, 2 Sept., 1918 ;
Morell Oldham, 1918.
No. 57. John Cook, 5 July, 1918.
No. 58. William B. Wilson, 20 Sept., 1918 ; Silas George
Richardson, 9 Oct., 1918.
No. 59. Herbert H. Edwards, 11 May, 1918 ; Charles
E. Simpson, 24 April, 1918.
No. 60. Leonard L. Ferguson, 4 March, 1918.
No. 61. O. M. Groves, 9 Oct., 1918.
No. 62. William Dimond, 5 June, 1918 ; Dalton I. Ball,
18 Oct., 1918.
No. 63. Laughlan McLean, 27 July, 1918 ; John Camp-
bell McLeod, 10 May, 1918.
J
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 207
Chapter.
No. 64. Gustavus M. Davis, Aug., 1918 ; Hermon Leslie
Oliver, Dec., 1918.
No. 65. Arthur Macdonald Brooke, 23 Oct., 1918 ;
Hugh Lewis Hoyles, 1918 ; Armour Adamson
Miller, 25th June, 1918 ; John Sinclair
Robertson, June, 1918 ; Harry A. Sherrard,
April, 1918.
No. 66. James Fisher Reid, Nov., 1918.
No. 67. Ernest W. Lambert, 13 June, 1918 ; Charles
H. Heuther, Nov., 1918 ; Horace Parker,
1918 ; Samuel Charles Southgate, 1918.
No. 68. Gordon Ross Putnam, 20 March, 1918 ; Lome
E. Shepard, 2 Nov., 1918.
No. 69. L. F. Jamieson, 27 June, 1918 ; Richard Lipsit,
14 Dec, 1918 ; Norman R. Sutherland, 26
Dec, 1918 ; William Clarke, 6 Dec, 1918 ;
Albert R. Henry, 21 Nov., 1918 ; William
E. Millward, 7 May, 1918.
No. 70. Isaac Huber, 20 July, 1918 ; Harold Vaughan
Kinsey, 2 Dec, 1918.
No. 73. Alfred Long, 27 June, 1918 ; Ross M. Ellsworth,
18 Oct., 1918.
No. 74. Oliver Munger, 16 Dec, 1918.
No. 75. John Henry Peacock, 15 Jan., 1918 ; Clarence
William Field, 7 Dec, 1918 ; James Richard
Nixon, 3 Oct., 1918 ; D. Alton Campbell, 6
Nov., 1918 ; Archd. J. McKinnon, 17 Nov.,
1918.
No. 76. Richard Sloggett, 20 May, 1918 ; Joseph Roths-
child, 28 Oct., 1918 ; John Robinson, 6 Nov.,
1918 ; James H. Brydges, 24 Dec, 1918.
No. 77. Bertiford Worsley, 9 Oct., 1918 ; James Reid,
6 Nov., 1918.
208
GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
Chapter.
No. 78. William Stanley, 26 June, 1911 ; Sandford
Tudor, 17 Jan., 1915 ; Wesley W. Kerr, 18
Dec., 1911 ; William J. Wilson, 1 April, 1918 ;
Colin Haskett, 1918.
No. 79. John Francis Scholes, 10 Feb., 1918 ; John
Jones, 24 Aug., 1918.
No. 80. Edward William Bauslaugh, 21 Jan., 1918 ;
Walter Chater, 1 June, 1918 ; Richard
Bangham, 19 Sept., 1918 ; John Spiers, 19
Oct., 1918 ; Thomas Leo Chick, 9 Dec, 1918 ;
Charles W. Fraser (summer, 1918).
No. 81. S. S. Willison, 16 Oct., 1918 ; George E. Thom-
son, William N. Palmer (dates not given) ;
George F. Durker, Nov., 1918.
No. 82. Thos. H. Teetheway, 9 July, 1918 ; Ray Bell,
30 Oct., 1918 ; J. G. Bell, 5 Nov., 1918 ; D.
McLean, 30 Nov., 1918.
Neil Turner McWilliam, 4 March, 1918.
Charles A. Farrar, 8 Feb., 1918 ; James Paul
Barlow, 16 Oct., 1918.
S. P. Sturgis, Nov., 1918.
Archibald Fullerton, 3 Jan., 1918 ; R. J. N.
Pether, 31 May, 1918 ; Robt. James, 1 July,
1918 ; W. A. McCullouch, 24 Dec, 1918.
James Donald Creyk, 2 Nov., 1918.
John McLeod, 25 March, 1918 ; David Hope,
1914 ; Edward Scafe, 15 Feb., 1913 ; Arthur
T. Moth, 9 Oct., 1918.
No. 98. Harold C. Clarke, Feb., 1918 ; Wm. A. McG.
Brown, May, 1918 ; Clarence M. Marpole,
July, 1918 ; Arthur Samuel Bourne, Oct.,
1918 ; James Stark, Nov., 1918 ; Matthew
John Barr, Dec, 1918.
No.
83.
No.
86.
No.
88.
No.
90.
No.
91.
No.
95.
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 209
Dcatfjs
Chapter.
No.
99.
Frank Niddery, 1 Nov., 1918 ; P. B. Hazleton,
June, 1918.
No.
100.
E. G. Adams, 11 Aug., 1918 ; A. C. Miller, 19
Oct., 1918 ; Herbert Axon, 26 Dec., 1918.
No.
101.
John Collie, 14 March, 1918 ; James S. Wilson,
Feb., 1918 ; Charles Wesley Holgate, 16 Oct.,
1918.
Xo.
102.
W. F. Battersby (date not given) ; James Alex.
Watson, 4 Nov., 1918 ; George Percival
Preston, 19 Dec, 1918 ; David Shelbourne,
2 Dec, 1918.
No.
104.
Allan Stuart Chisholm, 24 Nov., 1918.
No.
110.
Nicholas D. Richards, April, 1918.
No.
112.
S. B. Fell, 18 Feb., 1918 ; Andrew Moffat,
1 Nov., 1918.
Xo.
115.
Alphaeus S. Lovett, 1918.
Xo.
117.
George Whiting, Aug., 1918 ; Solon Albright,
Sept., 1918.
Xo.
119.
John Enoc Johnson, 20 March, 1918 ; Hugh
Webster Pursel, 8 Oct., 1918.
Xo.
120.
Elon Ezra Chipman, 21 April, 1918.
No.
121.
William F. Brown, 17 Nov., 1918 ; Allan
George King, 25 Oct., 1918 ; John F. Kirk-
bride, Feb., 1918 ; John A. Kerr, 14 June,
1918 ; E. E. Meek, 1 June, 1918.
Xo.
123.
Bruce White, 15 Nov., 1918 ; Reuben Rufus
Martin, 30 Nov., 1917 ; John Alexander
Macdonald, 8 Oct., 1916.
' No.
124.
David Alexander Chesney, 13 Oct., 1918.
210 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
Chapter.
No. 125. Geo. Alexander Starke, 11 Jan., 1918 ; Andrew
Miller, 11 Nov., 1918 ; William Leonard
Kelly, 28 Dec., 1918 ; Edward Elwell, 30
Jan., 1918.
No. 127. Alfred Baker, 31 Oct., 1918 ; James Hardy, 8
Nov., 1918 ; William M. Holt, 9 Nov., 1918.
No. 128. Charles Holten, 13 Sept., 1918 ; Archibald E.
Boyle, 8 Oct., 1918 ; J. B. Scott, 24 Dec,
1918.
No. 130. William Cassil Cone, June, 1918.
No. 131. Josias G. Simpson, 16 Dec, 1917 ; John Alex-
ander McKinnon, 27 Sept., 1918.
No. 133. Norman Albertson, 20 Oct., 1918.
No. 135. George C. Coates, 24 Nov., 1918 ; Samuel
Robinson, 5 Nov., 1918.
No. 136. Henry Sleigh, 8 June, 1918.
No. 138. Thomas Edgar Hoar, 15 Sept., 1918 ; Sidney C.
Johnson, 22 Nov., 1918.
No. 139. W. M. Leny, S. W. Higley (dates not given).
No. 141. John Waddell, 3 Jan., 1918.
No. 145. George Brown, 14 June, 1918 ; E. W. Miller, 9
Sept., 1918 ; M. H. G. McCarthy, 9 Oct.,
1918 ; H. Schwartz, 11 April, 1918 ; F. W.
Tisdale, 31 Oct., 1918 ; G. T. Grigsby, 12
Oct., 1918 ; W. H. Weir, 11 Dec, 1918.
No. 146. D. D. Campbell, 30 Dec, 1917 ; John Alexander
Kelly, 11 Oct., 1918 ; John Alexander
Mitchell, 9 Jan., 1917.
No. 151. W. B. Wilson, 14 Sept., 1918 ; Simon Scott
Willison, 16 Oct., 1918.
No. 152. Joseph Watson (date not given).
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 211
Chapter.
No. 153. Will C. Power, 13 Aug., 1918 ; Bernard G.
Miller, 26 Aug., 1918.
No. 154. Bertram Bryden Pinkerton, 20 Dec., 1917 ;
Samuel Henry, 25 Oct., 1918 ; Thos. Milne,
25 Oct., 1918 ; Edmund S. Ironside, 25 Oct.,
1918.
No. 156. John King, 22 March, 1918.
No. 160. James Barclay Brown, 2 Nov., 1918.
No. 162. John Porter, 13 Jan., 1918 ; William Scramlin,
25 Jan., 1918 ; Joseph Ed. Caldwell, 30 Oct.,
1918 ; Stephen Findlay, 5 Nov., 1918 ; John
McFadyen, 7 Dec, 1918.
No. 164. John Andrews (date not given).
No. 165. Thomas Brebner, Reginald William Davis,
Frederick Reinold Fredeen (dates not given) ;
William Baker McLaggan, 5 May, 1918 ;
Joseph John Philp, 16 Nov., 1918 ; Harlow
Victor Tripp, 8 April, 1918.
No. 166. H. A. Archer, Jan., 1918 ; Jno. King, March,
1918 ; W. J. Willson, Nov., 1918.
No. 167. John G. Gidley, 7 June, 1918 ; Wm. Henry
Whittemore, Oct., 1918 ; John D'Arcy Flynn,
7th Sept., 1918.
No. 168. John E. Owens, William John Salter (dates not
given).
No. 169. W. H. Harmer, 18 Nov., 1918.
No. 170. George Elwood Dickin, 14 Nov., 1918.
No. 173. William Scramlin, Jan., 1918 ; David Lome
Croston, 25 Feb., 1918 ; William McKay
Little (New Year, 1918) ; G. M. Meek, May,
1918 ; George Murdock Davidson, Jan., 1918;
Arthur Peterson Leonard, 26 Dec, 1918.
212 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
Beatftf
Chapter.
No, 174.
William Longhurst, 10 Dec, 1918.
No. 175.
Charles Israel Kelly, 29 Dec, 1917.
No. 178.
Frederick Ball Deacon, 3 June, 1918
C. Purdy, 15 Feb., 1918 ; Jno.
Morrison, 7 Nov., 1918.
; Claude
Norman
No. 181. Geoffrey Brichta (date not given) ; Henry M.
Murdock, 19 Sept., 1918.
No. 183. John Edward Halsey, 10 Nov., 1918.
No. 185. John Walters, 21 Nov., 1918 ; Anthony Pat-
terson Blain, 25 June, 1918.
No. 187. John Barker Gould, 21 Oct., 1918.
No. 192. P. P. Campbell, 1 Dec, 1918 ; E. B. Connell,
10 Aug., 1918 ; H. R. Kelsey, 27 Oct., 1918 ;
Alex. J. Paterson, 9 Nov., 1918.
No. 198. A. S. Bowers, 30 March, 1918.
No. 203. Norman McDougall Creyk, 28 Nov., 1918 ;
Thomas McCauley, 5 Dec, 1918.
No. 207. James Hale Roy Stanfield, 10 Nov., 1918.
No. 209. Johan G. Hallson, 8 Nov., 1918 ; Wm. Glover
Taylor, 8 Nov., 1918.
No. 211. John Neville Huffman, 12 Nov., 1918 ; Herbert
Harold Travis, 2 Nov., 1918.
No 212. Abraham B. Hashmall, 17 Oct., 1918 ; Charles
Black, 21 Oct., 1918.
No. 213. George Murray Dewar, 13 Oct., 1918.
'•Mine honour let me try : -
In that I live, and for that will I die."
Things 'ave transpired which made me learn
The size and meanin' of the game.
I did no more than others did,
I don't know where the change began;
I started as an average kid,
I finished as a thinkin' man.— Kipling.
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 213
HONOR ROLL
"Posterity gives to every man his true honor."
To the brave and honored Companions who fought,
as well as to those who died, in achieving a victory for
the ideals of a brighter and better world in which to
live.
"Their honor bound them, and they wished to
satisfy it."
To those who fell in battle, or who died from
wounds, their mortal remains lie not in Canadian soil,
but to Canada they have bequeathed their memories
and their glory.
"On Fame's eternal camping ground
Their silent tents are spread,
And glory guards with solemn round
The bivouac of the dead."
Subjoined are the names of the Companions reported
to the office of the Grand Scribe E., as having enlisted
for Active Overseas Service, as well as showing those
who have paid the "Supreme Sacrifice" :
Ancient Frontenac and Cataraqui Chapter,
No. 1, Kingston, Ont. — R. Ex. Comp. Lieut. -Col.
W. T. Connell, M.D.; Comps. Capts. A. W. Winnett,
M.D., George Bawden, J. McD. Mowat (killed in
action), L. C. Lockett, W. H. Gimblett, M. E. Hall,
Lieuts. Leonard H. Birkett, James Leckie, Sergt.
Thomas King, Corp. Edmond H. Birkett, Ptes. W.
Charles, A. G. Sinclair (killed in action), Frank Andrews,
214 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
C. W. Dickson, J. C. D. Esterre, S. S. Lumb, Thos.
McKenzie, L. N. Armstrong, E. R. Moore, H. Mc-
Ilquham, J. B. Lowery.
The Hiram Chapter, No. 2, Hamilton, Ont. — Ex.
Comp. E. E. Linger ; Comps. Sam Cridge Troubridge,
C. A. McBride, A. P. Whitney, Wm. Brine, Alex.
Barclay, John Campbell, S. L. Eisenhofer, A. J. Mc-
Vittie, N. D. Stapley (killed in action), Chester S.
Walters, Gilbert J. Clayton, H. J. Gilbert, Frank A.
Muir, Charles E. Mawson, S. T. Tribute, James Varley,
B. F. Varley, J. K. Cross, Robert Clark, D. W. Fonger,
A. E. Hahnan, T. A. James, W. G. H. Jones, Geo. E.
Louth, Geo. R. Low, Geo. H. Nicholson, H. Stroud.
St. John's Chapter, No. 3, London, Ont. — R. Ex.
Comp. J. H. Wilson; Ex. Comp. A. E. Somerville;
Comps. A. W. Kelley, C. G. Carlton, H. J. Stephens,
M.D., A, R. Skelton, J. E. Middleton, J. J. L. Ardiel,
J. Hart, J. R. Croden, J. Kelt, C. W. Thurling, R. A. W.
Carter, C. Wickerson, E. A. Cooper, G. W. Renton,
J. W. Peart, Dr. E. Seaborn, H. W. Kemp, W. H.
Robinson.
St. Andrew and St. John Chapter, No. 4. To-
ronto, Ont. — Comps. Major Wm. Baillie, Capts. E. A.
Grant, W. E. Struthers, J. E. Thompson, B. G. Stephen-
son, Brig.-Major A. C. Lewis, Lieuts. B. J. Miller, H.
Taylor, Q.M. Sergt. W. S. Jackson, Sergts.
A. W. Wardill, George Cameron, Sapper George
Chapman (killed in action, May 31st, 1917), Corp.
D. Arnot, Gunners W. H. Stark, W. J. Cole.
St. George's Chapter, No. 5, London, Ont. —
Comps. Lt.-Cols. H. L. Milligan, D.S.O., 18th Batt.;
Dr. C. H. Reason, R.A.M.C.; Major H. R. J. Sawyer,
142nd Batt.; Capts. Dr. L. H. Douglas, R.A.M.C.;
Dr. Chas. E. McMahon, R.A.M.C; Dr. F. H. Bowen,
R.A.M.C.; F. D. Millar, C.A.S.; Lieut. M. Percival,
7th M.R.; Quar.-M.-Sgts. J. G. Green, C.S.H., H. W.
Burrows, C.A.M.C.; Quar.-M. H. J. Bennett, 142nd
Batt.; Quar.-M. Sergt. C. H. Ward, No. 3, C.S.H.
(killed in action), Sergt. A. P. Alford, 1st Can. Contg. ;
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 215
Ptes. H. A. Dowell, C.M.R. (wounded), C. E. Furness,
15th C.H., Gabriel McAllister, 134th Batt. (killed in
action), H. W. Clark, 142nd Batt., Geo. H. Bennett,
C.A.M.C, R. R. S. Bloom, 25th Batt., Chas. McGeary,
Can. G. Hosp. (killed in action), R. W. Earrith, No. 3
St. Hosp., Jas. Lyttle, 134th Batt. ; Sapper
R. W. Reid, C.A.M.C; Pte. W. J. Reid, 142nd Batt.,
and Comps. A. A. Cooper, Aviation Corps, Dr. C. C.
Ross, Chas. Griffiths, A. E. Bending, F. H. Kettle,
M. D. Hambly, A. W. McVicker, W. H. Robinson,
J. R. Craig, G. L. Hicks, J. E. Stafford, J. R. Stewart,
M. H. Lee, John Young, W. C. Cross.
St. John's Chapter, No. 6, Hamilton, Ont. —
Ex. Comp. Major J. W. Bell, Comps. Major J. Chis-
holm; Capts. H. C. Treneman, G. D. Farmer; Lieuts.
E. S. Palmer, H. R. Stares, J. G. Tait ; Sergts. A. V.
Sutton, C. R. Fressenden, H. Wolstenholme, A. Woosey,
F. Robins ; Ptes. A. H. Noble, A. Dodds, F. Lawrence,
J. C. Smith, J. G. Duns, A. C. Pearce, H. O. Spencer,
T. Hainsworth, Z. H. Barnard, A. C. Beckley, W. J.
Clark, W. E. Chaloner, W. R. B. Chaloner, F. L.
Britton, Geo. Sholter (killed in action), Wm. Roussell,
Comp. F. H. Baker, H. E. Hinderliter.
The Moira Chapter, No. 7, Belleville, Ont. —
Comps. Capts. Dr. Perry Gladstone Goldsmith, William
Henry Hudson (killed in action, 8th Oct., 1916), Dr.
Henry S. Clapp, William Stuart ; Lieut. William C.
McGuines (died at Montreal while waiting to go over-
seas, 11th Dec, 1916), Charles M. Sprague, James
Hopert McGuire, William E. Schuester, Wm. John
Cook, Thomas Richard Dands, Philip Henry Wills,
Rev. John Alex. Petrie, William A. Shaw (killed in
action, April, 1918), Claude Wallace.
King Solomon's Chapter, No. 8, Toronto, Ont. —
R. Ex. Comp. Lieut.-Col. D. A. Clark, M.D.; Comps.
Major H. S. Cooper, Capts. R. A. Donald, W. A. Child,
Francis Francis, Jr., Jas E. Brown, A. S. Pearson,
Lieuts. W. C. Gowland, Jos. H. Hughes, John Sharp,
Wm. G. Fairbanks, Harry E. Gee, T. E. Bowman, S. N.
Francis, Elgin Wetherell, Geo. J. Blackmore, Alex. S.
216 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
Elliott, Sub. Lieut. Arthur E. Mandy, Q.M. Sergt.
J. V. Conroy, Sergt. Major E. G. Fry, Sergts. Leonard
Jaquiss, F. W. Tetley, E. W. Barber, Fred W. Burns,
Corp. Arthur H. Smith, Ptes. W. H. Bateson (killed in
France), R. J. Coley, Horace N. Carr, Geo. Burroughs-
ford ; Comps. S. G. Tinker, R. V. W. Ainley, F. J.
Griffiths, Ernest J. Wilson, Melville J. Young, Hy. E.
Herbert, G. S. McArthur, Roland Toner (Capt. U.S.A.),
H. J. Burns, Hy. E. Herbert, Geo. S. M. Arthur, W. E.
Logan.
Wawanosh Chapter, No. 15, Sarnia, Ont. —
Comps. Lieut. -Col. R. I. Towers ; Capts. W. A.
Henderson, M.D. (dropped dead six weeks after re-
turning from front), Malcolm MacKenzie ; Lieut.
Harry Beresford ; Andrew Mcintosh (killed in action
17th Sept., 1916), Walter Palmer, Thos. W. Wright
(killed in action), Hubert L. Baird.
Carleton Chapter, No. 16, Ottawa, Ont. —
Comps. L. E. Allen, S. M. Rogers, T. H. Picton, F. H.
Honeywell, F. M. Mix, E. E. Hooper, L. F. Jackson,
T. H. Kenny, H. L. Langdon, E. J. McCleery, J. A.
McColm, P. C. McGillivray, D. J. McMinn, E. A.
Oliver, J. F. Roy, C. C. Sheldon, J. M. Skuce, J. H.
Summers, A. H. Thoburn, A. H. Wheeler.
Oxford Chapter, No. 18, Woodstock, Ont. —
Comps. J. B. Jupp, M.D., J. Carruthers (killed in action,
6 April, 1918).
Mount Moriah Chapter, No. 19, St. Catharines,
Ont.— V. Ex. Comp. Lieut.-Col. J. S. Campbell ; Ex.
Comp. Lieut.-Col. F. C. McCordick ; Comps. Major
W. Hamilton Merritt, Capt. Henry B. Burgoyne.
Mount Horeb Chapter, No. 20, Brantford,
Ont. — Comps. Edward McDonald (killed in action),
David Miller, Thomas Anderson, Samuel Seago, George
Bloomfleld, Albert E. Faulkner (killed in action).
Grenville Chapter, No. 22, Prescott, Ont. —
Comps. Herbert Tripp, Leonard F. Jamieson (drowned
while on active service, 27 June, 1918).
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Ezra Chapter, No. 23, Simcoe, Ont. — R. Ex.
Comp. Surgeon W. A. Mcintosh ; Ex. Comps. Lieut. -
Col. L. F. Aiken, Capt. A. H. Paulin ; Comp. Lieut.
Walter B. Durward.
Tecumseh Chapter, No. 24, Stratford, Ont. —
Ex. Comps. T. A. Voyce, John A. Kennedy; Comps. W.
C. Bradshaw, T. G. Delamere, H. J. Coghill, J. L.
Youngs, Alex. Cameron, J. C. Stabler, A. H. Monteith,
W. Hayter, James Low (killed in action), James Daniel
Dempsey (died prisoner in Germany).
St. Mark's Chapter, No. 26, Trenton, Ont. —
Comps. Dr. H. V. Malone, A. E. Bywater, R. C. Titus,
O. G. Alyea, J. L. McLean, J. H. Sills, Wm. Ingham.
Manitou Chapter, No. 27, Collingwood, Ont. —
Ex. Comp. T. E. Hawkins; Comps. Major S. McClel-
land, Lieut. W. D. T. Atkinson, Sergt. -Major J.
Johnston, Ptes. Ernest Walker, J. W. Rose, F. A.
Nettleton, Roy Vanzant, F. Loughlin.
Pentalpha Chapter, No. 28. Oshawa, Ont. —
Comp. R. Cecil Cowan.
McCallum Chapter, No. 29, Dunnville, Ont. —
Comps. E. S. Baxter, J. P. Cowles, C. A. M. Thrush,
Chester J. Martindale.
Huron Chapter, No. 30, Goderich, Ont. — Ex.
Comp. Major H. C. Dunlop ; Comps. Majors C. E.
Sale (killed in action, France, January 17th, 1916), E.
N. Lewis; R. Ex. Comp. Capt. W. F. Gallow, M.D.,
Lieut. A. G. Nisbett (killed in action, France, April
10th, 1917), Ptes. W. L. Yule, C. W. Garthwaite, J. B.
McKay, A. M. Maclnnes, Driver J. Alex. Straiton.
Prince Edward Chapter, No. 31, Picton, Ont. —
Comps. Lieut.-Col. Milton K. Adams, Major Bernard
R. Hepburn, Capts. Sidney J. Gilmour, Ex. Comp.
G. W. Morden, Comps. Dr. Chas. A. Publow, Lieuts.
D. S. Ainsworth, Harry Reymes, Pte. William Gordon
Werden (wounded).
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Waterloo Chapter, No. 32, Galt, Ont. — Ex.
Comps. Lieut. -Col. A. J. Oliver, Majors J. N. McRae,
Harvey L. Willson, D. McLennan, Capt. G. H. Charl-
ton, Lieut. John James Campbell (killed in action,
October 26th, 1917), Gunner J. M. Philp.
Signet Chapter, No. 34, Barrie, Ont. — R. Ex.
Comp. A. Cowan ; Ex. Comps. Col. J. B. McPhee,
Lieut.-Col. D. W. B. Spry, Major Jno. Preece, Capts.
H. E. Jory, A. P. Potter, J. C. Miller, Lieut. R. W.
Stewart ; Comps. Dr. C. C. Gibson, Sergts. B. W. Boyd,
Frank Knight, W. C. Towers, H. M. Jupp, Geo. E.
Madden, S. G. Smith, John Ochs, John Oakes.
Keystone Chapter, No. 35, Whitby, Ont. — Ex.
Comp. Major G. W. P. Every ; Comps. Capt. Dr.
James Moore, Sergts. R. M. Deverell, E. G. Hazell,
F. W. Jones, S. D. Dudley, Sapper Robt. Irwin, Pte.
Fred Dowswell.
Corinthian Chapter, No. 36, Peterborough,
Ont. — Comps. Cols. R. M. Dinnistoun, R. J. Stuart,
Lieut.-Col. C. H. Ackerman, Majors S. T. Medd, R. P.
Watt, Keith G. Lech, Capts. Geo. Brisco, J. M. Bygott,
Dr. A. D. McPherson, Lieuts. Dr. G. S. Cameron,
A. R. Laing, A. T. Lefevre, Dr. V. H. McWilliams,
G. K. Rackham, Claude Rogers. Q.M. Sergt. R. G.
Cottrell, Sergts. Hurrell Dodds, D. H. Downie, D. A.
Loomis, J. Fred Reed, R. J. Matchett, Rev. J. R.
Bonner, Gunner W. T. Regan, Ptes. W. A. Noble,
W. D. Parker, D. Carlisle.
Victoria Chapter, No. 37, Port Hope, Ont. — V.
Ex. Comp. Lieut.-Col. Robert Wallace Smart, Major
Alfred H. C. Long, Comp. Pte. Norman L. Yelland,
Arthur E. Choate, Wilfred Croft, John J. Jeffrey,
Morgan Carry.
Guelph Chapter, No. 40, Guelph, Ont. — Comps.
Sergts. Peter Charlton, George M. Binks, Pte. Harry
Page, John G. Grieve, Wm. J. Elliot.
Harris Chapter, No. 41, Ingersoll, Ont. —
Comps. Jas. V. Neal (killed in action), J. R. Beaton,
Vincent Wilson (on H.M.S. Niobe).
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Mount Sinai Chapter, No. 44, Napanee, Ont. —
Ex. Comp. G. P. Reiffenstein ; Comps. E. W. Rathbun,
C. M. Stratton, S. D. Wagar, W. H. Roberts, Dr. E.
M. Horton, Seaborn Emsley, W. W. Cambridge.
Excelsior Chapter, No. 45, Colborne, Ont. —
Comps. Ethelbert Elijah Latta, Charles P. Brown,
Thomas B. Hewson.
St. James Chapter, No. 46, St. Mary's, Ont. —
Comps. Herbert Crawford Sharp, Albert Edward
Palmer, Walter Leslie, Norman Ewan Raleigh, Gordon
Ellis, Oliver John McNaughton.
Wellington Chapter, No. 47, Chatham, Ont. —
Comps. E. N. Fremlin, W. N. Gallougher (killed, March
20, 1915), H. A. G. Willoughby, R. W. Angus, H. S.
Clements, Rev. R. S. W. Howard, Alex. McDougal,
Chas. A. Praugley, John Riddell, Neil Smith, H. D.
Smith, W. M. Taylor, Geo. W. Welsh (killed in action).
St. John's Chapter, No. 48, Cobourg, Ont. — Ex.
Comps. Lieut. -Col. John W. Odell, Lieut. Dr. John
R. Irvine ; Comp. Gunner W. S. Norris.
Prince Rupert Chapter, No. 52, Winnipeg, Man.
—Comps. John Barter, Walter Jeames, Russell M.
McLeod, Dr. Robert M. Simpson, Charles S. Shipman,
George B. Williams, George A. Williams, Henry S. R.
Warwick, J. A. McTaggart, A. McCharles, D. William-
son, E. A. Shaw, J. S. Laycock, G. F. Stableford, L. H.
King, J. M. Beckett, C. B. Handcock, D. King, H. J.
Watson, F. T. Cadham, S. L. Barrowclough, D. Mc-
Lean, G. G. Miller, E. J. Simon, J. A. Acheson, D.
Brown, W. J. Bell, J. M. Suthe, A. W. Morley, C. H.
Simpson, Alex. Mclver (killed in action), L. R. Cole.
Bruce Chapter, No. 53, Petrolia, Ont. — Comps.
John Charles Reid, John Wesley Hall.
Palestine Chapter, No. 54, St. Thomas, Ont.—
R. Ex. Comp. E. W. Honsinger (Dentist); Comps. Fred
Guest, M.D., W. A. Burns (Dentist), J. M. Nettleton,
M.D., W. G. Davies (killed, 26th April, 1916), W. H.
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Bailey, E. W. Ramey, H. E. Tylar, T. H. May
(killed, 17th April, 1916), R. J. Anderson
(killed in action, 8th August, 1918), James
Urquhart, C. L. Spittler, G. M. Baldwin, J. R. McNeil,
H. S. Chapman, Ira T. P. Snelgrove (killed in action,
5th October, 1918).
Niagara Chapter, No. 55, Niagara, Ont. — Comp.
H. S. O'Melia.
Georgian Chapter, No. 56, Owen Sound, Ont. —
Comps. Capts. D. R. Dobie, J. H. Brownlees, Ptes.
Willard Malone, E. E. Miller.
King Hiram Chapter, No. 57, Port Colborne,
Ont. — Comps. Donald McNevin, Alfred Wheable.
Pembroke Chapter, No. 58, Mattawa, Ont. —
Comps. Lieuts. Wm. H. Cowper, G. Clapperton (killed),
Ptes. R. K. Wilson, R. J. Leach, Wm. Smith, H. T.
Lloyd.
Sussex Chapter, No. 59, Brockville, Ont. —
Comps. Capt. Herbert H. Edwards, Albert L. Kearns,
David Miles, E. C. H. Moore (killed at Vimy Ridge,
April 23rd, 1917), Fred L. Barclay, Allan S. Connor.
Doric Chapter, No. 60, Newmarket, Ont. —
Comps. Capt. Aubrey Davies, Lieut. T. W. McConkey,
Ptes. Robert Harrison, Francis L. Morto.
Granite Chapter, No. 61, Almonte, Ont. — Comp.
Lieut. Goodwin O. Kemp.
York Chapter, No. 62, Eglington, Ont. — Comps.
Capt. G. R. N. Collins, Edward Brown (Royal Aviation
Corps), Dr. G. Howard, Pte. j. Argue, L. W. Reade,
J. H. Elliott, Dr. M. M. Crawford.
Havelock Chapter, No. 63, Kincardine, Ont. —
Comps. H. L. Collins, M.D., J. G. McLeod, M.D.
Willson Chapter, No. 64, Welland, Ont. —
R. Ex. Comp. Col. J. E. Cohoe ; Comps. Col. Donald
Sharp, Lieut. G. B. Ross, Dr. G. M. Davis, E. D.
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Hooker, W. H. Ogg, Clarence Doan, F. E. McCann,
Percy Whiffield, P. D. McAllister, Geo. H. Main, Chas.
S. Bowers, Harry Vanderburg.
St. Paul's Chapter, No. 65, Toronto, Ont. — Ex.
Comp. Lieut. -Col. John A. Shaw, D.S.O.; Comps. Cols.
Wallace Scott, H. A. Bruce, Lieut.-Cols. John T.
Clarke, D. Douglas Young, A. A. Miller (killed in
action), Majors W. D. Greer, Geo. M. Higginbotham
(deceased), W. C. Mitchell, C. C. Wansborough, Fred-
erick H. Moody, E. W. Wright, A. D. Armour, E. N.
Armour, P. E. Boyd, H. E. Ridout ; Capts. J. B. Jupp,
W. E. V. Shaw, J. A. McCollum, W. M. Hargraft,
Lieuts. J. D. Warren, Hugh L. Hovles (killed in action).
F. C. Grassick, W. M. Hargraft, R.N.V.R., Q.M. Sergt.
Chas. S. McCollum, W. T. Anderson.
The Malloch Chapter, No. 66, Seaforth, Ont. —
V. Ex. Comp. Major R. S. Hays, Comps. Capt. H. H.
Hodgins, C. E. Dowding, J. N. Gunn.
Enterprise Chapter, No. 67, Harriston, Ont. —
Comps. Major C. E. Livingstone, A. Donaldson, S.C.
Southgate (killed in action), B. W. Wilson, Horace
Parker (killed in action).
Grimsby Chapter, No. 69, Grimsby, Ont. — R. Ex.
Comp. A. E. Phipps ; Comps. A. E. Kimmons (killed),
R. T. Johnson, E. S. Johnson, J. E. Scott, W. R.
Woodland, W. B. Woolverton.
Grand River Chapter, No. 70, Bracebridge,
Ont.— Comps. Dr. Peter McGibbon, A.M.C., Thos. S.
S. Parker, A. F. Butterworth (killed), Stanley Paulin.
Prince of Wales, No. 71, Amherstburg, Ont. —
Comp. Hugh Johnson.
Keystone Chapter, No. 72, Stirling, Ont. — R.
Ex. Comps. Major H. H. Alger, C.A.M.C, Capt. C. F.
Walt, C.A.D.C; Comps. Major D. Green, Capts. J. L.
McLean, J. H. Sills, and W. W. Wallace.
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Beaver Chapter, No. 74, Strathroy, Ont. —
Comps. Capts. Fred W. Jay and Arthur P. Malone
(wounded), Comps. Norman F. Newton, Robert R.
Lloyd, Wm. Campbell (wounded), John White, E. J.
Hixon.
St. Clair Chapter, No. 75, Milton, Ont. — Ex.
Comp. C. E. Robertson (Aviation Corps) ; Comps.
Capt. A. O. T. Beardmore, N. M. Campbell, B. G.
Arnold, R. G. Lucas.
Mount Nebo Chapter, No. 76, Niagara Falls,
Ont.— Comps. Brig.-Gen. F. W. Hill, Major J. J.
Harriman, Capts. Fred J. Anderson, D. A. R. Cameron,
J. W. Bottomley (killed in action in East Africa), A. B.
Robertson, J. Rothschild, T. T. Birkett, W. P. Lyon.
Occident Chapter, No. 77, Toronto, Ont. —
Comps. Majors A. C. Larter, E. G. Switzer ; Capts.
J. S. Legge, A. McGregor (missing) ; Lieuts. W. D.
Sprinks, W. H. Sharpe, W. J. Simpson, E. H.
Jolliffe, J. M. Burden ; Sergts. W. G. B. Guguid
(prisoner), R. H. Cuthbert W. G. Giles, A. Green,
S. G. Newdick, A. Ross, A. A. Burridge ; Q.M.-Sergt.
F. W. Hammett ; Corps. J. Cottrill, W. Haslam, J. G.
Bell, G. H. Woodburn ; Ptes. H. Carey > H. Hirst, W. F.
Munroe, H. Dowie, J. Atkinson, F. Hopkinson, F.
Sheridan (killed in action), C. J. Barker, W. G. Self,
E. Fraleigh, G. H. Wood, S. W. Gunbridge, J. Clegg,
Seaman H. J. Newcombe, Alex. Duthie (killed in
action).
Minnewawa Chapter, No. 78, Parkhill, Ont. —
Ex. Comps. Dr. G. W. Racey, D. C. Wilson ; Comps.
W. D. Brand, Harold J. Glenn.
Orient Chapter, No. 79, Toronto, Ont. — Ex.
Comps. Major W. L. Baynes-Reid, Sergt, Major Geo.
Spademan ; Comps. Majors Alex. Gillies, Wm. C. N.
Marriott, Capts. W. E. C. McCarthy, A. S. Weiss,
Frank L. Thompson, Lieuts. A. T. Skill (killed in
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action), J. McK. Ferguson, Staff-Sergt. C. DeL. Mac-
Neely, Sergt. Thos. Purchase, Ptes. W. C. Dies, J. J.
Gallagher, D. J. Williams, Wm. G. Woods, G. L. Val-
lery, F. G. Russell, O. H. Luke, and Signallers A. H.
Jones and Geo. B. Paris.
Ark Chapter, No. 80, Windsor, Ont. — Comps.
Lieut. -Col. Ernest S. Wigle, Major J. C. Tolmie, Capts.
Fred Laing Lodge, John F. Reid, Lieuts. Claude Wel-
lington Pike (killed in action), A. E. Cock, Orville
Rolfson, Sergt. Stanley Wallace.
Aylmer Chapter, No. 81, Aylmer, Ont. — Ex.
