-
Articles/Ads
Article MASONIC SAYINGS AND DOINGS ABROAD. ← Page 2 of 2
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Masonic Sayings And Doings Abroad.
¦ o ' clock , a . m ., breakfast ; eight o ' clock , a . m ., squad and commandery drill ; eleven o ' cock , a . m ., private Templar instruction ; half-past twelve o'clock , p . m ., dinner ; half-past five o ' clock , p . m ., grand parade and inspection ; seven o'clock , p . m „ guard mounting ; half-pastseven o ' clock , p . m ., supper ; eleven
o'clock , p . m ., tattoo ; after which no Sir Knight will be out of his teut , unless under orders ; roll must be called immediately after reveille , immediately before dinner , and immediately after tattoo . A large number of visitors from the surrounding
country came in each day to witness the grand parade and inspection . Camp was broken up on the morning of the 30 th , and all returned home in better health , and much gratified with the week ' s experience in camp .
Two Commmanderies having failed to obey the order of the Grand Commandery , by not sending representatives , and having no reasonable excuse for the same , their charters have been suspended by the Grand Commander until the annual Conclave in October .
The first meeting of the fall sessions of the Mozart Lodge , Pennsylvania , was , as usual , a glorious success . There was an immense attendance of visitors from other lodges , an unusually large attendance of Mozart members , and the highest gratification was expressed by all present . The music was superb . The " work "
was clone in W . Bro . Livingston ' s best style . The S . "Warden , Bro . Bitter , and the J . Warden , Bro . J . Warner Toung , did their parts most admirably . Mozart is a fixed star in the Masonic firmament , and its light will yet attract large numbers to the Greater Light , which is only found in the Temple of Breemasonry .
"The Masonic Mirror" of San Erancisco gives the following statement of the instituting of the Order of the Eastern Star on the Pacific coast , in the organization of Golden Gate Chapter , No . 1 , of California , which has been kindly furnished by the Secretary , Miss Nellie M . Owens . The first meeting held for
the purpose of establishing the Order in California , was held in this city on the Sth day of April , 1869 . Bro . W . S . Moses , Deputy Grand Patron for the State of California , assisted by Bro . G . J . Hobe , John Schaeffer , and Sister Addie W . Moses , communicated
the degree to ten persons . On the 23 rd of April of the same year , the second meeting was held , and the degree communicated to seventeen persons . On the 7 th of May , or two weeks afterwards , the third meeting was held , and the degree communicated to five more persons , making in all thirty-five members . At
this meeting , the necessarysteps were taken to organize a Chapter of the Order , and a petition for a charter was signed by those present , recommending Bro . W . S . Moses as Worthy Patron , Sister Addie W . Moses as Worthy Matron , and Sister Maria Everard as Associate Matron . On the 19 th of May , 1869 ,
the Deputy Grand Patron of the State issued to the petitioners a charter , under the name of Golden Gate Chapter , No . 1 . On the 31 st of May it was decided to hire the hall of the Independent Order of Bed Men , No . 510 Bush Street ; and on the 7 th of
June , 18 C 9 , the first meeting was held there . Erom this time forward , the Chapter met weekly and conferred the degree in regular form . On the 20 th December last the first regular election for officers was held , and the following persons elected ; Worthy
Patron , G . J . Hobe ; Worthy Matron , Maria Everard ; Associate Matron , Annie M . Elliott ; Treasurer , Helen A . Schaeffer ; Secretary , Nellie M . Owens . On the 27 th December the installation of officers took
place in the presence of the members aud their invited guests , and the Worthy Matron made the following appointments : Conductress , Addie W . Moses ; Associate Conductress , Martha E . Goes ; Warder , Clara Gray ; Adah , Mary M . Holtz ; Ruth , Helen E . Booker ; Esther , Mary J . Kent ; Martha , Sarah J .
