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CONTENTS FOR DECEMBER, 1905
Greeting (verse) 201
Christmas Sentiment 202
Response to Grand Master’s Sentiment 205
A Templar’s Song (verse) 206
A Unique Presentation 207
Only a Mason, That’s All (A Christmas Tale) 208
Source of Masonic Rites 211
Death of P. G. M. William Johnston 212-213
Washington’s Masonic Nestor 213-214
The Creed of Masonry 215-216
The Knight’s Sympathy (verse) 217
Editor’s Corner 218
The Question of Documents
Soliciting Candidates
Recommendatory Certificate
’Not So Fast, Brethren
Waiver of Jurisdiction
The Wherewithal
The Collection of Dues 223
Perfect Ashlars of Masonic Thought 224-225
The Hawaiian Tangle 226
Eastern Star Points 232-233
Opportunity (verse) 234
Chips From the Stone Quarries 235-236
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ist *Occidental Dodge, No. 22.
1st *Hermann Dodge, No. 127.
ist Solomon’s Dodge, No. 260.
ist & 3d *San Francisco R. A. Chapter, No. 1.
ist & 3d {Golden Gate Commandery, No. 16.
2d &4th gBeulah Chapter, No. 99, O. F. S.
2d & 4th •f+f’Olive Branch Chapter, No. 169 O. F. S.
every ***Oakland Scottish Rite Bodies,
ist & 3d fffSan Francisco Chapter, No. 196, O. F. S.
last ****Fruitvale Dodge, No. 336.
TUFSDAY
ist *Golden Gate Dodge, No. 30.
ist *Oriental Dodge, No. 144.
ist **San Francisco Dodge, No. 360.
ist {{Brooklyn Dodge, No. 225.
every ^Mission Commandery, U. D.
ist & 3d *California Chapter, No. 5. R. A. M.
ist & 3d **Starr King Chapter, O. F. S., No. 204.
ist {{Oakland Commandery, No 11.
2d & 4th ilvy Chapter, No 27, O. F. S.
2d &4th ||f Unity Chapter, No. 65, O. F. S.
ist & 3d Berkeley Chapter, O. E. S., Berkeley.
WEDNESDAY
ist *Mount Moriah Dodge, No. 44.
ist *Crockett Dodge, No. 139.
ist *Fxcelsior Dodge, No. 166.
ist ^Mission Dodge, No. 169.
ist& 3d ttOakland Chapter, No. 36, R. A. M.
ist * California Council, No. 2, R. & S.-M.
2d {Islam Temple, A. A. O. N. M.S.
2d& 4th ggCarita Chapter, No. 115, O. F. S.
ist& 3d {King Solomon’s Chapter, No. 170, O. F. S.
THURSDAY
ist **Starr King Dodge, 344
ist *California Dodge, No. 1.
ist *Fidelity Dodge, No. 120.
ist gSouth San Francisco Dodge, No. 212.
ist *Doric Dodge, No. 216.
ist ^Mission R. A. Chapter, No. 79.
ist | |j Alcatraz Dodge, No. 244.
2d ggOak Grove Dodge, No. 215.
ist *San Francisco Dodge of Perfection, No.i,S.R
At Call *San Francisco Chapter, Rose Croix, No. 1.
At Call ^Godfrey de St. Omar Council, No. 1.
At Call *San Francisco Consistory, No. 1.
5th ttOakland Council, No. 12, R. & â– $. M.
At Call *Pacific Coast Masonic Veteran Association.
2d & 4th {Harmony Chapter, No. 124, O. F S.
2d & 4th tfOak Deaf Chapter, No. 8, O. F. S.
ist & 3d {{-Oakland Chapter, No. 140, O. E. S.
ist & 3d {California Chapter, No. 183, O. F. S.
ist {{{Presidio Dodge, No. 354.
FRIDAY
1 st *Pacific Dodge, No. 136.
ist *Doge Da Parfaite Union, No. 17.
ist tt Dive Oak Dodge, No. 61.
ist WDurant Dodge, No. 268.
every ^California Commandery, No. 1.
ist & 3d {Golden Gate Chapter, No. 1, O. F. S.
ist *Doggi Fsperanza Italiana, No. 219.
2d & 4th {Crescent Court, No. 3, R. & A. D.
SATURDAY
TOfA lamed a Dodge, No. 167.
ist ttOakland Dodge, No. 188.
ist ^Berkeley Dodge, No. 363.
2d ggAlameda Chapter, No. 70, R. A. M.
every Masonic Board of Relief, Emma Spreckels
Bldg., 927 Market St., Room 604.
last *Past Masters’ Association.
2d & 4th ^Mission Chapter, No. 155, O. F. S.
TSt & 3d { Aloha Chapter, O. F. S., No. 206.
* Masonic Temple, Corner Post and Montgomery Sts'
t Franklin Hall, Fillmore, bet. Sutter and Bush Sts.
t Golden Gate Commandery Hall, 629 Sutter St.
\ Masonic Hall, Railroad Ave., South San Francisco,
f Masonic Hall, 2668 Mission St., bet. 22d and 23d Sts.
{+ Masonic Temple, 12th & Washington Sts., Oakland,
tl F. 14th St., Faat Oakland.
J| Peralta 9 t. near 7th St., West Oakland.
$1 Masonic Temple, Park St., Alameda,
fjf Masonic Hall, Berkeley Station.
"♦Scottish Rite Cathedral, 14th & Webster Sts., OefcJand
f ft 223 Sutter 9 t.
♦♦Devisadero Hall, 317 Devisadero St.
♦♦"Hast 14th St. and Fruitvale ave., Fruitvale.
{ttOctavia and Union Streets.
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SIR GEORGE M. MOULTON, MOST EMINENT GRAND MASTER, GRAND ENCAMPMENT
OF THE UNITED STATES, KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
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KNIGHTS TEMPLAR, U. S. A.
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Portland, Maine, November 1, 1905.
Dear Frater:
The following sentiment has been prepared for the coming Christmas:
To our Most Eminent Grand Master, GEO. M. MOULTON:
A Merry Christmas, with health and prosperity to all the goodly fellowship of
the Cross.
The GRAND MASTER sends the following response:
To all the loyal and loving soldiers of Christ enlisted under the banner of our Order*
wheresoever dispersed throughout the World:
Peace be unto thee and that contentment which cometh from a firm and unfaltering
reliance upon our Father who art in Heaven.
Will you join in these sentiments on Monday, December 25th, at noon Eastern
Standard time (equivalent to 5 P. M. Greenwich), and will you extend the invitation
to your command, as well as to all true Templars and their friends wheresoever
dispersed, on land or sea.
Courteously and fraternally yours,
STEPHEN BERRY, Committee,
Portland, .Maine.
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Grand Commandery Knights Templar of California.
Headquarters of the Grand Commander,
ROOM 204 STARR KING BUILDING, 121 GEARY STREET
Wednesday, November 15, 1905.
“The time draws near the birth of Christ;
The moon is hid, the night is still';
The Christmas bells from hill to hill
Answer each other in the mist.â€
TO ALL KNIGHTS TEMPLAR WITHIN THE JURISDICTION:
GREETING:
In response to the foregoing, you are requested to assemble in your
respective Asylums, on Monday, December 25th, at 9 o’clock, Pacific Standard time,
and join with our Fraters throughout the world in the proposed sentiment and
response; inviting all sojourning Knights Templar to meet with you and participate
in the Christmas libation.
Your Grand Commander takes this occasion to extend to each and all his
Knightly Greeting; may a happy New Year be your portion, with peace and pros-
perity in your respective Commanderies.
“Angels in the skies are singing
‘Peace and good will unto men;’
Hark! the glorious message ringing
Sweeter now than it was then;
Anguish flies and sorrows cease,
Peace comes with the Prince of Peace.â€
Attest:
WM. A. DAVIES,
Grand Recorder.
J. B. De JARNATT,
Grand Commander.
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RESPONSE TO GRAND MASTER'S
SENTIMENT
BY SIR KNIGHT R. L. McCORMICK, P. G. MINNESOTA, 1881.
HE manger at Bethlehem
points unerringly to Calvary,
to the tomb and to the as-
cension. Thought follows
the page through youth to
manhood. It sees him on
the Mount of Beatitudes ut-
tering the grandest sermon ever preach-
ed. It follows him in his journeys, rais-
ing the dead and giving sight to the
blind. It sees him before Pilate and re-
calls the scourging, the crown of thorns,
the driven nails and the thrust of the
spear. It recognizes a new religion, a
new and a higher civilization, a brighter,
a better and a happier world. It hears
the angel at the tomb say “He is not here !
He is risen !" And the query of ages, “If
a man die shall he live again ?†is answered
and the hope of immortality becomes a
sublime faith.
The herald song of the angels of Ju-
dea has come down through the centuries,
repeated by the happy voices of childhood
and age, bringing joy and gladness with
its every vibration. I would not for one
moment minimize the full significance of
the song of “Peace on Earth, Good Will to
Men." I would reverently recognize the
charm of the simple story of the manger-
cradled Christ and the magii of the East
bearing their gifts to Bethlehem. I would
humbly accept the pure life, the sublime
teachings and the vicarious suffering on
Calvary as the guerdon to our assurance of
everlasting bliss ; but in the short time at
my disposal I wish to add another thought
for the consideration of my fellow Tem-
plars here assembled; not as children, not
as beneficiaries, but as men, as leaders of
men. that what has been opened to you
by the sacrifice on Calvary should be an
inspiration to you to rise above the thought
that grovels, to consider the duties you
owe to humanity, to contemplate the op-
portunities that life offers to do for
others.
“Think not to win a heaven of rest and glory.
If thou shalt reach its or a tes without thy
palm.â€
Awake to your responsibilities and be a
factor in overthrowing tyranny and ig-
norance and want, and aid in the substi-
tuting for them truth and justice and
liberty. Learn that it is more blessed to
give than to receive, and discover the
cheering fact that in the mystery of human
effort as well as Divine Providence.
“What the fountain sends forth
Returns aghin to the fountain.â€
Have you grasped my idea that it is
not alone the sweet story of Bethlehem's
babe that we celebrate by this Christinas
observance? Is it not more the after-life
in its expressions of sympathy and help
for the poor, the afflicted, the despised?
Is it not the example of mature forbear-
ance and charity, the words of wisdom and
strength and promise? Is it not the
heroic consummation of the sterner phase
of sacrifice in giving life that others may
find rest? Calvary's hill redeemed the
world ; the crown of thorns is glorified ;
and the ignominious cross is the symbol
of the world's faith and hope.
In the beauty of the lilies
Christ was born across the sea.
With a glory in his bosom
That transfigures you and me ;
As He died to make men holy,
Let us die to make men free.
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THE TRESTLE BOARD
A Templar's *Song
BY SIR KNIGHT P. H. TAYLOR.
Long years ago I took a vow,
A solemn vow that I would stand
Under the banner of the cross,
Until my days, my years should end.
I vowed my sword it should defend
The maiden innocent and fair,
The widow desolate and lone,
The orphan child in need of care.
My knightly vow bids me hold fast,
Unto my faith in Him who died
Upon that rough hewn Roman cross,
To Jesus Christ, the crucified.
With Templar age I look, I see,
That new made grave whence Christ arose,
Triumphant over all the hosts
Of death and hell and all His foes.
My Temnlar faith knows Bethany,
The place where His last blessing given
Unto His loving followers
Ere leaving them ascends to heaven.
A wondrous story, beautiful,
The grandest one that man has known,
The Bethlehem babe, the Nazarene,
Our mediator at God’s throne.
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SET OF GAVELS AND STRIKING PLATES PRESENTED TO THE GRAND LODGE OF NEW ZEALAND. MAY, 19 f>,
BY BRO. F. J. BROWNE, DAWSON CITY, YUKON TERRITORY.
A UNIQUE PRESENTATION
BOUT eight years ago, Fred-
erick James Browne was ini-
tiated into the mysteries of
Freemasonry in Otaki Lodge,
Xo. 72, A/F. & A. M., of
Otaki, Xew Zealand. After
a year and a half, during
which time Bro. Browne developed great
enthusiasm for the Masonic Institution,
he departed for the Arctic to engage in
gold mining. During the year 1903, when
in Dawson. Yukon Territory, he conceived
the idea of preparing a set of Masonic
gavels from the tusk of a mastodon ex-
cavated in the land of the midnight sun,
for presentation to the Grand Lodge of
Xew Zealand, to be used by the three prin-
cipal Grand Officers at their respective
stations. Three striking plates for use in
connection with the gavels were fashioned
of the same materials, and they, together
with the gavels themselves, were presented
to the Xew Zealand Grand Lodge at its
Annual Communication, held at Palmer-
ston, Xorth. on May 10, 1905. Both the
gavel and striking plate of the Grand
Master are mounted with bands of gold,
and have three rows of nuggets encircling
each. As the mastodon is said to have be-
come extinct more than 80,000 years ago,
the great age of these pieces of i\ory may
be roughly estimated by the reader. The
Grand Master of Xew Zealand, in accept-
ing the gift laid great stress upon the an-
tiquity of the tusks. The value of the
gold used for the ornamentation has been
estimated at nearly five hundred dollars.
The illustration shown above is taken
from the Proceedings of the Grand Lodge
of Xew Zealand for 1905.
Clay Ground
Morris, in his “Freemasonry in the
Holy Land.*’ gives the following anec-
dote in reference to this locality :
“A singular fact came to light under
the investigation of my assistant at Je-
rusalem. He discovered that the jewelers
of that city, at the present day. use a par-
ticular species of brown arenaceous clay
in making molds for casting small pieces
in brass, etc.