Comp. Lieut. Dr. H. L. Douglas ; Comps. Rev. J. M.
McGillivray (Chaplain), Capt. George Stewart, Lieuts.
L. F. Clark, G. E. Johnson, Comp. Geo. Ellis.
Shuniah Chapter, No. 82, Port Arthur, Ont. —
Comps. Claude Street, Walter Gordon, Alfred Wallace,
George H. Otto, Charles Wm. McLean, Edwin Shellard,
Frank Rowe, Fred W. Thorogood, Thos. Plant, A. J.
Peckett, Rev. C. W. Hedley, Neil Mclver, F. G.
Loveladv, Dr. J. I. Pratt, R. E. McKenzie, Bro. John
H. Wilson.
Ionic Chapter, No. 83, Orangeville, Ont. — R.
Ex. Comp. Lieut. -Col. J. A. V. Preston ; Ex. Comps.
R. J. Bennett, Richard Robinson ; Comps. B. E.
Matthews, W. K. Colbeck, J. E. L. Keyes, T. A. Carson,
W. F. R. Subbs.
Lebanon Chapter, No. 84, Wingham, Ont. — Ex.
Comp. Capt. Adjt. Charles G. Van Stone ; Comp.
Capt. Dr. George H. Ross.
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Macpherson Chapter, No. 86, Meaford, Ont. —
Comp. Dr. Joseph Jordan.
MacNabb Chapter, No. 88, Dresden, Ont. —
Comps. Majors R. D. Black, Harold G. McVean.
Golden Chapter, No. 90, Kenora, Ont. — R. Ex.
Comp. Major Dr. N. Schnarr ; Comps. Lieuts. H. W.
Echlin, G. C. Hay, F. P. Edwards. A. P. Miller, George
Kidd; Comps. J. B. L. McDonald, C. G. McLeod,
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A. T. Fife, J. W. Mackie, A. C. Waugh, P. McVicar,
C. J. Farr (killed in action), H. T. Britten, H. Dawson,
A. T. Alterton, J. R. McKenzie, H. C. Barker, Angus
Stewart, Thomas McGonnachie, G. A. West, H. W.
Echlin, John McKenzie, H. R. Phipps, T. B. Elliott.
Antiquity Chapter, No. 91, Toronto, Ont. —
Comps. Cols. J. A. Currie, R. H. Greer, Capts. A. G.
Fletcher, Raymond Walker, Sergt. -Majors W. H.
Grant, G. W. Broughton, Gunners W. Sirrett, J. N.
Williams, W. R. B. Humphries, Pte. A. H. Green, W.
Ross, E. C. Hockaday, T. G. Crossan, Geo. Ferguson,
T. Mitchell (died from wounds), E. J. Taylor, W. G.
Pink, O. R. Allen, G. A. Finn, Thos. Mathews, C. F.
Harraden, W. G. Griffith, J. S. Mackey, J. L. Galbraith,
N. F. Graham, Geo. Ferguson, A. H. Carter, S. L.
Pearson, C. H. McKinnon, C . F. Rutherford, C. H.
Schrag, W. F.Biowerman, R. W. Hind. J. H. Robertson,
T. A. Glover, W. T. Booth, T. A. Hillock (died from
wounds) .
Midland Chapter, No. 94. Lindsay, Ont. —
Comps. Lieut. -Col. J. "[• H. Fee ; Majors J. F. Carew,
Dr. W. J. Brown ; Capts. Dr. J. McCullock, Rev. Jas.
Wallace, Wm. Warren; Lieuts. C. L. Davidson, D. T.
Elliott, A. T. Porter; Sergt. Stanley McLean, Pte.
Cecil H. Hughes.
Tuscan Chapter, No. 95, Sudbury, Ont. — R. Ex.
Comp. Surgeon Major R. H. Arthur ; Ex. Comp.
Lieut.-Col. W. J. Cressey ; Comps. Major D. M.
Brodie, Lieuts. W. R. Spencer, H. Whitehead, Corp.
H. H. McNairney, Pte. H. G. Shephard, H. M. Tor-
rington, C.*A. Durkee, J. A. Cronk.
Vancouver Chapter, No. 98, Vancouver, B.C. —
Comps. Col. J. Duff Stuart ; Major Jas. Sclater; Capts.
Frederick Bayliss, G. M. Endacott ; R. Ex. Comp.
Lieut. J. H. Roaf ; Ex. Comps. Donald M. Moore
(killed in action), Rev. A. L. Burch ; Comps. Ptes.
George P. Bowie (killed in action), J. A. Fraser, C. E.
King, E. S. Morgan, R. McMahon, Frank Smith
(killed in action), G. A. Watson, T. E. L. Taylor, H.
W. Pyatt, H. G. D. Kemp, J. Hucheon, R. D. Thomp-
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son, A. J. Banham, E. A. S. Chowne, A. U. de Pencier,
N. M. Hall, M. McPhatter, G. H. McKay, W. C.
Smaill, C. S. Thicke, P. L. King, E. P. Dennis, J. M.
MacMillan, C. Marpole, Thomas Proctor (missing).
Keystone Chapter, No. 99, Portage La Prairie,
Man. — Ex. Comp. H. A. Gordon ; Comps. A. C.
Williams (killed in action), F. G. Taylor, C. D. Mc-
Pherson, A. L. Hamilton, A. J. Pollitt, Alex. Campbell,
J. P. McKinnon, G. R. Milne.
St. Lawrence Chapter, No. 100, Brockville,
Ont. — Comps. Lieut. -Col. Charles T. Wilkinson, Majors
Dr. F. B. Carron, A. W. Grey, Capt. C. E. McLean,
Sergt. H. H. Vance, Ptes. J. E. Cleland, J. W. McEwan,
C. A. Donaldson.
Corinthian Chapter, No. 101, Boissevain, Man.
— Ex. Comp. John R. Hutchinson ; Comps. Alf.
Dusenbury, A. D. Anderson.
Algonquin Chapter, No. 102, Sault Ste. Marie,
Ont. — Comps. A. H. Hugill, J. E. McLurg (wounded
and prisoner of war), Joseph Hobbs, C. M. McCreath,
R. J. Aitkin, W. D. Battersby (killed in action), J. J.
Carrick, Don. M. Hogarth, J. S. McCay (killed in
action).
St. John's Chapter, No. 103, North Bay, Ont. —
Comps. G. P. Vollmer, E. C. Shepherd (killed in action).
White Oak Chapter, No. 104, Oakville, Ont. —
Comps. Arthur V. Stanton, S. C. Morden, J. H. Hawkes.
Warkworth Chapter, No. 110, Warkworth,
Ont. — Comp. J. N. Richards, M.D., Major J. Macoun,
Dr. F. A. Aylesworth, Dr. J. A. Blezard, James O.
Grieve.
St. John's Chapter, No. 112, Morrisburg, Ont. —
Comps. Fred A. Nash, Herbert A. Fink.
Covenant Chapter, No. 113, Cornwall, Ont. —
Comps. Col. H. A. Morgan, Capts. F. J. Cameron,
S. M. Gray, Lieut. F. D. Raymond, F. J. Robinson,
A. McKerchar.
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BONNECHERE CHAPTER, No. 114, RENFREW, ONT.
Comps. Capts. Henry J. Airth, P. S. MacLaren, Alex.
C. Young, Lieut. Thomas D. Campbell, Sergt. R. G.
Johnson, Gunner James P. Morrison, John A.
Delahey, J. T. McCagherty.
Brant Chapter, No. 115, Paris,. Ont.— V. Ex.
Comp. L. Lapierre ; Comps. H. P. James, S. Knill, H.
H. Fair, W. G. McCosh (killed in action).
Maple Chapter, No. 116, Carleton Place, Ont.
— Comps. W. Heber McCallum, Walter Ross Mcll-
quham, James Ernest Williams.
Kitchener Chapter, No. 117, Kitchener, Ont. —
Comps. Col. W. M. O. Lochead ; Capts. A. Lockhardt,
W. H. Gregory ; Lieuts. H. C. Snyder (killed in action),
S. Albright (killed in action), Dr. J. J. Walters ; Corp.
Benjamin Burnham, Signaller George E. Harper, Pte.
Wm. Uffelman, Comps. Thos. D. Forsythe, Dr. George
Eric Chapman.
King Cyrus Chapter, No. 119, Leamington,
Ont.— Ex. Comp. Capt. R. Hillier, M.D.; Comps. W.
A. Burgess, M.D., Russell J. Pearce.
Kootenay Chapter, No. 120, Kaslo, B.C. —
Comps. Col. W. J. H. Holmes, A. A. Taylor, Malcolm
McLeod.
Wascana Chapter, No. 121, Regina, Sask. —
Comps. Lieut. -Col. R. A. Carman ; Majors R. H.
Read, I. McAra, G. H. Marsh, F. J. James ; Capts. L.
V. Kerr, D. S. Tamblyn, J. F. Anderson, F. G. Arnold,
J. A. Cullum (killed in action) ; Lieut. J. C. Meade,
Sergt.-Major W. F. Whebell, Ptes. G. S. Bealson
(killed in action), J. Macklen, A. J. Dines, E. E. Meek
(killed in action).
Rossland Chapter, No. 122, Rossland, B.C. —
Comps. A. B. Chandler, C. H. MacDougall (killed in
action), P. W. Brady, Geo. E. Foster.
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Nelson Chapter, No. 123, Nelson, B.C. — Comps.
Capts. H. F. V. Meurling, C. J. Archer ; Lieut. L. B.
Reynolds, Company Sergt. -Major John Teague ;
Sergts. E. E. Robinson, Claud L. Wales (killed in
action) ; Ptes. J. A. MacDonald (killed in action),
Fred Nicholls, R. R. Martin (killed in action), M. F.
Shaw.
Westminster Chapter, No. 124, New West-
minster, B.C. — Comps. Major V. L. Marsh ; Capts.
M. J. Knight, J. W. Carmichael, Dr. A. L. McQuarrie,
Dr. Robt. McCaffrey ; Ex. Comps. Lieuts. D. C.
Tuck, R. Cullen, L. M. Richardson; Comps. Lieuts. J.
H. Diamond, D. E. Munn (died from wounds, April
18th, 1917), D. B. Martyn, P. F. Collin, F. J. Mac-
Kenzie, Dr. T. H. Levey ; Ptes. Samuel Giles, H. C.
Fisher, W. H. Griffin, F. J. Brandrith, J. B. McCul-
lough, H. Lonsdale, T. A. Clegg, H. Huston, C. S.
Feriss, H. Murgatroyd, Granby Farrant.
Rocky Mountain Chapter, No. 125, Cranbrook*,
B.C. — Comps. Capts. W. Halsall, E. A. Mallandaine ;
R. Ex. Comps. Lieuts. T. H. Banfield, E. W. Connolly ;
Comps. Sergts. T. B. Stark, L. T. Grace, Corp. G.
Vigne, Ptes. A. C. Bell, H. B. Carter, A. Empson.
Keystone Chapter, No. 127, Nanaimo, B.C. —
Comps. Lieut. H. R. Jepson (died of wounds at Vimy
Ridge), Sergt. Charles Dickinson ; Ex. Comp. Corp.
Richard Isherwood ; Comp. A. K. MacDonall.
Revelstoke Chapter, No. 128, Revelstoke,
B.C.— Comps. Capts. J. H. M. D. Hamilton, W. W.
Foster ; Lieuts. T. E. L. Talor, M. P. Lane (killed in
action) ; Ptes. J. A. Campbell, Thomas Hope, J. S. H.
Munro, T. H. Reade, T. C. Rea, J. D. Nicholdson.
Chantry Chapter, No. 130, Southampton, Ont.
— R. Ex. Comp. Dr. P. J. Scott ; Comps. Major George
Nelson, D. D. McLeod, A. M. Christian (killed in
action), J. E. Williscroft.
Amabel Chapter, No. 131, Wiarton, Ont. —
Comps. Ptes. E. F. Jackson, J. E. Grassett, J. A.
McKinnon.
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Leeds Chapter, No. 132, Gananoque, Ont. — Ex.
Comp. Norman R. Gardiner; Comps. Morrison Acton,
W. D. Wood.
St. Francis Chapter, No. 133, Smith's Falls,
Ont. — Comps. Capt. Thomas A. Kidd, Lieut. W. H.
Code, Comp. G. W. Reaburn.
King Darius Chapter, No. 134, Cannington,
Ont. — Comps. Major H. S. Cameron, Lieuts. Chas.
G. Cowan, Howard Keslick.
Succoth Chapter, No. 135, Uxbridge, Ont. — R.
Ex. Comp. Col. David A. Clark ; Comps. Lieut.
Delbert Evans, Gunner W. Stanley Norris.
King Edward Chapter, No. 136, Neepawa, Man.
— R. Ex. Comp. William Young ; Comps. J. W.
Bradley, W. S. Gordon, Arthur Booth (died from
wounds received in action), Fred W. Alguire, James A.
Fraser, R. Woodiwiss, Hubert Foster, Harold K.
Newcombe.
Shekinah Chapter, No. 138, Toronto, Ont. —
Comps. Lieut. -Cols. J. G. Wright, C. H. Gilmour, Dr.
A. Evans ; Capts. D. Hillman, W. A. McMaster
Lieut, F. W. Prior, Sergt. -Majors W. Worthington,
T. Kenney ; Corp. A. Turriff, Sapper H. Wellwood,
Ptes. J. Barber, M. R. Fydell, F. B. Hartney, P. Russell.
St. Andrew's Chapter, No. 139, Havelock, Ont.
— Comps. W. J. Andrews, Clarence Copp.
Fort William Chapter, No. 140, Fort William,
Ont.— Comps. Col. E. R. Wayland, Majors J. E.
Swinburne, Milton Francis, R. H. Neeland ; Ex.
Comps. Lieuts. E. D. Higginbottom, G. G. Rooker,
C. E. Watkins, Corp. E. H. North ; Comps. Ptes.
W. J. Huston (killed in action), D. Mans, John A.
Ross, Hector McDonald, E. C. Coslett, B. P. Robinson
(killed), John E. Spohr (killed), E. J. Dure (motor
boat), A. E. Griffin, H. S. Hancock, R. G. Gilleride,
H. I. Orr.
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Keystone Chapter, No. 141, Brandon, Man. —
Comps. Lieut. -Col. D. W. Beaubier ; Majors C. J.
Whillier, A. Havard, W. W. Donaldson ; Capts. T. S.
Finn, F. J. R. Wichelo, W. G. Hopper, A. F. Campbell ;
Lieuts. C. J. Mussell (killed in action, September, 1916),
W. J. McTaggart, W. J. Moisley ; Q.M.-Sergt. H. M.
Kerr.
Cyrus Chapter, No. 142, Cumberland, B.C. —
Comp. John Milligan.
Glengarry Chapter, No. 143, Maxville, Ont. —
Comps. Capt. Finley Munroe, M.D., Robert R. Hunter.
Presque Isle Chapter, No. 144, Brighton, Ont.
— Comps. Clarence T. Lapp, Percy F. Webb.
The St. Patrick Chapter, No. 145, Toronto,
Ont. — Ex. Comp. Maj.-Sur.-Gen. G. S. Ryerson ;
Comps. Col. W. J. Neill ; Majors H. J. Dingman,
Thomas Gibson, W. H. Hedges ; Capts. G. H. Doherty,
Dr. A. G. Fletcher, Rev. J. D. Morrow, R. Walker, Jr.,
A. S. Hamilton, W. N. Smillie ; Lieuts. L. H. Meyer,
Lou F. Scholes ; Sergts. Fred. C. Baker, B. O. Furey,
W. J. McDonald, Thomas Piper ; Lance-Corp. T. F.
Sylvester ; Ptes. J. Farrington, A. G. Grant, J. K.
Gillies, J. A. Graydon, A. R. McMullen, G. C. Mc-
Curdy, J. Procter, W. A. Tuxford, Edward Reed,
Robert A. Shaw, and Comps. A. T. Grisgby, C. M.
Ingall, T. F. Ranee, A. J. VanNostrand.
Bernard Chapter, No. 146, Listowel, Ont. —
Comp. John E. Lang.
Atwood Chapter, No. 149, Rainy River, Ont. —
Ex. Comp. G. Ross ; Comps. A. P. McDonald, J. H.
Wilson, Wm. McKenzie.
London Chapter, No. 150, London, Ont. — Comps.
John A. Barnhill, George T. E. Martin, J. H. C. Wood-
ward, Geo. White, John L. Richmond, John H. Town-
end, F. A. Taylor, E. M. McLean, George T. Studd,
A. J. Cross, F. C. Hodges, R. H. Berry, Chester F.
Price, F. M. Brickenden, E. R. Dingle, F. R. Shore,
Edgar K. Bragg.
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Laurentian Chapter, No. 151, Pembroke,. Ont. —
Comps. Geo. H. Dunbar, Alex. J. Millar, Geo. H. Ross,
W. F. Waddington.
Alberton Chapter, No. 152, Fort Frances, Ont.
— Comps. Lieut. -Col. David C. McKenzie; Capt. Colin
Russel ; Lieuts. P. A. Wright (died from injuries), Colin
F. McGregor, L. H. Tucker (killed in action), James
Atkins, R. Eldridge, G. A. Stethem.
Sombra Chapter, No. 153, Sombra, Ont. — Comps.
Capt. S. P. S. Cathcart, Pte. B. G. Miller
Klondike Chapter, No. 154, Dawson, Y.T. —
Comps. Lieut. -Col. Alfred Thompson, Capt. George
Black, John Watt (killed in action, October 4th, 1915),
Francis L. Lindblad, Malcolm McKinnon, John F.
McLennan, William G. Radford.
Ancaster Chapter, No. 155, Ancaster, Ont. — Ex.
Comps. Major G. D. Farmer, Joseph G. Dunns, Comps.
A. S. Armes, Wm. W. Irwin, John Pickard, H. Lee Begg.
Avondale Chapter, No. 156, Hartney, Man. — R.
Ex. Comp. J. C. W. Reid; Comps. John Grant Rattray,
Hubert Alexander Croll, Amslie Lunham Young,
Arthur Biggins, Geo. T. Maitland, Fred A. Tedford,
Chas. G. Webb, A. B. Chapman, A. L. Johnston, J. E.
Underbill.
Okanagan Chapter, No. 157, Vernon, B.C. —
Comps. Majors R. J. Mutrie (killed in action, March,
1916), J. T. Bardolph, Q.M.-Sergt. F. Barnes, Norman
M. Currie, Edgar H. Crawford.
Prince Albert Chapter, No. 160, Prince Albert,
Sask. — R. Ex. Comp. Capt. Adjt. Garnet Coombs ;
Comps. Frank A. Creighton, James H. Lindsay, John
P. Lyle, Wm. McDonald, John E. L. Richmond,
William R. Thomson.
Madoc Chapter, No. 161, Madoc, Ont. — Comps.
Capts. Arthur B. Whytock, M.D., E. C. A. Crawford,
M.D.; Lieuts. Wilfred Smith and R. M. Sarles and
Harold H. Johnson, Charles Edward Wright, Auberon
Thomas James.
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Moose Jaw Chapter, No. 162, Moose Jaw, Sask.
— Comps. Dr. R. H. Smith, Dr. Wm. Brown, Walter
W. DeRosseter (killed in action), Herbert Snell, Alva
C. Sipes, Edwin C. Scatchard, Donald C. Thompson,
Henry H. Bamford, Julian P. Meyers.
The Beaches Chapter, No. 163, Toronto, Ont. —
R. Ex. Comp. Dr. D. A. Clark ; Comps. H. A. Perkins,
W. C. Graham, George J. Stanley (killed in action,
November 20th, 1916), R. T. Griffin, Chas. Legge.
Lorne Chapter, No. 164, West Lorne, Ont. —
Comp. Joseph Melbourne Kelly.
Saskatoon Chapter, No. 165, Saskatoon, Sask. —
Comps. Lieut.-Col. H. E. Munro, Major G. G. Morris,
Capts. R. Ex. Comp. G. A. Munro ; Comps. T. W.
Fawcett, Rev. P. W. Pullinger, A. E. St. Laurent, G. W.
McFarlane, R. Davis (killed in action), Lieuts. Ivan
Tinkees (killed in action), D. Macdonald (killed in
action), Arthur Farquhar (Aviation Corp) ; Sergts. F.
Reeves, D. Douglas, Ptes. T. Yorath, Ruben Smith,
Geo. E. L. Armstrong, F. G. Tanner, E. G. Greenway,
Wm. E. Arscott, Wm. McLaggan (died, May 5, 1918),
Harold V. Tripp (killed in action), T. W. Sanderson,
E. H. C. Cook, Alne C. Cameron, A. J. E. Sumner ;
Comps. H. Bond, Chas. Barnes, J. C. K. Langford,
Victor Michie, N. P. Olsen, Thos. Simpson, F. W. D.
Thompson, W. Todd, F. K. Wilson, W. A. Wright.
Moose Mountain, No. 166, Arcola, Sask. — ■
Comp. Lieut. H. A. Archer (killed in action).
KlCHIKEWANA CHAPTER, No. 167, MIDLAND, ONT.
— R. Ex. Comp. Major Dr. R. Raikes ; Comp. Major
D. L. McKeand (wounded) ; Ex. Comp. Capt. Dr. F. C.
Macdonald ; Comps. Capt. W. Finlayson, Lieuts. J.
B. Syer, H. J. Thompson, Lance-Corp. C. T. Darling
(killed in action), Ptes. H. G. Skelsey, E. A. Preston,
H. H. Keller, C. D. Trueman, Joseph Sweeting (navy),
W. E. Brown, A. E. Langman, H. W. Adams.
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Ionic Chapter, No. 168, Campbellford, Ont. —
Comps. Dr. R. H. Bonnycastle, A. B. Colville, V. S.
Collinson, R. H. Pearse, E. Williams, Dr. A. Haig, R.
H. Simpson, Geo. T. Dickson, F. G. Mitchell, C. W.
West, A. McKinney, A. E. Gordon, W. J. Salter (killed
in action), H. E. E. Salisbury, William H. Nicholls.
Temiskaming Chapter. No. 169, New Liskeard,
Ont. — Comps. James Warner (killed in action, Dec,
1916), Wilfred F. Peterman (killed in action, Dec,
1916).
Golden Compass Chapter, No. 170, Sintaluta,
Sask. — Comps. W. J. Patterson, F. G. Moore.
Rabboni Chapter, No. 171, Dauphin, Man. —
Comps. Dr. E. M. Vesey, Dr. Walter Ross, John Dent,
Charles Wm. Shaw (killed in action), Philip Manby.
Weyburn Chapter, No. 173, Weyburn, Sask. —
Ex. Comp. John Chisholm Under hill ; Comps. Thomas
Arthur Underwood, Herbert Charles Dazeley, George
Forbes Guernsey, William McKay Little (died at war),
William Alex. Nickle, G. M. Meek (died at war).
Boundary Chapter, No. 174, Grand Forks, B.C.
— Comps. Lieuts. Richard G. Hargraves, Frederick
W. McLaine, Sergt. William J. Jory.
The Hamilton Chapter, No. 175, Hamilton.
Ont. — Ex. Comp. Capt. Ernest Kelly ; Comps. Col.
George W. Ballard, Majors William Field, Herbert
Jones (died), A. J. Taylor.
Kaien Chapter, No. 178, Prince Rupert, B.C. —
Ex. Comps. Major C. W. Peck (wounded), Capt. Don
Moore (killed, May 20th, 1915) ; Comps. Capt. J. T.
Wall, C.A.M.C, Sergt. R. W. Cameron, Sapper James
M. Munnis, John F. Brandt, Wm. F. Beak, Neil M.
McNeil, John A. McDonald (killed September 3rd,
1916), Flight Lieut. Claude C. Purdy (killed in action),
Robert *A. Stalker (killed in action), Thomas Stewart,
Marriott M. Wells, Geo. B. Hull.
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Estevan Chapter, No. 180, Estevan, Sask. —
Comps. Capt. Samuel Dryden (D.C.M.) ; Lieut.
Harold N. Scott, James Parkinson, Arthur W. Keith,
W. T. Searle, Wm. Creighton, H. Vaughn.
Battleford Chapter, No. 181, Battleford,
Sask. — Comps. F. J. Surey, J. G. Stephenson, P. Yule,
R. E. Osborne, Geoffrey Brichta (killed in action).
Camosun Chapter, No. 182, Victoria, B.C. — Ex.
Comp. S. C. Court (killed in action) ; Comps. R.
Forster, G. Bangerter, R. Peters, R. Morrison, W. S.
Brown, W. A. S. Duncan, Walter McNair (wounded),
Fred Morrison, Geo. E. Wilkinson, Harry B. Capell,
Charles Wm. Sowerby.
Mount Sinai Chapter, No. 183, Rivers, Man. —
Ex. Comp. Norman Ferguson (killed in action), Comps.
Alexander Lindsay, Allan Sinclair Hodnett (killed in
action).
Hugh Murray Chapter, No. 184, Bridgeburg,
Ont. — Comp. Sergt. Thomas V. Stamp.
Toronto Chapter, No. 185, Toronto, Ont. —
Comps. Majors John M. Gibson, Dr. Alex. Mackay,
Capt. Dr. W. E. Struthers, Adjt. Arthur J. Everett,
Lieuts. Edward C. Johnston, Ernest A. Ternan, M. B.
Hastings, David F. Sykes, W. J. Crawford, H. Irwin,
Sergts. R. H. McDonald, Wm. McCullough (killed in
action), Ptes. Thomas Windsor, Elmo M. Mains,
Charles Martin (killed in action).
Unity Chapter, No. 186, Swift Current, Sask. —
Comps. Lieuts. J. J. Doble, R. M. Crowe, Sergts. Alex.
Murdoch, R. R. Anderson, Ptes. J. J. Palmer (killed in
action, September 4th, 1916), L. M. Robinson, J. E. H.
Laidlaw, John O. Grieves.
Connaught Chapter, No. 187, Winnipeg, Man. —
M. Ex. Comp. Field Marshal H.R.H. The Duke of
Connaught ; Comps. Brig.-General R. Burritt, Lieut.-
Col. L. McMeans ; R. Ex. Comp. Major G. W. Morden;
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Comps. Majors T. T. Kirby, J. A. McEwen ; Capts.
E. A. Deacon, J. B. Gould (killed in action), C. S. Gunn,
C. V. Lindsay, W. J. Simpson ; Lieuts. W. J. Brick, H.
L. Chalmers, W. E. Davison, George G. Miller, S. H.
Mitchell (died on active service, April 8th, 1915), Gunner
W. T. Davis.
Pacific Chapter, No. 190, Vancouver, B.C. — R.
Ex. Comp. Capt. John H. Roaf ; Comps. Lieut. Ernest
A. Stokes, Ptes. William Frisken, William Kennedy
Murchie, James Alan Shafer, Ernest Seward Wisband.
Richmond Adam, Harry B. Everard. Wilbur Johnston,
North Vancouver Chapter, No. 191, North
Vancouver, B.C. — Comps. Roy L. Wheeler (wounded),
A. R.-Kerwin (wounded), E. A. Peers, S. H. Walker,
E. T. Cockrell.
Trinity Chapter, No. 192, Melville, Sask. —
Comps. F. I. Tanner, Chas. Bell (died from wounds),
Wm. Ernest Wardale, D. Matheson, Edward B. Connell
(killed in action), W. E. Kemp, W. H. Bissett, A. E.
Dobereiner, J. F. Crowell.
Govan Chapter, No. 193, Go van, .Sask. — Comp.
Daniel L. Scott, Robert T. Jaffray, Asa C. Beach,
Daniel Mel. Orton.
Orient Chapter, No. 194, Moosomin, Sask. — Ex.
Comp. Capt. Dr. R. T. McLaren ; Comps. Capts.
D. P. Miller, J. Wark ; Lieuts. C. B. Nicholl (died from
wounds in France, July 30th, 1915), L. A. Franks, Jas.
Wilson, Corp. Wm. James Shoult, Robert A. Buchan,
A. F. MacKinnon, George O. Green, J. P. Cowles, G. E.
Jenkins, J. Maneer, Harold L. Parke, Comps. Seaton
Hairsine, David Grant.
Couchiching Chapter, No. 198, Orillia, Ont. —
Comps. Major John Preese, Lieut. W. O. Tudhope,
Corp. H. M. Jupp, A. T. Bowers, Ex. Comp. N. W.
Purdy, Comp. F. S. Brennan.
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Cobalt Chapter, No. 203, Cobalt, Ont. — Comps.
Majors R. P. Rogers, R. H. James ; Capts. W. F.
Peterman (killed in action, September 26th, 1916),
A. T. Smyth, P. L. Blodgett ; Lieuts. T. G. Code, W.
T. Montgomery ; Pte. J. F. Askwith, Sapper B. W.
Hughes, and Comp. A. J. Dawes.
Victoria Chapter, No. 205, Thornhill, Ont. —
Comps. Sergt. John Scott (died in Francte), T. G.
Harper.
Kelowna Chapter, No. 206, Kelowna, B.C. —
Comps. Capt. Kenneth Maclaren, Lieut. C. W. Dickson,
Q.M. -Sergt. Samuel Gray.
King George Chapter, No. 207, Yorkton, Sask.
— Comps. Lieut. David Wedderspoon, Wm. Henry
Bissett, Arthur Edward Dobereiner.
Humboldt Chapter, No. 209, Humboldt, Sask. —
Comps. Major H. V. Mighton, Capt. C. G. Cox, Lieut.
John A. Stirling, Sergt. A. P. Dowsett, Ptes. G. F.
Gillespie, Charles Kent.
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Shaunavon Chapter, No. 211, Shaunavon, Sask.
— Comps. Lieut. J. A. McNicol, Pte. Albert H. Stevens
I fought for my King and country."
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GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
GRAND REPRESENTATIVES
AT GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
Grand Chapters.
Name.
Residence.
J. K. Brydon
William Birrell
T. W. Chappie
J. W. Rogers
J McC. Potts
Abraham Shaw
J. M. Shaw, M.D
Robert W. Clewlo
James H. Cowan
W. N. Ponton
W. H. G. Garrioch
Wm. G. Reid
Stirling
Kingston
District of Columbia ....
Florida
Toronto
Gait
Belleville
C. W. Postlethwaite
Geo. J. Bennett
J. M. Gibson
Henry T. Smith
W. Y. Mills
Kingston
R. G. W. Conolly
E. E. Chipman
Alex. G. Horwood
R. H. Spencer.
W. H. Mowat
New Brunswick
New Hampshire
James Woods, M.D
W. S. R. Murch
Sarnia
Francis B. Reilly
F. W. Harcourt
Walter T. Connell
R. W. Brennan
Wm. G.Bell
Toronto
Toronto
Winnipeg
Ohio
Hugh A. MacKay
Ed. Worth
Kitchener
D. A. Clark, M.D
H. S. Griffin, M.D
Edward B. Brown
Michael Walsh
D. F. Macwatt
Frank B. Gregory
A. E. Cooper
H. H. Watson
E. T. Malone
A. S. Gorrell, M.D
J. B. Nixon
Joseph W. Hickson
Alex. Patterson
A. T. Freed
Pennsylvania
Quebec
Hamilton
Toronto
Ingersoll
Scotland
Sarnia
Collingwood
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Victoria
Virginia
Vancouver
Toronto
Regina
Toronto
Toronto
Toronto
Hamilton
Alexander Cowan
Barrie
Wyoming
J. T. Hollinshead
Port Arthur
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 237
GRAND REPRESENTATIVES
FROM GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
Grand Chapters.
Name.
Residence.
Alabama
Alberta
Lew Lazarus
F. S. Watson
Birmingham
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
James Henry Barrett
Jeff L. Davis
Roland E. Hartley
Lawrence N. Greenleaf . . . .
Geo. N. Delap
George S. Scott
Douglas
Fayetteville
San Francisco
Denver
Hartford
Wilmington
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Chester de Rocher
J. A. Walton
Wm. R. Hamilton, M.D.. .
Bradentown
Columbus
Weiser
Indiana
Iowa
Ireland
Kansas
Kentucky
Thos. R. Marshall
D. B. Ayleswortb.
J. H. Neilson
Harry F. White
H. R. French
John W. Armstrong
WinfieldS. Hinkley
Charles C. Homer
Lorenzo L. Green
Andrew P. Swanstrom ....
Columbia City
Eldora
Dublin
Topeka
Mount Sterling
Welsh
Maine
Lisbon
St. Paul
Thos. R. Morrow
Clemens A. Spellman
Frank Bell
Kansas City
Beatrice
Nebraska
New Brunswick
New Hampshire
Charles D. Jones
Frank R. Marston
Godfrey Pittis
St. John
Farmington
New South Wales
New York
James McCreadie
William Stanton, M.D
Robert Fletcher
J. E. Cameron
Geo. H. Keyes
G. S. Wright
Ralph R. Rickly
William Noble
Donald McKay
Samuel Shaw
Sydney
New Zealand
North Carolina
North Dakota
Kinston
Nova Scotia
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Quebec
I. H. Stearns
W. R. Greene
Chas. Maule Ramsay
Wm. W. Wannamaker. . . .
D. Carrigan
Martin Bell
Montreal
Scotland
South Carolina
Brechin Castle
Orangeburg
Custer City
South Dakota
Texas
Utah
Michael Malone
C. W. Whitcomb
John Byatt
E. L. Guey
Nathan S. Porter .
Ogden
Vermont
Victoria
Virginia
Melbourne
Norfolk
Olympia
Fremantle
Wheeling
Duran
Cheyenne
Western Australia
Wm. Henry Berry
John A. Zorn
A. J. Wallace
Geo. C. Rafter
i>in
Wyoming
N B. — The Grand Chapters of Michigan, Montana and New Mexico do not
exchange representatives.
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GRAND SECRETARIES
State.
Alabama
Alberta
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Canada
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
England
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Ireland
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Brunswick
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New South Wales
New Zealand
New York.
North Carolina
North Dakota
Nova Scotia
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Quebec
Rhode Island
Scotland
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Victoria
Virginia
Washington
Western Australia
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Gen. Grand Chapter, U.S.
Name.
George A. Beauchamp .
J. E. Johnson
George J. Roskruge. . .
John C. Bone
Thomas A. Da vies
Henry T. Smith
Charles H. Jacobson. .
George A. Kies
Stuart J. Horn
Arvine W. Johnston . .
P. Colville Smith
Wilber P. Webster....
E. A. McHan
Lewis W. Ensign .
Residence
Montgomery
Calgary
Tucson
Batesville
San Francisco
Toronto, Ont.
Denver
Hartford
Wilmington
Washington
F. M. H., London
Jacksonville
Macon
Boise
J. E. Jeffers | Springfield
Calvin W. Prather.
O. F. Graves ,
Hy. E. Flavelle
Albert K. Wilson
G. Allison Holland
John A. Davilla ,
Chas. B. Davis
JohnH. Miller
Frederick T. Comee... .
Charles A. Conover. . . .
John Fishel
Frederic Gordon Speed .
Robert F. Stevenson . . .
Cornelius Hedges, Jr. . .
Francis E. White
Edward D. Vanderlieth
J. Twining Hartt
Harry M. Cheney
Peter McGill
Alpheus A. Keen
Alf. J. Burbidge
Herbert J. Williams
Chas. C. Hunt
John B. Griggs ,
Walter L. Stockwell
B. F. Porter ,
Edwin Hagenbuch
James A. Scott
James F. Robinson
Geo. B.Wells
W. M. Couper
William R. Greene
Alfred A. Murray
O. Frank Hart
George A. Pettigrew. . .
Stith M. Cain
T. M. Bartley
Walter Daniels
Henry H. Ross
G. L. Marquand
James B. Blanks
Yancey C. Blalock
John C. Strickland
David K. Reed
William W. Perry
Adrian J. Parshall
Charles A. Conover.
Indianapolis
Harlan
F. M. H., Dublin
Topeka
Lexington
New Orleans
Portland
Baltimore
Boston
Coldwater
St. Paul
Vicksburg
St. Louis
Helena
Omaha
Carson City
St. John
Concord
Bound Brook
Albuquerque
F.M.H., Sydney
F.M.H., Wellington
New York
Elizabeth City
Fargo
Truro
Urbana
Muskogee
Portland
Philadelphia
Montreal, Que.
Providence
Edinburgh
Columbia
Sioux Falls
Nashville
Tahoka
Salt Lake City
Burlington
F.M.H., Melbourne
Petersburg
Walla Walla
Perth
Clarksburg
Milwaukee
Cheyenne
Coldwater, Mich.