Craig ; Electa , Elizabeth H . Owens ; Sentinel , Henry Savage . On the 7 th of March , 1870 , the Chapter removed to Corinthian Hall , where its meetings are regularly held every Monday evening . The total membership at present is 170 .
In the year ending 28 th Eeb . 1870 , the Grand Orient of Erance granted only fifteen warrants for Lodges . The total of its receipts was £ 10 , 600 ; of this there was received from half of certificates , £ 301 ; dues , £ 1 , 390 ; warrants , £ 90 ; hire of lodge-rooms , £ 1 , 248 ; sale of G . O . proceedings , £ 144 ; sale of
printed matter , including constitutions , £ 129 ; certificate forms , £ 49 ; almanacks , £ 12 ; postage paid by lodges , £ 136 ; Hall company , £ 48 ; interest on shares in do ., £ 120 ; other building receipts , £ 44 ; banquets , £ 175 ; receipts from the Hall company , £ 2767 ; benevolent fundincluding half certificates £ 301 ball £ 59
, , ; , ; donations , £ 42 ; investments , £ 140 ; charity boxes , £ 112 ; pension fund for staff , including G . O . contribution , £ 40 ; contributions for delegates to Grand Lodge , £ 974 ; The expenditure included saleries , £ 721 ; pension , £ 48 ; office expenses , £ 52 ; G . O . proceedings and postage , £ 399 ; library , (
purchase of new books £ S 0 ) s £ 89 ; , fire and lighting , £ 471 ; taxes , £ 105 ; certificates , £ 49 ,- printing and postage ( constitutions , £ 173 ; postage and parcels , £ 122 ; liveries and allowances , £ 30 ,- allowances lor pension fund , £ 40 , furniture stock , £ 1 , repairs , £ 200 ; sundries ; ( water , repairs of furniture , washing ) , £ 19 ,- extraor » dinary expenses , £ 143 / re-payment of loan , £ 254 ; 2 banquets , £ 166 ; delegates to G . O . travelling £ 1057 ; ball , £ 87 ; relief , £ 351 .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Masonic Sayings And Doings Abroad.
¦ o ' clock , a . m ., breakfast ; eight o ' clock , a . m ., squad and commandery drill ; eleven o ' cock , a . m ., private Templar instruction ; half-past twelve o'clock , p . m ., dinner ; half-past five o ' clock , p . m ., grand parade and inspection ; seven o'clock , p . m „ guard mounting ; half-pastseven o ' clock , p . m ., supper ; eleven
o'clock , p . m ., tattoo ; after which no Sir Knight will be out of his teut , unless under orders ; roll must be called immediately after reveille , immediately before dinner , and immediately after tattoo . A large number of visitors from the surrounding
country came in each day to witness the grand parade and inspection . Camp was broken up on the morning of the 30 th , and all returned home in better health , and much gratified with the week ' s experience in camp .
Two Commmanderies having failed to obey the order of the Grand Commandery , by not sending representatives , and having no reasonable excuse for the same , their charters have been suspended by the Grand Commander until the annual Conclave in October .
The first meeting of the fall sessions of the Mozart Lodge , Pennsylvania , was , as usual , a glorious success . There was an immense attendance of visitors from other lodges , an unusually large attendance of Mozart members , and the highest gratification was expressed by all present . The music was superb . The " work "
was clone in W . Bro . Livingston ' s best style . The S . "Warden , Bro . Bitter , and the J . Warden , Bro . J . Warner Toung , did their parts most admirably . Mozart is a fixed star in the Masonic firmament , and its light will yet attract large numbers to the Greater Light , which is only found in the Temple of Breemasonry .