“Inquiring whence this clay comes, they
reply. ‘From Seikoot. about two days'
journey northeast of Jerusalem.' Here,
then, is a satisfactory illustration of our
Masonic teaching that Hiram Abifi cast
the sacred vessels of the Temple and the
Pillars of the Porch in the clay grounds
between Succ-oth and Zeredatha."
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ONLY A MASON, THAT'S ALL
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A Christmas Tale
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M. SWIFT, IN MASONIC HOME JOURNAL
T was ten a. m., the day before
Christmas; the snow had
been falling the past half-
hour, when a plainly-clad
woman and an eight-year-old
little girl boarded an electric
car at First street and seated
themselves in front of an apparently old
man, with long, white whiskers, snow-
white hair, fur cap on his head, body
wrapped in a heavy overcoat. Just back
of him were seated two plumbers going to
repair a broken water pipe.
The car gave a whirr and started out
First street. The little girl touched the
woman on the arm, and in such a pleading
tone said:
“Mamma, are you really sure Santa
Claus will not come to our house to-
night ?â€
“Almost sure, my baby,†came the gen-
tle answer from the mother.
“Mamma, Brother Eddie and I have
tried to be so good, and I thought Santa
Claus remembered good children, and,
mamma, we will be so disappointed!â€
“You have been good children,†said
the mother, “but times are hard and some-
times Santa Claus can’t come.â€
“Dear mamma,†said the child, “I did
not know Santa Claus had hard times; I
thought he had plenty of everything.â€
The mother made no reply. The white-
haired man and the two plumbers became
interested in the mother and the child.
After a short silence the child said :
“Mamma,†it would have been nicer if
Santa Claus had not brought so much on
last Christmas, and just only a sled for
brother, and me a dolly this time.â€
The mother made no reply, only drew a
sigh. Another silence.
“Mamma, won’t you please tell me why
Santa Claus will not come this Christ-
mas.â€
“Your papa has been sick, and his hand
trembles so he can’t write to Santa Claus
this time.â€
“Mamma, won’t you please write ?
Brother has a piece of paper and an en-
velope and I’ve got two pennies in my lit-
tle savings bank. Take them and buy a
stamp, won’t you please, mamma?â€
“Mamma does not know his address, my
little baby girl.â€
“But papa does, and you can under-
stand him though he does not speak plain.
He knows Santa’s address.â€
“Hush, my baby. You promised to be
quiet and good if I would let you come
with me to look at the pretty things in
the show windows while I tried to sell
some fancy work. Mamma could not sell
the work. She feels so badly and has the
headache.â€
“I know I promised to be good, mamma.
I only asked Santa for a dolly with long
curly hair, just like the one in a show win-
dow, price fifty cents. Mamma, I want-
ed to ask the saleslady to just let me hug
it and kiss it. And I’m so afraid I won’t
get one, that something comes up in my
throat that I can’t swallow.â€
The mother gave a shudder, leaned her
head on her hand and said, “Oh, my little
baby, please hush; you will break poor
mamma’s heart.â€
A tear ran down the cheek of the white-
haired man and lost itself in his white
beard. One of the plumbers said to the
other in a low voice:
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“That is Dan Egerly's wife and child.
Poor Dan ! I feel sorry for him. He is
paralyzed on one side. Dan had a nice
home, out of debt. Tom Duncan over-
persuaded him with a mining deal, loaned
Dan the money and took a mortgage on
his home. Tom swindled him, and just
as soon as the note fell due Tom fore-
closed the mortgage, and Dan's home will
be sold this evening at one o'clock, and if
I did not have so many little ones at home,
I would see that that child got her doll/*
“Does Dan belong to any Order that
would assist him ?" asked the other.
“Only a Mason, that's all/'' came the
answer.
The two men got off the car. The
white-haired man ran his right hand be-
tween the buttons on his overcoat and felt
a circlet of gold, the center of which was
a square and compass, securely pinned
on the collar of his vest, and muttered,
“Only a Mason, that's all."
The child again touched the mother on
the arm and said :
“Mamma. I am so sorry that your head
aches. I tell you what 'll do, I will hang
up my stocking, and when I say my pray-
ers, asit the Good Lord to just let Santa
Claus bring me a curly-headed doll just
for tomorrow, and let me play with it all
day, and when I go to sleep at night come
and take it. But I want to be sound
asleep. I know I will cry when I find it
gone, but it will seem like Christmas has
comef
“Oh, my dear baby, please hush; you
will make mamma feel so bad." The poor
mother gave a shiver and wiped a tear
from her eye.
The child was silent for a while. Tears
left their trace on her baby cheeks.
The white-haired man's hand was feel-
ing for his pocket, when the child again
said:
“Dear mamma. Til tell you what IT1
do. I will just hang up my stocking and
when I say my prayers tonight, ask the
Good Lord to make poor pa well, and
make his hand quit trembling. he can
write next Christmas, and L'il play to-
morrow just like I had a dolly, and try
ever so hard to be happy."
The mother shook like she had a chill;
it seemed she was going to faint.
The child looked behind her, and said in
a low voice:
'“Mamma, mamma, Santa Claus is right
behind me. He looked at me so kindly.
May I speak to him ?*'
The mother instantly recovered herself
and said : "Oh, no, no, my child ; you
must not bother strangers. We are at
home now : let’s hurry off the car."
The child gave a pleading look at the
old man. Mother and child were soon out
in the falling snow and entered Xo. 1310,.
and the car moved on. The white-haired
man noted the number ; his face grew
stern and hard. We know he was think-
ing of “'man's inhumanity to man." Pres-
ently his face began to change, and a smile
chased away that stern and frigid look.
We know he was thinking of the “long
ago,*' when he was a boy. writing on scraps
of paper, and sending them up the chim-
ney as letters to Santa Claus. His effort-
were watched by a dear father, whose hand
could write a letter that was sure to be
answered by Santa Claus. Again hi- face
changed, his eyes had a far-away look in
them, far beyond the falling snow.
Soon tear after tear ran down his rugged
cheeks, and mingled with his white beard.
We know he was a child again, offering
up his “Xow I Lay Me Down to Sleep"
at his mothers knee, a mother whose gen-
tle touch and loving kiss would heal all his
childish sorrows and heartache-.
The car came to the end of its run. The
jar aroused him. He looked as one awak-
ened from a dream. The car started
back on its run. He put his fare in the
box and said to the motorman. ‘’Stop at
1310.** He eagerly watched through the
falling snow each house he passed. At
1310 he left the car with the step of a
young man and rang the door bell. The
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door was opened by the little girl, who in-
stantly cried: “Oh, mamma, mamma,
come quick ! Santa Claus is here right
now.*’ A sad-faced woman appeared. The
stranger touched his cap and asked to see
Mr. Egerly.
He was at once ushered into the pres-
ence of the sick man. He unbuttoned his
overcoat, disclosing a square and com-
pass, and grasped the trembling hand of
the sick man, and gave it a grip. It was
feebly returned. Their eyes met; each
knew the other had traveled the toe road.
The stranger then asked the wife how long
he had been paralyzed and the cause.
“Three months,†she said. “It was caused
by a shock, brought on by the loss of our
home.â€
“Can the doctors do him any good?â€
he asked.
“Xo, the}^ say it was caused by a shock,
and another shock may cure him.â€
“When is your home to be sold?†he
asked.
“Today at one p. m.,†she said.
“The stranger turned to the paralyzed
man and said, “my Brother, once upon a
time, an effort was made; it was a fail-
ure. A second effort was made; that was
a failure. Then a timely suggestion was
advised; that advice was accepted; then
a third effort was made, and it was a suc-
cess. The Great Architect can restore and
rebuild.â€
The stranger bade him good-by, took the
little girl's hand in his and left a two-
cent stamp in it. and said:
“Little girl, you and your brother write
to Santa, and I am sure he will answer it.â€
The wife went with him to the door.
There he took her hand in his and said :
“My dear madam, within is a stranger,
yet a Brother. I remember my solemn
obligation, and I know my duty. Keep
everything a secret. It is not charity, but
my duty,†and was gone.
She looked in her hand and found a
twenty-dollar gold piece. The poor woman
almost screamed for joy, but she checked
herself when she remembered it was to be
kept a secret. She quietly walked back
in the sick-room, and began, woman-like,
to plan for all the family except herself,
of the comfort of the sick man, the sur-
prises for her good little girl and noble
boy, and was painfully aroused by the
clock striking one, the time their dear
home was to be sold. The desire became
so great that she gave her little son ten
cents' car fare and sent him to the sale
to see who bought the place and the price
paid.
With that intuition every woman pos-
sesses, she felt that some burden of her
sorrow was about to roll away, and was
soon again planning for the many sur-
prises for tomorrow, and arranging some
plausible excuse to again go to the busi-
ness part of the city, when the door was
almost broken open by her little son, who
rushed in almost out of breath and sftid :
“Mamma, when our home was put up
for sale, that white-haired stranger asked
how much was all the debt and expenses.
The auctioneer said seventeen hundred and
fifty dollars. The white-haired stranger
handed him two one thousand dollar bills,
and, ‘Pay off the entire debt, and send
Brother Egerly the balance at once, and
I want all Masons present to bear wit-
ness.' “Who from?' asked the auctioneer.
The answer, ‘Only a Mason, that's all.' â€
“Mamma, mamma,†cried the little girl,
papa has got a fit !†The paralyzed man
jumped and jerked for a while, then
fainted. When he regained consciousness
the canceled note and money were handed
him. The shock of good news had fully
restored him. The little girl said:
“Mamma, I knew that was dear Santa
Claus, and I will surely get my black
curly-haired doll.†And she did.
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Courtesy < unset Magazine GIANT FIG TREE AT MAYWOOD, CALIFORNIA
SOURCE OF MASONIC RITES
BY BRO. JOSEPH E. MORCOMBE
HE sticklers for the blue-
blooded Masonic genealogy
are finding it hard to con-
trovert the facts brought
against them. Masonry of
all rites, it appears to us. has
descended from one common
source. Certain branches of the family
may have debased the blood by mesal-
liances, but it is absurd to deny them
kinship. The peculiar forms and cere-
monies which appeal to ^nglo-Saxon peo-
ples are not necessarily attractive, nor
even appropriate, to other races. Institu-
tiorn must, and do differ, as language.
art and literature differ. Even the church
which claims to be universal ha- learned
to be adaptable to ethnic condition-. Its
ceremonials may be -eve rely plain or
florid, as will best serve the general can-*-.
Masonry will certainly not advance the
cause of universal brotherhood if each
section, like a suspicious sect, wall- itself
about with a barrier of solemn oxcIuhw -
ne^ and declares that all without the pale
are heretics and illegitimate-. If our- i-
the best and the fittest, it will survive: but
the comparison cannot be mad • unles-
Masons of all rite- can freely commingle.
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DEATH OF P. G. M. WILLIAM JOHNSTON
EO. WILLIAM JOHNSTON,
Past Grand Master of the
Grand Lodge of California,
died at his home at Richland,
near Courtland, Sacramento
County, Xov ember 14th.
Bro. Johnston was one of
the foremost members of the Fraternity
in this State, and was a notable factor
in the history of California, particularly
of that district traversed by the Sacra-
mento Liver. Bro. Johnston was a Cali-
fornia pioneer, having crossed the plains
with a party of three hundred in 1849,
shortly after which he located on the banks
of the Sacramento River, twenty miles
below Sacramento, near the town of
Courtland, where he engaged in the pur-
suit of agriculture and horticulture at his
place, named “Rosebud Rancho,†which
was his home for more than half a cen-
tury. As an agriculturist lie acquired a
broad experience, and his advice was con-
stantly sought in matters pertaining to
the tilling of the soil. He was prominent
in the State Grange, having been its
Grand Master in 1886. He took an ac-
tive interest in public matters, having
filled the office of State Senator to the
eminent satisfaction of his constituents,
having served as a member of the State
Board of Equalization, and at the time of
his death being a member of the State
Board of Agriculture. During his serv-
ice as a legislator he introduced and
caused to be passed many important meas-
ures affecting the Swamp and Reclama-
tion interests, being at the time chairman
of the Committee on Agriculture and
Swamp and Overflowed Lands.
Bro. Johnston was born at Wilkinsburg,
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, about
eight miles from Pittsburg, June 2, 1829.
In his young manhood he married Eliza-
beth S. Hite, who passed away about two
years ago. Three children, Mrs. F. A.
Edinger, of Sacramento, Miss Bella
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213
Johnston and \V. A. Johnston, of Court-
land. survive him.
Bro. Johnston was a Past Master of
Franklin Lodge, Xo. 143, of Courtland,
and a Past Grand Master of this State.
He was also identified with the Royal
Arch, the Knights Templar and the Mys-
tic Shrine. He was a zealous and con-
sistent Mason, a patriotic and public-
spirited citizen. Generous, open-handed,
true, democratic, loyal, he prided himself
upon being a man of the people, a just and
upright country gentleman, and a faith-
ful public servant.
During hi.- lifetime Bro. Johnston'.-
breezy and cheerful manner made for him
many warm friends among hi- brethren,
his neighbor- and hi- fcllow-eitiztns,
these friendships being retained to the day
of his death, and his .funeral was one of
tne most largely attended which has oc-
curred in the Sacramento Valley.
Past Grand Master Johnston was
buried in Sacramento by the Grand Lodge.
Xovember 19th. his life-long friend. Pa.-t
Grand Master Edmund C. Atkinson, act-
ing as Grand Master.