ANNUAL CONVOCATION, TORONTO, 1919 239
INDEX TO PROCEEDINGS, 1919
PAGE
Active Chapters 152
ress of Grand Z 14
Amendments to By-laws 154
Annual Convocation, where held 3-5
Annual Report, Foreign Correspondence presented 178
Appointments of Grand Officers 182
Assets of Grand Chapter 157
By-laws Approved 154
Certificates of Good Standing 151
Credentials, Report of Committee on 6
Chapters Represented 9
Charter Members — New Chapters 153
Communications 146
Crow's Nest Chapter, warrant surrendered 150
Dispensations Issued 151
District Grand Superintendents 176
District Grand Superintendents, Reports of . . 31
Deaths 204
Election of Officers 177
Executive Committee : Elected Members 177
Appointed Members 182
Benevolence 178
Foreign Correspondence Appendix
Grand Chapter : Opened 4-6
Officers present 3-5
Representatives present 12
Closed 183
Grand Superintendent of District present 5
Grand Chapter of B.C. — formation approved 148
Historian Elected 177
Honorary Rank P.G.Z. Conferred— E. T. Malone 179
Honor Roll 213
In Memoriam 201
Installation of Officers 181
Instructions to Grand Superintendents 181
List of Grand Representatives 236-7
List of Grand Secretaries 238
List of Executive Committee and Sub-Committee 184
240 GRAND CHAPTER OF CANADA
List of Chapters by Districts 187
Membership 171
Minutes Annual Convocation 1918 adopted 12
Next Place of Meeting 177
New Chapters 153
Payment for use of rooms 180
Paying travelling expenses of Executive Committee 181
Proposed testimonial to retiring Grand Z 180
Reports of Executive Committee on :
Audit and Finance 162
Benevolence 159
Condition of Capitular Masonry 165
Grand Z.'s Address 173
Warrants 160
Report of Grand Scribe E 149
Report of Grand Treasurer 157
Resolutions to Receive and Adopt the Report of Executive
Committee on :
Audit and Finance 164
Benevolence 160
Condition of Capitular Masonry 172
Grand Z.'s Address 175
Warrants 161
Returns of Subordinate Chapters 191
Restorations 200
Revision in Directions in Work 179
Sash Restored to Regalia of Order 179
Scrutineers of Ballot 177
Suitable Regalia for I.P.G.Z 179
Suspensions 197
Vote of Thanks to Toronto and Masonic Temple Corporation. 180
" Scrutineers 180
Chapters 180
Warrants and Seals returned from Alberta Chapters 152
APPENDIX
REPORT ON
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE
Companions of the Most Excellent Grand Chapter of
Royal Arch Masons of Canada : —
Presenting our 4th Annual Report or Review
of the proceedings of other Grand Chapters, we — an
editor uses the plural, as does a king — venture to pre-
face it with what orators euphemistically call "a few
remarks." The chairman at a public meeting, when
introducing the principal speaker, often (and quite
unnecessarily) gives a more or less brief sketch of what
he thinks the speaker is going to say. This is not to
be that kind of an introduction. Last year we discussed
the functions of a preface and of a conclusion and
found it difficult to make a distinction between them.
Let us now begin at the very beginning. The reviewer
is in his sanctum sanctorum. The door is close-tiled,
Excellent Sirs. His materials are assembled — his
working tools ready at hand, his pen, his ink, his
scissors, his paste. He looks at the materials — a pile
of books, 50 or more — and reflects that the Grand Scribe
E. has power to add to their number. He examines
the outsides of the books : they are chiefly red, some
are white, and a few are yellow (not in an evil sense),
one is gray (but not with years), and one is gorgeous
in purple. What are the dates on the books ? The
reviewer, let it be said, begins his task on the first
day of the first month — the year is 1919. The armis-
tice is in force, but peace is not yet. The dates, that
is, the dates of the proceedings to be reviewed, will be,
he hastily assumes, all in different months of 1918.
But no, he remembers, some Grand Chapters meet in
December, a good many in November, and some Grand
Secretaries are late in getting out their books. There
must be some proceedings of 1917 which did not reach
him in time for his 1918 review. And indeed, on a
closer examination, he finds that about one-third of
the whole are labelled 1917, and in a few instances he
has both 1917 and 1918. So much for the outsides of
the books. What about the insides ? He indulges
himself in anticipation, most of it pleasant. What
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will be said about the war ? After all, most of the
books come from the United States. The British
Grand Chapters are few, and usually, with the excep-
tions of Scotland, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and, we now
must add, Alberta, not enthralling. Will our Com-
panions of the Great Republic wave the flag and make
the eagle scream ? Will the Grand High Priests say
something or will they confine themselves to statistics
and platitudes ? Will the "necrologists" or "memor-
ialists" "drop into poetry" as of yore ? Grand High
Priests come and go, but the Companions of the Round
Table are a quasi-permanent body. Shall *we meet
again at that invisible board all our old friends, or have
some been gathered to their fathers ? These questions
will be answered in good time. So we proceed, re-
straining our curiosity, methodically and alphabetically,
to take up the books one by one. And the first and
not the least of these is : —
Alabama.
It is sometimes said that there is a sameness about
the proceedings of Grand Chapters and that it is
seldom that anything interesting is found in the Annual
Reports. That is not the experience of the best writers
in the Correspondence Corps, as we read their reviews ;
and, indeed, to the diligent seeker often comes the
reward of finding such abundant riches in a report
that there is not room to receive it all. That is a
matter of thankful and glad experience.
'Way -down in Alabama they seem to know the
secret of pressing into the service of the Royal Craft
men of high culture, of light and leading. In 1916,
an eminent physician filled the highest office in Grand
Chapter ; and in 1917 we have his successor, John
Henry McCormick, Most Excellent Grand High Priest,
also a physician, and more — a professor in the National
University, and a scientist of high repute. This much
we learn from an excellent biographical sketch (with
portrait) prefacing the volume of proceedings at the
91st Annual Convocation, held in the City of Mont-
gomery on the 3rd and 4th December, 1917. It
is added : "He is a man of much erudition and learning
APPENDIX v
and is endowed with a brilliant and comprehensive
intellect, kindness of heart, and a warm, genial disposi-
tion. As a conversationalist and as a writer he is as
eloquent with his tongue as with his pen."
The Grand Chapter was opened in due form by
the Deputy Grand High Priest, after which the Grand
High Priest made a state entry and was duly honoured.
This procedure is noted as being new, and intended
to make the opening "a little more impressive and a
little more formal."
The Grand High Priest, in his address to Grand
Chapter, after an eloquent reference to the war and
the duty of Masons — "our duty everywhere, our duty
always, evil and wrong never, a base act nowhere" —
spoke feelingly of the death, on the 26th February,
1915, of Past Grand High Priest Francis Harwood
Bates, who was born in 1851 and presided over the
Grand Chapter in 1905.
The claims of the Masonic Widows and Orphans'
Home of Alabama were forcibly brought to the atten-
tion of Grand Chapter. "The pressing times," it was
said, "have increased the number of our dependents,
and likewise the cost of their maintenance."
The Grand High Priest made a record in Alabama
by visiting every subordinate Chapter in the jurisdic-
tion — there are 64. "I felt," he said, "the necessity
of calling the attention of the Companions at this time
to a better understanding of the true Free -Masonry.
For the most part, outside of a knowledge of the ritual
and the laws governing the Chapter, the great mass of
Capitular Masons seem to have no true conception of
its meaning or its purpose. I therefore requested each
Chapter to dispense with work upon the occasion of
my visit ; after the formal official visit was concluded
. . . the Blue Lodge Masons of the vicinity were invited
to become the guests of the Chapter, and a general
discussion of Free Masonry ensued. The interest
generally manifested was a constant and convincing
argument in favour of the course pursued. It was
gratifying to note that, so far as I could ascertain, there
was not a single Chapter in which peace and harmony
did not prevail — a truly wonderful record, which is
vi APPENDIX
further evidenced by the fact that I have not been
called upon to make a single official decision during
the year."
Passing from the record of his visits the Most
Excellent took up the subject of "Inspections." "From
the information at hand, I am convinced," he said,
"that the inspection plan as an efficient piece of ma-
chinery is a failure and should be abolished." He,
therefore, recommended that the inspection system be
abolished, and that, in lieu thereof, a Grand Lecturer
be appointed, at a salary of $1,200 per annum, "whose
duty it shall be to visit the several subordinate Chapters
when requested to do so by a Chapter or by direction
of the Grand High Priest, to instruct said Chapter in
the ritvj al and laws of the Order ; and that he shall also give
instructions in the history and symbolism of Free
Masonry in so far as it relates to Capitular Masonry."
This recommendation was referred to the Committee
on Masonic Jurisprudence, who reported concurrence
with it, but suggested that the financial aspect of it
should be dealt with by the Finance Committee. We
read that the Report of the Jurisprudence Committee
was adopted ; but we do not find that the Finance
Committee reported ; and we may infer from the fact
that 15 District Inspectors were appointed for the
ensuing Capitular year, that the recommendation has
at least not yet become law.
The Grand Treasurer's budget is a small one ; he
deals with receipts of only $3,682 ; of this sum $500
was expended in a gift to the Masonic Home already
spoken of. The balance of $2,206.21 from 1916 was
increased to $2,602.21.
There are, as we have said, 64 Chapters, one being
under dispensation ; the total membership on the
15th October, 1917, was 5,292 ; the net gain in a
year was 399 — not a bad showing, all drawbacks being
considered.
The Correspondence Report is once more written
by the able and scholarly Lawrence H. Lee, P.G.H.P.
Canada, 1917, is dealt with appreciatively ; and there
is a kindly and encouraging word for the present
APPENDIX vii
reviewer. Comp. Lee's conclusion is well worth
quoting : —
"It is a far cry from Alberta, all around the world,
and back to Wyoming. But the task is attended with
nothing but pleasure, and the trip is always of more
benefit to the traveller than to those who will endeavour
to trace his steps as he passed on the way through the
Capitular domains.
"Many of the Reviewers announce that they find
nothing novel or startling in the Capitular World.
This is true. The writer, however, desires to record
the fact that there is a note of hope and progress almost
everywhere. Here and there in the addresses delivered
is a note of warning that Masonry is on trial, and must
answer for herself and justify her existence, when the
world emerges from its baptism of fire, and begins to
take an account of the institutions claiming its notice
because of beneficial potencies to the human race. If
each Mason can realise the potencies for good within his
reach, and put into militant operation the lessons in-
culcated, the answer will not be hard to give, nor will
the regenerated world be slow to accord it first place
in Human Institutions of benefit to Humanity. So
mote it be."
Henry F. Reese, Selma, Grand High Priest.
George A. Beauchamp, Montgomery, Grand Secre-
tary.
Alberta.
Congratulations to the youngest of the Grand
Chapters (save one) on its harmony and steady pro-
gress !
The 4th Annual Convocation was held in the City
of High River, on the 13th March, 1918 ; M.E.
Comp. Robert Patterson, Grand Z., presiding. From
his address we cull the following paragraphs :—
"The hand of death has been upon some of our
subordinate Chapters. Nine of our Companions died
on active service, and eight died at home.
"The scrap of paper may be torn, words of honour
may be broken, but our Brotherhood remains unshaken,
being founded on the everlasting rock of Truth."
viii APPENDIX
"There are 20 subordinate Chapters in this juris-
diction. I visited all except 3."
"The work is being uniformly and accurately
rendered ; harmony and a true fraternal spirit is
everywhere manifest ; and an active interest is taken
in promoting the cause of Capitular Masonry through-
out the Province."
x The Province is divided into three districts, and
there are three reports from as many Grand Superin-
tendents.
The Report of the Committee on the Condition of
Capitular Masonry states : —
"At the time of last report laid before this Grand
Body there were 18 Chapters and 1,736 members. It
is most gratifying to be able to state that there are now
20 Chapters and 1,872 members, the last Chapter,
Kether, having decided to enroll under the banner of
Alberta, thus making us a united and happy family."
The finances of the Grand Chapter seem to be
healthy. The receipts are not large, nor are the dis-
bursements, but the balance on hand, $674.65, on the
11th February, 1918, is greater than at the end of
the previous year.
The net increase in membership in a year is 136.
The Honour Roll of Royal Arch Masons who have
enlisted for service Overseas is a long one.
The Report of the Committee on Correspondence,
presented by M.E. Comp. S. Y. Taylor, P.G.Z., is
introduced in these words : —
"Following the course now adopted by several
Grand Chapters, we have compiled in brief form what
we considered to be some of the most important topics
under discussion in Capitular Masonry in other Grand
Jurisdictions. While the established method so long
in use in many Jurisdictions is much more complete
and touches upon more subjects, yet for the sake of
economy and brevity we have adopted this plan for
the present. We have not attempted to discuss or
give in our own words an outline of these topics and
events but have deemed it wise to give in the writer's
own language his arguments on the question under
APPENDIX ix
discussion, and earnestly hope that the Companions of
Alberta will read carefully the information submitted.
"To our Companions of the Guild let us say that
we regret that we cannot spend the time and space to
visit you personally through this medium. We have
enjoyed your interesting reports and hope to know you
better in future years."
And then follow some selections from Correspon-
dence Reports.
Andrew R. Dickson, Wetaskiwin, Grand Z.
John E. Johnson, 633 Fifteenth Avenue West,
Calgary, Grand Scribe E.
Arizona.
The 28th Annual Convocation of the Grand Chapter
of Arizona was held in the City of Tucson, on the 13th
February, 1918. Louis Gwaltney Moyers, Grand
High Priest, presided. From his portrait (frontispiece
of volume of proceedings) he appears to be quite young
and vigorous ; no account of his life is given. In his
address he said : —
" While the growth of our organisation has not kept
pace with the rapid strides of some of our sister Juris-
dictions, it is gratifying to me to be able to report a
revivifying interest in Capitular Masonry in Arizona
and a healthy increase in membership in the subordinate
Chapters. Reports from the various secretaries show
a net gain of 68 in our Jurisdiction for the year,' the
largest gain of any one year in our history.
"Since our last Convocation the black' canopy of
war, which for the past three years has hung like a
pall over Europe, has spread its blighting shadow to
our own land and we have been drawn into the awful
vortex. With the freedom of the world threatened
by the barbarism of the middle ages and even civiliza-
tion itself in the balance, our country could no longer
remain a disinterested spectator deaf to the cries of
outraged humanity. The war, therefore, has come
to us and we must see it through. No divided allegi-
ance or wavering loyalty is to be tolerated. Our
country first, and we, as Royal Arch Masons, true to
the precepts of our Order, that teaches faith in God
x APPENDIX
and loyalty to Country, must stand ready to do our
duty regardless of what that duty may be or where it
calls us ; to give of our time, our means, and our very
lives, if need be, in defence of those principles of right
and justice on which our government was founded."
There appear to be 11 subordinate Chapters, with
a membership of 896 ; net gain in a year, 68.
The financial statement shows prosperity — $7,000
invested in bonds and a cash balance for the year of
$1,300.
No Correspondence Report.
James H. Barrett, Douglas, Grand High Priest.
George J. Roskruge, Tucson, Grand Secretary.
Arkansas.
A revival of Royal Arch Masonry in the State of
Arkansas was noticed in our review in 1918 of the
proceedings of the Grand Chapter in 1917. In the
book of the proceedings now before us — the Grand
Chapter met at Little Rock on the 22nd November,
1917 — there is no specific account of the progress made ;
but, on studying the reports, we find that the number
of Chapters was increased from 88 to 89 and the mem-
bership from 4,615 to 4,835 — a gain of 220. The
financial condition is good. A fund of $5,000, already
invested, was ordered to be reinvested in the purchase
of Liberty bonds. And a grant of $50 was made to a
disabled Companion.
We find Grand High Priest Allen Winham, of
Taxarkana, seated in the Grand East, and delivering
an address in which he notes the passing of two eminent
Royal Craftsmen of Arkansas, viz. : Caleb H. Stone,
P.G.H.P., who was 88 when he died in December, 1916,
and was Grand High Priest in 1881 ; and Robert
Liddell, P.G.H.P., who died in February, 1917, at the
age of 67, and was Grand High Priest in 1912.
In reference to the condition of the Grand Chapter,
M.E. Comp. Winham, said : —
1 ' During the years I have been an officer of this
Grand Chapter, I have indulged the hope that, should
I ever reach the exalted position of Grand High Priest,
I would spend the year among the Chapters of this
APPENDIX xi
Jurisdiction in personal touch with the Companions in
an endeavour to arouse a greater interest in Capitular
Masonry. I regret more than I can express to you that
conditions in my own affairs have rendered it impossible
for me to do as I had planned. The proportion of
Chapter Masons in Arkansas to Blue Lodge Masons
is perhaps smaller than it is in a great majority of the
Grand Jurisdictions of our country. Many of our
Chapters are weak and need assistance. Grand High
Priest Whipple, in his masterly address a year ago,
gave a list of about 15 towns and villages where it is
possible and desirable to organise Chapters. We
ought to succour the weak Chapters and organise other
Chapters.
"I recommend that this Grand Chapter shall
consider the advisability of putting some competent
Companion in the field with sufficient compensation
to enable him to devote his time and talents to this
work."
This recommendation was referred to the Committee .
on Jurisprudence, who reported that under the existing
conditions the Grand Chapter would not be justified
in putting an "organiser" in the field. The report
was adopted, and the recommendation thus disapproved.
E. Comp. Gordon Huffmaster presents the Report
on Foreign Correspondence. In opening he says :
"We have reviewed every Jurisdiction whose proceed-
ings have reached us." Canada's proceedings evident-
ly did not reach him, though the reason why we cannot
tell. Alberta, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and
Quebec are included. The report is a good one in
spite of the significant omission.
Thomas J. W r oods, Evening Shade, Grand High
Priest.
John C. Bone, Batesville, Grand Secretary.
California.
The proceedings of the Grand Chapter in 1918 are
very interesting ; and not less so the proceedings at
a special Convocation held on the 8th September,
1917, in the Masonic Home for Children, situated near
Covina, for the purpose of participating in the ceremony
xii APPENDIX
of the dedication of that institution. We quote from
the report : —
''The Masonic Home for Children near Covina
was erected at a cost of $130,000 — exclusive of furn-
ishings — and is located upon about 36 acres of orchard
and farming land. The funds for two of the buildings
were contributed by Masons throughout the State,
while those for the third building were donated by a
Brother Mason whose name (at his request) is un-
known — except to a few of the brethren.
"These buildings stand as a monument to the
noblest in Masonry ; a sheltering place for worthy
homeless and needy orphan children of deceased
Masonic brethren in California. The location is
attractively situated in the lap of the verdant San
Gabriel Valley.
"All the material which entered into the construc-
tion of the buildings was obtained in America."
At the Convocation in 1918 a sum of $5,000 was
appropriated for the purpose of constructing and
equipping a building for vocational training as an
adjunct to the home.
The Convocation referred to, the 64th Annual
Convocation, was held in San Francisco on the 16th
April, 1918. Grand High Priest Edward Byron
Spencer (portrait prefacing volume of proceedings)
presided. After the opening, the Grand High Priest
was presented with a gavel made of wood from an
Acacia tree grown on the heights of Mount Moriah,
and fashioned by the hands of the orphan boys of the
Covina Home. The reception of the United States
flag and the service flag of Grand Chapter followed.
There was great enthusiasm.
In the Grand High Priest's address, suitable mention
was made of the death on the 6th April, 1917, of
Past Grand High Priest Willet ; the death on the 8th
June, 1917, of Henry Ascroft, Grand Lecturer ;
and the deaths of several other members of the Cali-
fornia Grand Chapter, as well as of distinguished
Royal Craftsmen of other Jurisdictions.
Ex. Comp. Daniel Bradford Richards, of California
Chapter No. 5, San Francisco, was appointed Grand
APPENDIX xiii
Lecturer. The position is an important one in the
California jurisdiction ; a salary of $2,400 was formerly-
paid ; but new arrangements were • made by which
District Deputies are to relieve the Grand Lecturer of
many of his duties ; and his salary was reduced to
$300 with travelling expenses where necessary.
The Grand High Priest's address dealt with many
subjects, and he made many practical recommenda-
tions.
His diligence in visiting the subordinate Chapters
scattered over a large State was almost unequalled,
and good results had been obtained.
The' Grand Secretary's Report showed a total
membership of 14,026 for 122 Chapters (14 of which
are inactive), and a net gain in a year of 210.
The Grand Treasurer's Report showed $60,000
invested funds and cash balance $16,645.12, an increase
of more than $2,500 in a year.
"The Challenge of the Present Crisis" was the
subjedt of an eloquent address by the Grand Chaplain,
Comp. J. Whitcomb Brougher. Self-sacrifice is the
key-note. There were several other excellent addresses.
The Report of the Committee on Correspondence
for the year ending April, 1918, signed by Hugh King
McKevitt, Chairman, was presented. The proceed-
ings of 48 Grand Chapters are briefly reviewed ; our
own Grand Chapter receives its share of attention.
William Parker Filmer, 330 Jackson Street, San
Francisco, Grand High Priest.
Thomas A. Davies, Masonic Temple, San Francisco,
Grand Secretary.
Colorado.
The task of the reviewer when he comes to Colorado
is in one respect an easy one. Difficulties may arise
from an embarrassment of riches ; but there is no dif-
ficulty in getting at the things which every reviewer
looks for in every volume and sometimes cannot find.
In the book before us, containing the proceedings of
the Grand Chapter of Colorado at its 44th Annual
Convocation, held in Denver on the 18th September,
1918, we are at once confronted with a portrait of the
newly elected and installed Grand High Priest, Herbert
xiv APPENDIX
Stead Sands, and an account of his life follows im-
mediately. Of British parentage, he was born in
Stamford, Connecticut, in 1874 ; his mother, who died
in Colorado in 1916, was Elizabeth Victoria French,
born in Ballinasloe, Ireland, and a cousin of the present
Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, Viscount French. Comp.
Sands is an electrical engineer and the manager in
Denver for the Westinghouse Electric and Manufac-
turing Company. He has had a distinguished career
in Masonry. His biographer says that he is thoroughly
conversant with the spirit and purposes of Masonry,
has the faculty of constructive organisation, together
with a sympathy with and generous toleration 'for the
opinions of others.
Comp. Sands, however, plays a subordinate part
in the proceedings before us. It is M.E. Comp.
William S. Pickerill, of Durango, whom we find pre-
siding as Grand High Priest at the opening of the 44th
Annual Convocation, and making an address in which
he announces the creation of a Colorado Soldier
Masons' War Relief Fund, and thus pleads for its
support : —
"We are going to create a fund for the care of the
maimed, the wounded, and the diseased of our Brothers,
Companions, and Fraters. We, therefore, earnestly
ask every Mason who is a member of one or more of
the above named Bodies, voluntarily to contribute
$1 per quarter for each Body of which he is a member,
to be paid into the hands of the Secretary of the re-
spective Bodies on or before the first day of April,
June, September, and December of each year during
the war or until peace shall be declared ; making a
total of $4 per annum for each Master Mason ; $4
per annum for each Royal Arch Mason ; and $4 per
annum for each Knight Templar ; a total of $12 per
annum if a member of all three Bodies.
"We have made no sacrifices as yet. We who
remain at home cannot make any sacrifices at all
comparable to those that will be made by those who
shall go into the war and to those who are dependent
upon them. We must learn to give and to give will-
ingly. If we were to give all that we have of material
APPENDIX xv
wealth, it would be as nothing compared to what many
will be called upon to give and to sacrifice."
The Grand Treasurer's Report showed an invested
surplus of about $15,000 and a cash balance on hand
of about $5,000.
The Grand Secretary reported 49 Chapters on the
roll ; total membership, 6,275 ; net gain in a year, 227.
Two new Chapters were constituted and dedicated
during the year.
During the year two Past Grand High Priests
passed on. James Hamilton Peabody, a successful
merchant of Canon City, was Governor of the State
of Colorado in 1902. An eminent Mason, he served
the office of Grand High Priest in 1896-97. He was
born in Vermont in 1852. George D. Kennedy was
born in 1869, was Grand High Priest in 1908-9, and
died in January, 1918. He was by profession a dentist.
The well-loved Companion Ernest LeNeve Foster,
Chairman of the Committee on Correspondence, shows
his customary ability and discretion in his 31st Report,
which he presents "with the hope that our condensa-
tions of the proceedings and a few remarks of our own
may meet with your approval." He also gives his
annual digest of decisions. The proceedings of 52
Grand Bodies are reviewed, among them the Grand
Chapter of Canada, which receives careful attention
and even some encomiums.
Herbert S. Sands, Denver, Grand High Priest.
Charles H. Jacobson, Denver, Grand Secretary.
Columbia (District of).
Unfortunately we have not space to print the whole
of the address of M.E. Comp. William W. Jermane,
Grand High Priest, delivered at the 51st Annual
Convocation of the Grand Chapter of the District of
Columbia, held in Washington on the 13th February,
1918. Every word of it is worth reading, but our
readers (if any) must be content with a few extracts : —
"In reviewing the work of the year I meet a condi-
tion which many of my predecessors have met. The
Royal Craft is not growing ; indeed, it is not holding
its own. The condition of apathy, which has been
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so noticeable for a number of years, continues ; it
must be corrected if we are to justify our right to
continued profitable existence. The chief reason for
this condition is found in the belief held by many of
our members that they can reap where they have not
sown, or otherwise than as they have sown. If we
continue to sow indifference and neglect, we shall
continue to reap stagnation."
"If there ever was a time when Royal Arch Masonry
in this Jurisdiction needed the loyal support of its
membership, that time is now. I make this appeal
with all the emphasis at my command. A larger
attendance at the Chapter Convocations is our greatest
need. If we can have this, all our other problems in
time will solve themselves ; unless we can have it,
those problems will become increasingly difficult."
"The membership of the 13 constituent Chapters
at the end of the year was 3,524, a net loss of 48 as
compared with the membership of a year ago. There
might have been an increase but for the fact that
certain of the Chapters made up their minds to suspend
all Companions who were in arrears for dues. This
action in every instance had my hearty approval. If
all the Chapters had pursued that course, the reports
would show a net decrease much greater than that
just mentioned ; but such a move, I believe, would
have been in the interest of better things. Companions
are not conferring a favour upon anybody by keeping
their names on our rolls, and, the moment they begin
to think they are, steps should be taken to convince
them of their mistake. Nor is it in keeping with the
dignity of the institution for the Secretary and line
officers to become collection agents in their efforts to
induce Companions to square their accounts. There
has been entirely too much activity of that kind in the
Jurisdiction, and I note with pleasure that several of
the Chapters have decided not to permit any more of it.
When Companions make up their minds that the
Chapter no longer means anything to them, they should
be permitted to go their way in peace. When they
fail to respond to the statutory notices, and are un-
willing to seek the relief that is always generously given
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those who cannot afford to pay, our work has been
done. Subsequent solicitation does them no good, and
it does the Chapters positive harm."
The slump in Washington is not perhaps a very
alarming one ; but the wise words of Grand High Priest
Jermane have a universal application, and may well
be pondered over in any Jurisdiction. We venture
most respectfully to concur wholly in the opinions
expressed.
Comp. Jermane is a man of marked ability ; a
Washington correspondent for State newspapers ;
and a great Mason. He was born in 1862, and has
lived in Washington since 1899.
George Edgar Carson, Grand High Priest of the
General Grand Chapter of the United States, was
present at this Convocation — he is, of course, a Past
Grand High Priest of Columbia, and has been a member
of the Grand Chapter for 40 years. He was accorded
the usual honours, and addressed the Grand Chapter.
In this connection it may be mentioned that the Gen-
eral Grand Chapter met in October, 1918, not in Wash-
ington, but in Baltimore. The necessary accommoda-
tion was not available in Washington in October, 1918,
as seems natural ; but Baltimore, like Captain Costi-
gan's cellar, is "handy by," and the delegates had
the opportunity of seeing the federal capital city.
Two Past Grand High Priests died during the year
of office of Comp. Jermane : Henry Kedglie Simpson,
Grand High Priest in 1905 ; and Moses Dawson Mull,
Grand High Priest in 1911.
"The stated Convocations of a Chapter shall be
at least two in each month." So says the Book of
the Law. The Grand High Priest recommended that
"one" be substituted for "two." The proposal re-
ceived the 12 months' hoist — but it will doubtless
receive approval at the next Annual Convocation.
There are 13 constituent Chapters, as already
mentioned ; these have a total membership of 3,524 ;
and there was a net loss of 48 in a year.
The Grand Chapter is necessarily not a large one,
and the Grand Treasurer's budget is small — $2,500
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invested in Liberty bonds, and a cash balance on hand
of $4,617.61.
R.E. Comp. Roe Fulkerson — who, we see, has
climbed up the promotion ladder as far as Grand
Principal Sojourner — continues to write the Corres-
pondence Report. It is as racy as ever. It is a
pleasure to quote the conclusion : —
"Whoa, Pegasus ! Old hoss, we have been around
the circle for the ninth time. Here we stop for eats.
The track has not been heavy this year, but we are
both a bit saddle-worn, a few splints, ringbones, and
spavins are slowing your gait, and your wings do not
flop with the same youthful enthusiasm.
"It may be, too, that the hand on your bridle is a
little shaky from too much riding, and so is less inclined
to guide you off the centre of the track and close to the
rail, where the race is more risky and exciting.
"But everything is changing, Pegasus. Dependent
membership is a dead issue ; the crowd around the
Alberta-Canada bout is scattering, which shows the
fight is over ; nobody will speak to Miss Scotland, for
her reputation as a home-breaker is established ;
every one is becoming resigned to prohibition ; people
are no longer practising the best policy brandy of
honesty ; but are being good because they enjoy it ;
the war in Europe has ceased to be a horror and become
an institution ; but, dog-gone it, it's a good world,
after all — but gee, Pegasus the good die young, and
good things are so rarely interesting things to exper-
ience, read about, or write about."
The proceedings of 50 Grand Chapters are reviewed ;
Canada, 1917, is sympathetically treated ; and this is
said, with a touch of genuine pathos, of which a true
humourist is ever capable : —
"As an afterthought we wish to add that their
(Canada's) book has in it pages set aside for an honour-
roll for those Companions who have gone across the
water to follow their flag in this last great fight, which
is now our fight, to establish that great principle first
taught at the Masonic altar, the equality of man. We
will meet them there and call to them, and please God
our call will be, 'Come on, Companions !' not 'Go on,
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Companions,' as we have been calling across the border
for the last few years."
Arthur C. Shaw, Masonic Temple, Washington,
DC, Grand High Priest.
Arvine W. Johnston, Masonic Temple, Washington,
D.C., Grand Secretary.
Connecticut.
At the 120th Annual Convocation of the Grand
Chapter of Roval Arch Masons of Connecticut, held
in the City of Hartford on the 14th May, 1918, there
were 15 Past Grand High Priests present, and it was
regretfully recorded that 3 had died during the year of
office of Grand High Priest Edward W. Avery, who
presided.
A notable departure was that of M.E. Comp. James
McCormick, P.G.H.P. and Grand Secretary, on the
25th June, 1917. He was born in 1831, in Flushing,
New York. In 1860 he settled in Windsor, Connec-
ticut, where he remained until his death. He was
made a Mason in 1853, was Master of his Lodge in
1855-56, and from that time to the end of his life was
almost continuously in the service. He was Grand
High Priest in 1885-86, and had been Grand Secretary
for 23 years.
P.G.H.P. George A. Kies was appointed to serve
out the year as Grand Secretary, and was elected Grand
Secretary at this Convocation.
P.G.H.P. Wesley U. Pearne died at his home in
Middletown on the 5th July, 1917 ; he was born in
1851, made a Mason in 1875, and served as Grand High
Priest in 1899.
The Senior Past Grand High Priest, M.E. Comp.
Henry W. Coye, died at his home in Vineyard Haven,
Mass., on the 27th November, 1917, at the age of 88 ;
he was Grand High Priest in 1876-7.
There are only 40 Chapters under the Connecticut
Grand Chapter, and as the Grand Chapter itself is
120 years old, we infer that Pythagoras Chapter, No.
17, Hartford, is by no means one of the oldest ; it
reached, however, the century mark in October, 1917,
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and its 100th anniversary was celebrated on the 5th
October, by a banquet and speeches. The Grand High
Priest was present. The assembled company listened
to an historical address given by Isaiah Baker, Grand
Treasurer and Past Grand High Priest, which is said
to have been "very complete and most interesting."
This address is printed in full in the Grand Chapter
proceedings.
The Chapters were visited and inspected by the
principal officers of Grand Chapter.
The Grand Treasurer reported a balance on hand
of $5,251.22, being an increase of about $20 over the
balance of the previous year.
The Grand Secretary reported a membership of
10,401 in the 40 Chapters ; net gain in a year 234.
The part which the Past Grand High Priests play
in this Grand Chapter is noticeable.
George A. Kies, now Grand Secretary, is also the
author of the Correspondence Report, which begins
thus : —
"How the years fly ! The Grand Chapter (not to
mention the Capitular world) has endured the writer
until now, when we have the honour to submit our 10th
(and last) Annual Report of what seems to us of value
in the proceedings of other Grand Chapters. We
follow the same old ruts, proceeding alphabetically
with, first the U.S. Grand Chapters, and following
with the Foreign Grand Bodies."
We have referred on previous occasions to the good
work of Comp. Kies, and are sorry to lose him as a
reviewer. Perhaps he may be induced to reconsider
his resolution to retire. His place will not easily be
filled.
In this Report, he has not included Canada among
the "Foreign Bodies," nor has he (even by error)
placed it among the United States Grand Chapters.
It is not there at all, though Alberta, Nova Scotia, and
Quebec are in the lime-light.
The Report concludes with best wishes to brother
correspondents, and these added words : —
"In view of the present world-demoralisation, it
is difficult to judge accurately as to Capitular condi-
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tions. But it is safe to predict that, when the world
returns to calm sanity (as it surely will at some time),
Masonry will be found to be strong in well-doing for
the uplift and general good of the human race."
William R. Keavaney, 185 Bunker Hill Ave.,
Waterbury, Grand High Priest.
George A. Kies, Hartford, Grand Secretary.
Delaware.
The year 1918 was an important one in the history
of Royal Arch Masonry in Delaware. The Grand
Chapter as now existing was constituted in 1868, and
therefore 1918 was its jubilee year. The first Grand
Chapter in Delaware was established in 1817 or 1818 ;
and so 1918 was also, in a sense, a centennial year.
The actual introduction of Royal Arch Masonry into
Delaware was earlier than 1817. In an "Historical
Sketch of Capitular Masonry in Delaware," by Stuart
J. Horn, P.G.H.P., printed in the volume of proceed-
ings for 1918, it is said that the first record of a Chapter
of Royal Arch Masons in that State is given in the
minutes of Washington Royal Arch Chapter of Super-
Excellent Royal Arch Masons, held on the 24th Janu-
ary, 1806, in the Borough of Wilmington, under the
authority of a warrant from the Grand Lodge of
Delaware.
Grand Chapter met in Wilmington on the 16th
January, 1918, for its 50th Annual Convocation.
Canada's representative near the Grand Chapter of
Delaware, Grand High Priest George S. Scott, presided.
His portrait and a brief sketch of his Masonic career
preface the volume of proceedings. He is a young man,
having been born in Pennsylvania in 1877. His
address was an excellent one. We quote the ex-
ordium : —
"A few years ago Royal Arch Masonry asked me,
' What part of the work are you willing to undertake ? '
and received my answer, 'Any part, even the most
servile, to promote so noble and glorious a work.' At
that point I began my labours, with crow, pick, and
spade, and in a comparatively short time I was rewarded
with the highest gift in possession of the Companions
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to grant, that of Grand High Priest ; and thus it comes
that to-day I am permitted to extend to you a most
hearty and cordial welcome to the 50th Annual Convo-
cation of Royal Arch Masons of Delaware and the
Centennial Anniversary of the introduction of Capitu-
lar Masonry into Delaware.
"The 12 months intervening since my election last
January seem to be but as many weeks. How it re-
minds us of the shortness of life and the uncertainty
of its continuance ; yet, through the goodness of the
Supreme High Priest, are we permitted to meet again
in Annual Convocation to review the work of the past,
consider what is best for the present, and plan for the
future.
"It is with considerable pleasure and satisfaction
that I can report the past year to have been one of the
most successful in the history of this Grand Chapter.
Peace and harmony have prevailed in all the subordin-
ate Chapters, and an evidence of prosperity is seen in
the large increase in our members during the year."
The above was the only reference which the address
contained to the double celebration. The celebration
proceedings were of a more public character and took
place in a large hall in Wilmington on the evening of
the day of meeting.
The passing of two eminent members of Grand
Chapter, Past Grand High Priest J. Harmer Rile and
Past Deputy Grand High Priest Frank C. Melvin, was
fittingly deplored.
The Grand High Priest departed, as he said, from
the usual custom of making one official visit to each
subordinate Chapter during the Capitular year. The
Jurisdiction being small, he felt it incumbent upon him
to make as many informal visits as possible, and in
this manner get the Chapters into closer touch with
the Grand Chapter.
The work or ritual is apparently very capably
taught and supervised in Delaware by a Grand In-
structor and a Committee on Work, who devised a
plan for a School of Instruction, which was approved
by the Grand High Priest and on his recommendation
adopted by Grand Chapter.
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Of the 4 constituent Chapters, 3 are at Wilmington
and 1 at Georgetown. The total membership on the
17th January, 1917, was 1,273. During the year 122
Masons were exalted and 3 affiliated, 22 died, and 5
demit ted. The membership on the 16th January, 1918,
was, therefore, 1,371, and the net gain 98.
The Report of the Centennial Committee, pre-
sented at this Convocation, was as follows : —
"Your Committee appointed to provide a suitable
celebration to mark the 100th anniversary of the in-
troduction of Capitular Masonry into Delaware, have
performed that duty to the best of their ability. Ow-
ing to the stringency of war-times we deemed it in-
advisable to have a banquet. We have therefore made
a literary programme for a meeting to be held in the
Auditorium of the High School, and are to be honoured
by having Companion Thomas R. Marshall, Vice-
President of the United States, to address us. The
Committee will make a complete report at the next
Communication of this Grand Chapter."