"The Masonic Mirror" of San Erancisco gives the following statement of the instituting of the Order of the Eastern Star on the Pacific coast , in the organization of Golden Gate Chapter , No . 1 , of California , which has been kindly furnished by the Secretary , Miss Nellie M . Owens . The first meeting held for
the purpose of establishing the Order in California , was held in this city on the Sth day of April , 1869 . Bro . W . S . Moses , Deputy Grand Patron for the State of California , assisted by Bro . G . J . Hobe , John Schaeffer , and Sister Addie W . Moses , communicated
the degree to ten persons . On the 23 rd of April of the same year , the second meeting was held , and the degree communicated to seventeen persons . On the 7 th of May , or two weeks afterwards , the third meeting was held , and the degree communicated to five more persons , making in all thirty-five members . At
this meeting , the necessarysteps were taken to organize a Chapter of the Order , and a petition for a charter was signed by those present , recommending Bro . W . S . Moses as Worthy Patron , Sister Addie W . Moses as Worthy Matron , and Sister Maria Everard as Associate Matron . On the 19 th of May , 1869 ,
the Deputy Grand Patron of the State issued to the petitioners a charter , under the name of Golden Gate Chapter , No . 1 . On the 31 st of May it was decided to hire the hall of the Independent Order of Bed Men , No . 510 Bush Street ; and on the 7 th of
June , 18 C 9 , the first meeting was held there . Erom this time forward , the Chapter met weekly and conferred the degree in regular form . On the 20 th December last the first regular election for officers was held , and the following persons elected ; Worthy
Patron , G . J . Hobe ; Worthy Matron , Maria Everard ; Associate Matron , Annie M . Elliott ; Treasurer , Helen A . Schaeffer ; Secretary , Nellie M . Owens . On the 27 th December the installation of officers took
place in the presence of the members aud their invited guests , and the Worthy Matron made the following appointments : Conductress , Addie W . Moses ; Associate Conductress , Martha E . Goes ; Warder , Clara Gray ; Adah , Mary M . Holtz ; Ruth , Helen E . Booker ; Esther , Mary J . Kent ; Martha , Sarah J .
Craig ; Electa , Elizabeth H . Owens ; Sentinel , Henry Savage . On the 7 th of March , 1870 , the Chapter removed to Corinthian Hall , where its meetings are regularly held every Monday evening . The total membership at present is 170 .
In the year ending 28 th Eeb . 1870 , the Grand Orient of Erance granted only fifteen warrants for Lodges . The total of its receipts was £ 10 , 600 ; of this there was received from half of certificates , £ 301 ; dues , £ 1 , 390 ; warrants , £ 90 ; hire of lodge-rooms , £ 1 , 248 ; sale of G . O . proceedings , £ 144 ; sale of
printed matter , including constitutions , £ 129 ; certificate forms , £ 49 ; almanacks , £ 12 ; postage paid by lodges , £ 136 ; Hall company , £ 48 ; interest on shares in do ., £ 120 ; other building receipts , £ 44 ; banquets , £ 175 ; receipts from the Hall company , £ 2767 ; benevolent fundincluding half certificates £ 301 ball £ 59
, , ; , ; donations , £ 42 ; investments , £ 140 ; charity boxes , £ 112 ; pension fund for staff , including G . O . contribution , £ 40 ; contributions for delegates to Grand Lodge , £ 974 ; The expenditure included saleries , £ 721 ; pension , £ 48 ; office expenses , £ 52 ; G . O . proceedings and postage , £ 399 ; library , (
purchase of new books £ S 0 ) s £ 89 ; , fire and lighting , £ 471 ; taxes , £ 105 ; certificates , £ 49 ,- printing and postage ( constitutions , £ 173 ; postage and parcels , £ 122 ; liveries and allowances , £ 30 ,- allowances lor pension fund , £ 40 , furniture stock , £ 1 , repairs , £ 200 ; sundries ; ( water , repairs of furniture , washing ) , £ 19 ,- extraor » dinary expenses , £ 143 / re-payment of loan , £ 254 ; 2 banquets , £ 166 ; delegates to G . O . travelling £ 1057 ; ball , £ 87 ; relief , £ 351 .