C 1
WASHINGTON’S MASONIC NESTOR
EO. THOMAS MILBURXE
REED, late Grand Secretary
of Washington, whose death
was briefly chronicled in the
Xovember Trestle Board,
was the ranking Grand Sec-
retary in point of service
in the United States. Had he lived
until December 8th, he would have
been eighty years of age. Bro. Reed
was installed as Gran! Secretary upon
the organization of the Grand Lodge
of Washington in 1858. and. except-
ing three years during which he was Grand
Master, and a term of one year when he
.was absent in Idaho, he held this position
from that time until his death, which oc-
curred at low twelve. Saturday, October
T. 1905.
Bro. Reed was born December, 1825. at
Sha'rpsburg. Kentucky, of Scotch-Irish
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parentage. His early education was ob-
tained for the most part by self-study
nights, while at work on a farm, by which
he fitted himself to • teach school at the
age of 18 years.
He engaged in business in his native
state, and when the gold fever was at its
height in 1849, emigrated to California,
and engaged in mercantile and mining
operations. In 185? he moved to Olym-
pia, Washington, where he resided up to
the time of his demise, except during brief
periods in Lewiston, Idaho.
Bro. Reed was a member of the con-
stitutional convention which framed the
constitution of the State of Washington,
and had held many other important of-
fices in Washington and Idaho. He re-
tired from public life in 1893 and devoted
his time almost exclusively to his duties
as Grand Secretary. He was made a Ma-
son in 1847 in Holloway Lodge, No. 153,
in Bath count}', Ivy. He served many
times as Master of Lodges in California
and Washington. He was a Past Grand
Master of the Grand Lodge, Past Grand
Secretary of the Grajnd Chapter Past
Grand Recorder and Past Grand Treasurer
of the Grand Commandery, a 33d Degree
member of the Scottish Rite, and a mem-
ber of the Shrine and the Eastern Star.
Bro. Reed’s California record includes
service as Master of Georgetown Lodge,
No. 25, Georgetown, 1853; Master of Aca-
cia Lodge, No. 92, Coloma, El Dorado
county, 1855-7 ; Grand Marshal of the
Grand Lodge, 1857.
He was dubbed a Knight Templar in
Sacramento Commandery, No. 2, Iv. T.
Probably no other Grand Secretary in
the world can point to such long and hon-
orable labor in the Masonic vineyard. By
courtesy of Bro. M. W. Tyler, Acting
Grand Secretary, we are privileged to
present a likeness of Bro. Reed.
Man’s Mission
Bro. Frank H. Myrick writes:
Every man lias a mission in life. Cre-
ation would be purposeless if its highest
and crowning consummation — man — were
left to wander aimless and objectless.
What matters it, if he is endowed with
God-like qualities of intellect, a superb
brain, a creative, active mind, an intelli-
gence that can grapple and overcome the
potential and hidden forces of nature, if
all these magnificent inheritances are only
wasted and unutilized?
The grave is not the goal of the human
race. Existence is not the effervescent
dream that flits athwart the mind in the
silent watches of the night. It is a most
wretched delusion that leads a man to be-
lieve that after a misspent life, where no
promise has met with fulfillment, and
every flower of beauty and fragrance, ere
it blossomed in the sunlight, was choked
with the noxious weeds of passion and of
vice, he could lay the garments of his soul
into an earthly casket and say: “Here at
last is oblivion. In this grave are rest
and peace.†Impotent delusion ! Vain
hope ! Boundless space, boundless time,
never ceasing and eternal energy are some
of nature’s conditions, and through its
ever-changing forms it is still and for aye
never changing.
Don’t
Brethren, whatever you do, never forget
the sublime lessons taught in Masonry
and never allow anything to occur during
the conferring of degrees that will de-
tract from the principles of the institu-
tion. Anything tending to produce levity
is entirely out of place. Far better tell a
candidate that he can prepare himself for
a series of important lessons, that will
stay with him as long as life lasts, if he
has the proper conception of it. L T nder no
circumstances should light remarks be
made to a candidate, such as “wait until
you get the third, then we’ll fix you.†It
has a tendency to disgust the intelligent
candidate and degrade an institution that
has gained the respect and admiration of
all civilized countries. Keep politics, re-
ligion and “funny business†out of Ma-
sonry. If you want and must have fun,
join a side issue ! — -Missouri Freemason.
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Courtesy Sunset Magazine bridal VEIL FALL, YOSEMITE
THE. CREED OF MASONRY
BRO. WM. J. DUNCAN, IN HARLEM ARGUS
ASOXEY is
not religion, al-
though it has been called the
"handmaid of religion.'' It is
not a religion in the sense
that it has dogmatic creeds,
or enjoins certain articles of
faith, has a system of theo-
logical doctrines. It lays down as a funda-
mental principle a belief in one true and
living God, an overruling power whose su-
preme will creates and sustains the uni-
verse, and the immortality of the soul.
“The universality of the fatherhood of
God and the universality of the brother-
hood of man.'' Upon these two doctrines
hang all the doctrines and teachings of
Masonry.
There is no occultism in the creed of
Masonrv. no mvsticism that onlv the
learned and highly intellectual can under-
stand, but it is a plain, natural and non-
scientific belief that "lie who runs may
read.†and “the wayfaring man though a
fool may understand.*' It appeals to all
men no matter how untutored they may be,
for in every man is an innate sense of in-
dependence upon some power greater than
his own. and a confident expectation of a
life hereafter. Men may scoff at God and
immortality, but down deep in the heart
there is a feeling that this world cannot be
the end. All peoples, all religions, all
classes, in some way or other, in some form
or other, present the truths of an overrul-
ing, omnipotent power, and an unending
futurity to man's soul, as the underlying
principles of all teachings.
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If we leave these two simple truths,
upon which all confessions of faith, or
articles of belief, or creeds are based, and
ask the learned theologian, who goes into
the field of metaphysical researches, to de-
fine his dogmas, he will lead us into a
labyrinth so intricate that with all his
learning he will be unable to extricate us.
We will be lost in a maze of disturbing
doubts, until, disgusted with the unlearned
interpretations of the learned doctors, we
turn from them and lift our hands implor-
ingly, simply to our Father. In Him all
discordant elements of mystifying creeds,
which have not the mind of God in them,
but the finite mind of man, are swallowed
up in one- great attribute of His nature —
love.
Everything that surrounds us, the heav-
ens above, the earth beneath, the sweetness
of nature’s blushing flowers, the air we
breathe, the fruit we eat, all testify of
God’s loving kindness and tender care.
It does not require a theological education
to understand this. The revival of spring,
the springing grass, the bursting buds, the
growing beauties of nature all proclaim
the Goodness of God, and the resurrection
of nature. If the grass springs into new-
ness of life at the breath of spring, shall
we say that man alone shall remain un-
resurrected? The world of nature fur-
nishes abundant proof of life after death.
The creed of Masonry is one that every
man can accept, for it has no controversy
with Calvinism, Armenianism, with Jew
or Gentile, Protestant or Roman; but
over, above, around and beneath them all,
it throws an atmosphere that quiets our
fears, quells every discordant passion and
brings peace and contentment to our trou-
bled souls.
Love, and we are taught in the Great
Light of Masonry that God is love, sweet-
ens every creed, as it does every life.
Harder than adamant, and more sterile
than Sahara, is the heart that has no love
in it. Every man and woman, and indeed
every creature made by the hand of God,
needs this element of happiness. The
beasts of the field possess it, and every
creature manifests a love for its own that
speaks of God in the animal creation.
Suppose this world was filled with
brotherly love, what a different world it
would be. How much we would enjoy of
what we fail to appreciate now. Would the
man who yields to an overwhelming temp-
tation be spurned and ostracised from so-
ciety? Would we not rather, by tender so-
licitude and admonition, endeavor to re-
claim him ? There are more men in prison
bearing the burden of a sudden wrongdo-
ing than there should be . There are those
out of prison upon whose consciences the
woe of those within the walls should hang
heavily. In many instances the places
should be exchanged. There is many a
really good man wearing the prison garb,
because the love and consideration he was
entitled to was not exercised toward him.
If brotherly love prevailed as it should
there would be less crime. It is the ab-
sence of love that makes many a man and
woman seek relief in any sea of intoxica-
tion that will bring forgetfulness, and in
that condition they become desperate and
do things their better nature revolts at.
The creed of Masonry, then, is love,
which includes within its wide range
everything that is honest, that is true. It
is a canopy beneath which all may seek and
find shelter from the killing blasts of ha-
tred and malice. Acknowledge the Father
and He will acknowledge }^ou, and you will
learn that in him is happiness here, life
hereafter and peace that knows no ending.
The creed of Masonry includes everything
that contributes to man’s happiness.
Definitions
The Simple Life — Doing your own
work.
The Strenuous Life — Doing some other
fellow’s work.
The Modern Life — Getting some other
fellow to do your work . — Smart Set.
Charity is the most benifieent when
bestowed in secret.
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Courtesy Sunset Magazine the HOME OF THE SEAL — SEAL ROCKS, SAN FRANCISCO
THE. KNIGHT’S SYMPATHY
I’m for the little dog in the fight,
And I’m for the little man
Who goes to battle with all his might,
Doing the best he can
Against the giant whose arms are strong —
Or, rather, let me explain,
I’m for the little man, right or wrong.
If I have nothing to gain.
’Tis the feeling of knighthood in my heart
That makes me a partisan,
That prompts me to take the weak one’s part,
To cheer for the little man.
Hurrah for the grit that assails dull might ;
Fate prosper its brave design;
I’m for the little dog in the fight —
If the big dog isn’t mine.
— .S’. E. Kiser.
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EDITORS’ CORNER
JAMES WRIGHT ANDERSON, 1
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The Question
of Documents
We give place to the
following letter re-
©
ceived from Brother
Edward M. L. Ehlers, Grand Secretary of
the Grand Lodge of New York:
Editors Trestle Board :
The Keystone of Philadelphia, in its issue of
September 23 , 1905 , copies a letter written to the
Trestle Board wherein the writer complains
of his treatment in attempting to visit a
Lodge in the City of New York in June last
Your correspondent is in error when he at-
tributes the refusal of the Lodge Committee
to examine him for the purpose of visitation
to an edict or order from a Past Grand Mas-
ter.
The Constitution of the Grand Lodge of
New York provides that any visitor from an-
other jurisdiction, not personally known, must
produce a certificate from a just and duly
constituted Lodge, and such certificate must
be countersigned by the Grand Secretary of
the jurisdiction in which the -Lodge is lo-
cated, before his examination can take place.
This requirement was made a part of the
law of New York for good and sufficient rea-
sons, and is not the edict of any Grand Master.
It may not be known to your correspondent
that in a neighboring State there is a fraudu-
lent so-called Grand Lodge with a constit-
uency of more than thirty Lodges in that
State and which has established other fraudu*
lent Lodges in neighboring States. It was
for the purpose of preventing these from
visiting the Lodges in New York that its Con-
stitution was amended so that a Brother
from another jurisdiction could not be ex-
amined until he produced “documentary evi-
dence†of his regular standing in a just and
duly constituted Lodge of Free Masons.
The Grand Lodge of New York in adopting
this amendment neither transcended its power
nor violated any Land Mark in Masonry.
If the Brother who claims to be a Past
Master will recall the Ancient Charges and
Regulations to which he was obliged to sub-
scribe at his installation as Master and which
Charges and Regulations have come to us
with the establishment of Free Masonry by
the Mother Country in America, he will find
ample authority for any Grand Lodge to es-
tablish the prerequisite of documentary evi-
dence in the examination of a visiting
Brother.
“You promise,†say these Charges and regu-
lations, “that no visitor shall be received into
your Lodge without due examination and
producing proper vouchers of his having been
initiated in a regular Lodge.†Fraternally,
Edward M. Ehlers,
Grand Secretary.
Whilst we do not claim ‘any right to
adversely criticise the action of any Grand
Lodge, we may and do claim the right, in
respectful manner, to express our views
relative to any subject presented for the
consideration of governing bodies in the
Fraternity of Freemasons.
Most writers on Masonic law hold to
the doctrine that the right of visitation is
a Landmark of the Order. Mackey says
that this right has always been recog-
nized as an inherent right, which inures
to every Mason. Like other rights in Ma-
sonry, however, this one may be impaired,
forfeited or regulated. We do not under-
stand that the Grand Lodge of New York
gainsays the right; the Constitution of
that Lodge practically nullifies the right,
or, at least renders it fruitless. The
law of New York, as stated in the fore-
going letter from Grand Secretary Ehlers,
“provides that any visitor from another
Jurisdiction, not personally known, must
produce a certificate from a just and duly
constituted lodge, and such certificate
must he countersigned by the Grand Sec-
retary of the Jurisdiction in which the
lodge is located, before his examination
can take place.†Admitting that the
Grand Lodge of New York had the right
to regulate the matter of visitation, we
are of opinion that the enforcement of
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210
such a law. if visitation is a right or
even is a favor, as the Grand Lodge of
California holds, will prevent Masons
from other Jurisdictions visiting lodges
in Xew York. The writer on the occa-
sion of a visit to Xew York City last-
year went to visit* a lodge. A committee
of two brethren of the lodge was sent
out to examine him ; the first requirement
was the production of a certificate show-
ing that his lodge was a regular one.
He was unable to produce such a certifi-
cate, for the simple reason that the Juris-
diction of California has made no pro-
vision for the issuing of such documents.
Met with the assertion that the committee
could not examine him. he pleaded the
test oath. and. being somewhat cheeky, he
stated that he was a Past Master and a
Past Grand Lecturer of this Jurisdiction.