Anticipating the Report, the volume contains the
historical sketch already alluded to, and reports of the
addresses made at the evening meeting, at which not
only Masons, but other citizens, including many ladies,
were present. Comp. Marshall, Vice-President of the
United States, made a notable speech. This was one
of the many good things he said : —
"I don't know much about Wilmington. The little
I do know about it is all to the good, but I have an
idea that there are dead men in Wilmington who will
be walking around Wilmington to-morrow having a
good time. I hold that any man is dead who has not
some high ideal planted in his soul towards the attain-
ment of which he is urging all mankind to follow. He
may live to be three score years and ten, if you call
living, eating, drinking, and sleeping — but, if he
has nothing to worship except himself, no object ex-
cept his own interests, and is unwilling to make sacri-
fices for his fellow-men, that man is dead. Any man
or woman who could have subscribed to the Liberty
loan and did not is dead. I hope he will be resurrected
before the next loan is called. Any man or woman who
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could have subscribed for the Y.M.C.A. and did not,
is dead, and I don't care to attend his or her funeral.
On the other hand, no man ever dies who has given his
life to some great purpose. George Washington is not
dead to-night, my friends. He is more surely alive
and with all the thought and purpose of humankind
than he was when he knelt in prayer for his foot-sore
soldiers in the snow at Valley Forge. Abraham
Lincoln is not dead to-night. He lives. His vision
grows larger and larger upon the horizon of the Repub-
lic, and it will continue to grow larger as long as men
love liberty. Joan of Arc is not dead. No, ladies
and gentlemen, she listens again in Domremy for the
voices, and I think she hears the voices of the men of
America who are saying 'We are coming once again,
Joan of Arc, across the seas to save the land you loved
and that once loved us.'"
The celebration appears to have been a great
success.
There is a very good Report on Correspondence by
Comp. Thomas J. Day (his second). The proceedings
of 55 Grand Chapters are reviewed, Canada (1917)
being one.
Leon Walker, Wilmington, Grand High Priest.
Stuart J. Horn, P.O. Box 94, Wilmington, Grand
Secretary.
England and Wales.
We are not favoured with any account of the pro-
ceedings of the Grand Chapter ; but the printed pro-
ceedings at the Quarterly Communications of the
Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons of England and
Wales and the Colonfies and Dependencies of the
British Crown are sent to us with great regularity.
Unfortunately there is little in them which, in our
opinion, would interest readers of this report. R.W.
Bro. Loveland Loveland, Deputy Grand Master, is still
on the throne, in the absence of the Grand Master, and
excellent charitable work is done and recorded. The
Quarterly Communications of which we have reports
before us are those of the 4th December, 1917 ; the
5th March, 1918 ; the 4th June, 1918 ; and the 3rd
September, 1918.
APPENDIX xxv
H.R.H. The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn,
Grand Master.
Arthur David Hansell, Mark Masons' Hall, Great
Queen Street, London, W.C. 2, Grand Secretary.
Florida.
We confess to a feeling of disappointment when we
open a new volume containing the proceedings of a
Grand Chapter and find a portrait of the Grand High
Priest and then his address, the principal feature of
the proceedings, but no account of the man. This
feeling is emphasised where the portrait indicates — as
it often does — high intellectual gifts and where the
matter of the address bears out the indication. Of
Dabney B. Palmer, Grand High Priest of the Grand
Chapter of Florida, who presided at the 72nd Annual
Convocation, held in the City of Jacksonville, on the
21st and 22nd May, -1918, we should certainly like to
know more. His address is an excellent one. Of the
war he speaks eloquently. We give just one para-
graph :—
"Who would have dreamed a little over one year
ago that America could ever become the closely united
nation it is to-day, welded and fused into a single
purpose, sought by one hundred million hearts ?
Could there be loyalty more clearly universal, when
newcome vies with native in a thousand proofs of ardent
patriotism ?"
James Carnell, Grand High Priest of Florida in 1899,
died on the 17th June, 1917. He was born in Leicester,
England, on the 30th September, 1849. The presiding
Grand High Priest paid this tribute to the memory of
his eminent predecessor : —
"He was one of the fairest-minded men I have ever
met. He was just, and he believed that all his fellows
possessed the same virtue. He was generous. He
knew that men were human and liable to err. He was
honest. He did what he thought was right and then
clung to it. Moreover, he was a gentleman and a
Mason. He was kind and considerate. He was at
all times modest and retiring, yet he rememberd the
dignity of his position in life. He belonged to that
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old-fashioned, honest, class of gentlemen that is fast
disappearing."
The Grand Treasurer's Report shows a healthy
financial condition — there is a surplus of nearly $12,000,
most of it invested, part of the investment being in
U.S. Liberty bonds.
There are 36 subordinate Chapters, with a total
membership of 2,983 ; net gain in a year, 243.
The Report of the Committee on Fraternal Corres-
pondence is again presented by Comp. Ely P. Hubbell.
It is able and comprehensive ; the learned and careful
reviewer has taken great pains to bring out all that is
important or interesting in the proceedings of each
Grand Chapter. Canada (1917) receives a due share
of attention. We quote Comp. Hubbell's conclusion,
with which we are in complete sympathy, our own ex-
perience being similar to and almost as recent as his
own : —
"For some reason the 1917 proceedings of Virginia,
New Brunswick, and New Zealand have failed to reach
us. All the others, with scarcely an exception, report
substantial increase in membership. The only element
of discord noticeable is the gradual severing of fraternal
relations with Scotland. Although war in some form
is the all-absorbing topic, yet we have refrained from
referring to it, for the reason that nothing we could
write will mitigate its horrors or change its course.
"Each year some of the Grand Chapters decide to
make the minor offices elective and others are seriously
considering so doing. This is a proceeding 'which is
in keeping with the prevailing democratic tendencies
of the times. The appointive system makes it possible
for the retiring High Priest to select his successor.
"It was with many misgivings that we took up the
work of preparing a Correspondence Report, and with
something approaching heart-failure we turned to see
what our Companion Knights of the Round Table had
to say of our 'first offence.' The returns so far re-
ceived indicate that our work will pass inspection and
entitle us to wages. If we were engaged in starting
a new enterprise, a newspaper for instance, doubtless
we would 'feature' what our contemporaries had to
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say of us with appropriate 'scare-heads.' As it is, we
have referred briefly, if at all, to the many expressions
of approval, but we nevertheless sincerely thank you,
Companions, for your kind words."
Charles H. Ketchum, Key West, Grand High Priest.
Wilber P. Webster, Jacksonville, Grand Secretary.
Georgia.
The Grand Chapter of Georgia met in Annual Con-
vocation in the Convention Hall of Dempsey Hotel,
Macon, on the 25th April, 1917, and was in session for
two days. Thomas H. Jeffries, Grand High Priest,
presided. He began his address with a reference to
world-conditions, using these words : —
"We have come upon a time in the world's history
the like of which the world has never experienced before.
"The things for which Freemasonry stands are being
put to a test such as they have never before undergone.
Shall the inherent right of individual sovereignty sur-
vive and prevail or shall free men bow their necks to
the yoke of the oppressor ? The boast of Freemasonry
is individual freedom, freedom of opinion and con-
science, freedom to follow the dictates of conscience
and the judgments of intellect without the interference
of any mortal man, be he priest or potentate.
"So sure as God lives and rules, so sure as right is
mightier than wrong, so sure as good shall prevail over
evil, so surely shall the principles promulgated by
Masonry dominate the hearts and minds of men and
then rule and govern the world."
On the 4th June, 1917, died R. E. Comp. S. H.
Griswold, Grand Treasurer "for so many years," said
the Grand High Priest, "that the oldest of us can
scarcely remember who was his predecessor in office."
The Grand Treasurer's taking was not the only
breach in the official family of Grand Chapter. The
sudden death of the Deputy Grand High Priest, R.E.
Comp. W. L. Williams, on the 1st February, 1918, was
also recorded.
The Grand High Priest most feelingly testified to
the sorrow of the Grand Chapter in regard to the double
loss thus sustained.
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A liberal appropriation to the Masonic Home was
recommended.
Some general remarks upon loyalty and love of
country made by the Most Excellent were most felici-
tous.
It may perhaps be impertinent to discuss the fin-
ances of a stranger Grand Chapter, but we could not
help being impressed with the Report of the Finance
Committee, which was adopted. From the previous
year there was a balance on hand of nearly $14,000 ;
more than $12,000 was collected for dues ; and nearly
$200 interest on deposits was earned. The principal
items of expenditure are under two heads : "Expense
of this Convocation," $2,500 ; and salary of Grand
Lecturer, $1,800, salary of Grand Secretary, $900,
travelling expenses of Grand Lecturer, $1,200. The
expense of holding the Convocation seems very large,
but it appears that the delegates have their expenses
paid. We are glad to see that the one occupant of the
two offices of Grand Secretary and Grand Lecturer,
R.E. Comp. Edgar A. McHan, gets a reasonable salary
and a fair allowance for expenses ; an additional sum
of $1,200 was appropriated for a new motor-car for
him — and that too seems very reasonab e ; he also has
a stenographer — we assume an occasional one — at $200.
The sum of $3,500 was appropriated to the purchase of
Liberty bonds, and $2,500 worth of those purchased
are to be given to the Endowment 'Fund of the Masonic
Home. An appropriation of $100 each for payment of
the expenses of attendance of delegates at the General
Grand Chapter meeting in Baltimore was also made —
the delegates not to exceed ten. .
The Grand Chapter is a large one. There are 157
Chapters, with a total membership of 10,689 ; net gain
in a year, 852.
The utmost harmony prevails.
Well done Georgia !
Charles L. Bass, Chairman of the Committee on
Correspondence, produces his 5th Annual Report. He
limits his review to 30 Grand Chapters. We are not
told on what principle he selects them. Canada is not
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included ; the only British Grand -Chapter noticed is
Quebec (1917). He appends a brief digest of decisions.
Elliott W. Parish, Savannah, Grand High Priest.
Edgar A. McHan, Macon, Grand Secretary.
Idaho.
The Grand Chapter of Idaho is still small, but
growing. A year ago, reviewing the proceedings of
the Convocation of May, 1916, we commented on the
fact that the volume containing them was late in
making its appearance — writing then in January, 1918,
we might well have had a later volume before us. But
now, Januarv, 1919, we have the; proceedings both of
1917 and 1918.
We take up first the proceedings at the 9th Annual
Convocation held in Kellogg on the 21st and 22nd
August, 1917.
The Grand High Priest, M.E. Comp. Thomas M.
Fleming, in his address, said : —
"I am happy to report that the Chapters of this
Jurisdiction with very few exceptions are active ; that
prosperity obtains ; that the gain in membership has
been a substantial one ; that harmony prevails ; that
no question of difference for reference to the Com-
mittee on Appeals and Grievances has presented itself ;
that the most cordial relations continue to exist with
our sister Jurisdictions."
From the Grand Secretary's Report it appeared
that this Convocation was postponed from May to
August on account of serious floods in Kellogg and
vicinity in the month of May.
The Report of the Committee on Chapters shows
19 chartered Chapters and one under dispensation ;
total membership on the 30th April, 1917, 1,532 ; net
gain in a year, 90.
A charter was granted to Rupert Chapter, No. 22,
hitherto working under dispensation.
The Committee on Necrology reported "that the
year now drawing to a close has witnessed an unusual
draft upon the ranks of the Royal Arch Masons of
Idaho ... no less than 31 having laid aside the tools of
the Craft at the Divine behest." The most notable
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death was that of Jonas W. Brown, a member of Boise
Chapter, No. 3. "Perhaps no other Mason in the
annals of our Jurisdiction or of the entire North- West
is more sincerely revered . . . His temple was finished
at the age of 91, after a life perfectly rounded out in
every particular."
In Comp. Edward L. Gauger, who prepared the
"Review of Proceedings of other Grand Chapters,"
the Round Table has a promising recruit. He reviews
the proceedings of 55 Chapters with care and circum-
spection. Canada (1916) is one of the 55. In his
"Conclusion" he says : —
"The labour, though arduous, has been both plea-
sant and profitable. I have endeavoured to collect
such items of interest as I could, and present them in
as clear a manner as possible, not venturing very far
afield in the matter of criticisms, preferring rather to
keep tight hold of the shore-lines until experience and
a little greater knowledge of the customs and usages
of the Craft have been obtained."
The 10th Annual Convocation was held in the
Masonic Temple, Pocatello, on the 16th and 17th May,
1918 ; M.E. Comp. Homer David, Grand High Priest,
presiding. In his address he said that the Craft was
in a healthy conditon and harmonious, and in most
sections alive to its opportunities. In some places,
however, he found an apathy that indicated the lack
of a healthy growth. He believed, that the condi-
tions existing throughout the whole country were in a
measure the cause ; but he also thought that at this
time a redoubled effort should be made to counter-
act unusual conditions. He recommended the estab-
lishment of Schools of Instruction. This recom-
mendation was approved by Grand Chapter.
The number of chartered Chapters is still 20 ; the
membership has increased to 1,608 ; the net gain is 76.
Nineteen members of the Royal Craft in this Juris-
diction had died during the year — two were mentioned
as being prominent in the political and civil life of the
State, namely, James H. Brady, late United States
Senator, and John M. Haines, sometime Governor of
the State of Idaho.
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The sum of $75 was appropriated for Red Cross
subscriptions.
Comp. Gauger is again in excellent form in his
review of 51 Grand Chapters, of which Canada (1917)
is one. This is his second review. He evidently has
a keen pleasure in his work, and his appreciation of
the excellences of stranger Grand Chapters grows with
experience.
He says, in concluding a capital review : —
"As the printer is calling for copy, my conclusions
must of necessity be short. The list comprises all of
those proceedings which have been received, and the
"journey" has been an unusually pleasant one. In
my quotations, I have endeavoured to give to the
Companions of Idaho the experiences of the Craft at
large, in the various methods used to stimulate interest
in Capitular Masonry. And the one particular factor
which towers preeminently above all others, is the
correct rendition of the ritualistic work and proper
interpretation of the esoteric meaning. The social
features which are often indulged in, brighten the
occasion and have a very stimulating effect on the
attendance.
"The war is the all-absorbing topic which seems
to have cemented the entire Fraternity the more firmly,
as the very foundation-stone upon which our Order is
constructed is being attacked, and it is the source of a
great deal of satisfaction to all to know that all members
from the youngest to the oldest are doing what they
can to uphold the glorious traditions of that glorious
banner, the beautiful Stars and Stripes."
Albert A. Jessup, Boise, Grand High Priest.
Lewis W. Ensign, Boise, Grand Secretary.
Illinois.
When we came to the volume of proceedings of the
Grand Chapter of Illinois for 1917, we were appalled
by its bulkiness. How were we even to skim — expert
skimmer though we have become — through it all ?
On a closer examination, however, we found that the
Grand Chapter had been revising its Constitution and
By-laws, and had seen fit to bind up the revised articles
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with the usual report of the proceedings ; and we also,
upon a diligent perusal of the Grand High Priest's
address, found a passage in which he gave high praise
to the work of Comp. E. R. Turnbull, whose hand was
the labouring one in the revision, and recommended an
appropriation of $500 for the splended service rendered
by the aforesaid Companion. This recommendation
was approved by the Committee on Accounts and ad-
opted by Grand Chapter. The great size of the volume
is thus explained.
This was the 69th Annual Convocation, and it was
convened in the grand ball-room of La Salle Hotel,
City of Chicago, on the 25th October, 1917. The
Grand High Priest, James E. Jeffers, of whom we gave
some account in our 1918 review, presided.
Among distinguished visitors who were recived and
duly honoured were : Charles C. Davis, Grand Master
of the Second Veil of the General Grand Chapter of the
United States, and personal representative of the
General Grand High Priest for this occasion ; Joseph
E. Dyas, Past General Grand High Priest ; Robert A.
Woods, Past Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter
of Indiana ; and Austin H. Scrogin, Grand Master of
the Grand Lodge of Illinois. Excellent speeches were
made by these eminent Craftsmen.
The Grand High Priest's address was an able one,
as one would expect.
Referring to the dead in this and other Jurisdictions,
he singled out for special mention the name of Robert
L. McKinlay, "a wise counsellor, a devoted husband,
father, and friend, a good man and Mason. He died
on the 23rd January, 1917, having had a life of excep-
tional activity, full of honour and usefulness." By pro-
fession he was a lawyer, and he was a successful one.
He was Grand High Priest of Illinois in 1903-04, "the
year of his service being marked by unusual .growth
and harmony."
During the year dispensations were issued for the
formation of two new Chapters, both in Chicago, and
named respectively "America" and "Niagara."
M.E. Comp. Jeffers expressed his unqualified
approval of the excellent system of district inspection
APPENDIX xxxiii
that had been established. "Efficiency and system in
handling the affairs of the Chapters, the proper keeping
of records, a correct knowledge, uniformity, and seri-
ousness of the degree ceremonies, enthusiasm and
interest in Chapter affairs, have been the net results of
the official visits of the Inspectors."
Coming next to Schools of Instruction, he says that
they have been of incalculable value to Royal Arch
Masonry in Illinois.
Many other subjects were discussed in the Grand
High Priest's comprehensive address : Grand Lectur-
ers, who are appointed after examination by a Board of
Grand Examiners ; the Illinois Masonic Hospital
Association ; the . Royal Arch Memorial Hospital ;
the General Grand Chapter of the United States
of America, which was to meet, and did meet, not in
Washington, but in Baltimore, in October, 1918 ; and
investments in Liberty loan bonds.
The remarks made upon the official duties of a
Grand High Priest are of universal application and we
quote them with emphatic concurrence : —
"The duties of the office of Grand High Priest,
while not a great burden, are of considerable volume
and importance, and require no little time and con-
sideration, in the performance of which I have taken
keen interest and pleasure. No question or corres-
pondence, however insignificant or whence its source,
but has received the same consideration and care as
those of greater importance from the most prominent
of the Craft.
' ' In each and every instance I have tried to place
myself in sympathy and accord with the Companion
seeking information and to be of every service I could,
believing it to be my duty, rather than to complain of
the many unimportant questions and correspondence ;
and in the doing of this I have found both profit and
pleasure.
11 I do not say it in a spirit of criticism, my Com-
panions, but I have little patience with that Companion
who, once in official line, accepts each successive year
an advance in office and additional honours until he
is finally crowned with the highest official position, and
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then burdens his Annual Report with a complaint of
the duties he has to perform in answering easy questions
and useless correspondence.
"Questions and correspondence concerning the
affairs of the Chapter indicate an interest in Royal Arch
Masonry ; and, however unimportant, is to be encour-
aged rather than made an object of complaint.
"In my short experience and limited observation
I do not recall a single instance of these dignified and
honoured offices being forced upon any Companion.
On the contrary, I have heard it whispered that there
have been times when the office did not seek the man,
but rather that the reverse was the case. How in-
consistent, then, that having attained the high position
he should complain of its duties. This, my Com-
panions, is my conception of the duties and obligations
of the Grand High Priest, and to that end have my best
efforts been directed."
The reports of the Inspectors of the 27 districts
into which the jurisdictional area is divided take up a
considerable part of the large volume of proceedings.
Efficiency and progress are well marked.
The Grand Treasurer reported total receipts for the
year, $56,389.31 ; total payments on orders, $30,312.37;
balance on hand, $26,076.94 ; invested funds, $20,000.
The financial and statistical statements are made
up to the 30th June, 1917. On that day there were
215 active Chapters, with a total membership of
45,737 ; increase in a year, 2,147.
The Committee on Accounts made some interesting
recommendations as to the disposal of the funds of
Grand Chapter, and all were approved and adopted.
The most notable were these : —
$5,000 to be used for the support and maintenance
of the Royal Arch Memorial Hospital at Sullivan,
Illinois.
$500 to the Illinois Masonic Hospital Association.
$1,000 to the American National Red Cross.
$5,000 to be invested in Liberty bonds.
$700 for the expenses of official representatives of
the Grand Chapter attending the Triennial Convoca-
tion of the General Grand Chapter.
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$500 for Comp. Turnbull's revision of the Constitu-
tion and By-laws.
Grand Chaplain H. E. Neff addressed the Grand
Chapter, taking as his text the words "Without Hope
of Fee or Reward." His address was rightly described
by M.E. Comp. George M. Moulton as a "gem in
Masonic literature."
Arthur E. Wood was elected and installed as Grand
High Priest for 1917-18. Of him we shall hear more,
no doubt ; but we are briefly informed (in pursuance
of an excellent custom) what manner of man he is. He
was born on a farm (somehow all the best men are born
on farms) in Illinois in 1864 ; worked as a farmer till
1893, when he moved to Gibson City, and has since
lived there, being engaged in the grain business. He
was made a Master Mason in 1891, and has attained
rank in the Grand Lodge as well as the Grand Chapter.
Companion Wood (whose portrait is given) "is held
in the highest esteem both in business and fraternal
circles. He is still in the prime of life ; it is only fair
to assume that the future holds additional honours in
store for him, and that they will be well-deserved seems
equally certain."
R.E. Comp. George W. Warvelle, Committee on
Correspondence, as well as Grand Secretary, presents
his 16th Annual epistle.
In opening, he remarks (how truly !) that "the
chronicler can address his pen only to what is presented
to him in the year-books." To construct an entertain-
ing story from this material, he opines, is not an easy
task ; and, like a lawyer, he cites the views of some
eminent reviewers upon this point. The proceedings
of 54 Grand Chapters came within his ken. He follows
his own peculiar (and excellent) plan of giving a brief
notice of each Jurisdiction, and then launching out into
a topical dissertation — the latter being far more en-
tertaining, and even, we venture to think, more in-
structive, than the former. When he comes to Canada
he has before him our proceedings of 1917, of which he
gives a very fair summary. Some of the subjects
dealt with in the "Postscript" are : "When the sun
goes Down," dealing with the Correspondents of other
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Jurisdictions who have crossed the Bar ; Nights ;"
" Capitular Protection ; " "The Social Hour ;" "Soli-
citation ; " "Life Membership."
Under the head of "Comps." he delivers his mind
of a cherished grievance. He does not like "Com-
panion" as a substitute for "Brother ;" and he detests
the abbreviation of "Companions" into "Comps."
We do not altogether agree with his argument ; while
we have a general dislike to abbreviations, we find
custom too strong for us. "Comps.," we fear, has, in-
the vernacular, "come to stay."
The old rivalry — a generous rivalry — as to which of
the Grand Chapters shall have the biggest membership,
is, as usual, one of the things dealt with by Brother
(shall we say ?) Warvelle. There seems to be some
doubt as to whether Illinois or Ohio is in the lead — but
it is one of them.
Need we say, in closing this perhaps too lengthy
review of Illinois' Grand Chapter, that it stands well
to the front not only in numbers but in excellence?
Verily it abounds in good works.
Arthur E. Wood, Gibson City, Grand High Priest.
George W. Warvelle, Room 1901, Masonic Temple,
Chicago, Grand Secretary.
Indiana.
We are greatly impressed by the 1918 proceedings
of the Grand Chapter of Indiana.
The Convocation, the 73rd Annual, was held in
Indianapolis on the 7th and 8th November, 1918,
having been postponed from October on account of
the influenza epidemic.
The volume containing the proceedings — we are
taking up the Grand Chapters in alphabetical order,
just as Mark Twain's pilot arranged to pay his creditors
— is the first to advise us of what was done at the
General Grand Chapter's Triennial Convocation of
October, 1918 ; and it is really the earliest publication
in a new era, because the Grand Convocation was held
just at the time of the armistice, It is thus inex-
pressibly welcome, apart from its merits, which, as will
be seen, are considerable.
APPENDIX xxxvii
The Grand High Priest, M.E. Comp. Elwood
Barnard, mentioned in his address the Masonic Home
at Franklin, Indiana. There is no debt upon the Home,
but the Board is somewhat handicapped by the lack
of available funds to increase the capacity, all rooms
being full, and there being a waiting list of applicants
for admission. He suggested that the Committee on
Claims should consider the availability of funds, and
that a suitable gift from revenue should be made.
Circumstances over which he had no control pre-
vented Comp. Barnard from attending the Triennial
Convocation of the General Grand Chapter, which
was held in Baltimore, beginning on the 2nd October,
1918. He appointed as his proxy Calvin W. Prather,
Past Grand High Priest and Grand Secretary, and
Comp. Prather attended the Convocation and made
a brief report, from which we learn several things : —
(1) In the matter of the friction with the Grand
Chapter of Scotland over the invasion of the Philippine
territory, the General Grand High Priest made an
effort at settlement, but failed in the attempt, and no
results looking to the betterment of conditions were
reached.
(2) The Treasurer's Report showed a healthy
condition of the finances of the General Grand Chapter.
(3) A generous appropriation of $25,000 was made
to the Red Cross, Y.M.C.A., and Salvation Army
Funds ; the Masonic War Relief Fund was enriched by
subscriptions to the amount of more than $16,000.
(4) Leon T. Leach, a Past Grand High Priest of
Indiana, was elected General Grand Master of the
Third Veil ; Gustav A. Eitel, of Maryland, General
Grand Treasurer, in place of Thomas J. Shryock,
deceased ; and Frederick W. Craig, of Iowa, General
Grand High Priest for the coming period of 3 years.
(5) Raleigh, North Carolina, is the place fixed for
holding the next Triennial Convocation.
Coming back to Indiana, we find that the Grand
Treasurer reports a balance on hand of $4,409.05, and
an invested surplus of $10,000.
The Grand Secretary's Report deals exhaustively
with the affairs of the Grand Chapter. It appears
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that on the 23rd October, 1918, there were 125 active
Chapters, including 3 under dispensation. Charters
for 2 of the 3 were granted at this Convocation. The
total membership is placed at 21,678 ; the net increase,
1,051, being slightly less than that of 1917, which was
one of the largest in the history of the Grand Chapter.
The Grand Secretary says that the increase is a matter
for congratulation ; that peace and harmony have pre-
vailed; and in the great work accomplished the spirit
of loyalty and fraternity is very evident.
The Grand Secretary writes also of the war and the
contributions of Royal Arch Masons in Indiana to the
Army and the war-chest. Indiana is well to the front
in these respects also.
The same Grand Officer, Calvin W. Prat her, was,
as has already been said, the representative of his
State Chapter at the Triennial Convocation of the
General Grand Chapter. While there he presided over
the Grand Secretaries Guild, of which he has been the
head for 6 years. A sumptuous banquet was served
to the Guild by the Companions in Baltimore.
The Report of the Grand Inspector, M.E. Comp.
John J. Glendening, is full and complete ; it gives very
interesting details of the work.
Appropriations aggregating $850 were made in
favour of the Indiana Masonic Home, the Red Cross
Fund, the Y.M.C.A. Fund,. and the Salvation Army.
In accordance with the usual custom, the annual
dinner was given at 6 p.m. on the 7th November in the
Grand Lodge banquet -room, and was the occasion for
a patriotic demonstration. The news of the signing
of the armistice had proved to be premature, and the
great joy that had manifested itself at the noon lun-
cheon was subdued ; yet, with the full belief and ex-
pectation that it would be but a few days at most
until the end of the war would come and hostilities
cease, which was indeed' the case, as the event showed,
the dinner was much enjoyed, and the Companions
were delighted to hear Companion Charles A. Book-
waiter, who delivered a most interesting and intensely
patriotic address, well received by the large number of
Companions present.
APPENDIX xxxix
This is the first note of Peace. It will be remem-
bered that the premature report of the armistice came
on the 7th November, and that it was signed on the
11th.
William W. Ross, of Evansville, was elected Grand
High Priest at this Convocation, but was not present ;
his installation at a later date was arranged for ; and
in the volume before us we find his portrait, but no
sketch of his life.
In happy vein Past Grand High Priest Robert
Archer Woods writes his "Annual Capitular Review."
This, he tells us, is his 8th Capitular journey through
the Grand Jurisdictions of the World. He recounts
doings of 54 Grand Chapters, and adds crisp comments
of his own. A good deal of space is given to Canada,
and some compliments are paid. Comp. Woods again
chides the present writer for not using different type
to distinguish quotations from original matter. The
dear man avers that when there is no change of type
the task of reading is more difficult. We humbly
think that the use of a special type for quotations is a
fetish. We know no reason why reading should be
made any easier for persons who can read. The plan
advocated seems to us to savour of the kindergarten —
we beg pardon, children's garden.
Comp. Woods was at Baltimore for the Triennial
Convocation, and does not fail to notice the Third
Triennial gathering of the Correspondents of the
Capitular and Cryptic Round Table at the Masonic
Temple in Baltimore. He says that at noon on the
3rd October, 15 Correspondents, with several dis-
tinguished guests, sat down to luncheon. We quote : —
"Informal talks were had from all those present ;
the matter of consolidation with the Grand Secretaries
Guild was by mutual consent dropped ; the continua-
tion of the Round Table as first conceived was deemed
wisest for our modest purposes, and M.E. Companion
Robert A. Woods, Princeton, Ind., was elected President-
Secretary-Treasurer ; the "whole cheese," as some
waggish Scribe put it. The funds in the Treasury are
sufficient to run the organisation for several years
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without further assessment of dues ; postage and
stationery being the only expense.
11 Our object : to meet face to face, renew old and
form new friendships, and thus lead to better under-
standing of the individual and the consequent enlarge-
ment and betterment of our ideals."
We quote also the concluding words of this well-
equipped reviewer : —
" My annual peregrination is finished. To sum up
briefly, it may be said that the growth and prosperity
of Capitular interests in the past year have been phen-
omenal, when one considers the almost cataclysmal
conditions now confronting us, and which in themselves
demand and receive abnormal attention. Surely we
have great cause for rejoicing. Within our borders
peace and harmony prevail, and everywhere we see the
cope-stone brought forth with song and praise. So, in
due time, will it be in the world at large. Until then,
denial, work, prayer — as becometh those who build a
spiritual Tabernacle where Truth, Justice, Equity, and
Equality shall abound."
William W. Ross, Evansville, Grand High Priest.
Calvin W. Prather, Indianapolis, Grand Secretary.
Iowa.
"Transactions of the Grand Chapter of Iowa at
its 64th Annual Convocation, convened at Cedar
Rapids, Thursday, October 11, A.D. 1917," which is a
long time ago ; not a great while after the United
States entered the war, and 13 months before the arm-
istice, from which we date a new era. But these 1917
proceedings are the latest product of the Iowa Jurisdic-
tion at the time we are writing, January, 1919 ; and,
as we did not receive them in time for review in our
report of 1918, why up and at 'em now.
The first thing which strikes one in the volume is
the portrait of Charles Almon Dewey, the presiding
Grand High Priest. He looks like a man of about 40
and has all the mafks of a lawyer in his face ; and, on
turning to p. 485, we find that he is a lawyer, and that
he was born in 1877, and so is even now not much more
than 40. The brief biography of "one who is endowed
APPENDIX xli
with those qualities which induce men to call him a
leader" is written by Amos N. Alberson, P.G.H.P.
"The name of Almon Ralph Dewey," he says, "is
still familiar to Iowa Masons, because he was one of the
few men who served as the executive head of all four
of the York Rite Grand Masonic Bodies. To this
illustrious man and his good wife, on the 11th Septem-
ber, 1877, was born a son whom they christended
Charles Almon. He was reared and schooled and is
still living in Washington, Iowa." It is said that he
has a large practice as a lawyer and devotes his spare
time to the service of the public in many spheres of
usefulness. His father (now deceased) was Grand High
Priest for two years, his second term finishing in 1881 ;
the son was installed in 1916.
In his address to the Grand Chapter, speaking of
the war, he said : —
"One thought that gave me great satisfaction ... is
that, made up as we are of the most heterogeneous
population of any nation in the world to-day, made up
as we are of peoples speaking the language and living
the customs of practically every nation on earth, we
went to war with less internal disturbance than any
nation that has so far entered into this great conflict."
Continuing he said : —
"This has been an unusual year in the history of
Capitular Masonry, as even the great work of Masonry
is overshadowed and made secondary in the minds of
all to the matters of world-wide interest which have
been sweeping us into new conditions, new relations,
and important changes. For this reason the work of
the office of the Grand High Priest has been relieved
from many minor labours. Events of so great impor-
tance to us all are happening with such startling rapid-
ity that there is no time or disposition on the part of
anyone to engage in strife or dissension of minor im-
portance. However, there has been the usual detail
work ; and, although no great stir has been made over
it, the Grand Chapter has had a normal and substantial
increase, and Capitular Masonry in Iowa has kept
pace with all other lines of endeavour, and no diminution
of interest has been shown in the work of the Chapters
by reason of the war.
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"Always on these occasions our first thoughts are
with the absent members. We are more thn usually
fortunate this year in counting the return of all the
Grand Officers and the great body of Companions who
report regularly at the Grand Chapter for inspiration,
encouragement, and advice. Among the noticeable
absentees is our Illustrious Companion, C. D. McEl-
vain, who died at his home in Red Oak, Iowa, on the
12th July, 1917. He had accepted the appointment of
chairman of the Committee on Credentials of this
Grand Chapter, and his work at home as well as in
the Grand Bodies has made him known and loved by
a great host of friends, who sincerely mourn his loss."
The General Grand High Priest, M.E. Comp.
George E. Corson, was invited to this Convocation,
but was unable, on account of his official duties in the
War Department at Washington, to attend. He was
represented by the Deputy General Grand High Priest,
Frederick W. Craig, now General Grand High Priest,
and a Past Grand High Priest of Iowa.
The Report of the Grand Treasurer showed a bal-
ance on hand of $17,400.84, nearly $3,000 more than
the balance at the end of the previous year.
The Report of the Grand Secretary, R.E. Comp.
O. F. Graves, was a very encouraging one. " All
subordinate Chapters," he said, "have reported and
paid their dues in full. The net increase in membership
is 969, the largest in the history of this Grand Chapter."
There are 127 Chapters ; 87 show a gain of 1,058 ;
30 show a loss of 89 ; 10 Chapters show no change.
The total membership on the 31st December, 1916,
was 15,603.
The following were among the money appropria-
tions made at this Convocation : —
Grand Chapter Charity Fund, 5 per cent.
of gross receipts $ 543 .31
Grand Chapter Charity Fund, interest re-
ceived by Grand Treasurer 434 . 24
Pay-roll of Grand Officers, Past Grand
Officers, and Committees ;"". 970. 81
Pay-roll of Grand Chapter delegates 1,273.35
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Expenses of 4 delegates to the meeting of
General Grand Chapter $ 1,500.00
For the purchase of Liberty bonds 3,000.00
Donations to Red Cross work, Masonic War
Relief, and other worthy causes 1,000.00
The Report on Correspondence was the work of
Comp. F. A. Lee, of Waverly, Iowa, who humorously
describes himself as having been "conscripted" for
the job. He did it in a hurry, but by no means badly.
Indeed, the conscripted recruit may in time become
the general of the Correspondence Corps. He mar-
shals 40 Grand Chapters in review order. Among
them is Canada, not 1916, as he apparently thinks,
but 1917. He evidently took the date "September 12,
1916," which was the date of a Special Convocation,
as the date of the Convocation at which the proceedings
he reviews was held ; the true date was February, 1917.
He is also mistaken in saying that the index is in the
middle of the book; it is in its proper place — at the end
of the prcceedings, but before the Appendix. Put
it down to haste. We hope Comp. Lee will be heard
from again ; and that, while not abandoning the
judicious use of the scissors and paste-pot, he will give
us more of his own ideas — it will be all the better if
they are humorously expressed, as seems probable.
Isaac T. Forbes, Marshalltown, Grand High Priest.
O. F. Graves, Harlan, Grand Secretary.
Ireland.
In our 1917 review we included the Report for 1915
of the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Ireland. The
Report for 1916 never reached us. We have now the
Report for 1917, in a neat little volume. Interest in
Ireland at the present time (January, 1919) is general
and strong ; but we do not find in the record before us
anything to throw light upon the "Condition of Ire-
land" in 1917. Indeed it might be inferred from the
report that nothing but harmony and prosperity was
to be found. It must be remembered that the body of
Royal Arch Masons in Ireland is made up of what
would be termed on one side "the loyal minority" and
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on the other "the foreign garrison." There appear to
be 241 subordinate Chapters under the jurisdiction of
the Grand Lodge of Ireland, and all are not in Ireland.
There are Chapters at Colombo (Ceylon), Gibraltar,
Johannesburg, and other outposts of Empire. Six
new Chapters were constituted in 1917 — all in Ireland.
The Report before us is not the Report of Proceedings
at a Grand Convocation or Convocations, but the
Grand Registrar's Annual Report. With us the
Grand Registrar's office is a sinecure, but in Ireland
they make him work. The head of the Grand Chapter
is called "Grand King." There is a Deputy Grand
King — in 1917 a new one was installed, Col. William
Taylor, M.D. The Grand King is a quasi-permanent
officer, usually a peer. The Grand Treasurer is also —
as with us — a quasi-permanent officer. V.E. Comp.
Oliver Fry, who has served in that capacity for seven
years, has been photographed in full Masonic dress,
for the frontispiece of the volume. There are 5 Dis-
trict Grand Chapters, viz., Antrim, Armagh, Down,
Londonderry, and Munster ; each is ruled by a District
First Principal. From Munster and Londonderry
there were no reports.
The Grand Registrar's Report states : —
"It is gratifying to record that the progress of Irish
Freemasonry during the past year was one of unpre-
cedented prosperity, particularly in the Royal Arch.
The number of new members who were exalted is
considerably in excess of any previous year, and the
receipts are correspondingly greater. The previous
record was held for the year 1914, when the amount
received from all sources reached £830 2s. 9d., whereas
the total for 1917 amounts to no less than £1,038 15s.
8d. In January a sum of £300 was invested in War
Loan, representing the surplus balance of the preceding
year, notwithstanding which, on the 31st December,
the auditors were able to certify to the very substantial
balance of £599 lis. Id. to the credit of Grand Chapter
accounts."
Lord Muskerry, Grand King.
H. E. Flavelle, Freemasons' Hall, Dublin, Grand
Registrar.
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Kansas.
The Kansas reports are always interesting. The
53rd Annual Convocation was held in Topeka, on the
18th February, 1918. Grand High Priest Charles A.
Conkling, the presiding dignitary, is presented to us by
a photograph and a biographical sketch, from which
we learn that he was born in Oswego County, New
York, in 1857, and is a first cousin once removed of the
famous Roscoe Conkling. His mother was a lineal
descendant of General Schuyler, of Revolutionary War
fame. As a boy, Charles Conkling worked on a farm
in Illinois ; in 1876, he removed to Hutchinson, Reno
County, Kansas, and became one of the early pioneers
of Central Kansas. For 13 years he was a travelling
salesman. He is now the proprietor of a successful
hotel in Hutchinson. His Masonic career has been a
distinguished one ; and, closely perusing his address,
we are impressed with the excellent qualities of head
and heart revealed in it.
His first reference was to the dead in the Jurisdic-
tion ; he made special mention of the two most promin-
ent Companions who had died during his term of office.
We find the death of Bestor Gaston Brown, Past
Grand High Priest of Kansas, and Grand Scribe of the
General Grand Chapter of the United States, noticed
in nearly every volume of proceedings. It is best to
refer to it in connection with his own Grand Chapter ;
and Comp. Conkling's allusion to it is so feeling that
we cannot do better than quote it. After giving the
date as the 10th July, 1917, he says : —
"Most Excellent Companion Brown's character
had so many sides that were admirable, that to know
them all was given to but those who enjoyed with him
the pleasures of intimate and true friendship.
"His sunshiny disposition and forgiving spirit, that
never harboured a feeling of enmity, so nicely blended
into his pleasing personality that we just had to love
him.
"As a Masonic student he was probably the peer
of any living man, and some of us were indebted to him
for what knowledge we have of the beauties of Masonry
that lie behind mere ritualism. That he was especially
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well equipped to deal with questions affecting the in-
terests of the Masonic Fraternity was shown by his
wise counsel at all times, but particularly in the pre-
liminary arrangements leading to the rebuilding of our
Masonic Home.
"A majority of us may not hope to fill his place here,
but we all may hope and endeavour to leave behind us
that which our friend left behind him — an unspotted
reputation for fidelity to the trusts reposed in him and
loyalty to his friends."
The Grand High Priest then referred to : —
"Right Excellent Companion Charles Henry Chand-
ler, Grand Scribe of this. Grand Chapter, Past Most
Worshipful Grand Master of our Grand Lodg«, and for
many years State Architect, who passed out of this
life Tuesday afternoon, December 18th, 1917.
"During the years that we were associated together
as officers of this Grand Chapter, I learned that Right
Excellent Companion Chandler had formed a character
according to the model embracing all the virtues of a
manly man.
"He was strict in integrity, splendid in training of
mind and morals, honest of purpose, devoted to duty,
strong in conviction, and conscientious in the advocacy
of what he believed to be right.
"The last time we met was on the occasion of laying
the corner-stone of the Masonic Home, on November
19th, 1917; I shall ever remember him as he appeared
that afternoon — gentle, serene, courteous ; radiating
the delightful urbanity which endeared him to all.
"Within a month from that time this manly man
had passed beyond the horizon of our view ; but the
influence of his just, virtuous, and upright life will
linger as a beautiful twilight in the memories of all
who knew him."
In accordance with a report adopted at the last
Convocation, $5,000 had been paid to the Kansas
Masonic Home, and contributions from the constituent
Chapters to the amount of $1,635.20 had also been
received and turned over to the Board of the Home.
The corner-stone of the Home was laid on the 19th
November, 1917.
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A contribution of $200 was made by the Grand
Chapter to the American Red Cross Association.
A beautiful new fireproof Masonic Office Building
in Topeka was completed during the year. It contains
a suitable and permanent place for the protection of
the records of Grand Chapter and a commodious,
well-furnished office for the Grand High Priest.
The Grand Treasurer, M.E. Comp. Aaron H. Con-
nett, reported a cash balance on hand of $13,450.20,
and an invested surplus of $7,500.
The Grand Secretary appends to his report an
interesting table and diagram showing the number of
Royal Arch Masons to each 1,000 Master Masons in
each State. Rhode Island leads, nearly 50 per cent, of
its Master Masons being also Royal Arch Masons.
The membership of the Grand Chapter on the 21st
December, 1917, was 11,766 ; there are 96 Chapters ;
net gain in a year, 545.
The financial appropriations made are not notice-
able except that of $1,500 for the expenses of repre-
sentatives of this Grand Chapter at the Triennial
Convocation of the General Grand Chapter.
There is an excellent Report on Correspondence by
Matthew M. Miller, P.G.H.P.— his 10th Annual
Report. There are reviews of the proceedings of 56
Grand Bodies. We have in former reviews expressed
our opinion of Comp. Miller's work, and it is sufficient
to say that this report is as good as, if not better than,
any of its predecessors.
The Consolidated Statistical Appendix, prepared
by Comp. Miller, gives some interesting figures.
Herbert R. Hull, Kirwin, Grand High Priest.
Albert K. Wilson, Topeka, Grand Secretary.
Kentucky.
We had no report of the Grand Chapter of Ken-
tucky in our review published in 1918. In 1917 we
had Kentucky of 1915 and 1916, and then noted that
preparations were being made for the fitting celebration
in 1917 of the Centennial of the Grand Chapter of
Kentucky. We now have before us the proceedings of
1917, in which the aforesaid celebration looms large,
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and there are some other important things to notice,
which will give us cause to labour. But "the labour
we delight in physicks pain," and. we enter upon it
cheerfully.
"The Grand Chapter of Kentucky, Royal Arch
Masons, held its 100th Annual Convocation in the
Masonic Temple, Louisville, commencing October 16th,
1917, and was opened in ample form at 8 o'clock p.m."
So runs the formal commencement. Of the 18 living
Past Grand High Priests, 16 were present. M.E.
Grand High Priest George B. Winslow presided and
delivered an interesting address.
He had been examining the printed proceedings of
the Grand Chapter for the 100 years of its existence.
In the earlier years he found no mention of an address
by the Grand High Priest ; after a few years, an address
covering half a page would appear ; year by year the
length of the address had grown, until now the Grand
Chapter either expected to be afflicted, or each Grand
High Priest insisted on inflicting it, with some 25 or
30 pages !
Past Grand High Priest James W. Hopper died on
the 8th May, 1917, after many years of ill-health ;
he was born in 1839 ; schoolmaster, lawyer, editor,
poet, orator, and distinguished Mason ; he was Grand
High Priest in 1897 ; a truly gifted son of Kentucky.
Another notable death was that of Howard R.
French, Grand Secretary and Past Grand High Priest,
who departed this life on the 11th September, 1917,
after an illness of only a few hours ; he was born in
1847, was by profession a lawyer, and became a banker ;
was Grand High Priest in 1882 ; and for many years
prior to his death was president of the Old Masons'
Home of Kentucky.
Past Grand High Priest G. Allison Holland, well-
known to us as this Grand Chapter's Correspondence
Reviewer, was appointed Grand Secretary until the
31st December, 1917, and was at this Convocation
elected Grand Secretary.
At the whole system of appointing Grand Repre-
sentatives of a Jurisdiction to be "near" every other
Jurisdiction, the Grand High Priest tilted vigorously
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"I recommend," he said, "that all such appointments
by the Grand Chapter of Kentucky be revoked, and
that, so far as this Grand Chapter is concerned, no
further attention be paid to this useless practice."
This startling recommendation was referred to the
Committee on Jurisprudence, who recommended ap-
proval thereof. "After a spirited debate," says the
record, "section 6 of the above report, relating to Grand
Representatives, was nonconcurred in by the Grand
Chapter."
But here at last is a new subject for discussion.
Let the Ancient Landmarkers be heard from !
A new method of making inspections was adopted
at the previous Annual Convocation, and the Most
Excellent reported that it had "worked well." Almost
every Chapter in the State was actually visited in
person by an Inspector or his deputy. The total
expense of inspection upon the new plan, up to the
25th September, 1917, was only $521.34, whereas it
had run almost to $1,200 in some years, upon the old
plan, when not half so many Chapters were inspected.
The Grand Chapter having $21,000 invested in
good securities, the Grand High Priest recommended
that the securities be sold and the proceeds invested in
Liberty Loan bonds.
This recommendation was in part adopted.
A very able and interesting address was closed with
a few words about the war and the Masonic War Relief
Association, of which the famous Kentuckian Bernard
G. Witt, Past General Grand High Priest, is president.
The Grand Treasurer, Frank H. Johnson, reported
a cash balance of $11,997.37 on hand at the close of
the fiscal year.
The new Grand Secretary reported a net gain in
membership of 93 during the fiscal year 1916-1917 ;
this makes the total membership 9,922 for 113 Chapters.
Most commendable attention is given to the subject
of Masonic Homes. There are two in Kentucky — the
Old Masons' Home, at Shelbyville, and the Widows'
and Orphans' Home ; both are carefully inspected by
a Committee of Grand Chapter, whose report appears
in the proceedings.
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The Centennial Celebration took the form of a
meeting of the members of the Grand Chapter on the
evening of the 18th October, 1917, at one of the hotels
in Louisville- — "The Hotel Henry Watterson" — where
dinner was served and addresses commemorative of
the important event were delivered. Souvenirs were
prepared — bronze medallions, each bearing upon one
face the likeness of the first Grand High Priest, James
Moore, 1817-18-19, and on the other side the picture
of the present Grand High Priest, with an appropriate
inscription — and distributed at the dinner. Fac-
similes are printed in the proceedings, and the speeches
at the banquet are given in full.
P.G.H.P. Bernard G. Witt, who presided, said : —
"This is not the exact date of the Centennial, but
is close enough to it for all practical purposes. To be
accurate, representatives from Lexington, Frankfort,
and Shelby ville Chapters met in Frankfort, on the 4th
December, 1817, and resolved to form a Grand Chapter
for the State of Kentucky, which they immediately
proceeded to do. This action was approved by the
General Grand High Priest, De Witt Clinton, on the
30th December, 1817. This was the beginning of our
Grand Chapter."
An historical sketch was read by George B. Winslow,
who had just laid down the gavel of Grand High Priest.
The new Grand High Priest, Isaac T. Woodson, and
other Companions made speeches.
There were 250 Royal Arch Masons present.
The "Report on the Doings of Grand Chapters,"
by G. Allison Holland, P.G.H.P. and now also Grand
Secretary, is interesting and of course able ; 51 Grand
Chapters are noticed.
Under "Canada, 1917" Comp. Holland ventures
the statement that the people of the United States are
more democratic than those of Canada. We hope that
our eminent coadjutor will visit us — many people come
to us from the south in summer — and have his illusion
dispelled. Canada, however, is well-treated by Comp.
Holland, and we have every reason to be proud of his
commendation.
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We note that Past Grand High Priest George B.
Winslow is to be Correspondent for 1918.
Isaac T. Woodson, Louisville, Grand High Priest.
G. Allison Holland, Lexington, Grand Secretary.
Louisiana.
The 71st Annual Grand Convocation of the Grand
Chapter of Louisiana was held in the Masonic Temple,
New Orleans, on the 5th and 6th February, 1918.
John S. Thibaut, whose election and installation were
recorded by us a year ago, presided and delivered a
concise address.
"Since last we met," he said, "conditions have
arisen necessitating the entrance of our beloved country
into the great conflict which a system antagonistic to
the principles of Masonry has brought to the world.
In this stupendous struggle its philosophy imposes
upon it the mightiest responsibility and to it will give
the most splendid opportunity for world-advancement
it has ever had in its history. Let us hope that Free-
masonry, true to its teachings, will not fail, but will
eventually see the triumph of the principles for which
it stands."
Among the deaths recorded was that of Ex. Comp-
D. B. Showalter, Grand Master of the Third Veil,
which occurred on the 19th June, 1917. He was sud-
denly stricken in the City of Alexandria, La., when he
was only 53 years old. He was a native of Pennsyl-
vania, a schoolmaster and at the time of his death
Superintendent of Public Education in the parish of
Rapides.
The Grand High Priest said that he had refused to
sanction the conferring of the Royal Arch degree with
two substitutes — this ruling was in accordance with
those of the General Grand Chapter ; but the Grand
High Priest, for his part, did not understand the logic
of permitting the degree to be conferred with one
substitute and not permitting it with two. . The
compliance with- the legendary requisite for the com-
munication of the secrets was all that was necessary,
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and that object was attained as well with two sub-
stitutes as with one.
The Report of the Grand Treasurer showed a cash
balance on hand of $4,120.93, and an invested surplus
of $11,000.
There appear to be 45 constituent Chapters, one of
them being not yet chartered, but doing good work ;
the total membership is 4,479 ; net gain in a year, 247.
The Report on Correspondence, like the address of
the Most Excellent, is brief and concise. That is a
merit, not a demerit, as some may suppose. We
think the learned reviewer, Herman C. Duncan,
P.G.H.P., who presents his 23rd Report, is quite right
in what he says in conclusion, as follows : —
"It has been the endeavour of your Committee to
cull from the great mass of minutes that which we have
deemed of interest to the Royal Craft of Louisiana.
We have carefully avoided reference to the criticisms
of other members of the Round Table, as of necessity
dealing with matters that had received our attention a
year or two previously. There was a time when we
did so, but our experience soon taught us that it was
wise, if we desired to have our reports read, to refrain
from dealing with matters that were out of date, and
above all to remember that busy men, such as are most
of the Royal Craft, will not examine a lengthy report
dealing largely with matters that do not concern them.
"Your Committee is deeply grateful for the many
kindly words that the scribes of such reports as these
have written concerning our Chairman, and refer those
who desire to know of them to the files on the shelves
of our Grand Lodge Library."
Canada (1917) receives its due share of notice.
At his Convocation, E. H. Addington was elected
and installed as Grand High Priest. We find his photo-
graph in the front of the volume of proceedings, but
no sketch of his personality.
E. H. Addington, New Orleans, Grand High Priest.
John A. Davilla, Masonic Temple, New Orleans,
Grand Secretary.
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Maine.
A perusal of the volume of proceedings of the Grand
Chapter of Maine, at its 93rd Annual Convocation,
held in Portland on the 7th and 8th May, 1918, dis-
closes much that will interest Companions of other
Jurisdictions.
We begin with statistics, the most prosaic subject.
There are 65 working Chapters ; none was chartered
at this Convocation, and there is none under dispensa-
tion. All the working Chapters made returns, and all
but one made them in due time — which is perhaps a
record. The membership on the 1st April, 1918, was
11,145 ; net increase in a year, 211.
Grand Chapter receipts, $3,229 ; disbursements
(including $2,000 Liberty bond), $4,896.50.
Amount of Charity Fund, $12,519.64 ; paid in
Charity from income, $420.
These figures are all given on one page, by way of re-
capitulation from reports ; and that is well thought of.
Frederic O. Eaton, M.E. Grand High Priest,
opened the Convocation in ample form at the hour of
7 p.m. on the first day.
In the beginning of his address to the assembled
Companions, he struck the war-note thus : —
"We are free men and Free Masons, and as such it
is our duty to devote all our energy, resources, and life
itself to the cause of freedom for mankind."
In speaking of the fraternal dead, he named two
distinguished members of his own Grand Chapter :
Augustus B. Farnham, Grand Representative of the
Grand Chapter of California, who died in Bangor, on
the 14th January, 1918 ; and Edwin F. Dillingham,
Senior Past Grand Scribe, who died in Bangor, on the
24th February, 1918.
He was very frank about the condition of the Royal
Craft :—
"We are to be congratulated upon the substantial
growth in membership which has been made, notwith-
standing the abnormal conditions existing at this time.
"The reports of the several inspecting officers will
show that in general throughout our Jurisdiction,
Capitular Masonry is in a prosperous condition. It
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is the exception, rather than the rule, when these
reports do not indicate tht the ritual work and cere-
monies have been rendered in an excellent manner.
It is, however, rather difficult to summarise the reports
without mentioning the apparent lack of interest in a
few Chapters. You are informed that one Chapter
has not conferred the Royal Arch degree since 1911 ;
that another did not reply to any of the several com-
munications sent by an inspecting officer ; and still
others by dilatory methods failed to arrange dates for
their inspections. Such conditions are not encourag-
ing, but I am inclined to believe they can and will be
overcome. I trust the Chapters to which the fore-
going remarks apply will take prompt measures to
carry this suggestion into effect."
Schools of Instruction, Dispensations, Exchange of
Representatives, the Triennial Convocation of General
Grand Chapter, Changes in By-laws, and Inspections,
were some of the heads under which the further remarks
of the Most Excellent were grouped.
The Reports of the Visiting Officers followed the
address of the Grand High Priest. The work of visit-
ing and inspecting the Chapters is shared in by the
Grand High Priest himself ; the Deputy Grand High
Priest, the Grand King, and the Grand Scribe, take
the Chapters allotted to them ; and the four District
Deputy Grand High Priests do the rest.
There is in most Grand Chapters a Committee which
reports on the Fraternal Dead. Sometimes it is called
the " Committe on Necrology." The Grand Chapter
of Maine has such a Committee, called the " Com-
mittee on Memorials." We seldom allude to these
reports, and we do so now only to express astonishment
that it is found necessary to employ in them such trite
phrases as "the Grim Reaper," the "Undiscovered
Country," " Passed to the Beyond," et hoc genus omne.
We feel free to make this remark a propos of the Maine
"Memorials" report, because it is signed by M.E.
Comp. Thomas H. Bodge, who in his Correspondence
Report shows his ability to give us something better
upon a great subject than a set phrase or two. He
does not quote poetry ; but we almost wish he did
APPENDIX lv
because we feel sure that it would be an improvement
on the wishy-washy verse we so often meet with. The
grief of the Chairmen of these Committees in most
Grand Chapters is about on a par with the grief of the
undertaker — you cannot help feeling how conventional
a thing it is.
The Report on Correspondence appended to the
proceedings of the Grand Chapter is the work of M.E.
Comp. Bodge, and is, we understand, ' his second
annual review. Last year we noticed what we took
to be his first, and recorded our delight in it. This
second one is no whit behind the first.
It begins : —
"Your Committee on Correspondence has perused
each of the proceedings received from the other Grand
Jurisdictions with which we are in fraternal communi-
cation, and presents for your consideration, and we
hope edification, extracts from and comments on the
various matters recorded.
"The first review by this Committee was most
pleasantly received by those who took the trouble to
tell their views ; but, if there are those who do not like
our methods of treatment, we shall be glad to hear from
them too, and their opinions shall have consideration.
If our diagnosis has been wrong we wish to know it as
soon as possible, and if we cannot hit on the right
treatment you should call in another to take the case
off our hands."
Nobody could "say fairer nor that."
Each one of 49 Grand Bodies receives most patient
and courteous treatment. We share what we believe
to be Comp. Bodge's opinion that there is something
of interest to be found in every volume of proceedings
— though we do not find "Decisions" as interesting as
he apparently does.
Canada (1918) is allotted a very considerable space
and is treated with much courtesy and respect.
Comp. Foster of Colorado started a hare for the
Correspondence-hounds when he wrote : "In Mason-
ry there are no Judges, Doctors, Professors ; we are
all plain Brothers or Companions." This (in 1918)
we quoted with approval. Comp. Bodge now comes
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back at us, pointing out that "the Canadian Grand
Scribe E. has given each his degree in several instances.
Why advertise M.Ds. or Reverends more than bankers
or merchants ?" Quite right ; we wish we could
convert our R.E. Comp. Smith, Grand Scribe E. of
the Grand Chapter of Canada, to our view. A prophet
is not — the proverb is somewhat musty.
Clifford J. Pattee, Belfast, Grand High Priest.
Charles B. Davis, Portland, Grand Secretary.
Maryland.
The 120th Annual Convocation of the Grand
Chapter of Maryland was held in Baltimore on the
22nd November, 1917.
The Grand High Priest, M.E. Comp. Emmett L.
Pettit, in his address said that in the early part of the
year he had called a meeting of the officers of the Grand
Chapter, the Past Grand High Priests, and the High
Priests of all the subordinate Chapters. The meeting
was a large one. The Grand High Priest does not
state definitely for what purpose the meeting was
called ; but he does state that it resulted in the ap-
pointment of a Committee "to take under considera-
tion the advisability of celebrating the 120th year of
the history of this Grand Chapter ;" and he goes on
to say that the Committee "outlined a most excellent
programme, which was sent to all the Chapters in the
Jurisdiction with the request that they, as far as
possible, carry out the same as outlined. The Com-
mittee offered to co-operate in every way to make a
success of any plan that the Chapters might decide
upon to stimulate interest and increase the membership
of the Chapters, as best suited to their individual needs.
I take this opportunity to thank that Committee for
their excellent work and commend them for the results
which undoubtedly have been attained wherever this
programme has been carried out." That is all. If there
was a celebration, the nature of it remains to outsiders
a mystery.
The statistics for which we usually search are given
conveniently by the Most Excellent in his address :—
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"At the beginning of the year we had 4,268 Royal
Arch Masons. Exalted during the year, 360 ; affili-
ated, 12 ; reinstated, 2; losses by death, suspension, etc.,
145; net gain, 229 ; total membership, 4,497." (There
are 24 subordinate Chapters.)
Mention has been made, under "Kansas," of the
death of M.E. Comp. Bestor Gaston Brown, a Past
Grand High Priest of Kansas and Grand Scribe of the
General Grand Chapter. He was a notable person,
and at all Grand Convocations held after his death,
which occurred in July, 1917, reference is made to him.
He seems to have been remarkable for his great size
and no less so for his vigorous mind. The Grand High
Priest of Maryland tells us that Comp. Brown was
"famed as a designer of Masonic costumes, parapher-
nalia, and stage-settings ;" and Grand Secretary John
H. Miller appends a foot-note : "Comp. Brown was
said to be the original 'Buster Brown,' a sobriquet
earned by him while a student at Cornell University,
on account of his large size and propensity for playing
tricks upon his fellow-students, and his name being
Bestor."
The other famous deceased of the period covered
by this review was Thomas Jacob Shryock, a Past
Grand High Priest of Maryland and Grand Treasurer
of the General Grand Chapter. His death did not
occur until the 3rd February, 1918 ; so that, in the
volume now before us, he is frequently mentioned as
an active participant in the doings of 1917.
The Grand Treasurer's Report showed a balance
on hand on the 22nd November, 1917, of $9,981.95.
At the time of this Convocation it was understood
that the General Chapter would meet in Washington,
in October, 1918 ; and an appropriation of $3,000 was
made for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the
entertainment in Baltimore of the members of the
General Grand Chapter for one day during the Trien-
nial session, for which an invitation had been given and
accepted.
The Grand Council was authorised to invest $4,000
in the purchase of Liberty bonds.
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R.E. Comp. J. H. Ferd. Hahn was elected and
installed Grand High Priest for the ensuing year.
Pursuant to call, a Special Convocation of the
Grand Chapter of Maryland was held in Baltimore on
the 11th January, 1918, at which the new Grand High
Priest presided..
It was explained by M.E. Comp. Shryock (whose
sad death followed three weeks later) that, owing to
war conditions in Washington, it was impossible to
have the Triennial Convocation of the General Grand
Chapter there ; and that he had invited the General
Grand Chapter to Baltimore. His invitation was
unanimously endorsed by the members of the Mary-
land Grand Chapter ; a formal invitation was sent
and accepted ; and the meeting was in fact held in
Baltimore, in October, 1918. (See ante, under "Kan-
sas.")
The Report on Correspondence is again the work —
and it is excellent work — of Comp. Henry Branch, a
distinguished Divine. Canada (1917) is one of the 48
Grand Chapters reviewed.
A copy of the book of proceedings in 1918 reached
us just before going to press (28th January, 1919).
We find an account of a Special Convocation of the
Grand Chapter of Maryland, held in Baltimore on the
2nd October, 1918, for the purpose of "extending"
(they are always "extending" in State Grand Chapters)
an official and fraternal welcome to the General Grand
Chapter. The speeches of M.E. Comp. J. H. Ferd.
Hahn, of Baltimore, Grand High Priest of Maryland,
and M.E. Comp. George E. Corson, General Grand
High Priest, are given in full.
The 121st Annual Convocation was held in Balti-
more, on the 21st November, 1918.
The Grand Treasurer's Report accounts for the
surplus of $9,981.95 above mentioned, plus $4,610.72
received during the year, altogether $14,592. Of this
$4,000 was invested in Liberty Loan bonds, '$3,000
was spent in entertaining the General Grand Chapter,
and $2,905.75 in defraying ordinary expenses ; and
with that a tidy balance of $4,686.92 was left for future
consumption.
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There are still 24 subordinate Chapters, but the
membership has risen to 4,767 — a net gain of 270 in
the year.
Grand High Priest Hahn read a commendably
short address. Early in his year of office he met with
a serious accident which so impaired his health that he
could do little active work and had made but few visits.
He was able, however, to report, with great satisfaction,
that, although stress and turmoil had pervaded the
nation, prosperity, harmony, and goodfellowship pre-
vailed among the subordinate Chapters of this Grand
Jurisdiction.
The loss suffered by this Grand Chapter and the
General Grand Chapter in the death of Thomas Jacob
Shryock, Past Grand High Priest and General Grand
Treasurer, was feelingly referred to. He was born in
1851, was engaged in the timber business, and filled
many important positions in the public service. His
tenure of the office of Grand High Priest was in 1914 ;
and in 1915 he was elected General Grand Treasurer.
He died on the 3rd February, 1918.
Another Past Grand High Priest of Maryland who
died during the year was Charles B. Finley, who was
born in 1846, and died on the 16th June, 1918. He
was Grand High Priest m 1912.
Reference was of course made by the Grand High
Priest to the recent Triennial Convocation of the
General Grand Chapter. He said that, personally,
it was one of the most enjoyable experiences of his
Masonic life. He felt sure that the entertainment,
though modest, did not lack the true flavour of Mary-
land hospitality.
The Correspondence Report was again the work of
E. Comp. Henry Branch, who is a clergyman, and,
contrary to the Masonic etiquette we should like to
see established, is styled "The Reverend," with the
addition "D.D." A grave and reverend Doctor of
Divinity is, however, in Masonry no more than a
Brother or Companion. He reviews 42 United States
Chapters and 7 British. The doings in "Canada"
(1918) are briefly narrated. Indeed the whole report
is highly condensed — the style is telegraphic rather
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than literary. We notice, among the "Standing
Resolutions" of this Grand Chapter, one limiting the
Report on Correspondence to 75 pages of printed
matter. Comp. Branch, probably for good reasons,
has cut this Report down to 51 pages.
Oliver C. Warehime, 46 N. Market Street, Freder-
ick, Grand High Priest.
John H. Miller, Masonic Temple, Baltimore, Grand
Secretary.
Massachusetts.
We have in the volume of proceedings of the Grand
Chapter of Massachusetts for 1917 the records of four
Convocations — for Massachusetts, venerable Grand
Chapter as it is, retains the quarterly system.
On the 13th March, 1917, a stated Quarterly Con-
vocation was held in Ionic Hall, Masonic Temple,
Boston, at which Arthur D. Prince, Grand High Priest,
presided. A distinguished visitor, John A. Lang, Past
Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter of New
Hampshire, was received. A Committee to whom the
address of the Grand High Priest at the Annual Con-
vocation in December, 1916, had been referred, report-
ed ; but there is nothing in the report which will interest
outsiders. The Grand High Priest appointed a Com-
mittee to prepare a suitable memorial of the life and ser-
vice of an eminent Royal Craftsman, Theodore Henry
Emmons, deceased. The Grand Secretary, J. Gilman
Waite, P.G.H.P., was congratulated upon reaching his
80th birthday. The Grand High Priest expressed the
appreciation of the Companions of the Grand Secre-
tary's "many years of devoted service to the Craft"
and presented him with a sheaf of carnations to "glad-
den the completion of his four-score years."
At the Quarterly Convocation, held in the same
place, on the 12th June, 1917, and presided over by the
same Grand Officer, the memorial to Theodore Henry
Emmons was read. He died on the 2 1st January, 1917 ;
he was born in Boston, in July, 1829, and so had reached
the age of 87. The remarkable thing about his con-
nection with Royal Arch Masonry was, that he had
never held high office, and yet no one had impressed
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his personality more strongly on the character of the
institution. He "was a true Mason," says the mem-
orial. "He loved all its branches, but his chief interest
was in the Capitular rite. He served St. Paul's Royal
Arch Chapter as Secretary for more than 57 years,
dying in harness. His long life reached back to the
days of small beginnings. He knew the old workers
when Masonry was loved and served for itself — when
every Companion took pride in his knowledge of the
ritual and traditions of the institution . . . His knowl-
edge of the history of the Craft and his keen, discrim-
inating insight as to values were recognised by Gen-
eral Lawrence, who placed him in charge of build-
ing up his Masonic library, which under Comp. Em-
mons' guiding had become one of the finest in the coun-
try ... In length of service as Secretary of his Chap-
ter no doubt Comp. Emmons outranked all other Sec-
retaries in the country."
This makes good reading — it is the record of a life
unselfishly and humbly devoted to service.
The Grand High Priest made a stirring address
upon the war, into which the United States had entered
only shortly before this Quarterly Convocation. How
much has happened since !
The Companions did not fail to enjoy themselves
at this Convocation. We read : —
"Mr. Alonzo Peck was introduced, and entertained
the Companions with an illustrated lecture on the
"Storm Heroes of Our Coast," the United States Life
Saving Service, after which the Companions repaired
to the banquet-hall, where a sumptuous banquet was
enjoyed."
The third Quarterly Convocation in 1917 was held
on the 11th September ; Comp. Prince again presided
in the same hall.
A memorial of Past Deputy Grand High Priest
George C. Thacher, who died on the 8th August, 1917,
at the age of 55, was read.
But even a greater loss had been sustained by Grand
Chapter since the last Quarterly Convocation : —
"On the 22nd June, the news came to us of the
sudden death, after a few days' illness, of our beloved
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Grand Secretary, J. Gilman Waite. Not only the
Capitular Rite, but the Fraternity in all its branches,
has lost a faithful and valued friend and strong adherent
of all of its best ideals. Connected with our Institu-
tion as he has been for over 50 years, he was a tower of
strength and fountain of knowledge to the Craft. A
genial friend to young and old, a loving husband to the
wife who lives to mourn his loss. A host of friends will
miss the genial smile and hearty handclasp of him who
was so lovingly called 'Gil' Waite."
A successor was elected and installed at this meeting
— Past Grand High Priest Frederick T. Comee, already
known to us as the writer of the Annual Report on
Foreign Correspondence.
"After the conclusion of business, the Companions
were entertained by an interesting illustrated lecture
on Japan and its People by Companion Fred. E. Marble,
after which dinner was served in the banquet-hall."
The Annual Convocation for 1917 (the 119th) was
held in the same hall, on the 11th December. M.E..
Comp. Arthur D. Prince again presided, and we note
that he was re-elected to the great office of Grand High
Priest.
The Committee on Returns reported a membership
on the 31st August, 1917, of 26,385 ; net gain for the
year, 767 ; number of Chapters, 83.
The Grand Treasurer's Report showed a cash
balance on hand of $6,545.15, after paying all expenses
and purchasing $3,000 worth of Liberty bonds. And
the Trustees' Report accounted for the large sum of
$42,000 invested in good securities.
Memorials of the following deceased Companions
were read : Walter Frank Medding, Grand Scribe in
1909, ob. Sept. 14th, 1917 ; George Maury Rice, Grand
King in 1889, ob. Nov. 8th, 1917 ; Warren Preston
Dudley, Deputy Grand High Priest in 1910, ob. June
27th, 1917 ; Nathan B. Fletcher, Deputy Grand High
Priest in 1879, ob. Nov. 8th, 1917.
The address of the Grand High Priest was able and
thoughtful. It began as follows : —
"Abraham Lincoln once said that this country could
not continue ' half slave and half free.' To-day, we may
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be permitted to paraphrase that remark and proclaim
that the world cannot continue half militaristic and
half otherwise ; and, while we meet here in the peaceful
quiet of our Annual Convocation, the world is seething
in the struggle which is to decide that question for all
time.
"We find ourselves to-day intensely occupied, not
only in our ordinary vocations, but bending every effort
to accomplish the victory for humanity which our
country, together with the other great democracies of
the world, has set out to win.
"With these more important questions facing us, it
might seem puerile to lay too much stress upon the
details of our Capitular year, but the whole Institution
of Freemasonry is doing and will continue to do its
share in this great war ; and, therefore, it is well that
we continue our interest and activity in the institution
that binds our members into one common bond and
society for the furtherance of good, generous, and
patriotic deeds. I therefore place before you the record
of the Grand Chapter for the past year."
The record was one of harmony and progress.
Comp. Comee, the learned and able reviewer,
presents his 6th Report on Foreign Correspondence.
His main purpose, he tells us, is to call attention to
"customs and laws of other Jurisdictions differing from
our own." He has no intention of criticising — he deals
with printed facts. Reviewing 48 books of proceedings,
he misses Canada, which we regret. Alberta, Nova
Scotia, and Quebec are there. In his "Conclusion"
he discusses "subjects." Like an old friend of ours,
he has "no small talk!" Some of his subjects are :
"The Proper Title for a Correspondence Report,"
about which there has been a good deal of discussion ;
"Reinstallation ;" "Smoking."
Arthur D. Prince, 108 Merrimack Street, Lowell,
Grand High Priest.
Frederick T. Comee, Masonic Temple, Boston,
Grand Secretary.
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Michigan.
We experienced the usual pleasure in turning over
the leaves of the good literature supplied by the Michi-
gan Grand Chapter. The Grand High Priest who
presided at the Convocation of 1918 — held in Detroit
on the 21st and 22nd May, 1918 — is an able and vigor-
ous gentleman, a lawyer by profession, practising in the
town of Durand. Elmer Sylvester Atherton was born
on a Michigan farm, in September, 1870. These facts
we learn from a biographical sketch which accompanies
his portrait ; and these words are added : —
"At Detroit he began and at Detroit he finished his
official career for the Grand Chapter. His year has
been one of the most successful in its history, and with
one exception it had the largest gain in membership.
Small and weak Chapters have been visited, inspected,
and encouraged to push forward and become live
Chapters. A system of ' visitation ' by Grand Officers
was instituted which has been of great benefit. Being
yet young in years, it is hoped he may devote his talents
to the good of Capitular Masonry for many years to
come."
The financial statement was an excellent one. The
Grand Chapter had an invested fund of $10,000, to
which they added $5,000 in Liberty bonds out of a
large surplus from the receipts of the year. There is
also an emergency and benevolent fund with a good
sum to its credit. There are 155 subordinate Chapters;
total membership at the end of 1917, 26,841 ; net gain
in a year, 1,150 — the largest save one in the history of
the Grand Chapter.
Horace Sheldon Maynard, who was Grand High
Priest in 1903, and was Grand Lecturer from 1907
until his death, "passed out of this life at his home in
Charlotte," on the 22nd September, 1918. He was
born in 1849. "A strong personality," said the Grand
High Priest, "his life was filled with benedictions and
kind deeds. He possessed the rare ability to teach
without tiring and criticise without cutting. His un-
selfish devotion to his labours of love broke down a
strong constitution and a brilliant mind." He was
a lawyer and had served several terms as a Judge.
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Of William Frederick Denfeld, Grand High Priest
in 1901, who died at his home in Saginaw on the 4th
October, 1917, it was said that he had taken a very
active part in the upbuilding of the educational in-
stitutions of Saginaw. He was by profession a lawyer.
A third Past Grand High Priest died during the
official year — Reuben Charles Webb, who presided
over the Grand Chapter in 1900. He died at his home
in Detroit, in March, 1918. He was born in England,
in 1843 ; he had been a farmer and a railroad man ;
he fought in the Civil War ; and was distinguished in
several branches of Masonry.
The Grand High Priest and other Grand Officers
did the work of visiting and instructing after the death
of Comp. Maynard until the end of the year ; but at
this Convocation John G. Kingsley, of Manchester,
P.G.H.P., was elected Grand Lecturer. The office is
an important one in the Michigan Grand Chapter.
The address of Grand High Priest Atherton, while
most interesting to read, and full of good sense and
good feeling, hardly lends itself to quotation.
The Grand Secretary, the celebrated Charles A.
Conover, is the writer of the "Annual Review of
Capitular Masonry from the Printed Prodeedings of
other Jurisdictions." To use his own picturesque
language, he takes his "16th whirl at reviewing," and
begins as usual with his "Scrap Book," 4th ed. " Demit
or Dimit ?" Which is right ? That is one of the
subjects discussed. The answer appears to be "De-
mit."
There are reviews of the doings of 55 Grand Chapters
— very able of course, and very thorough. Canada
(1917) receives much attention.
Walter J. Booth, Widdicomb Building, Grand
Rapids, Grand High Priest.
Charles A. Conover, Coldwater, Grand Secretary.
Mississippi.