The committee seemed at a loss as to what
they should do, when, finally, one of the
brothers was sent to the Grand Secretary
to ascertain if it were possible to grant
the favor of examination. The favor was
granted, and the committee was readily
satisfied that he ought to have been the
examiner, not the examined. He was ad-
mitted. and was received in a manner
befitting his rank and the character of the
lodge. It occurred to him to ask him-
self what that committee would know
about the regularity of his lodge or even
of the regularity of the Grand Lodge of
California, had a certificate been present-
ed. Is it not possible for a clandestine
lodge and a clandestine Grand Lodge to
grant to their clandestine members the
required certificate ? And how can any
committee determine the regularitv of
either lodge or Grand Lodge unless they
have the means by which the fact can be
determined. There is but one means
whereby the character of the lodge may be
known, that is, by the Grand Lodge of the
particular Jurisdiction listing the clan-
destine lodges, placing such list in the
possession of the several lodges, and re-
quiring the examination of the list on the
GIVE US NOTICE
Subscribers are urgently requested
to report promptly to this office every
failure to receive the Trestle Board.
It is our purpose to afford prompt and
unfailing service, if such Is possible.
If your magazine is not delivered
promptly we want to know it.
It is especially requested that all
changes in address be specifically re-
ported, and it is necessary in such
cases that both the old and the new
addresses be given, that we may find
your name upon our books. Brethren,
if you change your addresses you can-
not expect us to know it unless you
yourselves notify us of the fact.
In a great majority of the cases of
failure to receive the publication,
which we have investigated, it has
been found either that the subscriber
has changed his residence without
notifying us, or the non-receipt of the
magazine is traceable to some other
oversight not the fault of this office.
Give us due and timely notice.
I
application of a brother for examination
or visit.
In this connection w- suggest the pro-
priety of members oi utir lodges in Cali-
fornia. especially when traveling, to have
in their possession a receipt or card show-
ing that they are in good standing in their
respective lodges. We further desire to
say that California is not afflicted with
clandestine Lodges, or with irregular
lodges, except a.' to the Xegro lodge.",
which have not been recognized bv the
Grand Lodge. We would also, respect-
fully call the attention of our lodge:- to
the list of clandestine bodies, published
in the issue of this Magazine of October,
1905. A copy of this li>t should be kept
in every lodge of the State, accessible to
examining committees.
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THE TRESTLE BOARD
Soliciting
Candidates
It is one of the pecu-
liar features of Free-
masonry that the
person who desires to obtain the benefits
and privileges of the institution must seek
them of his own free will and ac-
cord. He presents himself as a can-
didate*— that is, as one in all re-
spects worthy. He must declare in his
petition for admission to the Lodge that
he conies unbiased by the solicitation
of friends, and uninfluenced by mercenary
motives, and that he freely and voluntar-
ily offers himself for the mysteries of Ma-
sonry. It is entirely inconsistent with the
usages of our Order to persuade, or even
to solicit anyone to become a Mason. In
this respect the institution of Freemason-
ry differs from all others; and this very
usage is one of the chief guaranties of its
strength. We fear that in these latter
days the usage is frequently violated. Too
often do we hear Masters of lodges, those
who have solemnly obligated themselves
to preserve intact all the laws, rules, reg-
ulations and usages of the Order, boast-
ing of the number of accessions to the
membership of their lodges during their
terms; seldom, if ever, priding themselves
and their lodges upon the quality of the
accessions. Quality and ntot quantity ,
character and not numbers, constitute
excellence. Nor is the evil of such boast-
ing confined to Masters and subordinate
lodges ; our Grand Bodies too often give
countenance to such boast. It is alto-
gether in contravention of the laws and
principles of Freemasonry to exercise any
kind of influence to induce others to join
the Fraternity, except that influence which
arises from a true Masonic life. A prac-
tical exemplification of the tenets of our
Order in our own walk and conversation
amongst our fellow men will be the most
legitimate and forceful means of inducing
candidates to ask for admission to our
lodges, as well as the surest means of
securing the best material for member-
ship. Let the strife begin in a closer ad-
CAUTION TO SUBSCRIBERS
It having recently come to the
knowledge of the publishers of this
magazine that unauthorized persons
have solicited subscriptions and made
collections on account of same, it be-
comes necessary to warn brethren
and subscribers not to pay any money
to any canvasser not personally
known to them, unless such person
can show a letter of authority, signed
by the Trestle Board Co., Walter N.
Brunt, Manager, dated subsequent to
April 1, 1905.
Notice is hereby given that the pub-
lishers of the Trestle Board will not
be responsible for any payments
made in contravention of the above
caution.
Pay no money to any stranger un-
less he can show written authority to
make collections.
herence to the excellent principles and
teachings of Masonry in our own lives;
let our Masonic light so illumine our lives
that others seeing the noble character of
our membership may be drawn by a strong
voluntary desire to unite with us. Ma-
sonry is popular; and, if popular because
of its noble and generous influences, it
will go on increasing in strength and use-
fulness. If it is popular through selfish
or mercenary motives, it will fail to ac-
complish the great mission intended. Ours
is a noble institution ; its votaries should
strive to conserve its lofty character by
that nobility of soul which at all times
should appear conspicuous in their own
lives.
If we had the say no
Recommendatory dimit unaceompaI1 ied
by a recommendatory
certificate should ever be given to any
one. Nor would we give a dimit to any
one simply because he was clear on the
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221
books. The brother deserving a dimit
should be clean and clear in his charac-
ter as well. Such a one asking for a dimit
is entitled to highest recommendation.
We rather like the custom prevailing in
some Grand Lodges forbidding the grant-
ing of dimits to any Masons until after
they have been elected to membership in
some other Lodge. The object in grant-
ing a dimit to a member is not the dis-
severance of his relation to the Fraternity.
Under the ruling of the Grand Lodge of
California no brother will be permitted
to resign from Masonry or to renounce the
Order; such action would be an offense
against the Order, and would subject the
brother to discipline. It appears to us
that the only object of the dimit is the
disseverance of his membership in the
lodge. The rule is “Once a Mason, al-
ways a Mason." The dimit is granted for
the purpose of enabling the brother to
connect himself with some other lodge.
If the brother receiving the dimit neglects
to make application for membership in
another lodge, by operation of law, he is
punished by losing his standing in the
Order, and can only regain it by comply -
ing with the law provided for such a case.
We take it that a brother unworthy to re-
ceive a dimit with recommendation, is an
unworthy brother, and as such, instead of
being granted a dimit, should be disci-,
plined for his unwort-hiness. If he is not
worthy in his own lodge, he should be
granted no privilege to make application
to any other lodge. A dimit without rec-
ommendatory certificate gives him this
privilege. Our Constitution makes it the
duty of the lodge to discipline its un-
worthy members. The dimit either with
or without the recommendatory certificate
enables the brother, no matter how un-
worthy, to keep himself in standing by
paying an affiliation fee accompanied
with six months'’ dues. Such a brother
may be subsequently the occupant of a cell
in the State prison, and on his release,
with his dimit can apply to any lodge and
put himself in standing. Several instances
have occurred in our lodges of members
being granted this character of dimit,
when, had the lodge done its duty the un-
worthy members would have been ruth-
lessly cast out of the fold. “Xo lodge has
a right to impose on the body of Masonry
an unworthy man." Our Grand Lodge
says, “Good men only are wanted in the
Masonic family, and when bad men get in,
we should take the earliest opportunity
to get them out." Common sense and
common decency say the same thing. A
dimit to an unworthy Mason is a con-
donation of offense, whether intended or
not. The interests of the Order demand
that Masons and lodges of Masons do
their duty. If lodges hold their members
to strict responsibility all will be benefited.
Not so Fast,
Brethren
The Masonic Herald, of
Rome, Georgia, states
that “contracts have been
let for an addition to the San Francisco
Masonic Temple, which will cost $67,000,*'
which will be news to the Brethren of San
Francisco.
The fact of the matter is that the
Grand Lodge of California purposes the
erection of an elegant Temple on the site
occupied by the present Masonic struc-
ture in San Francisco, which will be one
of the most commodious and elegant Ma-
sonic edifices in the world, but contracts
have not been let for its construction, nor
have the plans ever been prepared. The
Temple is merely in embryo.
Waiver of
Jurisdiction
When lodges have con-
current Jurisdiction, is
it necessary to obtain
consent of all the lodges to the waiver, or
is the consent of any one of the lodges
sufficient? The question is variously an-
swered in various Grand Jurisdictions.
In 1899 the Grand Lodge approved a de-
cision rendered by Grand Master Patton,
reading thus : “As any one of the Lodges
having concurrent Jurisdiction over a per-
son may receive his petition, elect and con-
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fer the Degrees of Masonry upon him, so
any one of such lodges may waive Juris-
diction in the manner prescribed by the
Constitution, and authorize another Lodge
to receive and act upon the application.'*
We consider this decision a proper one.
If we mistake not, the Grand Lodge of
Illinois holds that all the concurrent
lodges should consent to the waiver. This,
in our opinion, would render the obtain-
ing of a waiver practically impossible, or,
at least, so burdensome that it would sel-
dom, if ever, be sought. San Francisco
has some nineteen lodges ; Chicago has
aboi^t seventy. 'To secure the consent
of nineteen or seventy lodges would be a
task that no applicant would be likely to
undertake. Expediency, therefore, shows
the justice of the ruling of the Grand
Lodge of California. But beyond ex-
pediency, the fact that the lodge receiving
the petition of an applicant gains Juris-
diction over him and retains the Jurisdic-
tion as against the other concurrent
lodges, seem to prove the correctness of
the' view held by the Grand Lodge of Cal-
ifornia.
Statements of account
_ e , . _ are mailed this month
wherewithal . „ ,
to many of our sub-
scribers who are in arrears for one or
more years, and it is respectfully re-
quested that a prompt response be forth-
coming in each and every case. To pub-
lish one of the best Masonic journals in
America, be assured, is no trivial task,
particularly in so far as the financial de-
partment of this magazine is concerned,
and, as our business manager, whose office,
like that of the Senior Hiram, is to pay
the craft their wages, if any be due them,
and whose broad shoulders droop with
the weight of responsibility attaching to
his position, is squaring accounts for the
year, it is hoped, nay, presumed , that the
wherewithal will begin to pour into his
strong box Mike the precious ointment
upon the head, that ran down upon the
beard, even Aaron’s beard, that went down
to the skirts of his garments.â€
Many of our subscribers have forgotten to
drop us a line for one, two or three years,
and we pine to receive a remittance from
them, or if such be not forthcoming, even
a protest will be welcomed.
It is the law of the land that so long
as a subscriber continues to receive his
newspaper or magazine from the postoffice
he is held liable for payment for the same,
and that all arrearages must be paid. The
courts have so decided in a number of
cases.
Now, brethren, our cashier is expect-
antly waiting.
A Trifle
It was only a pleasant smile,
And little it cost in giving,
Yet it scattered the night like the morning,
And made the day worth living.
Thro’ life’s dull warp a woof it wove
In shining colors of hope and love,
And the angels smiled as they watched above
Tho’ little it cost in the giving.
It was only a kind word,
A word but lightly spoken,
Yet not in vain, for it stilled the pain
Of a heart that was almost broken.
It strengthened a faith beset with fears
And groping blindly through mist of tears
For light to brighten the coming years.
Tho’ it was but lightly spoken.
It was only a friendly hand,
And it seemed of little availing,
But its grasp was warm, and it saved from
harm
A brother whose strength was failing.
Its touch was tender as angels’ wings
And it rolled the stones from hidden springs,
And pointed the way to higher things,
Tho’ it seemed of little availing.
A smile, a word, a touch —
How easily each is given !
Yet either may win a soul from sin,
Or smooth the way to Heaven.
A smile may lighten the failing heart,
A word may soften pain’s keenest dart,
A touch may keep us from sin apart —
How easily either is given !
Anonymous.
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Courtesy Sunset Magazine
VIEW OF THE LUCIN CUT-OFF OF THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY ACROSS THE GREAT SALT LAKE, UTAH
THE- COLLECTION OF DUES
HE Grand Lodge confers
upon each lodge the right to
designate in its by-laws the
amount of dues to be assessed
upon each member annually,
and the time for the payment
thereof, and it requires that
all dues so assessed must be collected
when due. and payable, except in case a
member is unable to pay, when his dues
may be remitted. There is no regulation
of the Grand Lodge more clearly ex-
pressed than this, and there is none more
frequently violated by the lodges. This
dereliction of a plain duty by so many
lodges has always proved a great injury
to them. They thus not only soon become
weak financially, hut they become still
weaker generally by the loss of the active,
earnest support of prompt paying mem-
bers. Xine times out of ten. where lodges
have lost their usefulness and have been
compelled to surrender their charters, or
have been closed up by order of the Grand
Lodge, it has been from this cause. The
great army of non-affiliated and indefi-
nitely suspended Masons throughout the
country, numbering probably one-Lalf the
number of contributing Masons would not
exist had they never been permitted to
become delinquent for dues. The long
list of vacant numbers on the roll of
lodges in this and other Grand Jurisdic-
tions are there mostly from the same
cause.
In a matter of so great importance to
Masonry is it not time for lodges to heed
this admonition and resolve to do their
whole duty hereafter to themselves and
to their members? * * * Every Secre-
tary should have his books posted and a
list of those who have not paid, with the
amount due from each, at the annual
meeting for the election of officers. The
lodge should then take such action a:~ will
compel a settlement of these accounts as
speedily as possible. Deal kindly, but
firmly and justly, with each one accord-
ing to circumstances, and when all the
members once stand equally on the books
ot the lodge, there will be but little trou-
ble in keeping them so. and your lodge will
surely prosper . — Masonic Advocate.
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Perfect Ashlars of
Ma.sonic Thought
E have always been impressed
with the solemnity of the Ma-
sonic Ritual. We have never
found a place in it that could
be divested of its solemnity
and leave anything but
sounding brass and a tinkling
cymbal. From our very first entrance
into a Masonic Lodge our heart seemed to
get closer to its Maker, and then and
there we recorded a promise that we would
never take God’s holy name in vain. In
every degree our trust in God is peculiarly
emphasized, and no man can take His
name in vain without at some time being
reminded of the lessons taught him to
reverence God. Our heart has often been
grieved to hear men professing their great
love for Masonry profane God’s holy
name. Profanity is a most useless and
unbecoming habit, and it can not possi-
bly bring any comfort, but often brings
sorrow to him who indulges in it. Brother
Mason, you should not swear. “Remember
thy Creator in the days of thy youth.â€
Remember Him in thy strong manhood.
Remember Him when thy years are de-
clining. Remember God with such rev-
erence as will ever keep you from profan-
ing His holy name. — William H. Bumpas,
P. G. M., Tennessee.
We are of a conservative nature. We
believe in Masonry as it existed in the
days of our fathers; we mean before all
the hurry and bustle of the present day,
when there was a time for everything, and
everything at a proper time; in the days
when the attentive ear caught the true
meaning of Masonry, and it was not
thought necessary by means of robes and
paraphernalia to teach Masonry to a can-
didate through his eyes. As a matter of
fact, it is light in Masonry that the can-
didate is seeking for, and it is only by a
study of the teachings of Masonry through
the brain that his heart becomes filled with
pure Masonic love of God. — Alb ro E .
Chase , Maine .
I have always loved Masonry, and have
learned to set the highest value upon the
social and harmonizing influences which
find a natural growth within the Institu-
tion. I think we may all say that we are
happier and better men than we should
have been had we never been Masons, and
that some of the most satisfactory hours
of our lives have been spent under the roof
tree of the brotherhood. We have found
in Masonic intercourse that comfort, sym-
pathy and mutual support which is the
constant craving of the human heart, and
of which the hard conditions of mortal
life give us only a scanty enjoyment. — •
Bro. Samuel C . Lawrence , P. G. M., Mas-
sachusetts.
It is a great privilege to be able to
assist in the work of bringing intellectual
light into the dark comers of the world,
of holding our fellow men to throw aside
their prejudices and sweep away their
mental cobwebs, of placing them upon the
mountain tops, with their desire for
knowledge quickened, their capacity for
learning enlarged, their mental horizon
broadened, their love for their fellows in-
tensified, their power to discern the true
relations of life expanded, and conse-
quently their usefulness as citizens and
members of society increased. This is a
privilege every Mason enjoys. May every
one of us to the extent of our power live
up to the full measure of our opportuni-
ties, and do our full share in promoting
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peace ancl harmony, liberty and equality,
righteousness and justice among all the
jDeojDles of the earth . — William B . Wright ,
Grand Master , Illinois.
Freemasonry ! What a breadth of
meaning the word conveys. To the mis-
taken and misguided it is the embodiment
of the prince of darkness; to the initiated
it is the incarnation of all that is high
and holy. It exceeds my ability to pro-
nounce a fitting eulogy upon the greatness
and goodness of this venerable institu-
tion; but to maintain its pristine beauty
and promulgate its principles is at once
our duty and our pleasure. Ho associa-
tion surpasses Freemasonry in its benefits
to mankind. Like the searching rays of
sunlight it penetrates the readjusting con-
course of human events with obligations
to the betterment of our fellow men. To
make us better is to contribute to our
happiness — the most coveted of all God’s
blessings. * — Brother Herbert Preston,
Grand Orator , Illinois.
When the haughty Roman dames were
boasting of and exhibiting with ignoble
rivalry, their costly adornments, the no-
ble Cornelia said, pointing with a loftier
pride to her children : “These are my jew-
els.†Her words have come to us “down
the ringing grooves†of Time, and may
not we repeat them as proudly, pointing to
“the three jewels of Masonry,†as our
manual calls them, inculcating the prac-
tice of these truly commendable virtues,
Brotherly Love, Relief and Truth — these
priceless gems of soul, which far outshine
“the wealth of Ormus and of Ind,†and
which glorify the wearer, though clad in
poorest garb, as no jewels of the mine
could ever do. Love — which includes
and embraces all in its heavenly minis-
trations; Relief — which is Love’s proof
and materialization; Truth — rarest of
virtues on this earth, and the one most
essential in the formation of a manly
character — George Gillson ■, Grand Mas-
ter J Nevada.
Masonry has taken a stand in the ra-
cial conditions of life such as its teach-
ings require and its principles justify.
To me Masonry represents the true idea
and the true spirit of fraternalLm. Placed
above a contract for monetary benefits it»
charity is prompted by an earnest spirit
of benevolence and is thereby raised above
the plane of commercialism into the do-
main of brotherly love and affection. —
0. P. Sperra J Ohio .
To me Freemasonry has a peculiar
charm, and my love for it is immeasura-
ble as is the Fraternity’s influence for
good. To be a true Mason is to be a true
man, and a true man is God’s ideal of
perfection. I revere the names of the
noble founders of the institution ; I honor
the names of the noble exemplars of its
teachings in all ages ; and I love the breth-
ren wherever they may be found. (With
Masonry titles and rank are of no avail;
we look alone to the man . — John R . Smith ,
Tennessee.
Masonry had its origin in response to
a demand of human nature for a com-
munity or fraternity wherein the welfare
of a brother was to be the first moving
cause. Every one who has come into this
community has done so of his own free
will and accord, professing a trust in
God and a love for his brother, and his
avowed purpose only was the advancement
of the welfare of his fellow-man. In
coming thus freely into the Fraternity he
has yielded his individual will, in certain
respects, to the government of the major-
ity. or to the government of the Craft, in
such manner as its laws and usages pre-
scribe. In doing this he has trusted to the
good faith and the combined wisdom of his
brethren. He has placed in their hands,
in certain instances, his honor and repu-
tation — a trust more sacred could be re-
posed in no one . — Leroy B. Yalliant ,
Grand Master , Missouri.
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THE HAWAIIAN TANGLE
Serious Question of Jurisdiction
HE "American Doctrine/’
that principle of the Com-
mon Law of Masonry in
America which has been
promulgated and thereby
made a statute by nearly
every Grand Lodge in the
United States, declares that but one
Grand Lodge can be recognized as legiti-
mate in each of the States of the Ameri-
can Union, and that where a Grand Lodge
has been established in any State for the
government of the Craft within the con-
lines of such State, no other Grand Lodge
has the right to assume jurisdiction. It
is claimed by some good authorities
on Masonic Jurisprudence that the
■‘American Doctrine†goes even fur-
ther in this particular, by ‘assert-
ing that no foreign Grand Lodge
has the right to assume jurisdiction, nor
issue charter nor dispensation for the for -
mat ion of a subordinate Lodge upon any
portion of the territory of the United
States.
The Grand Lodge of Scotland in con-
travention of this principle, in the year
1904, subsequent to the acquisition of the
Hawaiian Islands by the United States,
which occurred August 12, 1898, estab-
lished a Lodge at Wailuku, on the Island
of Maui, Territory of Hawaii, named
“Maui Lodge.†This violation of the
principle laid down by the American
Grand Lodges was officially brought to the
notice of Past Grand Master George W.
Hunter during his term of office, through
the medium of an application by the Mas-
ter of Hawaiian Lodge, Xo. 21, of Hono-
lulu, working under charter from the Cal-
ifornia Grand Lodge, to permit the con-
ferring of two of the three Degrees of
Masonry upon a candidate who had re-
ceived the first degree in that body, by
Maui Lodge of the Scottish jurisdiction.
I he incident involves some fine points
of jurisprudence, and raises the question
whether the “American Doctrine†as laid
down b} r the American Grand Lodges
should obtain, or whether the Grand
Lodge of Scotland should be upheld in
its contention of universal jurisdiction,,
that Grand Body claiming authority
throughout the civilized world,
The story is interesting and is best told
in the words of Past Grand Master Hunt-
er, as found in. his annual address, from
which the following is taken:
From Graxd Master HuxterA Address.
Xear the beginning of the year a com-
munication was received from Bro. John.
G. Both well, Master of “Hawaiian†Lodge,
Xo. 21. asking me as a personal favor to
Bro. J. J. Smiddy who had obtained the
First Degree in “Hawaiian†Lodge, that
the other two should be conferred upon
him by “Maui†Lodge at Wailuku. This
brought up the subject of the standing of
“Maui†Lodge, the right of the Grand
Lodge of Scotland to establish it upon the
Islands at the time it did, and its rela-
tion to the Masonic Grand Bodies within
the United States, and more particularly
‘to the Grand Lodge of California.
Believing that my reply to Bro. Both-
well’s communication fully and fairly pre-
sents the matter, it ‘s set forth herein as
follows :
Eureka, Cal., Jan. 20, 1905.
Mr. J. G. Botiiwell,
Master of Hawaiian Lodge, Xo. 21, F.
& A. M., Honolulu, T. H.
Dear Sir axd Brother:
Your communication of January 7tlu
together with the note from Bro. J. J.
Smiddy who has been elected to receive?
the Degrees of Masonry in ‘Hawaiian*
Lodge, Xo. 21, and who has received the
first therein, but for convenience, is de-
sirous of receiving the other two in ‘Maui*
Lodge at Wailuku, and still retain his
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O •> '
membership in ‘Hawaiian/ No. 21, is at
hand and has been carefully considered.
If both Lodges were under this Jurisdic-
tion there would be no* question but upon
the request of 'Hawaiian 7 Lodge, No. 21,
'Maui 7 Lodge, if it saw fit, could confer
the other two Degrees as requested, and
possibly this would be so even if the two
Lodges were in separate Jurisdictions and
the relations and circumstances were such
as usually prevail between Lodges of dif-
ferent Jurisdictions.
These communications bring up the
question as to the right of the Grand Lodge
of Scotland to grant a charter or dispen-
sation to Masons in Hawaii to form a
Lodge within that Territory at the time
it issued a charter to 'Maui 7 Lodge.
In this connection, I desire to quote
from your letter, as in a measure express-
ing your views on the situation and the
local sentiment of the Craft in regard to
the matter, the following:
"Past Master Lewis has turned this mat-
ter over to me as part of the unfinished
business of 'Hawaiian’ Lodge from last
year, and informs me that he has replied
to the letter of Biro. S middy to the effect
that a decision on his application for the
Degrees to be conferred by 'Maui 7 Lodge
would be deferred until instructions had
been received from the Grand Master of
the Grand Lodge of California
"Hence I beg to submit the matter for
your ruling, and refrain from offering any
opinion of my own, other than to say that
I should appreciate an early response to
the following question : 'Do you rule
that 'Maui 7 Lodge is regular and legiti-
mate? 7 and 'is there any reason why 'Ha-
waiian 7 Lodge or any other lodge under
the Jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of
California may not hold full Masonic in-
tercourse with 'Maui 7 Lodge, or, other-
wise ? 7
"Feeling that in the interests of har-
mony among the Fraternity throughout
this Territory, it would be a greater mis-
take to offer affront to 'Maui 7 Lodge and
thereby to *i*aei(ie' Lodge, which i> un-
questioned as to its standing, by refusing
to recognize ‘Maui' Lodge, than t < * treat
the latter cordially and a> regular and
legitimate as ourselves, so far as onlinan
courtesies are concerned, pending your in-
structions, 1 have therefore determined t<>
adopt the latter course until advised otlu r-
wise by you; 7
“ ‘Maui’ Lodge is in all respects doing
California work, and 1 cannot see that
any damage can be done in the meantime
by following the course above outlined.,
as I am convinced that by refusing inter-
course 4 with them pending your decision,
even in the event that it is decided that
they are in every way 'regular/ I shall
have succeeded in dividing the Masonic
Fraternity in this Territory into two von
hostile camps, which, in view of the pres-
ent cordial relations that exist, I should
regard as deplorable.
“This seems to me to be a matter in
which judgment is called for. rather than
the rule, and I trust you will so view it.
“The matter of requesting ‘Maui* Lodge
to confer Degrees on behalf of ‘Hawaiian’
Lodge will of course be held in abeyance
pending your reply. 77
Your disposition to preserve harmony
and good feeling among the Craft on the
Islands, 1 fully appreciate.
In looking up the law applicable to the
case, I discovered that away back in the
seventies the Masons at Wailuku applied
to the Grand Lodge of California for <n>-
pensation to institute a lodge there, which
was granted, and the lodge was organ-
ized and named 'Maui' Lodge. It wa< in
existence for several years, having rather
a hard struggle, as had vour own lodge
during that time, because of tin* many
demands made upon it. and finally it
deemed it best to surrender it^ charter,
which was done, and the same accepted by
our Grand Lodge on the 17th of Novem-
ber. 187 7. Before doing this, it met all
its liabilities, paid it> Grand Lodge dues
and turned over to it the sum of 427.JT
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228
which in turn was given to “Hawaiianâ€
Lodge, Xo. 21.
In view of this discovery on my part, I
could hardly understand why the Masons
at the same place, desirous of forming an-
other lodge, twenty-seven years later,
should not come to the Grand Lodge of
California for a charter, with which their
predecessors and the locality had once been
identified, which was more accessible and
under whose Jurisdiction were men who
had always entertained the most kindly
feelings toward the Brethren of Hawaii in
a business, social and fraternal way.
You have enclosed a communication
from Bro. Lewis of your Lodge, dated
August 16, 1904, written while Master, to
Grand Master Xutting, in relation to this
matter, and the latter’s reply thereto.