There are 67 Chapters on the roll of the Grand
Chapter (1918) ; total membership, 4,286 ; net gain
in a year, 89. There was a slight loss in the previous
year, which is now more than made up.
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The Grand Treasurer's Report showed a balance of
$7,246.39 on hand.
The Grand Chapter held its 70th Annual Convoca-
tion in the City of Natchez, on the 21st February, 1918.
William Harrison Carter, Grand High Priest, presided,
and in his annual address referred (of course) to the war.
"During the first part of the year," he said, "when
many of our Master Masons were preparing to enter
the army service, many of the Chapters were very
active, but in the latter part of the year this activity
to a large extent ceased. Everywhere men are thinking
of other things, and the affairs of the Chapter have not
had the attention they might otherwise have had. So
far as I know, harmony and good fellowship prevail
throughout this Jurisdiction and throughout the
Capitular World."
Among the notable fraternal dead of the year was
M.E. Comp. John Silas Brooks, Grand High Priest of
this Grand Chapter in 1908, who departed this life,
on the 17th March, 1917.
Of the Masonic Home, the Grand High Priest
remarked : —
"It has been my good fortune to visit the Home
several times during the year. I sincerely wish that
every Companion could visit our Home and observe
the splendid work we are doing there. It is not merely
an orphan asylum or eleemosynary institution, but
a real home with the right kind of a home-spirit, where
home-attention and home-training are being given,
and where our boys and girls are being prepared for a
useful life in a better way than in many a private home.
"Royal Arch Masonry has taken upon itself the
obligation of providing dormitory quarters for the
boys of the Home. The splendid and well-equipped
building we have provided there has been adequate,
so far, to do our part of the work. It will, however,
not be long before we shall have to increase its capacity
to provide for the constantly increasing numbers,
Our building is so arranged that we can add to it without
excessive cost. The next addition, which must be put
up in the next two or three years, will cost approximate-
ly $8,000. We can easily provide $1,000 a year for
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this purpose, and by the time it is necessary to build
the addition we shall have sufficient margin to go ahead.
Then, before another increase of numbers makes
necessary further additions, we shall have this one paid
for."
In pursuance of this suggestion $1,000 was appro-
priated by Grand Chapter for the purpose stated.
The Report of the Grand Lecturer, W. H. Whitaker,
is, as usual, very interesting. We note that he has
retired from that office. William Harrison Carter,
Immediate Past Grand High Priest, is now Grand
Lecturer.
At this Convocation, Jere H. Power was elected and
installed Grand High Priest. In accordance with an
excellent custom, his portrait is in the forefront of the
volume for 1918, and in a few lines some account of
his life is given. He was born is 1865, and is a machin-
ist ; he has three sons enlisted in the army ; he is a
Deacon in the Baptist Church ; and lives in Mathiston.
It will be noticed that this Grand Chapter meets
in February, as does ours. A curious situation arises
out of this synchrony. In 1917, in writing of Mississip-
pi (1916), we quoted a paragraph from the Report of
Grand Lecturer Whitaker — without comment. Then
in J.918, our brother scribe, Oliver Lee McKay of
Mississippi, refers to our 1917 report, in these words :
"Numerous extracts from Companion Cullens' report
appear, as well as fullsome reference to Grand Lecturer
Whitaker 's report." "Fullsome" is what the printer
has made Comp. McKay say. It should be of course
"some reference." There was nothing fulsome. No
doubt Comp. McKay will apologise for his printer,
but that will be in 1920. We are now writing in 1919.
It will be seen that to deal thoroughly with this little
bungle we have to travel through the reports of 5 years
—1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, and 1920. This is an illus-
tration of what many correspondents, who, like Ezra
and Nehemiah, are writing at each other, are continually
doing. But, as Joe Gargery says, "From myself far
be it."
The aforesaid Oliver Lee McKay stands in no need
of praise — but, if we were presumptuous enough to
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speak our mind, we should be safe in saying that his is
one of the best of the reviews which have reached us —
we mean, of course, his review dated the 1st January,
1918, his 9th Annual Report on Fraternal Correspon-
dence. The proceedings of 53 Grand Chapters are
delightfully dealt with. Leaving "fullsome" out of
account he has done Canada (1917) full justice.
Jere H. Power, Mathiston, Grand High Priest.
Frederick Gordon Speed, Vicksburg, Grand Secre-
tary.
Nebraska.
One of the features of the Nebraska Grand Chapter
is interest in Masonic Homes — not only its own Homes,
but the Homes established in other States. Thus we
have in the volume of proceedings for 1917 a list of
Masonic Homes — all but one, Nova Scotia, being in
the United States — with carefully tabulated particulars
as to accommodation, cost of upkeep, endowments,
assessments, etc. This is excellent. The 'Nebraska
Homes are for aged men and women and for children ;
they were opened in 1913.
At the 51st Annual Convocation of the Grand
Chapter of Nebraska, held at Omaha, on the 12th and
13th December, 1917, the presiding Grand High Priest,
Carroll D. Evans, devoted a large portion of his address
to the Nebraska Homes, explaining their problems,
and stating that the management was exceptionally
good. "Eight adults," he said, "have been admitted
so far this year to the Home, and 8 children have been
admitted to the Homes for children, 5 of them being
at the cottage on the Home grounds at Plattsmouth.
Nine adults "were called to rest during the year, and
5 children and 4 old people left. There are now at the
different Homes 17 men, 17 women, 15 boys, and 11
girls, a total of 60 ; and, in addition, about 35 brethren,
their widows or orphans, are being assisted at their
own homes by the Grand Lodge Committee on Relief."
There is much more about the Homes, but this will
give some idea of what is being done.
The Grand High Priest requested the Grand Chapter
to consider the question whether the Correspondence
Reports should be continued. There is no record of
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any discussion, but it was formally resolved "that
until further action by the Grand Chapter no reports
on correspondence be published." At this Convo-
cation there was, however, a short report by Past
Grand High Priest Frank E. Bullard (who appears to
have returned to Nebraska). He did not deal with
the proceedings of each Grand Chapter in turn, in the
time-honoured way, but stated that he had read the
proceedings of a large number of Grand Chapters
(Canada included) and found little in them that was
out of the ordinary. After discussing a few matters
of interest, he concludes a very readable report of less
than 4 pages by regretting the loss of personal touch
with "the genial gentlemen who write these reports
for other Grand Jurisdictions."
The deaths of two important members of the Grand
Chapter of Nebraska were feelingly announced by the
Committee on Fraternal Dead. Charles M. Kaley,
who was Grand High Priest in 1908, was born in 1846,
and died on the 6th January, 1917. John Kelley,
born in 1860, was Grand Captain of the Host at the
time of his death, the 9th December, 1917.
The remarks of the Grand High Priest upon the
events of the day, under the heading "Philosophy of
Inhumanity," are well worthy of perusal, but condensa-
tion would spoil them, and they are too long to quote.
The financial statement was an encouraging one.
There was a good surplus even after an investment of
$5,000 in Liberty bonds and a purchase of $1,500 worth
of shares of the stock of the Nebraska Masonic Home.
There are 53 subordinate Chapters ; total member-
ship, 5,504 ; net gain in a year, 264.
John R. Stine, Omaha, Grand High Priest.
Francis E. White, Omaha, Grand Secretary.
New Brunswick.
The tale is rather a sad one, and is soon told. We
have before us two volumes of proceedings — 1917 and
1918.
The 30th Annual Convocation of the Grand Royal
Arch Chapter of New Brunswick was held in Free-
masons Hall in the City of St. John, on the 25th
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April, 1917. There were 9 actual or acting Grand
Officers present and 15 other members of Grand
Chapter. M.E. Comp. Le Baron Wilson, Grand High
Priest, presided. In his address, after an allusion to
the war, he referred to the lamented death of M.E.
Comp. Andrew McNichol, who was Grand High Priest
in 1907.
The Grand High Priest reported that during his
year of office he had visited all the subordinate Chapters
but 2. He said that the work was well done in all the
Chapters visited, and that harmony prevailed every-
where.
There are 8 subordinate Chapters ; the total
membership on the 31st December, 1816, was 880 ;
net loss in a year, 39. There were 21 exaltations and
2 affiliations ; but 12 withdrew, 32 were suspended,
and 13 died.
The Grand Treasurer's account showed a cash
balance of $886.91, being about $100 less than at the
end of the previous year. There is an invested fund
of $1,000.
A resolution recommending a change in the time of
meeting was unanimously approved — the Annual Con-
vocation to be held on the afternoon and evening of the
day preceding that fixed for the Annual Communica-
tion of the Grand Lodge of New Brunswick. It did
not, however, become law at this Convocation.
Jasper J. Daly was elected and installed Grand
High Priest for the ensuing year; and it was he who
presided at the 31st Annual Convocation, held at the
same place on the 24th April, 1918.
There were again 9 actual or acting Grand Officers
in attendance ; and there were 17 other members of
Grand Chapter.
There is nothing which calls for remark in the
address of the Grand High Priest.
. The Grand Secretary reported a total membership
on the 31st December, 1917, of 862 — a decrease of 18.
The number of Chapters is the same, but one made no
returns..
The Grand Treasurer reported, an investment of
$500 in Canada War bonds, and brought forward a
cash balance of $541.18.
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An amendment to the Constitution was proposed
and adopted to carry out the change decided upon as
to the time of holding the Annual Convocation.
There is no Correspondence Report.
Horace A. Porter, St. John, Grand High Priest.
J. Twining Hartt, Ritchie's Building, St. John,
Grand Secretary.
New Hampshire.
We noted in our review published in 1918, that
Ephraim Frank Boomer, of Dover, had been elected
Grand High Priest at the Convocation of May, 1917.
He was duly installed and assumed the duties of his
high office, but, as we now learn, in September, 1917,
he became seriously ill, and died on the 30th October,
1917, after a painful illness. He was born in 1869.
He was engaged in a successful lumber business in
Dover up to the time of his illness. He is described
as being able, genial, and very popular. His portrait
is at the beginning of the volume of the proceedings
of 1918.
This was the 99th Convocation of the Grand
Chapter of New Hampshire, held in Freemasons Hall,
in the City of Concord, on the 14th May. Albert
Rand Junkins, Deputy Grand High Priest, presided;
and, as he had acted as head of the Grand Chapter
since September, 1917, gave a full account of his ad-
ministration. He began with a feeling reference to the
death of Comp. Boomer, and went on to speak of
Josiah Lafayette Seward, who was Foreign Corres-
pondent from 1906 to 1917, and whose death we
noticed a year ago. Seward was a Unitarian Minister,
and was, to quote the presiding officer, "a remarkable
man in many ways, being gifted with unusual mental
powers, a very ready and interesting extemporaneous
speaker, as well as one whose addresses, sermons, and
essays were carefully and logically prepared."
In reference to the Masonic Home, the acting
Grand High Priest said : —
"I feel that I should not be doing my duty to the
Masonic fraternity if I did not mention the Masonic
Home at Manchester. The Home is doing a good
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work. More could be done if the building was larger,
so that more of our aged and dependent Brothers could
be cared for. Let us not forget this noble institution
in our charities, and may those of us who can, try to
remember it in our wills, so that it may be able to con-
tinue in the providing of a home for our less fortunate
Companions."
Attention was directed to the fact that the Grand
Chapter would be 100 years old in June, 1919.
The subordinate Chapters were inspected by the
Principal Officers, the work being divided among them.
Their reports show a satisfactory condition.
There are 26 Chapters on the roll ; total member-
ship in 1918, 4,629 ; net gain in a year, 31.
The Financial Report showed a balance of $2,829.23
on hand.
Albert Rand Junkins was elected and installed as
Grand High Priest for 1918-1919.
The Committee on Doings of Grand Officers recom-
mended that the first four Grand Officers and the
Grand Secretary be a Committee with full powers to
arrange for a proper celebration of the 100th Anniver-
sary of this Grand Chapter. The recommendation
was adopted.
M.E. Comp. Charles B. Spofford, Past Grand High
Priest, a valuable recruit in the Correspondence Corps,
presents his first report, covering the proceedings of
54 Grand Bodies.
We quote from his opening remarks this well-
framed paragraph : —
"The task of reading all these reports has been one
of interest. To cull from each that which has seemed
to me of value to the Companions of our own Grand
Chapter has, perhaps, been the hardest part of the
work, because different minds take to their compre-
hension a different angle of perspective. The lights
and shadows of the great conflict have entered largely
into the various addresses of the Grand High Priests,
and memorials have added a touch of sympathy to most
of them. So much as we have done, we most respect-
fully offer, in an attempt to fulfil the requirements of
our illustrious predecessor, Josiah L. Seward, whose
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attainments had placed him on such a pinnacle that
his proficiency seems quite unattainable."
There is a thoughtful and interesting review of this
Grand Chapter's proceedings in 1917.
Albert Rand Junkins, Portsmouth, Grand High
Priest.
Harry Morrison Cheney, Concord, Grand Secretary.
New Jersey.
This Grand Chapter is not one of the largest. It
does not enter for the Capitular Marathon. Indeed
there are only 43 subordinate Chapters in the Juris-
diction, and the membership on the 31st December,
1917, was only 8,877 (net gain in a year, 506) ; but it
is not numbers that make a Grand Chapter really
grand. Nor is it riches. The New Jersey Grand
Chapter budget is a modest one ; but there was a
substantial surplus, of which $1,000 was handed over
to the Grand Trustees for investment — and the in-
vestments are all in Liberty bonds. Also $100 was
given to the Second War Fund of the American Red
Cross.
At the 62nd Annual Convocation, held in the City
of Trenton, on the 15th May, 1918, M.E. Comp.
William Herbert Lowe, Grand High Priest, presided.
We have no biographical sketch, but his address speaks
eloquently of his personality. We should like to give
the whole of it, but these passages must suffice : —
"The great war, deplorable and horrible as it is,
will, I trust, make better Masons and citizens of us —
will, I trust, elevate our ideals, intensify our devotion
to them, and inspire us with a desire to render an ever-
enlarging service to humanity.
"The support of the Red Cross work, contributions
made for the War Relief Fund, the purchase of Liberty
bonds, and the conservation of food and fuel, in all of
which activities the Royal Craft have taken such a
prominent part, are worthy of the highest commenda
tion. As Freemasons we realise that flag-waving, shout-
ing, and enthusiasm are not the full measure of our
patriotic obligation. Our part as Royal Arch Masons
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is to stand solidly behind our soldiers, matching their
sacrifice with our sacrifice ; and it is almost marvellous
to behold the demonstration of this sentiment in the
worthy deeds of greater magnitude than bygone ages
have ever witnessed or known.
"The statistical table submitted to me by our
Grand Secretary, April 18th, 1918, shows that the
past year has been a very successful one for our Grand
Chapter, from both the standpoint of membership
and that of finance ; this is particularly gratifying
considering war conditions. We are not, however,
going to measure our success by a substantial net
increase in membership or even by an increased re-
venue received this year, but rather by the good work
done through our time-honoured institution for the
betterment of humanity and the promulgation of the
old Masonic teaching concerning the Fatherhood of
God and the Brotherhood of Man, which some nations
in these latter times, in their mad rush for earthly
power and supremacy, seem to have forgotten or set
at naught."
It is the translating into action of such principles
as these that makes a Grand Chapter grand indeed.
The reception of distinguished visitors is a feature
at all Grand Chapter Convocations in New Jersey.
At this Convocation there were present, among
others, the Grand High Priests of the Grand Chapters
of Pennsylvania, New York, and Delaware, and two
representatives from our own Grand Chapter — M.E.
Comp. D. F. MacWatt, P.G.Z., and R.E. Comp. W.
N. Ponton, G.H. The speech of our own Comp.
MacWatt, in answer to his enthusiastic reception, is
given in full in the book of proceedings before us, and
it is one of which he and we may well be proud. By
a coincidence it was 49 years to a day since he first
saw the shore of New Jersey, coming as a lad from
Scotland on the 15th May, 1869. Comp. Ponton
spoke briefly, but with his usual fervour.
Among the notable dead in New Jersey, Joseph Ely
Fulper, who was Grand High Priest in 1895, stands
first. He was born in 1841, in New Jersey, and spent
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most of his useful and honourable life in Washington,
New Jersey. He was in the first rank of those who
worked for the betterment of his city's public services.
In Masonic circles he was a prominent and forceful
figure.
The Grand High Priest reported upon the work
of re-districting the State and the appointment of
District Deputy Grand High Priests in lieu of Assistant
Lecturers. On the whole, the new plan had been suc-
cessful. The District Deputies met and were instructed
by the Grand Lecturer and the Ritual Committee ;
Schools of Instruction were held ; and the Grand High
Priest said that the proficiency exhibited in the rendi-
tion of the several degrees was "an unmistakable
evidence of interest and devotion on the part of
Officers and Companions of the Chapters, which must
be highly gratifying to our Grand Instructor, to the
Ritual Committee, and to the respective District
Deputies, all of whom labour earnestly and unceasingly
for the maintenance of the standard work and its
intelligent and impressive rendition."
The "Report of Foreign Correspondence" is again
the work of M.E. Comp. Henry S. Haines, who is also
Grand Lecturer, and evidently a great factor in the
Masonic life of New Jersey. He has "so quiet and so
sweet a style" that we always rise from a perusal of
his review with a feeling of uplift. In his survey of
the workings of 49 Grand Bodies, he does not forget
Canada (1918), and indeed has much to say of our
Grand Chapter. A recent interchange of visits has
drawn the two Grand Chapters closely together. And
we are proud to say that this veteran reviewer, while
not agreeing with us as to the lawfulness or even ex-
pediency of the use of a substitute or "dummy"
candidate in the conferring of the Royal Arch degree,
has some kind words of commendation for our humble
efforts..
Andrew N. MacKinnon, Newark, Grand High
Priest.
Peter McGill, Bound Brook, Grand Secretary.
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New Mexico.
Alexander D. Goldenberg, Grand High Priest (1916-
17), welcomed the delegates to the 20th Annual Con-
vocation of the Grand Chapter of New Mexico, held
in the City of Las Cruces, on the 11th October, 1917.
There is little in his address which can be regarded as
of general interest. He referred briefly to the death,
on the 14th January, 1917, of M.E. Comp. John C.
Slack, who was Grand High Priest in 1910-11 ; and to
other Companions of less note who had also been
laid to rest during the year.
One subject touched on in the address may be here
referred to. The Grand High Priest divided the State
into four districts and assigned one to each of the four
principal officers of the Grand Chapter "for visitation
purposes." This was in accordance with a resolution
passed in 1915, by which District Deputy Grand High
Priests were done away with. The new plan did not
work well, the Grand High Priest said. He had failed
to get a report from any of his three associate Grand
Officers of their visits. He gave some account of his
own visits, but it is not made clear whether he visited
all the Chapters in the fourth district, that which he
reserved for himself. He recommended Grand Chapter
to go back to the old system of District Deputies.
The Committee on the address did not agree — they
thought the system inaugurated in 1915 should at least
have a longer trial, and recommended its continuance.
The report is signed by six Past Grand High Priests.
But Grand Chapter backed up the Grand High Priest
and restored the District Deputies, who are to be
appointed by the Grand High Priest — the new Grand
High Priest being one of the three who did not report
under the intermediate system. We look with interest
to next year's report.
This Grand Chapter is fairly prosperous. There
are 18 subordinate Chapters (but one is inactive) ;
there was a total membership on the 31st August, 1917,
of 1,217 ; and there was a net gain in the year of 46.
The Masonic Home Fund had swelled to $3,761.31 ;
and the Grand Treasurer had a cash balance on hand
of $890.78.
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R.E. Comp. James H. Wroth, of Albuquerque, is
again in the reviewer's easy chair, and polishes off 46
Grand Chapters in fine style. The Canada report
which comes in for notice is an old one — 1917 — but
it was the latest available at the time when the review
was written, and Comp. Wroth's comments upon it
are all favourable. We reserve our opinion upon his
dictum that a Grand Chapter is both a legislature and
a court of law. We like his remark^ on Masonic
Homes, in his "Conclusion," and quote them in full : —
" There has been such uniformity of work and law
that a reviewer has but little to criticise and nothing
to condemn. In both Lodges and Chapters (Grand
Bodies) there is rapidly crystallising the question of
Homes — and how to attain them. Personally I don't
like the method generally adopted. It is a form of
charity which reminds me of the old-fashioned 'poor
farm,' and especially when names of inmates and cost
are exploited in the proceedings. If we must, and
certainly should, give "help, aid, and assistance" to
worthy members, I prefer the Iowa and New Mexico
plan — do it quietly, plentifully, and say nothing about
it. Some people are forced to accept help, by adver-
sity, but they do not care to have it announced to a
gossipy world in large print. ' Charity vaunteth not
itself.'"
The whole review is excellent reading.
Herbert B. Holt, Las Cruces, Grand High Priest.
Alpheus A. Keen, Albuquerque, Grand Secretary.
New York.
The 121st Annual Convocation of the Grand Chap-
ter of Royal Arch Masons of the State of New York
was held in the Masonic Temple in the City of Albany,
on the 5th and 6th of February, 1918.
A large number of members were in attendance,
and there were also many distinguished visitors, who
were formally introduced and welcomed by the presiding
Grand High Priest, M.E. Comp. C. Wesley Orr ;
many of them made eloquent responses, which were
taken down by stenographers and transcribed in the
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proceedings. The Grand High Priests of New Jersey,
Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania were some of those
who were thus honoured. And our own Grand Second
Principal, R.E. Comp. William Nisbet Ponton, who,
being stormbound, did not reach Albany till late on
the opening day, had a special reception on the second
day, and delivered an address, in an exalted strain,
at the conclusion of which he "was greeted with pro-
longed applause, the Companions all standing."
The address read by the Grand High Priest of New
York was a statesmanlike document, dealing exhaus-
tively with the past, present, and future of the Grand
Chapter and its affairs, and with all branches of its
work. He made. visits to 40 of the subordinate Chap-
ters, and, in fact, did so much in visiting, counselling,
ruling, and in many other ways, that we cannot help
wondering if he had time to do anything else. He
gives his conclusion :
"When I accepted this office, one year ago, I said
that I considered this the supreme executive body of
Ancient Craft Masonry in the Jurisdiction, whose
history breathes brotherhood and harmony from every
page. To-day, with greater knowledge of the worthi-
ness of the men who are giving this Institution their
best effort, gleaned from a closer, more intimate associ-
ation with them than before, a broader concept of
the work Royal Arch Masonry has done, and is doing,
and with a vision of what an ever-increasing influence
for good it will have as the years advance, I realise
that the privilege of serving this Grand Chapter is an
honour second to none in Masonry. As such, Com-
panions, I prize it ; and that this vision of the future
may be realised, that practical effort to that end may
not be delayed, we shall now turn to the work of the
Convocation."
The Grand Treasurer's report deals with large
figures. The cash received from interest on deposits
alone amounted to nearly $6,000 ; and the dues col-
lected by the Grand Secretary amounted to more than
$22,000, while the total disbursements were less than
$21,000. A large surplus, amounting now to nearly
$150,000 is invested.
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The Grand Secretary reported that returns had
been received from all of the 212 chartered Chapters,
and all had paid their dues. The membership on the
27th December, 1917, was 43,526 ; net increase in
1917, 1,449. It was remarked by the Grand Secretary
that, after a period of comparatiye depression covering
a decade, there had been a decided revival of activity
and numerical growth — a larger net increase was re-
ported than in any year since 1907.
The Committee on the address of the Grand High
Priest in their report said : —
"It is the unanimous opinion of your Committee
that the address is one of unusual excellence and merit.
Other addresses on similar occasions may have been
more eloquent, contained more striking phrases, or
more poetical quotations, but no other address shows
evidence of deeper love for Royal Arch Masonry or
greater desire for the advancement of the Royal Craft."
The Deputy Grand High Priest, R.E. Comp. J.
William Prouse, of Buffalo, an enthusiastic Mason,
well-known in Canada, was unanimously elected Grand
High Priest for the ensuing year, and duly installed.
R.E. Comp. Pierre Cushing, Grand Chaplain, de-
livered an eloquent address on the timely and inspiring
theme, "Masonic Loyalty ; the Reason Why." This
is printed in full in an appendix to the proceedings.
The Report of the Committee on Foreign Corres-
pondence, by M.E. Comp. Marvin I. Greenwood, his
14t/h Annual Review, attains his usual standard of
excellence. We are grateful for some words which he
wrote, when giving a very full review of the 1917 pro-
ceedings of our Grand Chapter. Noticing our modest
contribution, he said : "We pass his work on to the
Craft as good work, square work, and well prepared."
All that he wrote has significance from what has
since occurred, which is best described by the Grand
Secretary in a postscript to the Report : —
"The saddest duty that has been imposed on me
in many a day is this of appending a few lines to the
finished work of our beloved friend and Companion,
Marvin I. Greenwood.
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"Companion Greenwood had just completed his
14th Annual Report on Foreign Correspondence, and
only a few pages remained to be typed, when he was
stricken with his last illness, an abscess of the larynx,
and in a few short days, on the 27th December, 1917,
his soul passed through the Celestial Veils and entered
the presence of the Supreme High Priest. Those of
us who knew his daily life, his upright walk, his sublime
faith, cannot doubt but that he received the assurance,
'Well done, thou good and faithful servant ; enter
thou into the joy of thy Lord.'
"Companion Greenwood loved this work, he loved
its associations and the kindly companionship of those
congenial spirits who gathered about the ' round table '
of the Correspondents' Guild. He surveyed the broad
field of Masonry with the serene vision of the philoso-
pher. He found a perennial interest in the kaleido-
scopic activities revealed in the volumes that came
to his table from the Grand Chapters of the world.
These activities he reported faithfully and intelli-
gently, but indulged sparingly in polemics. He would
not compromise with wrong, yet he was tolerant and
charitable in his comment, and his pen never inflicted
a wound nor left a sting.
"Companion Greenwood maintained the high tra~
ditions of scholarship and vigour which have been
associated with the Chairmanship of this Committee
in this Grand Chapter of New York. It is a coinci-
dence that his immediate predecessor, George J. Gard-
ner, laid down his pen forever when in the midst of
his 14th Annual Report. Companion Gardner was
a zealous and skilful workman, strong in controversy
and diligent in research, and his work was widely
appreciated. Before Companion Gardner's time, from
1872 to 1890, these reports were prepared by that
eminent Masonic scholar and graceful writer, Darius
A. Ogden. He was the leader of the ' Guild' in his day.
"The first report to the Grand Chapter by a Com-
mittee on Foreign Correspondence was rendered in
1827 by Companion Munson Smith, and was em-
braced in five lines, in which the Committee 'viewed
with pleasure the flourishing condition of the sublime
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science,' and found 'nothing contained in the several
proceedings requiring the particular attention of this
Grand Chapter.' In 1847 a Select Committee on
Foreign Correspondence was appointed, and in 1849
the first report embracing a real review was submitted
by Companion Lewis G. Hoffman. From that time
the work was carried forward and gradually developed
by Companions Hoffman and Joseph White. Those
distinguished jurists John L. Lewis and Finlay M.
King served as Chairmen in the 'fifties,' and gave
liberally of their time and talent to the service of the
Companions.
"Now Companion Greenwood has joined that
splendid galaxy in the spirit-world, but the memory
of his strong personality, his kindly deeds and friendly
words, is still fresh and vital in its influence. If the
reader will turn to the review of California in this
Report, he will find that Companion Greenwood, in
writing of William A. Davies, unconsciously indited
his own epitaph when he said : —
'The influence of such a life can never end, but
will grow and extend through all the endless years of
eternity.' "
We note that the Grand High Priest appointed
as the Standing Committee on Foreign Correspond-
ence for the ensuing year : George A. Newell, of Medina ;
Esbon B. Rew, of Buffalo ; and Smith F. Pearsall, of
Freeport.
Throughout the proceedings there are many refer-
ences to the death of Comp. Greenwood and the loss
sustained by the Grand Chapter. He was in truth a
man of high ideals and rare attainments.
J. William Prouse, Masonic Temple, Buffalo, Grand
High Priest.
Charles C. Hunt, Masonic Hall, New York, Grand
Secretary.
New Zealand.
We have before us the "Journal of Proceedings of
January, 4918." The 26th Annual Convocation of
the Supreme Grand Royal Arch Chapter of New Zea-
land was held in the Masonic Hall, Nelson, on the
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31st January, 1918. M.E. Comp. M. J. Harris, Grand
Z., presided.
The Grand Treasurer, V. E. Comp. A. Veitch,
presented his Report, which showed a cash balance
on hand of £273 3s. lOd.
The Supreme Committee presented a Report upon
the condition of Capitular Masonry in the Jurisdiction.
There appear to be 8 districts with from 2 to 6 Chapters
in each — 36 Chapters in all ; membership, 1,612 — the
same as last year.
Grand Chapter resolved, in order to save expense,
not to hold the Annual Convocation in 1919. A motion
"that the regular meeting of Supreme Grand Chapter
be held triennially" was carried by a small majority,
after a good deal of discussion.
R. E. Comp. J. H. Harkness was elected First
Grand Principal, and was duly invested, enthroned,
and proclaimed.
He then addressed Grand Chapter ; his chief theme
was the war.
The volume of proceedings is a small one ; there
is no Correspondence Report, but the Roll of Honour,
Pro P atria, is a long one. Every Chapter has repre-
sentatives in the field, and some of them have many.
J. H. Harkness, Westport, Grand High Priest.
H. J. Williams, Wellington, Grand Secretary.
North Dakota.
Emil Louis Mackenroth, North Dakota's Grand
High Priest for 1917-18, was born in Minnesota in
1874 ; as reviewers reckon, he is a young man ; and
in the face depicted in his portrait, prefacing the volume
of proceedings for 1918, shrewdness, breadth, and
humour are revealed. As a youth he entered the rail-
way telegraph service, and became an expert in this
highly technical branch of railway work. For many
years he has lived in Fargo, but has recently been
named superintendent ot telegraphs at Tacoma. During
the last year or two, since the Government has been
in control of the railways, he has given much time and
attention to Government work — combining the various
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railway telegraphic systems for the public service. He
is an enthusiastic Mason and an excellent ritualist.
During his year of service, though barred from making
the visits he had intended, because of prior claims of
Uncle Sam upon his time, he did everything in his
power to stimulate the activities of Chapters in war-
work. Thus pleasantly discourses the Grand Secre-
tary, in a brief biography of the ruling Grand Officer.
The 29th Annual Convocation of the Grand Chapter
of North Dakota was held in Fargo on the 20th June,
1918. It may be remembered that at the Grand Con-
vocation of 1917 it was decided to hold a two-days'
session in 1918. Owing to changed conditions and
demands for economy in time and money, it was
resolved, in the forenoon of the first day, that there
should be no second day.
In his address Grand High Priest Mackenroth spoke
of "the harmony and good feeling that exist among
our constituent Chapters, as well as through all the
Royal Craft wherever dispersed in the United States ; "
but the printer made it disbursed — rather an amusing
blunder. These accidents lighten the way of the
reviewer.
Death had not touched the Officers of the Grand
Chapter nor the ranks of the Past Grand High Priests.
Five hundred Masons had gone from North Dakota
to serve their country, many of them prominently
identified with Royal Arch Masonry. The leader of
the North Dakota Infantry, now the 164th U.S. In-
fantry, is Past Grand High Priest John H. Fraine.
Under the heading "Investments" the Grand
High Priest said : —
"In accordance with the instructions of the Grand
Chapter last year, we subscribed for $2,500 of the
Second Liberty Loan bonds, which are now in the
hands of the Grand Treasurer, and our subscription
for $2,500 of the Third Liberty Loan was included in
the splendid response which North Dakota made last
April to the call for money. We find from the reports
of 17 of the Chapters that $2,700 worth of Liberty
bonds have been bought by Chapters — one Chapter,
Carrington No. 15, taking $1,000. In addition to
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the above, we have invested $500 each in Red Cross
and Army Y.M.C.A. We believe that the interest
returned on these investments will be many times
greater than that on Liberty bonds. It will not ap-
pear on the books, but it will be entered in the lives
of our boys at the front. Individual Chapters report
contributions of $773.25 to various kinds of war- work.
All this is good, but much more will have to be done."
Reference was made to the Students' Loan Fund,
established by Grand Chapter two years ago. In
spite of the war, loans to students were still being made,
but the demand was not so great as had been expected.
The Grand Treasurer's Report showed a cash
balance of $8,176.40, in addition to investments and
moneys at the credit of special funds.
There are 24 Chapters ; membership, 3,133 ; net
gain in a year, 85.
We find this interesting passage in the Report of the
Grand Secretary : —
"During the pastyear three well-known and greatly
respected Grand Secretaries have laid down their pens
forever : J. Gilman Waite, of Massachusetts ; Howard
R. French, of Kentucky ; and Will H. Whyte, of Que-
bec. Companion Waite was a sturdy son of New
England and a tower of strength to Masonry in Massa-
chusetts. He had long been Grand Secretary, and
at the time of his death had passed the age of four
score. Companion French was a typical southern
gentleman of the old school. He had just passed his
70th birthday when the summons came. He had long
been identified with Masonry in Kentucky. Was
chosen Grand Secretary of the Grand Chapter in 1912.
Will H. Whyte, Grand Scribe E., had served the Ma-
sonic bodies of his Province and the Templars of the
Dominion for many years. His death was untimely,
and the grief of his brethren in both Canada and the
United States was unfeigned. He was, indeed, a
gentleman and a Mason."
M.E. Comp. E. George Guthrie presents his 4th
Annual Review of the work of the Grand Chapters.
He says it is a "very pleasant duty to wander among
the fertile fields and gardens of Capitular Masonry."
APPENDIX lxxxv
He certainly spares no pains ; he has produced a read-
able, instructive, and entertaining summary. We are
naturally most interested in what he has to say of
Canada (1918) ; and we find that he has judiciously
picked out the salient facts in regard to our Grand
Chapter, and has made little comment ; the facts speak
for themselves. He adds to his report the excellent
compilation of Grand Secretary Albert K. Wilson of
the Grand Chapter of Missouri — a table showing the
number of Royal Arch Masons to each 1,000 Master
Masons, by States, with their relative rank. Another
appendix to the Report is an article on "The York
Rite" written by M.E. Comp. William F. Kuhn, also
of Missouri.
G. Roy Ringo, Minot, Grand High Priest.
Walter L. Stockwell, Fargo, Grand Secretary.
Nova Scotia.
The printed proceedings of the Grand Chapter of
Nova Scotia at its 48th Annual Convocation, held in
Truro on the 12th June, 1917, have reached us ; but
not the proceedings of June, 1918. We are thus dealing
with ancient history ; and a part of the volume, viz.,
the Report of Foreign Correspondence, belongs to a
still more remote period. No Correspondence Report
was contained in the book for 1916, as we mentioned
a year ago ; and we have now the Report which was
prepared in that year. The explanation is given by
M.E. Comp. S. J. Waddell, one of the Committee of
three appointed to make the report for 1916. The
other two were M.E. Comps. William Marshall Black
and T. V. B. Bingay. Comp. Waddell says :
"Comp. Bingay 's portion of the report was completed
in good time, and it was expected that Comp. Black's
would be in hand in time for publication. It was
known that the state of his health was not satisfactory,
but no one, himself apparently included, had any idea
how serious his condition was. The result was that
publication was withheld from day to day and from
week to week in the expectation that a completed paper
would be presented. When the summons came sud-
denly, it was found that there was not sufficient time
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to complete the work, and it was decided to issue the
proceedings without the correspondence rather than
present an incomplete report.
"Later it was decided that the 1916 report should
be printed with our 1917 proceedings, the writer under-
taking the review of jurisdictions assigned to Comp.
Black, which he has done to the best of his ability,
with the assistance of a good Companion who volun-
teered his services.
"We propose giving a double header next year,
and from a new committee. Comp. Bingay, having
served faithfully and well for many years, has been
allowed to retire, and two younger Companions have
taken up the task with the writer. The parting of old
friends is always painful, and to the writer this parting
is especially so, but it will not be for long."
We respectfully offer our sympathy and venture
to hope that Comp. Waddell — an excellent reviewer —
may be long spared to associate with the members of
the invisible Round Table.
William Marshall Black died on the 8th May, 1917.
The volume before us contains a brief memorial note
concerning him. He was born in Halifax in 1866,
and was thus a comparatively young man when he died.
His home was in Wolfville, where "he engaged in all
the activities of a public spirited citizen, having faith-
fully served the town as mayor and in other capacities."
He was Grand High Priest in 1905 and 1906.
Having begun with the Correspondence Report,
we may as well now have our say about it. Comps.
Waddell and Bingay review the proceedings of 51
Grand Bodies in 1915 and 1916. As we have said,
it is ancient history, but it is very good reading. Can-
ada's 1916 report is well summarised ; and a well-
deserved compliment is paid to our Grand Scribe E.
Modesty forbids mention of what Comp. Waddell says
about Canada's Correspondence Committee.
To come back now to the beginning of the book,
the first thing to be noted is that R.E. Comp. Wilbert
A. Creelman, Grand Scribe, presided, acting as Grand
High Priest, in the absence of the actual Grand High
Priest, M.E. Comp. Frederick Lewis Shaffner, owing
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to the critical illness of his wife. The Grand High
Priest, however, had prepared an address, which was
read to the assembled Companions ; it dealt with the
usual business topics — decisions, dispensations, visits,
and uniformity of work.
Newfoundland is, as we know, in the territory of
the Grand Chapter of Nova Scotia. The Grand High
Priest was not able to visit Shannon Chapter, which
is the only Chapter in Newfoundland — but R.E. Comp.