Bro. Lewis gave it as his opinion that
it was the sentiment of the members of
“Hawaiian†Lodge that, since the annex-
ation of the Territory to the United States
if any new Masonic Lodge was to be
formed, it should be done under some one
or the Grand Lodges within the United
States and not under authority emanating
from any foreign country ; and also he be-
lieved that to be the sentiment of many
prominent members of “Pacific†Lodge,
Xo. 822, under charter from the Grand
-Lodge of Scotland, and also of Lodge “Le
Progres de L’Oceanie,†Xo. 124, under
charter from the Supreme Council of
France. It will be remembered that at
our last Annual Communication, “Le Pro-
gres†Lodge petitioned our Grand Lodge
to come under its Jurisdiction, and the
matter was referred back for the present,
because, mainly as I remember, of the
allegiance it owed to the Supreme Council
of France, which had not been relinquish-
ed, but, with a hope I am quite sure, that
the matter could be so adjusted to the sat-
isfaction of all parties, that the prayer of
its petition could at some future time be
granted. The main object of Bro. Lewis’
letter seemed to be to urge that the Ha-
waiian Territory be annexed to the Juris-
diction of the Grand Lodge of California
and be made a part of it, but as the reply
of the Grand Master touched both points
and is very brief, J take the liberty of in-
serting it herein in full. It is as follows :
“‘A. Lewis, Jr., Master ‘Hawaiian’
Lodge, Xo. 21.
“ ‘Dear Sir and Bro. :
u ‘Yours of the 16th ult. at hand. In
my opinion California cannot annex the
Territory of Hawaii as a part of its Jur-
isdiction, all Grand Lodges in the United
States having concurrent Jurisdiction
there. I agree with you that neither Scot-
land nor any other foreign Grand Lodge
has any Jurisdiction whatever.
“ ‘If a Grand Lodge were formed in
Hawaii, you at once assume and have ex-
clusive Jurisdiction, but in no other way.
“ ‘Yours truly and fraternally,
“ ‘C. W. HUTTING,
“ 'Grand Master / â€
This letter was dated September 2,
1904, and the Masons who were then con-
templating the formation of Maui Lodge
and obtaining a charter therefor from the
Grand Lodge of Scotland, must, in the na-
ture of things, have known of its contents
very soon thereafter. So if any unpleas-
antness should grow out of this matter, it
may be said that these Brothers went in
with their eyes open, and if trouble en-
sues it is their own fault.
The sovereignty of the Hawaiian
Islands was transferred to the United
States on the 12th day of August, 1898.
On September 22, 1904, there was es-
tablished the organization named Maui
Lodge, and which obtained its charter or
dispensation from the Grand Lodge of
Scotland long after Hawaii became Amer-
ican territory. Our Grand Lodge has
never claimed exclusive jurisdiction any-
where, except within the boundaries of
the State of California, and it has always
recognized the fact that prior to the an-
nexation of Hawaii its jurisdieton over
the lodges it established there was . but
temporary, and as to territory exercised
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in common with other Grand Lodges of
the world, and liable to be lost whenever
three or more Lodges were established
there and they saw fit to organize a Grand
. Lodge of their own which they could now
do and if done their Lodge would become
immediately released from all obligations
to any other Grand Body. So long as
Hawaii remained a Republic, or while it
was a Kingdom, it was recognized as com-
mon ground, and all Masonic Grand
Bodies had concurrent Jurisdiction there-
in. When it became a part of the United
States, then, under Masonic law of this
country, the subordinate Lodges that were
there, still belonged to the Jurisdictions
where they obtained their charters, re-
spectively, but when it came to the for-
mation of new Lodges, no Grand Lodge,
except those within the United States had
the right to grant a dispensation for such
a purpose. Prior to the Revolution the
Grand Lodges of England, Ireland, Scot-
land, France and Hamburg, issued char-
ters for Lodges within the Colonies. Since
that time they have undertaken to do so
but seldom, and whenever any of them
has attempted it, it has been resented by
the Grand Bodies of America. So far as
I know no Grand Lodge within the
United States has ever sought to estab-
lish a subordinate within the dominion of
the Kingdom of Great Britain or any of
her dependencies, and we believe that
whenever any country comes under the
American fl^g and becomes American soil,
that thereafter no foreign Grand Body
should grant dispensations or seek to es-
tablish Lodges therein. If the Grand
Lodge of Scotland can charter a Lodge
on the Island of Maui, which belongs to
the United States, it can charter other
Lodges in Honolulu and elsewhere in the
Hawaiian Islands, and with equal prop-
riety, it could be done in the Territory of
Alaska.
This has never been allowed or attempt-
ed without protest. While the facts were
not exactly the same and probably no case
can be found exactly similar to this, a-
the Territory of Hawaii, owing to its >it-
uation in mid-ocean, is, in many respect-
unique, still it is American territory, and
the Masonic law which would apply to any
other American territory will apply to it ;
and in reference to a case which arose in
Xew York in the early fifties, where the
Grand Lodge of Hamburg was seeking to
invade the rights of the Grand Lodge of
Xew York, by establishing Lodges there,
our own Grand Lodge in 1851. at its >ec-
ond Communication in sympathy with the
Grand Lodge of Xew York, expressed it-
self by resolution on this subject as fol-
lows :
'‘Resolved, That this Grand Lodge can
give no countenance or support to the pre-
tention of the Grand Lodge of Hamburg
or any other foreign Grand Lodge, to a
right to grant charters for Lodges in any
of the territory of the United States of
America.â€
So far as I can find this resolution ha4
never been changed or modified, and its
language is just as applicable to territory
subsequently acquired, as that which then
existed.
With the law thus declared, or at least
the sentiment of our Grand Lodge thus-
expressed in its early history and lievt r
altered. I feel it to be my duty to hold
that Hawaiian Lodge, Xo. *21. should not
request Maui Lodge to confer the De-
grees, or either of them on Bro. Smiddy.
nor should it render a similar service for
Maui Lodge at its request.
It is not necessary for me to go full
length in deciding your questions. I have
no desire to interrupt the pleasant per-
sonal relations now existing among the
Brethren of Hawaii, as disclosed by your
letter, nor to prevent them from making
Fraternal visits back and forth between
the Lodges under this Jurisdiction and
those under any other. I confine myself
at present to prohibiting the interchange
of courtesies as to conferring degrees be-
tween the two Lodges under our Juris-
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diction on the one hand and Maui Lodge
on the other,, and leave it to our Grand
Lodge at its next Annual Communication
to say whether I have done right in this
respect and also to say what the relations
shall he between the members of this
Jurisdiction and the members of Maui
Lodge, and to pass upon the regularity
and legitimacy of Maui Lodge if it sees
fit to do so.
Yours truly and fraternally,
George AY. Hunter,
Grand Master of Masons in the State of
California.
A few months later there came to me a
letter from Bro. Tucker, Inspector of
the district, in which he said:
“A communication has been addressed to
the Masters of the three Blue Lodges of
this city by one Jose G. Faria, by name,
acting for the Grand Orient of Portugal,
claiming the right to erect a Blue Lodge
in the Jurisdiction of this Territory, cit-
ing' as a precedent the erection of Maui
Lodge by the Grand Lodge of Scotland,
which he says gives all Grand Bodies equal
rights in this Territory.â€
Not meeting with any encouragement,
but on the contrary encountering much
opposition, Mr. Faria abandoned his in-
tention of organizing a Lodge, and in a
communication to Bro. Rothwell upon the
subject expressed himself as follows :
“In reply I have to say that it is not and
never was my intention to establish any
Portuguese Lodge in this Territory with-
out the knowledge and frank and cordial
assistance of the Lodges already in exist-
ence in the Islands. As I have told you it
is not my aim to play any mischief or dis-
loyalty, and since your support and rec-
ognition cannot be gained, I will not make
any attempt to start a clandestine Lodge.
1 did not know of the resolution of the
Grand Lodge of California. In view of
it I will abstain from going any further
than the mere exchange of views we have
had. Will you kindly let me know when
the resolution was passed, so as to enable
me to report to the Grand United Luzi-
tanian Orient?â€
It will be seen by the foregoing corres-
pondence that this is a question of con-
siderable importance, and the matter in
relation to “Maui†Lodge is respectfully
submitted to this Grand Lodge, trusting
that some action may be taken to define
our position, either approving or disap-
proving what I have done, but hoping that
nothing may be done to provoke contro-
versy or cause trouble between the Breth-
ren in the Islands belonging to Lodges
under charter from California and those
under charter from Foreign Grand Bodies.
* * * George W. Hunter,
Grand Master.
The above view held by Grand Master
Hunter was not, however, sustained by
the Grand Lodge, which body took the
ground that in the absence of any Grand
Lodge of Hawaii, and until such times as
a Grand Lodge shall be established in the
Hawaiian Islands, that district is open
territory — open, not only to the Grand
Lodges of the United States, but to all
Grand Lodges of the world, — thereby ac-
quitting the Grand Lodge of Scotland of
the charge of violation of jurisdiction, so
far as the California Grand Lodge may
be interested.
The report of the Committee on Juris-
prudence which was unanimously adopted
by the Grand Lodge, sums up the case
as follows:
REPORT OP COMMITTEE ON JURISPRUDENCE,
WHICH WAS ADOPTED BY THE
GRAND LODGE.
It is only when a Grand Lodge attempts
to establish a lodge within the territorial
jurisdiction of another Grand Lodge, that
the establishment of such lodge consti-
tutes an invasion of the jurisdiction of
any Grand Lodge. * * *
We have no Grand Lodge of the United
States of America — no body exercising
Masonic control over all territory of the
United States. Each State and each Ter-
ritoiy, with the exception of one or two,
lias its own Grand Lodge, exercising su-
preme control and having exclusive terri-
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torial jurisdiction within the limits of
said State or Territory. The Hawaiian
Islands are not within the territorial ju-
risdiction of any Grand Lodge of any of
our States or Territories, and no such
Grand Lodge claims exclusive territorial
jurisdiction over them. How, then, can it
be contended that the establishment of a
lodge therein by any foreign Grand Lodge
is an invasion of the jurisdiction of any
American Grand Lodge?
It is suggested that such an act would
be an invasion of the jurisdiction of each
of the American Grand Lodges, which
alone should have power to charter lodges
on American soil. We have not been able
to ascertain that such a doctrine has ever
been asserted by any American Grand
Lodge, and so long as we maintain our sys-
tem of separate and independent State
and Territorial Grand Lodges, such a
doctrine would not appear to be in con-
sonance with well established M a sonic
principles. Our American Grand Lodges
have no collective territorial jurisdiction.
The American Doctrine goes no further
than this, viz.: Only one Grand Lodge
shall be established in any State or Terri-
tory. Whenever one is established it has
the absolute control and government of all
Masons and of all lodges of the first three
degrees, and no other Grand Lodge or
Grand Body can in any way interfere with
its jurisdiction by establishing new lodge-
therein, or even by maintaining those al-
ready established. The territory is abso-
lutely. exclusively and perpetually the
territory of the Grand Lodge established
over it. From the moment of the organ-
ization of the new Grand Lodge, its ju-
risdiction becomes absolute over the en-
tire territory, and all lodges and all Ma-
son s there must acknowledge it and yield
obedience to it. and their allegiance else-
where ceases. (Yol. X. Proc. pp. 5 IT,
553. 5 T9. Yol. XII. Proc. p. 11*2.)
This is the American doctrine, declared
by Maekay. and many, if not all. of our
Grand Lodges, and is the only American
doctrine, as we understand, and it has no
application to tin- ca- at hand, or t
reason that no Grand Lodge ha- ew r »< <
organized in Hawaiian Territory.
We are. therefore, of the opinion t rut
the action of the Grand Lodge of S al; n 1
in chartering Maui Lodge in th • Ha-
waiian Island- cannot be regarded i -
a> such an invasion of the jurisdiction o
any American Grand Lodge a- would
warrant ib in holding the lodge to e an
illegal body.
The Secretary
The following, which is taken from tfi**
Chronicler , will be appreciated by even
faithful Masonic scribe:
The Secretary is one of the harde-t-
worked officers of a Masonic organization,
and yet. his labors are very often unappre-
ciated. He seldom is remunerated -utli-
cientlv to pav him for the actual time In*
gives his duties. Many regard him a- a
paid servant, and a- such entitled to small
consideration, and therefore one subject
to any and all the small annoyance- that
the ignorant and supercilious know -o well
how to impose. His work could be made
lighter if the average member could Ik
made to understand that sitting at hi>
desk in the lodge room and reading t'e*
minutes is the smallest of hi- dnti<-.
Many regard his efforts to collect due- i-
an affront to be resented, yet they make
by-laws which he is expected to liw up to
or be charged with careles-ne— . or -om* -
thing worse.
The Limit
"You may talk about your mean men.
said one rustic to another on tin* ferry-
boat the other day. “but we’v got a
woman over there in Alameda wl • a ■•>-
the pie."
"Kinder close — i- she?"
“Close? Why. la-t month lur Lu-uand
died — fourth husband, mind — and Lift
blamed if she didn't take the door pl-it<
off the front door, had his age added, and
then nailed on hi> coffin. Said die go -- 1
likely she'd be wanting a nmv name on t r
door soon, anyway."
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EASTERN STAR POINTS
IMPORTANCE OF IMPRESSIVE
HAT a mighty agency for
good the Order of the East-
ern Star would be- if every
member were a living ex-
ponent of the principles in-
culcated in the ceremony of
initiation ! And why is not
every member such an exponent? Who
will say to what extent the candidate is
to blame for failing to grasp and heed the
importance of those beautiful lessons, and
how much is due to a hurried and parrot-
like rendition of the ritual which makes
it like “sounding, brass and a tinkling
-cymbal ?†It seems to us that a candidate
is impressed equally as much by the man-
ner of delivery as by the words them-
selves, if the former is what it should be.
The officer falls sadly short of duty if the
words of the ritual are repeated as if they
were something to be rehearsed as glibly
and rapidly as possible, and only comes
up to the full measure of importance when
the candidate is made to feel that they
nre expressing the officer’s convictions,
rule and guide in life. — Geo. D. Lawson ,
Colorado.
INFLUENCE FOR GOOD
The Order of the Eastern Star is one of
the grandest institutions of our land. Its
influence for good cannot be overesti-
mated. Let us then bow before the Mas-
ter’s feet and as the stars shine to guide
us on our way in the darkest night, so may
we, as men and women, let our light so
shine before men, to lead them onward
and upward, and as the eagle soars to the
farther sky, his eye so trained that he can
see the great orb of day, and almost look
beyond and see the grandeur of the Great
White Throne, so may we look long and
lovingly at the Sun of Righteousness, that
becoming a ccustomed to the glory and
brightness we may be able to feast and be
satisfied. — Lucy B. Halstead , Arkansas .
THE SISTER OF MASONRY
As the sister of Masonry, the Order of
the Eastern Star drew her life-giving
nourishment at the same breast — that of
Humanity wedded to Brotherly Love, the
offspring of Charity. The true test of the
value of an organization is the ideal or
aim it has in view. — Past Grand Patron ,
Montana.
THE FAMILY CIRCLE
Worldliness should not enter into chap-
ter affairs. It should be the family- — the
home. Here may we find woven into the
warp of the Masonic mantle the woof of
woman’s tenderness, the changeless love
of the mother, the devotion of the wife,
the affection of the daughter, the grief of
the widow, the trustful faith of the sis-
ter. — Past Grand Matron , California.
FOR A NOBLE PURPOSE
The Order Eastern Star has been estab-
lished for a noble purpose; to carry out
the great thought of the Grand Patron
on high; its principles idealize and beau-
tify life; it increases the desire for excel-
lence in womanhood, in manhood ; ana
the powers of goodness which it sets
afloat go on with the irresistible gravita-
tion of the universe, for the Infinite is
behind them. — Rebecca Niner, New York.
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EASTERN STAR ELECTIONS
Advices have reached this magazine of
the election of officers of Eastern Star
Chapters in California as follows:
Bethlehem Chapter, Paso Robles: Mrs.
Mary Janney, W. M. ; Alex Webster, W. P. ;
Mrs. Anna McIntyre, A. M. ; Mrs. Maggie
Lewis, Secretary; Mrs. Christie Wright,
Treasurer; Mrs. Clara Palmer, C. ; Mrs.
Beatrice Watarburv, A. C.
Beulah Chapter, San Francisco : Emma C.
Wedemeyer, W. AL ; William McDonald, W.
P. ; 0. Danielson, A. M. ; Mary Todd, Secre-
tary ; Emma Rahlmann, Treasurer; Catherine
Lusinshi, C. ; Anna Weilan, A. C.
Corona Chapter, San Luis Obispo : Mrs.
Mattie Fry, W. M. ; S. D. Ballou, W. P. ; Miss
Mabel King, A. AL ; Miss Minnie Steinhart,
Secretary; Mrs. Almira Fiedler, Treasurer;
Mrs. Lulu E. Page, C. ; Mrs. Zelma W. Kir-
by, A. C.
Electa Chapter, Modesto: Mrs. T. J.
Keating, W. M.; Dr. F. B. S’urrhyne, W. P.;
-Mrs. May McAllen, A. M.; Mrs. Marie
Stone, C.; Mrs. M. .L- Cooper, A. C.; Mrs.
Wakefield, Secretary; Mrs. C. D. Swan,
Treasurer.
Euclid Chapter, Ontario: Mrs. S. F. Glass,
W. M.; W. W. Smith, W. P. ; Mrs. K. Mon-
roe, A. M. ; Airs. W. Parkin, Secretary; Mrs.
John Clarke, Treasurer; Mrs. Lone Lee, C. ;
Mrs. J. C. Wright, A. C.
Fidelia Chapter, Yuba City: Miss Mary
Moncur, W. M. ; Mrs. C. B. Harter, A. M. ;
F. Starr Walton, W. P. ; Miss Mabel Kim-
ball, Secretary; Mrs. J. P. Orstatt. Treas-
urer ; Miss Rose Grav, C. ; Airs. C. G. Kline,
A. C.
Gate City Chapter, San Bernardino: Airs.
Agnes E. Jackson, W. AL ; H. A. Wierwille,
W. P.; Airs. Ada Johnson, A. AI.; Mrs. Ad-
die Burgess, Secretary; Mrs. Addie Weg-
nori, Treasurer; Airs. Cora Reed, C.; Airs.
Ella Houghton, A. C.
Golden Gate Chapter, San Francisco,
Dais}" Pabst, W. AI.; R. V. AIcAllister, W.
P.; C. R. Ogilvie, A. AI.: Kathrine Johnson,
Secretary; Colonel A. S. Hubbard, Treas-
urer; Ida A. Feundling, C.; Alinnie AI.
Roberts, A. C.
Harmony Chapter, San Francisco: Car-
rie Louise Lucas, W. AI.; AI. Hansen, W.
P.; Emilie H. Crackborn, A. AI. ; Eva AI.
Garrison, Secretary ; Estelle Alay Leland,
C.; Emma Charlotte Krone, A. C.
Ivy Chapter, San Francisco: Carrie Hook
Gordon, W. AI. ; Georgians C. V ersalovich,
A. AI. ; Eva D. Saulsburv, Secretary; L. Eliza
Lucas, Treasurer; Cerita Adelle Briggs, C. ;
Emilie Strausse, A. C.
King Solomon Chapter, San Francisco: Tes-
sie Cavanaugh, W. AI. ; Franklin F. Ralston,
•2;)3
W. P.; Alary J. Cleve, A. AI. ; Martha E.
Blade, Secretary; Lydia A. Sanders, Treas-
urer; Aleta Wolffman, C. ; Jessie S. Cark,
A. C.
Lucerne Chapter, Hanford: Sarah Cas-
per, W. AI.; L. AI. Alendelsohn, W. I\; Mi*s
Esther W. Dunham, A. AI.; R. R. Butler,
Treasurer; L. C. Dunham, Secretary; Louisa
Butler, C.; Daisy Ensign, A. C.
Aliramar Chapter, Point Richmond: Lil-
lian AI. Blake, W. AI.; William A. Lucas.
W. P.; Alargaret A. Lucas, A. AL: J. F.
Whittle, Secretary; Alary C. Fitzpatrick.
Treasurer; Eva T. Barney, C. ; Emily O.
Walker, A. C.
Alission Chapter, San Francisco: Lottie
J. Reiss, W. AL; Frank S. Snell. W. P. ;
Alargaret Bell Snell, A. AL; Josephine C.
Backus, Secretary; Emma J. Steven-,
Treasurer; Sarah E. Coiner, C.; Jessie
Stevens, A. C.
Ocean Spray Chapter, Alonterey: Airs. Lot-
tie Alartin, W. AI. ; Edwin S. Johnson. W. P. ;
Aliss Lois Estrada, A. AI. ; Airs. Sylvia Hamil-
ton, Secretary; Airs, Ruth Leary, Treasurer;
Aliss Amv Ingram, C. ; Aliss Estelle Tuck,
A. C.
Olive Branch Chapter, San Francisco :
Aleta Wolters, W. AL; Joseph Rosenberg,
W. P. ; Ray Goldsmith, A. AI. ; Sadie J. Hath-
away, Secretary; Alartha Rosenberg, Treas-
urer; Jennie Brandt, C. ; Jessie A. Hopkins,
A. C.
Palm Leaf Chapter. Porterville: Airs. A. J.
Newberry. W. AL; R. G. Williams. W. P. :
Airs. Fred Belle, A. AT.; Airs. Gus Lang. C. ;
Airs. Lillian Claubes, A. C. ; Airs. Anna Nor-
ris, Secretary: Airs. H. C. Carr, Treasurer.
Pomona Chapter, Pomona: Airs. W. T.
Fleming, W. AI. ; Airs. George Phillips. A. AI. :
T. A. Gallup, W. P. ; Airs. Alarv Ludden. C. ;
Airs. B. A. Rice, A. C. : Airs. E. T. Wester-
man, Secretary; Airs. John A. Gallup, Treas-
urer.
Sacramento Chapter: Alillie E. Miller.
W. AL: Chas. W. Frazier. W. P. : Minnie
Herr, A. AI. : Jessie Harbinson. Secretary;
Cecilia Watkins, Treasurer: Elizabeth Mar-
shall, C; ALabel Geeslin. A. C.
San Francisco Chapter: Lottie Rothman.
W. AI.; Otto R. Fischer, W. P.: Anna Cat-
termole, A. AL; Ellen Reimer. C.: Ida AL
Heilfron, A. C.
. Yerba Buena Chapter, San Francisco: Mat-
tie Jewell Perry. W. AL : Thomas I Janes,
W. P. ; Fannie Julia Daniels, A. AL . Ro^n
W. de Winton. Secretary.
Golden Gate Chapter. O. E. S., tendered
a reception early in November to the Grand
Patron at Golden Gate Asylum. A pleas-
ing programme of entertainment arranged
by the Past Alatrons. was presented and
greatly enjoyed by the many present to
greet the new officer.
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STORM TOSSED WAVES AT VIEU DE L’EAU— SCENE OX THE CALIFORNIA COAST
OPPORTUNITY
Master of human destinies am I ;
Fame, love and fortune on my footsteps wait,
Cities and fields I walk ; I penetrate
Deserts and seas remote, and passing by
Hovel and mart and palace ; soon or late
I knock unbidden once at every gate.
If sleeping, wake; if feasting rise before
I turn away. It is the hour of fate.
And they who follow me reach every state
Mortals desire and conquer every foe
Save death; but those who doubt or hesitate
Condemned to failure, penury and woe,
Seek me in vain and uselessly implore,
I answer not, and return no more.
— John J. Ingalls.
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CHIPS FROM THE
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STONE QUARRIES
News of the Craft Gleaned From All Sources
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A DAYLIGHT LODGE
The first daylight Lodge to be instituted
west of the Rocky Mountains was instituted
November 29th at Masonic Temple, San Fran-
cisco. It is designated as Jewell Lodge, U.
D., and the meetings being held in the day-
time, will be of great convenience to Masons
whose occupations require their attendance at
night, thus prohibiting their attending other
Lodges whose meetings are held in the even-
ing. Officers have been selected as follows :
Worshipful Master, Mark E. Levy; Senior
Warden, Burnside Cromwell; Junior Warden,
Arthur B. Sanborn; Treasurer, William De-
lany; Secretary, Leo Bruck; Marshal, E.
Nolting ; Senior Deacon, S. O. Blodgett ;
Junior Deacon, Edward B. Lada; Stewards,
Gerald Kenny and William Mahood. Past
Master Robert C. Johnson of Harmony Lodge,
Portland, Or., and Mark Wayman of Metro-
politan Lodge, Dubuque, Iowa, are the other
charter members. W. H. Edmonson of Doric
Lodge* will act as Tyler.
THE CHRISTMAS SUNSET
The December Sunset is replete with the
Christmas spirit. The cover design, “A Na-
vajo Madonna,†was designed by Xavier Mar-
tinez. Edwin Emerson, Jr., tells the thrilling-
story of the last Christmars celebrated by the
Russians in Port Arthur at the historic mo-
ment when the great Muscovite stronghold
was surrendered by General Stoessel. Since
Christmas is not reckoned among the public
holidays of the Land of the Rising Sun, it is
safe to presume that Christmas bells will not
ring again for Port Arthur as long as Japan’s
ninety-nine years’ lease of Quantung, wrested
from Russia, holds good. Other features of
this number are poems by Charles Warren
Stoddard, Charles K. Field, A. J. Waterhouse
and Ednah Aiken ; Christmas stories by Ar-
thur W. North, Mabel Craft Deering and Ade-
laide Soule ; the story of an Indian fight by
Cyrus Townsend Brady; the second of "a
series of articles on camping with Le Conte
by George Wharton James ; and an illus-
trated descriptive article on the Bancroft Li-
brary.
VACAVILLE MASONIC HALL
The Masonic Fraternity of Vacaville, Cal.,
will soon be housed in a new hall which is
being erected for them. Bro. Henry F. Star-
buck of San Francisco, who is making a spe-
cialty of Masonic buildings, is the architect.
The building is now in course of construction
and its early completion is expected.
GOLDEN GATE ASYLUM
The directors of the Golden Gate Com
manderv Company have signed a contract
with Ira W. Coburn for the construction of
the new asylum of Golden Gate Commandery.
in San Francisco, a description of which has
been given in these columns.
The Golden Gate Commandery Company,
composed of members of the Commandery,
will issue bonds for $100,000, in order to pay
for the building and the furnishing. These
bonds will he secured by first mortgages on
the land, building and furniture. Payments
on the subscriptions will be made in five equal
installments of 20 per cent each, and the first
installment is due on or before January 1,
1906.
ANOTHER RICHMOND
There is another Richmond in the field. A
new Masonic Lodge will soon be organized in
what is known as the "Richmond District' of
San Francisco, being the extreme western
portion of the city north of Market Street.
The consent of all the local Lodges to its or-
ganization has been obtained. The lodge
will be called Richmond, and it will meet in
the hall at Clement and Fourth avenues, it
being at this time altered to meet the re-
quirements of a Masonic body.