W. A. Ellis, the Representative in Newfoundland of
the Grand High Priest, made a report upon it, showing
a satisfactory condition.
There are 17 constituent Chapters ; membership
on the 30th April, 1917, 1,614 ; net gain in a year, 66.
The Grand Treasurer reported a cash balance of
$2,815.28 after paying all expenses and giving $100
to the British Red Cross Society.
A Committee considered the advisability of sum-
moning Grand Chapter to meet in Newfoundland,
Under the auspices of Shannon Chapter ; the report
was that existing war conditions made the present an
inopportune time ; but that the Grand Chapter was
in duty bound to meet in Newfoundland whenever con-
ditions should warrant the assumption that a Convo-
cation held there would be a success.
Grand Chapter was to meet, and probably did meet,
in Halifax, in June, 1918.
The following sums were appropriated for patriotic
purposes : $400 to the Y.M.C.A. Overseas Fund ;
$400 to the Canadian Patriotic Fund ; $200 to the
Canadian Red Cross Society.
Joseph R. Bennett, Halifax, Grand High Priest.
S. J. Waddell, Truro, Grand Secretary.
Ohio.
"We propose to say that a Prussianised Germany
shall never rule a world of serfs and slaves." These
and other good and strong words were spoken by Grand
High Priest John H. Baehr, in his address to the assem-
bled Companions at the 102nd Annual Convocation
of the Grand Chapter of Ohio, held in Cleveland,
on the 9th and 10th October, 1918. It is significant —
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but by no means unusual- — that one whose name be-
speaks his Teutonic origin should be at one with Anglo-
Saxons in his detestation of the abominable doctrines
and practices of the unspeakable ruffians of Mid-
Europe.
The Grand High Priest, after an eloquent opening,
made a feeling reference to the death of Past Grand
High Priest Lewis Mackey Lea, of Sandusky, on the
8th August, 1918. He was born in Sandusky in 1843,
was a veteran of the Civil War, a good citizen, and an
active and prominent Mason. He was Grand High
Priest in 1907-8.
The remainder of the address was taken up with
a detailed report of the Grand High Priest's official
acts and a description of the proceedings of the General
Grand Chapter in Baltimore on the 2nd and 3rd Oc-
tober- — just before Ohio's Convocation. Comp. Baehr
was present with other potentates from Ohio, one of
whom, P.G.H.P. William T. S. O'Hara, was elected
General Grand Master of the First Veil of the General '
Grand Chapter. It appears that the Masons of Balti-
more were delightfully hospitable. "Junketing" is
not mentioned by name, but —
There are big figures in the Report of the Grand
Treasurer. He brought forward on the 1st October,
1917, a balance of more than $30,000 and received
almost the same amount during the year ; he disbursed
about $28,000, and reported an increased balance on
hand on the 7th October, 1918— $33,852.69 to be exact.
The Grand Secretary, R.E. Comp. Edwin Hagen-
buch, presented his 20th Annual Report. There are
190 Chapters, including one under dispensation. The
returns of all Chapters but 4 were received within the
allotted time. The total membership on the 31st
July, 1918, was 47,693. "The net gain," the Grand
Secretary says, not without some justified pride, "was,
during the year, 3,103, which is 228 more than that
of last year, which was much the largest up to that
time. The gain was all made by 152 Chapters, as
24 lost in membership and 14 stood still."
The Annual Report of the Trustees and Officers
of the Ohio Masonic Home was presented by Past
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Grand High Priest Levi C. Goodale. The Home is
for dependent men, women, and orphan children. Very
large sums have been devoted to its construction and
upkeep, but its accommodation is overtaxed, and an
appeal was made by Comp. Goodale for more money.
The Committee on Accounts recommended that
$5,000 of the Grand Chapter's surplus should be in-
vested in Liberty bonds and given to the Home. This
was adopted ; so also was the recommendation of a
cash gift of $2,500 to the American Red Cross Society.
The acquisition of the John Snow residence in
Worthington, Ohio, the birth-place of the Grand Chap-
ter, with the relics therein, was approved. The
property, which consists of a two-storey brick-house
and a lot 150 by 135 feet, near the centre of the town,
is to be transferred to Grand Chapter by the present
owner, a great-granddaughter of John Snow, on con-
dition that she be allowed to occupy it during her life-
time without expense for taxes, insurance, or repairs.
An unusual incident was the arrest of the charter
of one of the subordinate Chapters for contemptuous
refusal to discontinue practices constituting a gross
violation of the regulations of Grand Chapter — for
many years past a number of the Companions of this
Chapter had, notwithstanding frequent admonitions
by Inspectors and also by members of the Chapter,
"persisted in making a grotesque and unpardonable
farce and burlesque of the Royal Arch degree."
An important resolution was passed — "that the
in-coming Grand High Priest be authorised to take
the needed steps to incorporate this Grand Chapter."
"The result of our best endeavour for search and
review of each Grand Jurisdiction that has come to
us during the year, with the exception of Scotland,
is submitted." Thus begins Past Grand High Priest
Orion P. Sperra his 10th Annual Report on Foreign
Correspondence, which embraces the proceedings of
53 Grand Chapters. The proceedings of the Grand
Chapter of Canada coming under review are those
of 1918. "Word from the Capitular field of Canada,"
he says, "is always interesting and inspiring, and the
report for this year more so than is usual. The patri-
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otic fervour of the Canadian Mason in time of peace
has always appealed to the writer, and the appeal is
now intensified in viewing the interest and participation
of our Canadian Companions in the present conflict.""
Comp. Sperra is felicitous in his expressions and
has great skill in the work of preparing a report. We
rise from a perusal of his latest with feelings of grati-
tude for the pains he has taken.
Harry W. Lloyd, Toledo, Grand High Priest.
Edwin Hagenbuch, Urbana, Grand Secretary.
Oklahoma.
The 29th Annual Convocation of the Grand Chap-
ter of Oklahoma was held in Enid on the 16th and 17th
April, 1918. Bert Duncan Ashbrook, Grand High
Priest, presided, and there was a good attendance of
members. Comp. Ashbrook — we are enlightened by
a portrait and a biographical sketch — was born in
Ohio in 1868 ; spent his youth and early manhood in
Nebraska ; came to Blackwell, Oklahoma, in 1900 ;
there he organised an investment company, and was
its secretary and business manager ; in February, 1915,
he moved to El Reno, and became president of the com-
pany, which he still manages. He is an enthusiastic
Mason and a man of whom Oklahoma should be proud.
The Report of the proceedings at this Convocation
contains many references to the death of Grand Secre-
tary Leo E. Bennett on the 28th 'May, 1917. He was
born in Kansas in 1857, was Grand High Priest in 1893,
and Grand Secretary from 1912 to 1917. He was by
profession a physician.
The address read by Grand High Priest Duncan
to the assembled Companions is a good business docu-
ment ; but there is nothing in it to interest outsiders.
The Grand Treasurer, Otto A. Shuttee, reported
a cash balance on hand on the 31st March, 1918, of
$3,902.46, in addition to $1,000 invested in U.S. Liberty
bonds.
The Grand Secretary is the same James A. Scott
who was Grand High Priest in 1916 and 1917, and
was appointed Grand Secretary when the lamented
death of Comp. Bennett occurred. Comp. Scott had
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some trouble in getting the Secretary's office into good
shape ; but apparently he succeeded ; for he produced
a very clear statement of affairs. There are 78 Chap-
ters ; membership at the end of December, 1917* 6,549 ;
net gain in a year, 389.
After the Committee on Grievances and Appeals
had reported that it had no cases to deal with — a con-
dition speaking eloquently of harmony throughout
the Jurisdiction — it was announced that Enid Chapter,
instead of regaling the delegates with a luncheon, would
contribute $150 to the War Relief Fund. (There is
no record of applause ; and the famine announcement
is immediately followed in the report by the statement
that "Companion Borrowman at this time entertained
the Grand Chapter by singing Scotch songs in imi-
tation of Harry Lauder, which was enjoyed very much
by the members present." But the singing would
hardly allay the pangs of hunger ; and the next state-
ment is that "Grand Chapter called off until 1.30
o'clock p.m." We hope the members had at least a
snack.)
At the afternoon session the Finance Committee
recommended that a special assessment of 25 cents
per member be levied annually incident to the war
and its many activities, to be remitted to the Grand
Secretary with the annual dues. This was adopted.
The new Grand Secretary, M.E. Comp. James A.
Scott, presents his first report as Correspondent or
reviewer of the proceedings of other Grand Bodies.
He writes no introduction, but comes out into the
open at once with "Alabama" and proceeds even
unto Wyoming, taking on the way Canada (1917)
but why not 1918 ? Comp. Scott explains himself in
a brief " conclusion " thus : —
"As Correspondent, I have been inspired, enlight-
ened, and entertained by the productions of the able
writers who have represented the various Grand Chap-
ters and rendered their Annuals worth the while of any
Capitular Mason. Hereafter I shall read them only
for the purpose of quenching my thirst for such things
as they serve, and not as a critic or commentator. If
I disagree with them, I shall smile and pass on ; if they
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express my own sentiments, I shall say 'amen' and rest
continually in the consolation that they will never again
have an opportunity to ' lambast' me for any of my own
lamentations or smile at my follies.
"They are a happy lot, are these Correspondents,
and I hope to have the pleasure of meeting most of them
at Baltimore this fall."
Comp. Scott is a welcome recruit, but we wish he
were less canny!
Jabez Holmes Mann, McAlester, Grand High Priest.
James A. Scott, Muskogee, Grand Secretary.
Oregon.
There is a good deal to tell about the doings of the
Grand Chapter of Oregon at its 58th Convocation, held
in Portland on the 10th and 11th June, 1918, despite
the fact that — for a sad reason, which will appear —
there is no Correspondence Report.
Grand High Priest Silas M. Yoran, who presided
at this Convocation, was born in Manheim, Herkimer
County, New York, in 1835, and continued to reside
in that part of the State until early manhood. In 1855
he removed to Iowa, where he first farmed, and then
went into commercial life. He was a member of the
Legislature of Iowa in 1878 and again in 1880. In 1883
he removed to Eugene, Oregon, founded and edited
the "Eugene Register," and became known as a student
and thinker. More recently he had given his attention
almost exclusively to Masonic matters, and had reached
high rank in all branches. (Short biography and
portrait).
In his address the Most Excellent Companion said: —
1 ' There are several reasons why our Annual Report
of proceedings will fall short of the usual amount of
matter for reviewers to examine. The first, and most
to be regretted, is the death, on the 7th April last, of
our esteemed Companion and Foreign Correspondent,
Henry B. Thielsen. Soon after our last annual Con-
vocation he became ill and was unable to do the work
of his office. He continued to hope for better health
so he could endure the labour required of him — but his
work was done. On the ist February, 1918, he was
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stricken with paralysis, from which there was no relief,
until the 7th April, when he was mercifully released from
the affairs of earth. Though he had for a number of
weeks become oblivious to his surroundings, announce-
ment of his death came as a personal bereavement to
his loving Companions. Learning that he had not
prepared any part of an annual report on proceedings
reviewed, and the time being short, I did not appoint
a successor, as no Companion, having time and ability,
seemed willing in so short a time to undertake to make
a report creditable to himself and the proceedings
reviewed. His Companion reviewers of sister Jurisdic-
tions will accept our silent pages as monumental to
Companion Thielsen."
Henry Bune Thielsen was born in Michigan on the
1st March, 1850 ; he came to Oregon in his early man-
hood, and was identified with the railway development
of the North- West, having held many positions of trust
and confidence, in all of which he proved his worth.
He had filled the highest offices in Oregon Masonry ;
was Grand High Priest in 1901 ; and as an exponent
of Masonic law and usage had no superior. His re-
views of the doings of the Grand Chapters were among
the best which came to our table.
William Thomas Wright, of Union, who died on the
11th of December, 1917, was Grand High Priest in
1899-1900. "He was one of the most important and
indefatigable workers ; his counsel was always sought ;
and his deeds stand as living monuments of his Masonic
excellence." (Report of the Committee on Memorials.)
It was said by the Grand High Priest that his visits
to the subordinate Chapters had been few because of
afflictions at home ; and he emphasised a duty which
is sometimes forgotten, when he said that "the Mason's
obligations call for vigilant care in the home."
A somewhat unusual transaction was thus recorded
by the Most Excellent : —
1 ' I issued a Grand Chapter dimit ' ' — perhaps it should
be demit — "for our Grand Secretary to forward to a
Companion in British Columbia who was formerly a
member of Kirk Chapter, No. 36, at Athens, whose
charter was arrested in 1916."
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The Grand Treasurer's report showed an actual
cash balance on hand of $2,382.73 after adding more
than $2,000 to the invested funds of Grand Chapter,
which already amounted to $14,000.
The Grand Secretary reported 37 Chapters — 2 of
them had been under dispensation, but were chartered
at this Convocation ; total membership at the end
of 1917, 4,379 ; net gain in a year, 178.
A very interesting statement was made by the
Grand Secretary in his Report, He said that during
the session of the General Grand Chapter of the United
States, in Baltimore in October, 1918, "the matter of a
charter for our Grand Chapter" would be brought up.
"The Grand Chapter of Oregon is the only Grand
Chapter in the United States which recognises the
supreme authority of the General Grand Chapter of
the United States. I am informed that other Grand
Chapters will follow our action and ask for charters."
(See United States of America, General Grand Chapter.)
The recommendation of a Committee of Grand
Chapter, that "the income from interest-bearing bonds
and stock owned by this Grand Chapter up to the
amount of $500 per annum be given to the authorised
committee" of a proposed Masonic Home, "for the
purpose of its maintenance when in operation, said
appropriation to continue each year until otherwise
ordered by this Grand Chapter," was approved ; and
a rider was added to the effect that the $500 so ap-
propriated "be invested in War Savings stamps until
such time as it may be needed by the Masonic Home
Committee."
Ex. Comp. A. H. Steiner, of Salem, was appointed
Foreign Correspondent. We look forward to his review
of the proceedings of 1918-19.
Max Bollack, Portland, Grand High Priest.
James F. Robinson, Masonic Temple, Portland,
Grand Secretary.
Pennsylvania*
The proceedings before us are those of 1917. Quar-
terly Communications were held at the Masonic Tem-
ple, Philadelphia, on the 8th March, the 7th June, the
APPENDIX xcv
6th September, and the 6th December, and the Annual
Grand Communication on St. John's Day, the 27th
December. At all these meetings Grand High Priest
Thomas McConnell presided. He was re-elected Grand
High Priest for 1918. An excellent photograph, the
frontispiece of the volume of proceedings, shows him
to be a man of middle age, of high intellectual develop-
ment. The proceedings are well printed, on good paper,
and well arranged. The Annual Communication was
the 122nd.
Charles Cary, Grand Secretary Emeritus, died on
the 4th August, 1917, at the age of 75. At the 3rd
Quarterly Communication, a memorial, prepared by
Past Grand High Priest J. Henry Williams, was read.
Comp. Cary, it appeared, was born in Boston, Massa-
chusetts, in 1842. His noted characteristics were gen-
tleness and firmness. He was Grand Secretary of the
Grand Chapter from 1894 to 1913, and had attained
high rank in other branches of Masonry.
From the very interesting address read by Grand
High Priest McConnell at the Annual Grand Com-
munications, we make the following quotations : —
"In Capitular Masonry in Pennsylvania the orders
and decisions of the Grand High Priest are final and
subject to no appeal ; and his power over the making
of Royal Arch Masons has no limitations, it being
understood, of course, that he cannot make a Com-
panion a member of a Chapter. This prerogative I
consider one of the most important in the Fraternity,
and have been and am determined to exercise it to the
limit, wherever convinced that the black ball is used
in subversion of the interests of Royal Arch Masonry.
"No Chapter has jurisdiction over man or territory.
The black ball can only be properly used to defend our
Fraternity from the admission of unworthy men, and
surely in Royal Arch Masonry we have the right to
expect broad, manly vision and the absence of narrow-
ness and selfishness. Any one using the black from
a narrow or selfish motive, if he can be identified, shall
be dealt with as an enemy of the Craft."
"After very careful consideration and with all due
respect to the expressed opinions of my predecessors,
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I have reached the conclusion that physical perfection
as a qualification for initiation into Masonry is a land-
mark applying only to the making of Free Masons.
It has never been considered a bar to advancement
at any other point except initiation into a Mark Lodge
or Chapter, and its application at that point is quite
recent. I have therefore decided that the qualifications
necessary for initiation into Capitular Masonry are
fully set forth in article 17, section 1, of the Consti-
tution of Grand Chapter, which reads as follows :
'An applicant for the Capitular degrees, or for mem-
bership, shall have some visible means of an honest
livelihood, be a Past Master either by election or dis-
pensation, in good standing with the Fraternity, a
member of a Lodge of Master Masons, and competent
to perform all the work in the degrees he applies for. '
And I have accordingly permitted several applicants
having slight physical defects, which in no way inter-
fered with the performance of the work of the Capitular
degrees, to be initiated."
"On the 22nd October, 1917, at Harrisburg, in a
meeting of Perseverance Royal Arch Chapter, No. 21,
I caused a Royal Arch Mason to be made at sight."
These are very important pronouncements and
acts. Pennsylvania is, of course, a Sovereign Grand
Chapter, not bound by what other Grand Chapters
or the General Grand Chapter of the United States
hold or do.
Distinguished visitors at the Annual Grand Com-
munication were the Grand High Priests of New York,
New Jersey, and Delaware. They all made addresses.
The business of Grand Chapter is done at the Quar-
terly Communications. The financial condition is
of course excellent — a large balance is shown. There
appear to be 144 subordinate Chapters, with a total
membership of 38,459 ; net gain in a year, 1,298.
Great pains are taken in preparing the Report of
the Committee on Correspondence. The Committee
consists of five reviewers, headed by our old friend,
William B. Meredith, P.G.H.P., who writes the pre-
face. The reviews are as nearly as possibly evenly dis-
tributed among the five ; and all do excellent work.
APPENDIX xcvii
The transactions of 45 Grand Bodies are dealt with.
The review of Canada (1917) is the work of Comp. Mere-
dith ; appreciation and approval are freely expressed.
Thomas McConnell, 133 South Twelfth Street,
Philadelphia, Grand High Priest.
George B. Wells, Masonic Temple, Philadelphia,
Grand Secretary.
Quebec.
It is a pleasure to record that our sister Grand
Chapter of Quebec is holding her own in these troublous
times. At the 41st Annual Convocation, held in Mon-
treal on the 27th March, 1918, the Grand First Princi-
pal, E. O. Dyer, in his address spoke of growth and
harmony.
This Grand Chapter sustained a severe loss in the
death of M.E. Comp. William H. Whyte, which oc-
curred on the 19th September, 1917, in Winnipeg,
where he had just attended the yearly conclave of
Great Priory. He was Grand First Principal in 1888
and 1889, Grand Scribe E. from 1893 to 1917, and
had filled almost every office of importance in all
branches of Masonry, with credit to himself and benefit
to the Craft.
His vacant place was filled by the appointment
first and then the election of William M. Couper as
Grand Scribe E.
The death of another Past Grand Z. was also de-
plored. M.E. Comp. David Seath, who was Grand
Z. in 1890 and 1891, died on the 23rd February, 1918—
"a most zealous and faithful member of the Royal
Craft."
The Reports of the Grand Superintendents of Dis-
tricts and of the Grand Lecturer spoke approvingly
of the work done in the various subordinate Chapters.
There are 14 Chapters on the roll; total membership,
1,811 ; net gain in a year, 68.
The financial statement is a good one.
Among the best Correspondence Reports are those
of M.E. Comp. E. T. D. Chambers, P.G.Z. of Quebec ;
and we believe that to be the opinion of the Companions
of the Round Table generally. Wise, experienced,
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and tolerant, and a graceful and scholarly writer, he
touches nothing that he does not adorn. As he tells
us in the preface to his review of 1918 — dealing chiefly
with proceedings of 1917, but (almost by a miracle)
including Canada 1918 — 31 years have elapsed since
the publication in the Proceedings of the Grand Chap-
ter of Quebec of his first contribution to the literature
of Royal Arch Masonry. The labour involved, he says,
is very heavy and consumes considerable time, but
it is both enjoyable and instructive, and brings the
worker into direct contact with the brightest minds of
the day in the world of Masonry.
"An apparent love of novelty," he goes on to say,
and perhaps a desire on the part of some of the authors
of these Reports to escape the labour of condensing
the records of proceedings in all the different Juris-
dictions of the Royal Craft, have led to less thorough-
ness than formerly in some of the published reviews."
And, when he comes to California (1917), he says of the
reviewer of that Jurisdiction : "He adopts the new-
fangled topical style of Report, without any attempt
to inform his readers as to the condition of Masonry
in the various sister Jurisdictions, and one-half of his
work is a plea for the justification of its form." So
much for the thesis of Comp. Adams of California,
which, in our report of 1918, we transcribed almost at
length.
In our opinion, our Quebec ally has the best of the
argument. His own Report — that now before us
(1918) — summarises the proceedings of each Grand
Chapter in turn, following the usual alphabetical order ;
but, in addition, contains a discussion of subjects or
topics both timely and interesting. These are : "Ma-
sonic Homes," "The General Grand Chapter Propo-
sition," which is vigorously combatted ; "The Founda-
tion of Freemasonry," "Solicitation," "The War,"
and "Capitular Progress."
Forty-six Grand Bodies are more or less fully treat-
ed of in the Report ; Canada (1918) receives appreci-
ative notice.
Richard S. Kinghorn, Montreal, Grand Z.
W.M. Couper, Montreal, Grand Scribe E.
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Rhode Island.
The State is a small one, and the Grand Chapter is
naturally not large, but it has in it more Royal Arch Ma-
sons in proportion to the number of Master Masons than
any State in the Union; and, among its 11 Chapters,
has one, constituted in 1793, which has 2,282 members,
and is still growing. The total number of members is,
or was at the end of December, 1916 — for we are dealing
with rather ancient history — 4,984 — a net gain of 181
in a year. The proceedings before us are those at the
119th Annual Convocation, held in Freemasons' Hall,
Providence, on the 13th March, 1917. Writing in
January, 1919, we cannot help wondering why we have
not the proceedings of March, 1918.
Frederick Eugene Leonard, Grand High Priest of
1916-17, is presented to us by a photograph and a brief
biography. He was born in Providence, Rhode Island,
on the 26th March, 1859, of good old New England
ancestry ; he resides and practises his profession —
mechanical engineer and mill-architect — in Pawtucket.
A very active Mason, he has held high office in most
of the Lodges, Councils, and Chapters of which he is
a member. "His ritualistic work," says his bio-
grapher, "in the several branches of Masonry has been
of a high order, always impressively rendered, appealing
to the hearts of the Brethren and Companions. Out-
side of the Lodge-room he has measured fully up to
the standard of a true man and a sincere Mason."
Among the distinguished visitors at this 119th
Convocation were the General Grand High Priest of
the United States and the Grand High Priests of New
York and Vermont. General Grand High Priest
George E. Corson made an eloquent speech.
Grand High Priest Leonard's address was, as he
said, "a simple and concise statement of his personal
transactions " during his term of office. He had visited
every Chapter in the Jurisdiction at least once, and
some of them several times.
"I found in all the Chapters," he said, "a strong
interest in the affairs and welfare of the Order, the
records neatly and correctly written, finances in good
condition and well taken care of, and a general feeling
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of harmony and contentment prevailing, indicative of
good management and prosperity. In nearly all the
Chapters the degree work is impressively and con-
scientiously performed, and is deserving of commend-
ation. Exceptions noted are, in each case, due to the
individual, and not to the official corps as a whole,
and could be easily remedied if the services of the
Grand Lecturer were more frequently availed of.
Basing my opinion on my experiences and observation
gained by frequent visits to the several Chapters, not
only during my term as Grand High Priest, but covering
the period of the preceding three years of official and
fraternal acquaintance, together with such statistical
knowledge as I have derived fron the records of my
predecessors, I state with confidence and pride that
Capitular Masonry in Rhode Island is enjoying the
most prosperous period of its existence."
The Grand High Priest spoke strongly of the duty
of the Royal Craft in respect of the Masonic Home
which the Grand Lodge of Rhode Island had resolved
to establish. A " Masonic Home Fund for the Relief
of Indigent Masons and the Widows and Orphans of
Masons" had already been started, and contributions
to it were urgently solicited. Not till the fund shall
reach $50,000 will Grand Lodge consider the actual
establishment of the "Home." The duty of subscribing
to the fund had apparently been laid upon the sub-
ordinate Chapters, and some of them had responded
liberally. We do not find that Grand Chapter made
an appropriation at this Convocation.
According to the Grand Treasurer's Report, Grand
Chapter has assets of the value of more than $11,000,
including a cash balance on hand.
The list of notable Companions of this Grand Chap-
ter who died in 1916 or early in 1917 is a long one.
Chief est among the names is that of Charles B. Man-
chester, who died in Providence in July, 1916. He
was Grand High Priest in 1903-4.
The Report of the Committee on Foreign Corres-
pondence is presented by Past Grand High Priest S.
Penrose Williams — a very concise and excellent sum-
APPENDIX ci
mary. The doings of 49 Grand Bodies, including
Canada (1916), are recorded.
Charles T. Glines, 113 Comstock Avenue, Provi-
dence, Grand High Priest.
William R. Greene, Freemasons Hall, Providence,
Grand Secretary.
Scotland.
We have a good deal of information about the pro-
ceedings of the Grand Chapter of Scotland in 1918,
although we have no record of a Quarterly Convocation
later than that of the 21st June. Perhaps we can best
discharge the obligation we are under to tell what we
have learned of the doings in Scotland in 1918, by quot-
ing portions of the address of the Earl of Cassilis, Grand
Z., at the Annual Convocation for the Installation of
Grand Office-Bearers, held in Royal Arch MasOns'
Hall, Edinburgh, on the 21st March, 1918. He was
formally installed at that Convocation, with much
ceremony, by M.E. Comp. C. C. Nisbet, Past Deputy
Grand Z. The Supreme Chapter was opened by M.E.
Comp. Sir Robert K. Inches, who had been Deputy
Grand Z. for some years ; but was succeeded in office
this year by M.E. Comp. Peter Spence, referred to,
conveniently but perhaps not Masonically, as "Colonel
Spence."
The Grand Z. spoke of the past year (1917) of
Supreme Grand Chapter as having an unexampled
record. "We have now under our jurisdiction," he
said, "not merely the Royal Arch Degrees proper,
but also (with separate charters) Lodges of Royal Ark
Mariners and Councils of Red Cross Knights, and in
addition we act as the Grand Council of Royal and
Select Masters. While these Bodies are all separate
and distinct, with separate charters, the Principal
Office-bearers are the same in the whole, in similar
manner to the relationship between the Grand Lodge
of England and the Grand Chapter of England.
"The relationship is satisfactory, because those
Degrees are so closely allied to one another, and the
sequence of them to Royal Arch Masonry is of the
utmost interest.
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"The concentration of government is also satisfac-
tory, because a large number of rival governing Bodies
in Masonic matters tends to a waste of energy and a
waste of resources which does not commend itself.
"Some 10 or 12 years ago we were happy in having
a matter of 1,200 or 1,500 exaltations in the course of
a year. This past year has resulted in 4,043 members
being admitted to the Royal Arch Craft under our
Constitution. This has added greatly to our respon-
sibilities, but has also added greatly to our strength.
A satisfactory feature is the strengthening of the care
with which admissions are made.
"In the Lodges of Royal Ark Mariners we have
admitted 1,267 members, and in the Councils of Red
Cross Knights we have admitted 1,365 members during
the past year. As regards the Councils of Royal and
Select Masters since we took them under our jurisdic-
tion, that is, for the past 2 years, there have been
admitted no fewer than 2,111 members, and the in-
terest in the working of the Councils throughout the
whole jurisdiction is very great indeed.
"We have granted during the past year 10 charters
for new Chapters, and have now under our jurisdiction
330 active Chapters. Deducting those in foreign
countries, such as the Chapter at Smyrna, and such
also as the Chapter at Namur in Belgium, and the
Chapter at Amsterdam in Holland — which are for
practical purposes dormant, though many of their
members are still, to our knowledge, alive and capable
of work — one may take it that we have still 320 Chap-
ters in good working order. It may interest you to
recall that, in addition to the Chapters whose names
are printed in the minutes of the last meeting of Su-
preme Chapter, petitions for 9 new Chapters, which
are in process of signature, have been passed, 6 from
New South Wales, 3 in this country, and one intimated
from Queensland ."
The Grand First Principal came to the point which
will most interest our American Companions when he
said : —
"As regards our relations with the rest of the world,
they are not in all points satisfactorv.
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"One of the questions which has arisen in Australia
is that of certain small sections practising Masonry
upon the English model, that is, separating the Mark
and the Craft and the Royal Arch, forming small Grand
Bodies, and arrogating to themselves the right of sole
sovereignty in the district in opposition to our own
organisations.
"In New South Wales, for instance, some 20 Chap-
ters, if so many, under a local Grand Chapter, claim
the right to compel us, who have an overwhelming
majority of members and now of Chapters, to give
up our right to working our own system and chartering
any new Chapters.
"With a desire to be absoluterly fair to the wishes
of the district, we at once assented to the suggestion
that a vote should be taken among the members of
both bodies as to which system they desired and which
principle they desired to adopt.
"No manifesto or representation of any sort were
sent out on our behalf, and the matter was left as one
of their own free will and accord, with the result that
our Chapters, forming the large majority, unanimously
decided to adhere to us. How, in these circumstances,
some of our American cousins can pretend to support
the action of a minority who represent and practise
a system as different from theirs as it is from ours, it
difficult to understand.
"Another question which has troubled us, and
which we hope to deal with, with a full session of Su-
preme Grand Chapter to consider the matter, is the
question raised by the granting of a charter for a Chap-
ter in the Philippine Islands.
"Time will probably solve this difficulty by the
formation of a Grand Chapter there which will in-
corporate our own Chapter with it, but the principle
which our American cousins do not seem to understand
is that the Royal Arch is a complement to Craft Ma-
sonry, and wherever a Scottish Lodge exists we claim
the right to have a Chapter attached to it."
Audi alteram partem.
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The Most Excellent goes on : —
"The message I wish to convey both to those who
are friendly and those who at present do not agree with
us, is, that we shall endeavour, both in conference
and correspondence, to find a satisfactory solution,
whenever the present troubles permit us to do so.
We are at present engaged in maintaining the status
quo. We are not adverse to conciliation, nor are we
averse to concessions if they can be justified in the
way an arbiter would try to find a reasonable com-
promise between contending interests and divergent
opinions."
All of which seems fair. Of a speedy settlement,
we hae oor doots.
"As regards the Benevolent Fund and War Relief
Fund," said the Grand Z., "we began the year with
£6,186, and, subject to audit, we expect to find it end
with £6,710 at our credit. I anticipate that the Gen-'
eral Fund will show a like gratifying result."
After the address, Supreme Grand Chapter was
closed, and "a very simple service" (refreshment
perhaps — can one partake of a service ?) "of fruit
and cake was partaken of in the Banqueting Hall,
but no celebration of the Vernal Equinox or speeches
or singing took place."
The Earl of Cassillis, Grand Z.
Alfred A. Arbuthnot Murray, Edinburgh, Grand
Scribe E.
South Carolina.
The proceedings before us are those of the 107th
Annual Grand Convocation of the Grand Chapter of
South Carolina, holden in the City of Anderson, on
the 9th April, 1918 ; Grand High Priest William A.
Giles (Graniteville) presiding.
The address read by the presiding Grand Officer
was brief and business-like. After welcoming the
delegates and referring to the war — an inevitable refer-
ence — the Grand High Priest said that he was glad
to be able to announce that there were no deaths in the
"official family" of this Grand Chapter to record .
APPENDIX cv
Perhaps an investment of the funds of a Grand
Chapter in a land-security is unusual. A paragraph
in the address is devoted to describing an investment
of $1,000 in a mortgage of a house and lot in the City
of Columbia.
The Grand High Priest recommended that the
Grand Chapter invest $1,000 in Liberty Loan bonds,
and that the interest thereon, in accordance with the
Constitution, be paid to the Masonic Relief Fund of
the Grand Lodge. As to this the Finance Committee
said : "After a very careful examination of the actual
funds at the disposal of this Grand Body, and in view
of the pressing needs of the different charities in our
midst, we disapprove of this recommendation at this
time." The Committee recommended that the sum
of $300 be contributed to the Grand Lodge fund for
welfare work among the soldiers. The report was
adopted.
At the request of the Red Cross Chapter of South
Carolina the sum of $600 was furnished them to endow
a bed in the Red Cross Hospital at Neuilly, France.
The subordinate Chapters were requested to give an
amount equal to 25 'cents per capita for this purpose.
In the meantime the Grand Chapter would underwrite
the amount until it could be returned by the subordin-
ate Chapters.
The Grand High Priest had received from the General
Grand High Priest an official communication stating that
the Convocation of the General Grand Chapter in the
autumn of 1918 was to be, in keeping with the spirit of
the times, for business purposes only, and recommend-
ing that the formal and elaborate entertainments that
had heretofore marked these triennial gatherings should
be omitted, and that the attendance should be limited
as far as practicable to the members of the General
Grand Chapter.
In view of this announcement, the Grand High
Priest of South Carolina recommended, and the recom-
mendation was adopted — that the provision made
at the Grand Convocation of 1917 for the payment
of the expenses of all Past Grand High Priests for at-
tendance at General Grand Chapter, be revoked.
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"I am pleased to state," said the Grand High Priest
in conclusion, "that Capitular Masonry continues
to grow, and that all the Chapters in the Jurisdiction,
with perhaps two exceptions, are doing splendid work,
and peace and harmony prevail throughout the Juris-
diction."
The Grand Treasurer reported a cash balance on
hand of nearly $4,000 and invested funds about $3,800.
There are 34 chartered Chapters and one under
dispensation ; total membership, 3,470 ; net increase
in a year, 172.
The "Review of the Proceedings of Sister Juris-
dictions, 1918," by Past Grand High Priest J. L.
Michie — a native Scotsman, as he is proud to state —
is, as usual, complete and able. No less than 55 Grand
Chapters are accounted for. Canada (1917) receives
full and favourable attention. Under California (1917)
he has something to say about the nature of Corres-
pondence Reports. He is by no means in sympathy
with the opinions of Reviewer Adams of the Golden
State. Comp. Michie has a style that is all his own —
he is quite as much an American as a Scot — he quotes,
but he also comments, and his comments are shrewd
as well as funny.
We find in the proceedings no record of an election
of Grand Officers ; probably there is an election every
second year only.
William A. Giles, Graniteville, Grand High Priest.
O. Frank Hart, Columbia, Grand Secretary.
South Dakota.
The Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of South
Dakota met in 29th Annual Convocation, in the City
of Aberdeen, on the 13th June, 1918.
R.E. Comp. Frederick Treon, Grand King, pre-
sided in the absence of the Grand High Priest, M.E.
Comp. West Babcock, who had undergone an operation
on the ear only the day before the meeting, and in the
absence (at a funeral) of the Deputy Grand High
Priest. A telegram assured Comp. Babcock of the
sympathy of Grand Chapter ; and the address which
he had prepared was read.
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He deplored the death on Christmas-day, 1917,
of Past Grand High Priest Edward Boliver Bracy,
who was born in 1826, and had thus attained the un-
usual age of 91. Past Grand High Priest Park Davis,
who died on the 20th August, 1917, was also a veteran,
having been born in 1837. Past Grand Scribe Solomon
Star died on the 10th October, 1917, at the age of 77.
The Grand Treasurer reported a cash balance on
hand of $4,436.48, which was nearly $1,200 less than
the balance carried forward from the previous year,
but apparently the disbursements included an invest-
ment of $2,000 and a payment of $250 to the Masonic
Building Association.
There are 36 Chapters, with 4,122 members ; net
gain in a year, 305.
An appropriation of $1,200 in Liberty bonds was
made for the Charity Fund of Grand Lodge.
William A. Morris was elected Grand High Priest
for 1918-19, but was not present to be installed. It
was directed that he should be installed in the Chapter
of his "home-town," Redfield.
Frederick Treon aforesaid was elected and in-
stalled as Deputy Grand High Priest.
The piece de resistance of the book of proceedings
is the Report on Correspondence — 47 Grand Chapters
— by M.E. Comp. Louis G. Levoy. Canada (1918)
receives brief but discriminating notice.
In his conclusion he says that the year past (1917-18)
is the banner year in Capitular Masonry in membership
additions, despite the war. He then writes forcibly
of the duty of Masons in this world-crisis.
William A. Morris, Redfield, Grand High Priest.
George A. Pettigrew, Sioux Falls, Grand Secretary.
Tennessee.
Grand High Priest Charles Henry Smart, who pre-
sided at the 89th Annual Convocation of the Grand
Chapter of Tennessee, held in Freemasons Hall, Nash-
ville, on the 28th January, 1918, is a man somewhat
advanced in years, withal vigorous and capable of much
work. During his year of office, as he said, in a very
able address delivered at this Convocation, he had
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visited 70 out of the 87 Chapters in the State, and in
so doing had travelled 6,821 miles, by all sorts of convey-
ances, and had met hundreds of the Companions }
' ■ but nowhere near the number that should have greet-
ed me." Nine of the Chapters visited had failed to
secure a quorum of members to open the Chapters on
the occasion of his visits.
Speaking of the dead, the Grand High Priest said
that during the past year there had been no invasion
of the ranks of the Grand Officers or Past Grand High
Priests, "We can look back," he said, "over a period
of 44 years and see our beloved Foster, our oldest Past
Grand High Priest, still as erect in stature and as bril-
liant in intellect as when he wielded the gavel in this
Grand Body, although more than one-half of those
who succeeded him have been gathered to the land
where our fathers have gone before us."
After referring to the Washington Memorial Associ-
ation and the Masonic War Relief Association, and
recommending a subscription of $1,000 to the funds
of the latter, the Grand High Priest took up the sub-
ject of Grand Lecturers, and said that from conver-
sations with Companions throughout the State, as
well as from his own observations, he was of the opinion
that the system of District Lecturers in vogue would
for the present fill the want for which it was created.
There are some Chapters in Tennessee which are
dormant or becoming so. The charter of one was
arrested by the Grand High Priest in November, 1917 —
he "being satisfied that the Chapter had drawn its
last breath."
The " Condition of the Rite" was the subject of an
impressive appeal by the Grand High Priest. He
described it as "simply miserable," outside of the
Chapters in the cities and many of the large towns.
There are 20 Chapters "whose halls are shrouded in
impenetrable gloom from January to December."
The appeal was for a revival of interest. "General
Indifference" was' in supreme command in at least 30
Chapters. The Grand High Priest made a masterly
presentation of the case, with elaborate statistics.
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The Widows and Orphans' Home and the Old
Masons' Home in Tennessee are the property of Grand
Lodge and by it supported, but the Grand Chapter
has in the past "done its bit" in helping to maintain
these institutions. The Grand High Priest recom-
mended appropriations of $1,000 and $500 respectively.
The Grand Treasurer's Report showed a balance
of over $15,000 on the right side.
The Report of the Grand Secretary was more
encouraging than that of the presiding officer. During
the year 385 Masons w T ere exalted. One Chapter,
which had 31 members on the 31st December, 1916,
exalted 26 during the year, a net gain of almost 84
per cent. The total membership of the Chapters on
the 31st December, 1917, was 6,007 ; and there was
a net gain in a year of 161.
Among the recommendations made in the Report
of the Committee on Ways and Means, w T hich was
adopted, were the following : —
(1) No appropriation for a representative to the
George Washington Memorial meeting.
(3) An appropriation of $400 as a gift to the Ma-
sonic War Relief Association.
(7) An appropriation of $1,000 as a gift for main-
tenance or needed improvements to the Widows and
Orphans' Home and $500 for the Old Masons' Home.
(12) No appropriation for the celebration of the
100th Anniversary of Royal Arch Masonry.
(13) Increase of Grand Secretary's salary to $600
per annum.
(14) Loan of $5,000 to Grand Lodge.
(15) Investment of $5,000 in Liberty bonds.
James Harry Swan, of Bristol, Tennessee, born in
London, England, in 1851, was elected and installed
as Grand High Priest for the ensuing year. He came
to the United States from England in 1851 ; settled in
Bristol in 1878 ; went into business there as a house
decorator ; and still continues in it most successfully.
"A great honour has been put upon deserving and capa-
ble shoulders" (brief biography, with an excellent
portrait).
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Comp. H. G. McClister, P.G.H.P., thus begins his
Report on Correspondence — he is an old hand at it : —
"The frosts have tinged the forests and the Golden
Rod is waving in the valley, as we make preparation
to begin our Fifteenth Annual Journey through the
capitular world. The pile of books to be read looks
appalling, and we know that ere the Yuletide passes,
the printer will be wanting copy, so we begin our
task, remembering that time, patience, and persever-
ance will accomplish all things."
Fifty Grand Jurisdictions receive impartial at-
tention ; Canada (1917) is not forgotten ; and a very
excellent result is achieved.
J. H. Swan, Bristol, Grand High Priest.
Stith M. Cain, Nashville, Grand Secretary.
Texas.
The Grand Chapter met on the 3rd December,
1917, and continued in session for three days. It was
the 68th Annual Convocation ; Waco was the place
of meeting ; and Grand High Priest Ben F. Dwiggins
presided.
In the course of his address, after welcoming the
delegates and referring to the war in eloquent terms, he
read a letter which, early in his year of office, he had
sent out to all the Grand Visitors of Districts, urging
them to take steps to increase the number of Royal
Arch Masons in Texas. "With 68,000 Master Masons
in Texas," he said, "it is a reflection on us that we
have only 22,000 on our rolls. With so much material
at our doors knocking for admission, let us get busy
and knock it into the finished product." The letter
"caught on ;" splendid results were obtained ; the
highest number of exaltations in a single year was
reached.
Six Chapters were regularly constituted under
charters during the year ; and four dispensations were
granted for the formation of as many new Chapters.
One Chapter was dead, and its charter was revoked.
The Grand High Priest said that he had everywhere
met with the inquiry : "Is it permissible to solicit
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Master Masons to become ' Royal Arch Masons?"
He had replied that it was not only permissible, but
that it was the duty of Royal Arch Masons to induce
Master Masons to take the step — a duty to them and to
ourselves.
The following eminent members of Grand Chapter
who had died during the year were specially mentioned :
Thomas H. Haynie, P.G.H.P. ; W. D. Burdett, Past
Grand High Priest ; W. P. Lawrence, 11 years a member
of the Committee on Work ; L. A. Daniels, Chairman
of the Committee on Credentials ; A. W. Campbell,
an old member of Grand Chapter and a Past Grand
Master of the Grand Lodge of Texas.
Many visits were made by the Grand High Priest ;
he had travelled nearly 7,000 miles ; and he emphasised
the importance and usefulness of visits to Chapters.
A large part of the address of the Grand High
Priest, and a still larger portion of the volume of pro-
ceedings, are taken up with reports, discussion, and
appeals in regard to the Texas Home for Aged Masons
and their wives. The Home is at Arlington, and at
the time of Convocation it had 56 inmates. The
demands for sustenance and enlargement — for there
was a waiting list — were insistent. A noble work
indeed !
The Grand Treasurer reported a balance of $22,-
780.33 on hand.
The Report of the Grand Secretary was an inter-
esting one : 284 chartered Chapters and 4 under dis-
pensation ; 2,265 exaltations during the year ; total
losses, 1,187 ; total membership (1917), 23,231 ; net
gain in a year, 1,595.
R.E. Comp. O. M. Longnecker, who was elected
and installed as Grand High Priest, is presented in a
photograph ; he appears to be a young and vigorous
man and looks like a good Mason.
It will not be forgotten that Texas retains its posi-
tion as an independent Grand Chapter, refusing to
bow the head in the temple of the General Grand Chap-
ter of the United States.
Comp. Carlton E. Mead (of Marfa) thus heads his
report : —
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"Report of Committee on Fraternal Correspond-
ence — Annual Review of Capitular Grand Bodies" —
and begins : "For the fifth time by the grace of our
Grand High Priest, and the indulgence of the Com-
panions, we undertake the arduous duty of preparing
an Annual Report on Royal Arch Masonry, as shown
by the work of the various Grand Jurisdictions." He
reviews only 43 ; Canada (1916) is one ; but it is such
ancient history, actually going back to 1914 in one
place, that we think it better to say nothing about
Comp. Mead's remarks anent Canada, although they
are both wise and witty.
In his conclusion he says : "We are glad to report
a decided tendency on the part of the Royal Craft to
forward charitable and educational work."
O. M. Longnecker, Houston, Grand High Priest.
T. M. Bartley, Waco, Grand Secretary.
United States of America.
We have before us a bulky and important volume: —
no less than the "Proceedings of the General Grand
Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of the United States
of America at its 37th Triennial Convocation, Balti-
more, Maryland, A.I. 2448, A.D. 1918, also Proposed
Revision of Constitution and Statutes."
We remember that in 1916 we endeavoured — in
vain — to obtain the Report of the Triennial Convo-
cation of 1915, held in San Francisco, for our first
review. We had to content ourselves with references
to it in the reports of State Grand Chapters, and ex-
pected to do so as regards the Triennial Convocation
of 1918 ; but at the last moment (24th January, 1919),
the bulky volume aforesaid found its way to our desk,
and we forthwith plunged into it.
We have read many of the speeches of General Grand
High Priest George Edgar Corson, and now we have
seen him, in counterfeit presentment of course, and
have learned something about him from a biographical
sketch (p. 195). He was born at Lebanon, Maine,
in 1842. At the age of 19 he enlisted in the 17th U.S.
Infantry. He was wounded in the battle of Spotsyl-
vania Court House in 1864, and took his discharge
APPENDIX cxiii
in the same year. He then went to Washington, be-
came a clerk in the War Department, and now occu-
pies a high position in that Department, after a service
therein of 54 years. In 1871 he took the degree of
LL.B. from the George Washington University, and
was admitted to the District of Columbia Bar. He
first saw Masonic light in 1870, and has since occupied
the highest positions in all the different Masonic Bodies
of the District, having been Grand High Priest in
1886. We know of course that he was elected General
Grand High Priest in 1915. "Possessed," writes his
biographer, "of a dignified yet pleasing presence, a
genial, affable, and courteous disposition, a broad
intellectual mind, and an unflagging interest and
energy in all the activities of Masonic circles, he has
filled with conspicuous ability the many offices of trust
to which he has been called."
It was this distinguished Mason who presided at
the 37th Triennial Convocation, held in Baltimore on
the 2nd and 3rd October, 1918.
Loyalty, Patriotism, Service, were the notes of the
opening.
There was a fairly good representation of Grand
Chapters. Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Texas — perhaps
other State Grand Chapters too — do not belong to the
Union. Nevada, New Mexico, South Dakota, Wash-
ington, West Virginia, and Wyoming, were not repre-
sented.
The list of members of the General Grand Chapter
who had died since the Convocation of 1915 was natur-
ally a long one — for three years is a long time, and
Past Grand High Priests are usually well up in years.
Three of the notables received special mention : Bestor
Gaston Brown, who was Grand High Priest of the
Grand Chapter of Kansas (see under "Kansas") in
1893, and was General Grand Scribe at the time of his
death, July, 1917 ; Thomas Jacob Shryock, who was
Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter of Maryland
(see under "Maryland") in 1914, and was General
Grand Treasurer at the time of his death, February,
1918 ; and Nathan Kingsley, who was Grand High
Priest of the Grand Chapter of Minnesota in 1886,
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and General Grand High Priest from 1909 to 1912 ;
he died in September, 1918.
Many subjects were taken up in the address read
by General Grand High Priest Corson. The corres-
pondence between the officers of the General Grand
Chapter and the officers of the Grand Chapter of Scot-
land was set out at length. The two Grand Bodies
are wide apart. The General Grand Chapter is not
a body recognised by the Grand Chapter of Scotland ;
but apparently the latter is ready to waive the dis-
ability or supposed disability and discuss the differ-
ences amicably. "I do not believe," writes the Scots
Grand Scribe E., "that we shall readily find a solution
of our differences without a personal conference of
some sort." And Comp. Corson's statement to the
General Grand Chapter is : —
"I have taken no additional action in this matter.
The contentions of the General Grand Chapter on the
subject were so fully, forcibly, and conclusively pre-
sented by my predecessor, Companion Witt, in his
correspondence with the Earl of Cassillis, the Grand
Z., that at this stage, and without some definite action
on the part of the Supreme Grand Chapter of Scotland,
further action on our part does not seem to me to be
demanded. The status quo can be maintained until
the termination of the present war, when perhaps a
personal conference, as suggested by Companion Mur-
ray, the Grand Scribe E., can be arranged, and an
amicable understanding arrived at, which correspond-
ence has failed to bring about."
The General Grand Chapter has $22,000 invested
in bonds and about $9,000 cash in banks.
The well-known Charles A. Conover, General
Grand Secretary, presented a voluminous document —
his third triennial report.
One matter of interest, already touched on, under
"Oregon," is referred to in this report, viz., "the grant-
ing of a charter or service certificate, properly executed
designating the official relation of each Grand Chapter
to the General Grand Chapter when it is organised."
The request of the Grand Chapter of Oregon for a
charter from the General Grand Chapter was referred
APPENDIX rxv
to the Jurisprudence Committee of the latter body.
The Committee reported — and the report was adopted
— that under the Constitutions of the General Grand
Chapter the issue of such a charter is not provided for,
and is unnecessary.
Perhaps the most interesting items in the General
Grand Secretary's Report are grouped under the head-
ing of "Constitution and Inspection of Subordinate
Chapters," that is, not (subordinate) Grand Chapters,
but subordinate or private Chapters, in different parts
of the world, under the jurisdiction of the General
Grand Chapter. These are 11 in number : 1 in Hono-
lulu ; 1 in Valparaiso ; 1 in Shanghai ; 1 in San Juan ;
1 in Manila ; 2 in Cuba (Havana and Santa Fe) ; 2 in
Alaska (Fairbanks and Nome) ; 2 in the Panama Canal
Zone (Ancon and Christobal).
In the winter of 1916, Comp. Conover set sail for
the West Indies. The object of his journey was to
constitute the Chapter at Sante Fe, Isle of Pines, and
to install the officers, That duty he faithfully per-
formed on the 25th February, 1916. His next assign-
ment was to visit and inspect Island Chapter No. 1,
Havana ; and this also was accomplished on the 28th
February.
A similar visit of inspection was paid to Canal Zone
Chapter No. 1, at Ancon, on the 6th March.
The General Grand Chapter dissipated its surplus
at the Convocation in a delightful way : $15,000 to the
American Red Cross Society ; $8,000 to the Y.M.C.A.
for its Overseas Service ; $2,000 to the Salvation Army
for its Overseas Service ; $25,000 in all. Well done !
Reports of Special Committees on Revision of the
Ritual and Revision of the Constitution were received.
The Constitution, as revised and submitted, is printed
in full at the end of the proceedings.
The Baltimore Companions were hospitable, but
we find nothing to warrant the charge of "junketing. "
We confess, however, that the menu of the banquet
on the 3rd October makes our mouth water. Oh ! to
be in Baltimore in October.
The 4th day of October was "A Day at Washing-
ton," where the members of the General Grand Chap-
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ter were the guests of the Grand Chapter of the Dis-
trict of Columbia. This included a visit to Mount
Vernon.
Frederick W. Craig, Past Grand High Priest of the
Grand Chapter of Iowa, was elected and installed as
General Grand High Priest. His address is : Capital
City Bank Building, Des Moines, Iowa.
Charles Arthur Conover, Coldwater, Michigan, was
(of course) re elected Grand Secretary.
The next Triennial Convocation will be held in the
City of Raleigh, North Carolina, on a date to be de-
termined.
Utah.
All presiding officers of Grand Royal Arch Chapters
read addresses at the Annual Convocations, and in
1917 and 1918 all naturally allude to the war. If a
prize were offered for the best essay by such an officer
on the war and its relation to Masonry, Grand High
Priest Sam H. Goodwin of Utah would be well up in
the running for the award. We quote one trenchant
sentence from his address at the Convocation of 1918 : —
"In the reply given by Masonry to the appeals of
our Government in the hour of her greatest need, we
have nothing of which to be ashamed. Liberty bonds,
Red Cross work, Y.M.C.A., Thrift stamps, Smilage
books. Conservation of Food — though new terms in
the vocabulary of Masonry — represent interests and
calls to service to which Masons have given instant
and unhesitating response. And the beautiful and
significant Service Flags, with their flecks of heaven's
blue, speak more positively than aught else of the
pregnant fact that heroism, and honour, and unselfish-
ness, and nobility of character, are not meaningless
terms, but are potent still to glorify and sanctify human
life and endeavour."
The Grand Chapter is young and as yet small.
There are but 6 subordinate Chapters ; total mem-
bership, 771 ; net gain in a year, 22.
The only financial investment is $100 in two Liberty
bonds of the first issue. The Grand Treasurer reports
a cash balance on hand of $811.98, after making this
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investment. The subordinate Chapters invested
$2,550 in Liberty bonds.
The 7th Annual Convocation was held in the Ma-
sonic Temple, Provo, on the 8th May, 1918.
Grand High Priest Goodwin (a lawyer, we guess
from his portrait, but are not told) delivered, as we
have indicated, an excellent address. He was much
concerned about saving unnecessary expense to Grand
Chapter, and said that he had concurred in the cur-
tailing of the Report on Correspondence in order to
save on the printer's bill something which would go
towards the expenses of a delegate to the General Grand
Chapter. He dwelt at considerable length on the
function of a Correspondence Report. He himself
does not believe that the topical form is the best ;
and he emphasises the statement that that form is
not established for the future.
"This year's work and fellowship with you," he
concludes, "have greatly enriched my life, and made
me feel with a new force that ' I am wealthy in my
friends. ' "
The "Topical Review of Correspondence" is by
Ex. Comp. A. S. Chapman, who seems to be a somewhat
unwilling victim of the curtailment decree (he has got
it down to 6 pages) and somewhat doubtful of the merit
of his pot-pourri. We confess that we are not greatly
intrigued by it. He mentions Canada's Grand Chap-
ter once, thus : "The Grand Z. of Canada is in favour
of one Grand Chapter and Provincial Grand Chapters."
Grand Chapter appropriated $75 for the expenses
of one delegate, the new Grand High Priest, or his
nominee, to the Triennial Convocation of the General
Grand Chapter.
Frank P. Sherwood, 702 South State Street, Salt
Lake City, Grand High Priest.
Walter Daniels, Masonic Temple, Salt Lake City,
Grand Secretary.
Vermont.
The 101st Annual Convocation of the Grand Chap-
ter of Vermont was held in Burlington on the 14th
June, 1918— Grand High Priest George N. Tilden
presiding.
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In his address he said that among the several Com-
panions of this Jurisdiction who had died during the
. past year were two eminent Masons : Edwin H. Mar-
tin, of Middlebury, who was Grand High Priest in
1909 ; and Henry D. Bryants, of Morrisville, Grand
High Priest in 1912.
While the Grand Secretary's Report might not
show a record increase in membership, the Grand High
Priest felt justified in reporting that the standard of
efficiency had been maintained and that never in the
history of Capitular Masonry in Vermont had the
real spirit of brotherly love — which makes for our great
institution of Freemasonry — been so firmly imbedded
in the hearts of members as now.
The statistical statement of the Grand Secretary
showed 30 subordinate Chapters, all of which had
made returns ; total membership (1918), 4,655 ; net
gain in a year, 56.
The Grand Treasurer reported that $7,000 had,
since the last Annual Convocation, been invested in
Liberty bonds, and that there was a cash balance on
hand of $6,794.61.
The Reports of the Grand Lecturer and District
Deputy Grand High Priests spoke of good work done
in the subordinate Chapters.
Past Grand High Priest Eugene S. Weston pre-
sented the Report of the, Committee on Correspondence.
It was his second review — a careful and able one. When
reviewing Canada (1918), he spoke of a fairly large
sum spent in "benevolences," and said he wished
there might be a similar report from every Grand Chap-
ter. He was of opinion that there was too little char-
ity by the Royal Craft and too much tendency to ac-
cumulate a surplus.
In conclusion Comp. Weston said :—
"We have been taken to task by some reviewers
because of our opposition to the General Grand ; but
nothing has been said to change our views. When
they present some concrete fact showing the benefit
of the General Grand, aside from furnishing a junket
once in three years , we will consider this- ^argument .
We believe that our Grand Chapter would be/better
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off if there was no General Grand. To be sure, it
gives a Grand Officer a chance, once in three years,
to rub elbows with those from other Jurisdictions, but
it does not change our customs or laws."
William H. Brewster, Middlebury, Grand High
Priest.
Henry H. Ross, Burlington, Grand Secretary.
Virginia.
In taking up for review a Virginia volume we always
(perhaps "always" is presumptuous, for this is only
our fourth experience) feel pleasure in the anticipation
of something readable at the least, but regret because
the volume is so ancient. Here we are in 1919 with
the proceedings of the Grand Chapter of Virginia of
October, 1917, before us. Would that we had 1918
also ! When we turn to glance at the Correspondence
Report, we find it concerned with our proceedings of
February, 1916 ; and when the Virginia reviewer
comes to our Report of 1916 he finds something in it
abotrt his report of 1914, which in turn may have
referred to our report of 1912. This is exasperating.
But all else in the volume before us is delightful.
The 110th Grand Annual Convocation was held
in Richmond on the 23rd and 24th October, 1917,
with M.E. Comp. J. E. W. Timberman, of Alexandria,
Grand High Priest, presiding.
General Grand High Priest George E. Corson was
welcomed as a distinguished visitor, although, as he
said, the Grand Chapter of Virginia does not belong
to the household of the General Grand Chapter. His
allusion to this was graceful and discreet : —
"I am sorry, my Companions, that I cannot call
you 'my boys, ' as I would be proud to do if you were
within the pale of the General Grand Chapter. But
because you have seen fit to maintain your independ-
ence we have no quarrel with you, and our fraternal
relations are just as close and our brotherly love just
as warm as though you were a member of our great
family. Let me assure you that should you at any
time take it into your heads, as I hope you may some
time, to join the General Grand Chapter, you would not
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be called upon to surrender one right or privilege you
now enjoy as an independent Grand Body. But,
whether united or separate, we will work together for
the great purposes of Royal Arch Masonry. We will
all inculcate the same principles, teach the same lessons,
administer to and inspire our Companions with the
same moral and social virtues, and thus strive to make
the world better, and thus prevent a recurrence of the
atrocious warfare with which the whole world is ac-
cursed to-day, and hasten the day when peace shall
smile upon all people and all lands, and right, justice,
and humanity shall prevail because they have learned
and come to believe that sublime lesson taught in Ma-
sonry, the Fatherhood of God and the Brotherhood
of Man."
"No discordant note," said Grand High Priest
Timberman, in the beginning of his address, "disturbed
the peace and harmony of our Grand Jurisdiction —
the Companions have learned well how best to work
and best agree."
In the course of the year death had removed from
Grand Chapter the following distinguished Com-
panions : William James Hubard, of Richmond, who
was Grand High Priest in 1901-02, and Grand Lecturer
for many years ; Henry Knox Field, Grand Master of
Masons in Virginia ; and Samuel W. Thompson, of
Culpeper, who was Grand High Priest in 1905-06.
An appeal for the Virginia Masonic Home was made
by the Grand High Priest briefly thus : —
"An institution of this character should need no
plea from any one for its support. An official circular
to each Chapter has made all the plea that should be
necessary ; and, if you have not made your contribu-
tion, the Grand High Priest says to you bluntly, 'You
have not done your duty.' "
The net gain in membership in 1917, the largest
in 8 years, was 348 ; the total membership on the 1st
October, 1917, was 8,209 ; there are 69 subordinate
Chapters ; 12 Chapters have each a membership ex-
ceeding 150, and the 12 have an average membership
of 300.
APPENDIX cxxi
This was the 22nd Annual Report of the Grand
Secretary, R.E. Comp. James Braxton Blanks ; and
the Grand Treasurer, M.E. Comp. George Wilson Poe,
has also been continuously in office for 22 years.
The cash balance on hand on the 15th October,
1917, was $724.84, and the amount of the invested fund
is $1,000.
When we come to the Report on Fraternal Corres-
pondence, we find it hard to understand the introduc-
tory note : "The work is done and the printer notified
August 14. All that have been received are reviewed."
"August 14" surely must mean August 14, 1917, and
yet the proceedings reviewed are all of 1916. Many
reports of 1917 must have reached Virginia — certainly
that of "Canada." Nevertheless, the reviews are in-
teresting. The work of M.E. Comp. Joseph W. Eggle-
ston is always good ; and streaks of drollery abound.
He says, under "Canada, 1916," referring to some
semi-humorous remarks on the Most Excellent Master
degree, that "with us the degree is a charming one."
Let us quote also the generous remarks of Comp.
Eggleston, anent the now buried Alberta trouble, that
"we never doubted that Canada could handle the case,
and if let alone the whole trouble would 'rub off when
it got dry.' "
Fifty-three volumes of proceedings are appreci-
atively dipped into by the learned reviewers, who seems
to enjoy his work. After reviewing Wyoming, he
prints in large type the word "Conclusion," and then
asks, "How do you like it ?" And that is all; but the
great secret of report-writing, like letter-writing (per
Sam Weller), is to make the reader wish there was
more ; and so say we all.
James Bowman, Roanoke, Grand High Priest.
James Braxton Blanks, P.O. Box 55, Petersburg,
Grand Secretary.
Washington.
Economy was the watch-word of the Grand Chap-
ter in 1918 — it was manifested in the brevity of the
printed proceedings — but charity and patriotism were
not stinted. The Grand Treasurer's Report at the
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34th Annual Convocation, held in Chehalis on the 9th
and 10th September, 1917, showed a cash balance on
hand of $5,224.64 ; $500 was "donated" to the Ma-
sonic Home of Washington ; and an investment of
$1,000 in Liberty bonds was authorised.
The address of the Grand High Priest, Charles
Glastonbury Smyth (portrait but no biography), was
brief and businesslike.
The Grand Secretary reported that all the chartered
Chapters — 38 — had made returns ; the total member-
ship on the 30th June, 1917, was 4,878 ; net gain in a
year, 115.
From the brief address of the Grand Orator, E.
Comp. William T. Drips, we quote this paragraph: —
"The true Mason is enrolled in the service of hu-
manity. We endeavour to teach our novitiates to be
good men and good citizens, so that they may teach
by example as well as by precept. In the rebuilding
after the war, when democracy shall have been estab-
lished all over the earth, and the Brotherhood of Man
accepted by all peoples, the results of the labours of
Masons for the past centuries will be made manifest."
The Grand Secretary and Correspondent, Past
Grand High Priest Yancey Crawford Blalock, pre-
sented his 29th Annual Report as Grand Secretary and
his 28th as Correspondent. Both were chiefly statis-
tical — this was apologised for in the case of the Report
on Correspondence, "crowded for room" being the
excuse. Canada (1918) was among the 50 Grand
Bodies noticed.
In the Grand High Priest's address it was said
that the official line of Grand Chapter had in his year
of office not been broken by death ; but we see by a
memorial printed towards the end of the volume that,
shortly after the close of Grand Chapter, a death sum-
mons was served upon William Vance Rinehart, who
was Grand High Priest in 1890. He was indeed a
veteran Mason ; born in Indiana in 1835, he was made
a Mason in 1861 ; he fought in the Civil War, was
Major of the First Oregon Infantry from 1862 to 1866 ;
State Senator of Washington in 1889 and 1890 ; he was
living in Seattle when his last call came.
Jacob Henry Miller, Wenatchee, Grand High Priest.
Yancey C. Blalock, Walla Walla, Grand Secretary.
APPENDIX cxxiii
Wisconsin.
The 68th Annual Convocation of the Grand Chap-
ter of Royal Arch Masons of Wisconsin was held in
the Scottish Rite Cathedral in the City of Milwaukee
on the 19th and 20th February, 1918.
From the address of Grand High Priest John E.
Langdon, who presided, we take this statement : —
"It gives me pleasure to report, in a review of the
work of the past year, that it is one on which we can
look with considerable satisfaction. The membership
on the 1st January, 1918, is 13,217, showing a net gain
of 691. The general conditions are good — peace and
harmony prevailing in our Grand Jurisdiction."
The Report of the Grand Secretary, William W.
Perry (his 17th Annual deliverance), shows that there
were, at the end of 1917, 92 chartered Chapters, 86 of
which made returns, and 2 Chapters under dispensation;
these were at this Convocation granted charters. The
total membership on the 1st January, 1918, was 13,217.
The Report of the Grand Trustees showed invested
funds to the amount of about $8,000.
The Grand Treasurer's Report disclosed a cash
balance of $8,597.70.
The deaths of three distinguished Past Grand Offi-
cers were feelingly announced by the Grand High
Priest. These were : Franklin Pierce Ains worth,
who was Grand High Priest in 1904 ; John Grimshaw,
Grand High Priest in 1907 ; and Levi Howland, Grand
Scribe in 1888.
Three Chapters were chartered and constituted
during the year 1917.
The Grand Lecturer reported that he had visited
49 Chapters during the year and had found them
"active in most cases and as a. whole doing more than
the usual amount of work."
The whole record is highly satisfactory ; and,
perhaps for that reason, there is little to record here
and less to comment upon.
The Report on Foreign Correspondence is signed by
Samuel Wright, Committee. This is his exordium :—
"We have, as heretofore, endeavoured to cull from
the 50 odd volumes submitted to us, such items as in
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our judgment would interest our Companions, and
thereby perhaps tend to inculcate within them a deeper
reverence for our Capitular tenets.
"Our thanks go out to our fellow-Correspondents
who heretofore by their favourable comment have
encouraged our efforts, and also to those who have
criticised our struggles, thereby enabling us to view
ourselves as others from a distance may see us — a
service too valuable to be ignored."
Comp. Wright is a competent and industrious re-
viewer. He does full justice to the salient features
of the proceedings of the Grand Chapter of Canada
in 1917. In all 52 Grand Bodies are reported upon.
We recommend perusal of his review of "Texas," of
whose proceedings he has made a close study.
His conclusion, brief, like his opening, is worthy
of attention : —
"Notwithstanding the unsettled condition of our
country as the result of its being drawn into the world's
war, nearly all of the Grand Jurisdictions show re-
markable numerical gains, Ohio leading with a net
gain of 2,875.
"Superlative expressions of patriotism, with acts
consistent therewith, have dominated the proceedings
of nearly all if not all of the Grand Bodies in past year.
"The vexatious and apparently irrepressible ques-
tion of territorial jurisdiction between local Chapters,
is still the "bone of contention." Even the old
staid Jurisdictions like that of Pennsylvania and of
New York seem still to have their troubles on that
score. One of our youngest Grand Bodies, Utah, how-
ever, appears to be the first to solve the problem. All
its Chapters have been given concurrent jurisdiction."
Michal Barry, Phillips, Grand High Priest.
William W. Perry, Milwaukee, Grand Secretary.
Wyoming.
The 10th Annual Convocation of the Grand Chap-
ter of Wyoming was held in the Masonic Temple,
Cheyenne, on the 11th July, 1918.
In the address read by Grand High Priest Robert
I. Turner he reported prosperity, peace, and harmony —
APPENDIX cxxv
no grievances. He made a suitable reference to the
war, paid a tribute of respect to departed Companions —
the ranks of the Grand Officers, past and present, were
untouched — and gave an account of his official acts.
The Report of the Grand Treasurer showed a cash
balance of $858.
The Grand Secretary — M.E. Comp. Adrian J.
Parshall, who is also the writer of the Correspondence
Review — reported a revival of interest in Capitular
Masonry in the State, especially among the younger
Chapters. The gain in membership was a little better
than 10. per cent. — the greatest in the history of the
Jurisdiction. The spirit of patriotism was indicated
among the Chapters by the rush of the younger mem-
bers to the service of the country and by the liberal
response made to nearly every call for charity in con-
nection with the war.
There are 12 Chapters ; total membership, 1,126 ;
net gain in a year, 105.
The proceedings are well arranged and well printed
on good paper ; but there is little in them to interest
outsiders, apart from the Report on Correspondence,
which deals with the procedings of 57 other Grand
Bodies in 1917— none of 1918 are included. The Re-
port is in every respect excellent. Dealing with Canada
(1917), the reviewer says that he believes the Report on
Correspondence should be, as it often is, the chief part
of the proceedings — at least so far as creating an in-
terest in the Craft is concerned.
Arthur C. Jones, Laramie, Grand High Priest.
Adrian J. Parshall, Cheyenne, Grand Secretary.
Conclusion.
The Alabama Reviewer, the well-known Lee, ad-
mits that there is nothing novel or startling in the
proceedings which he reviews, but he finds a "note of
hope and progress almost everywhere." The note is
distinct enough to be heard ; but the admission goes
too far. Seek for something both novel and startling
under "Pennsylvania," supra.
Then there is the General Grand Chapter of the
United States. It met in October, 1918 ; and, as it
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meets only once in three years, and is not like any
other Grand Chapter, it is something of a novelty,
at least to this poor scribe, who never until the other
day saw a record of its proceedings. They are at least
interesting, if not startling ; and, if the proverbially
gentle reader will look back to "Scotland" and "United
States of America," he will find statements on both
sides relating to a very pretty controversy that is "on"
and likely to be "on" for years.
It is worthy of remark that the foregoing reviews
all relate to proceedings before the armistice was signed.
The meeting of the Grand Chapter of Indiana (7th and
8th November, 1918) is hardly an exception, for it
was the unfounded rumour that the armistice had been
signed which caused great rejoicing among the Com-
panions assembled in Indianapolis on the first day of
the meeting.
Consequently, at all the Grand Convocations above
described, the war and still the war, and not the making
of peace, was the theme.
We may answer at once and firmly the question,
propounded in our introduction, whether the flag was
waved and whether the eagle screamed. Enthusiasm
there was in abundance, the flag was. often referred
to in these proceedings of State Chapters with which
we have so largely dealt, but we are bound to say that
there was not one word that could be counted boastful.
Everywhere and always, in a great variety of phrases,
many of which we have recorded, the proclamation
ran :. "We are in this war not for conquest, not for
glory, but to do the duty taught at the Masonic Altar ;
to make the world free ; to do that duty we must
fight ; and we who stay at home must work and pray,
must save and sacrifice." Thomas R. Marshall, Vice-
President of the United States, speaking as a plain
Companion before the Grand Chapter of Delaware at its
jubilee celebration, said that the men who did not do
these things were dead, though they walked the streets;
and he added that in God's mercy they might yet be
made alive.
Canada's earlier participation in the war was not
always forgotten. Under "Columbia (District of)"
APPENDIX cxxvii
we have quoted a noble sentence from the pen of the.
gifted Fulkerson.
Indeed if all the words we have set out above,
taken from the addresses delivered at Grand Convo-
cations, are read — they are typical, and we make no
apology for quoting them — it will be found that the
Royal Arch Masons of the United States, so far from
being boastful in their demeanour, are, in just the
right way, urging upon their fellows the practice of all
the manly and Masonic virtues. It must be "not only
with our lips but in our lives :" and we have recorded
much to show that words have been translated into
action.
The most wonderful thing is the increase in the
membership of the Royal Craft during the period of
which we have been writing — 1917 and 1918 — the
America-at-war period. The strange exception to
the general increase is in the very heart of the Republic
— the District of Columbia. One Grand High Priest
has laid it down that it is the duty of Royal Arch Ma-
sons to invite Master Masons into the fold. And why
not ? Perhaps in Washington they have been too
busy with the vital work of the war.
We have found, scattered through the many pages
we have perused, allusions to dying Chapters, and
usually in that connection an appeal for better ritual-
istic work. It is said that where the work is not well
done, the interest of the members ceases. This is
true ; and it may be added that the prosperity of a
Chapter largely depends upon getting new members
as well as keeping the members it has got. The candi-
date for the Chapter is in a very different position from
the candidate for the Blue Lodge. The former already
knows much about ritual, and probably has a very
shrewd opinion as to the quality of the work done in
a Chapter in his own vicinity before he enters its por-
tals. Ritual, of course, is not everything, and its im-
portance is often exaggerated, but we never knew a
prosperous Chapter where the work was not at least
fairly well done.
In the above reviews and notices much will be
found about the eminent deceased in the various
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Jurisdictions. No apology, we hope, is required for
this. A Grand Chapter is an entity — but it is made
up of men, and some account of the Rulers of the Royal
Craft — the most marked among their fellows — may
well be deemed a necessity. The good which, men
do should be acknowledged while they live, but a full
account of it cannot be given until they are dead.
What we should like to see in a memorial is more about
the dead man and less about death generally.
A notable seat at the Correspondents' Round Table
is vacant. Under "New York" will be found a great
tribute to Marvin I. Greenwood, who died after com-
pleting his 14th Annual Review. In connection with
this there is an interesting history of the growth of
Reviews in the Grand Chapter of New York.
Fraternally submitted v
EDWARD B. BROWN,
Committee on Foreign Correspondence.
APPENDIX
Proceedings Reviewed.
Alabama 1917
Alberta 1918
Arizona 1918
Arkansas 1917
California 1918
Colorado 1918
Columbia (District of) 191S
Connecticut 1918
Delaware 1918
England and Wales
(M.M.M.) 1917
England and Wales
(M.M.M.) 1918
Florida 1918
Georgia 1918
Idaho 1917
Idaho 1918
Illinois 1917
Indiana 1918
Iowa 1917
Ireland 1917
Kansas 1918
Kentucky . 1917
Louisiana 1918
Maine 1918
Maryland 1917
Maryland 1918
Massachusetts 1917
Michigan 1918
Mississippi 1918
Nebraska 1917
New Brunswick 1917
New Brunswick 1918
New Hampshire 1918
New Jersey 1918
New Mexico 1917
New York 1918
New Zealand . . .1918
North Dakota 1918
Nova Scotia 1917
Ohio 1918
Oklahoma 1918
Oregon 1918
Pennsylvania 1917
Quebec 1918
Rhode Island 1917
Scotland 1918
South Carolina 1918
South Dakota 1918
Tennessee 1918
Texas 1917
United States of America
(General Grand
Chapter) 1918
Utah 1918
Vermont 1918
Virginia 1917
Washington 1918
Wisconsin 1918
Wyoming 1918
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OF CANADA
ELECTED OFFICERS FOR 1919
M. Ex. Comp. W. N. Ponton, K
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R. Ex. Comp. H. S. Grifl
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