AT SLOAN MONUMENT
Past Grand Master Thomas Flint, as-
sisted by the members of Texas Lodge. No.
46, F. and A. M., of San Juan, San Benito
County. Cal., and other members of the craft,
laid the stone of the Texas Association of
Veterans of the Mexican War at the Sloat
Monument, Monterey, December 9th. that
stone being sent by that association from Dal-
las, Tex., to crown the southwest corner. The
Texas stone is presented by Comrade William
H. Hilton, a Texas ranger of Capt. Ben Mc-
Cullough’s company.
Diamonds
Are increasing in value every week. The
longer you defer making your selection the
smaller will be the assortment to choose from
and the greater the price of diamond- Largest
assortment, at lowest prices. Fifty-six years
a jeweler in California. A. Andrews. Dia-
mond Palace. 221 Montgomery St.
Benicia Lodge. No. 5. F. and A M.. cele-
brated the acquisition of its one-hundredth
member November Dth. with a banquet. A
number of visitors from all portions of the
State were in attendance, among them. P>ro.
W. H. Edwards. Grand Lecturer.
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BERKELEY CORNER STONE
With the usual impressive ceremonies of the
Craft, the corner stone of the new Masonic
Temple at the corner of Shattuck avenue and
Bancroft Way, Berkeley, California, was laid,
December 2nd. Bro. Motley H. Flint, Grand
Master, presided at the ceremonies. Addresses
were made by Bro. W. H. Dakin and by Bro.
Edward H. Hart, Deputy Grand Master.
The dedication exercises began at Odd Fel-
lows’ Hall shortly after noon, when the breth-
ren formed into line preparatory to marching
to the site of their new home under escort of
Oakland Commandery, K. T., and Berkeley
Chapter, R. A. M.
The ceremonies began with a prayer by
Grand Chaplain T. H. O’Donnell. In behalf
of the local Masons, W. H. Dakin welcomed
Bro. Motley H. Flint, Grand Master, present-
ing him with an engraved gold trowel.
The corner stone was then laid with the
ceremonies prescribed by the Grand Lodge.
The officers presiding at the dedication were :
Motley H. Flint, Grand Master ; E. H. Hart,
Deputy Grand Master; C. L. Bredenbach as
Senior Grand Warden; W. A. Gompertz as
Junior Grand Warden; J. T. Morrison as
Grand Treasurer; George Johnson, Grand
Secretary ; J. H. Wymen as Grand Orator, and
Charles D. Barnett as Grand Marshal ; T. H.
E. O’Donnell as Grand Chaplain ; Tames L.
Robinson as Grand Lecturer ; O. K. Cloudman
as Assistant Grand Secretary; Charles D.
Barness as Grand Marshal ; C. R. Lord as
Grand Bible Bearer; M. P. W. Albee as Grand
Sword Bearer; Albert Fouch as Grand Stand-
ard Bearer; B. P. Bull as Senior Grand Dea-
con; A. W. Davidson as Junior Grand Dea-
con ; W. H. H. Gentry as Senior Grand Stew-
ard* C. H. Blohm as Junior Grand Steward;
F. W. Durgan as Grand Pursuivant ; J. R.
Davis as Grand Organist; George P. Adams as
Grand Tyler.
Durant Lodge and Berkeley Lodge, F. and
A. M., and Berkeley Chapter, O. E. S., turned
out in full force to witness the ceremonies.
SHRINER JAILED
A big caravan of Shriners from Islam Tem-
ple, left San Francisco November 25th, bound
for the Oasis of Placerville, where fifty-eight
unregenerates were gathered into the fold. Eli
route the caravan halted for refreshments at
the State Prison at Folsom, being there enter-
tained by the warden. It is said that during
a tour of inspection of the prison by the
Shriners one of the nobles whose reputation
as a practical joker is ever maintained on
Shrine occasions, became so unmanageable as
to necessitate his being placed in a padded
cell. He is now known to Islam nobles as
“Number fifty-five.â€
THE CRAFT IN GENERAL
A new lodge has been established at Lind,
Washington.
The next annual conclave of the Grand
Commandery, Knights Templar of Michigan,
will be held at Detroit, January 12th.
The Masons of Boise, Idaho, held a Masonic
fair November 29th to December 9th, in aid
of the new Masonic Temple now in process of
construction in that city.
The Masonic bodies of Omaha have pur-
chased a site at the corner of Twentieth
and Douglas streets, in that city, for a new
Masonic Temple. The property has a
frontage of 118 feet on Douglas street, and
a depth of 132 feet, and cost $18,000. A
handsome pressed brick structure occupying
the whole of the ground will be erected in
the near future, and the total cost will be
$ 200 , 000 .
STAR NOTES
Bakersfield Chapter entertained the children
of its members November 27th.
Mrs. Paulina Dohrmann, Past Grand Mat-
ron, was the guest of honor at a recent meet-
ing of the Martha Washington Chapter, in
Visalia. #
At Visalia, Cal., recently, while the cere-
monies of an Eastern Star Chapter were in
progress, sneak thieves stole into the ante
room and appropriated the ice cream freezer.
THE OLD STORY AGAIN
Maude is in the garden
Culling pretty flowers;
Grace is in the hammock
Dreaming by the hours;
Kate is by the brookside
Where it’s nice and cool;
(Kate is rather jaded
From the grind at school.)
Nell is in the parlor
Just to snatch a nap;
Eva’s on the front porch
Flirting with a chap;
Fannie’s in the orchard
May is in the grove;
And
Mother’s in the kitchen,
With a red-
hot
stove.
— Houston Chronicle .
The cornerstone of the Carnegie Free Li-
brary at Colusa was laid by the Grand Lodge
of California December 1st.
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CALIFORNIA IN PARTICULAR
The Masonic Lodge at Vacaville, Cal., is
about to lease a new meeting hall.
Live Oak Lodge No. 61, F. and A. M., en-
tertained Grand Master Motley H. Flint, who
paid them an official visit, November 25th.
The Grand Lodge of California will lay
the cornerstone of the new library building
at Colusa, California.
Ninety-two thousand dollars is the contract
price of the new Golden Gate Temple to be
built on Sutter street, near Steiner, San Fran-
cisco. —
A1 Malaikah Temple, Mystic Shrine, of
Los Angeles, has organized a second Arab
Patrol in anticipation of the Shrine Fiesta
next year.
Grand Master Flint visited Mission Lodge
No. 169, F. and A. M., November 29th. Over
three hundred Masons were in attendance.
The third degree was conferred.
Fred A. Pollard, Master of -San Joaquin
Lodge No. 19, entertained a number of offi-
cers of Masonic bodies at his home in Stock-
ton, Cal., November 24th, in honor of the
outgoing officers of the various Masonic
bodies of that city.
South Pasadena Lodge, No. 347, F. & A. M.,
was .instituted early in November. Following
are the officers of the new lodge ; Leo Long-
ley, W. M. ; B. V. Garwood, Senior Warden ;
J. B. Soper, Treasurer; George Binder, Secre-
tary; Noble Harter, Chaplain: W. C. Brain-
erd, Marshal ; H. R. Postle, Senior Deacon ;
M. B. Reid, Junior Warden.
Rev. Chas. Thomas Walkley gave .a very
interesting lecture on “Masonry and the Tem-
ple†before Sequoia Lodge No. 349, in Oak-
land, November 27, 1905. The lecture was
primarily for the instruction of the candidates
who have been raised during the year, but was
highly enjoyed by all who were fortunate
enough to hear it. Sequoia Lodge, although
hut three years old, is a very active body of
â– enthusiastic Masons.
Sir Knight W. Frank Pierce, R. E. Grand
Junior Warden of the Grand Encampment of
the United States; Sir Knight John B. de Jar-
natt, Grand Commander of California ; Sir
Knight Chas. L. Field, E. Grand Generalis-
simo, and Sir Knight W. D. Stephens, E.
Grand Senior Warden, conducted a Templar,
school of instruction at the Masonic Temple,
Los Angeles, November 16th and 17th. A
large number of Sir Knights from all por-
tions of Southern California were in attend-
ance.
BOOK SHELF
The Trestle Board acknowledges the re-
ceipt, since the last issue of this magazine of
the following Masonic publications:
From Brother Frank D. Woodbury, Grand
Secretary, proceedings of the Grand Chapter,
R. A. M., of New Hampshire, for 1905.
From Brother Stephen Berry, Grand Secre-
tary, proceedings of the Grand Council, R.
and S. M., of Maine, for 1905.
From Brother J. H. C. Dill, Grand Secre-
tary, proceedings of the Grand Lodge, F. and
A. M., of Illinois, for 1905.
From the Acting Grand Secretary proceed-
ings of the Grand Lodge, F. and A. M., of
Washington, for 1905.
From Bro. John R. Parson, Grand Secre-
tary, proceedings of the Grand Lodge. F. and
A. M., of Missouri, for 1905.
From Bro. Hugh Murray, Grand Secretary,
proceedings of the Grand Lodge, F. and A. M.,
of Ontario, for 1905.
From Mrs. Helen F. Laflin, Grand Secre-
tary. proceedings of the Grand Chapter, O. E.
S., for 1905.
From Comp. Calvin W. Prather, Grand
Secretary, proceedings of the Grand Chapter,
R. A. M., of Indiana, for 1905.
From Comp. Calvin W. Prather. Grand
Secretary, proceedings of the Grand Council,
R. and S. M., of Indiana, for 1905.
From Sir Knight Alpheus A. Keen, Grand
Recorder, proceedings of the Grand Com-
mandery, K. T., of New Mexico, for 1905.
From Sir Knight W. W. Perry. Grand Re-
corder, proceedings of the Grand Conmiand-
ery, K. T., of Wisconsin, for 1905.
From Bro. Wm. L. Kuykendall. Grand Sec-
retary, proceedings of the Grand Lodge. F. and
A. M., of Wyoming, for 1905.
From Sir Knieht Fay Hampstead. Grand
Recorder, proceedings of the Grand Com-
mandery, K. T., of Arkansas, for 1905.
From Bro. Comp, and Sir Knight Charles
H. Jacobson, Grand Secretary and Grand Re-
corder. proceedings of the Grand Lodge. F.
and A. M., Grand Chapter. R. A. M., and
Grand Commandery, K. T.. of Colorado, for
1905.
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238
THE OLD PAST MASTER
By John \Y. Fitzmaurice, P. M.
Who hates to lay the gavel by,
And views the “annual†with a sigh;
Because his “passing†draweth nigh?
The old Past Master.
Who when retired from the East,
On memor’d power will fondly feast;
Xor realize his reign has ceased?
The old Past Master.
Who with a jealous eye doth watch;
If hap’ly he some “break†may catch,
And for the “new chap†trouble hatch?
The old Past Master.
Who has the “blue book†well at heart;
And to the floor will briskly start,
And in debate take leading part?
The old Past Master.
Who pompous shouts: “I move you, sir!â€
Followed by speech that flies the fur,
And up the animals will stir?
The old Past Master.
Who at the “banquet†in discourse
Will flourish like a green bay horse;
And time consume without remorse?
The old Past Master.
Ah! well, perchance amid his sins,
Are found some tiresome, peevish whims;
Such ne’er his valued record dims: —
That old Past Master.
He gave his Lodge long, zealous years;
Its prosperous record still him cheers;
Reward for which his bosom bears: —
As old Past Master.
He may be fussy, cranky, prosy,
But well law, work and order, knows he ;
To “cable length†right willing goes he —
That old Past Master.
All honor for these “silver grays†then —
Of Masons the props and stays when —
We temple build of living men: —
By old Past Masters.
UNTIMELY DEATH
Just as we are closing the forms of this
issue of the Trestle Board comes the news
of the untimely death of Past Grand Master
Hiram N. Rucker, Superintendent of the Cali-
fornia Masonic Home, at Decoto, which oc-
curred at the Decoto railway station Decem-
ber 13th, while he was alighting from the
train. Dr. Rucker had been in San Fran-
cisco attending a meeting of the Board of
Directors of the Home. On nearing the sta-
tion at Decoto Dr. Rucker was seen to leave
his seat in the car preparatory to leaving the
train. It is thought that on reaching the plat-
form of the car he lost his balance through
some unexpected lurch of the train, and was
thrown beneath the trucks. No cry was heard
and from the mutilated condition of his body
it is believed that his death was instantaneous.
Dr. Rucker was fifty-five years old and a
native of Missouri. For many years he made
his home in Merced, going thence to Oakland
some time ago, where he established a large
practice. At one time Dr. Rucker was super-
intendent of the State Hospital for the Insane
at Stockton. Several years ago he was ap-
pointed resident physician of the Masonic
Home. After serving in that capacity for
some time he was made superintendent. Be-
sides a widow he leaves a daughter, Miss
Robin Rucker, a student at Mills College. Dr.
Rucker was a Past Grand Master of the Cali-
fornia Jurisdiction and high in the councils
of the Grand Lodge.
The San Marco Hotel at 538 Taylor street
is doing a splendid business, which only goes
to show that travel during the summer
months has been far ahead of past seasons,
and also that a family hotel conducted on ex-
clusive lines can be made to receive recogni-
tion. In many respects this hotel cannot be
surpassed by any in the city, and with the
excellence of its cafe service and table, should
hold its rapidly increasing patronage. Mr. Geo.
J. Casanova, manager since the hotel opened,
is well pleased with existing circumstances
and does much to make his guests feel at
home.
Swiss American Bank
524 Montgomery St. San Francisco Telephone Main 5604
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT
Showing condition on 31st day of December each year since organization:
Year
Capital
Reserve
Deposits individual
Loans & Bonds
Total Resources
3897
S300.000
$ 217,073.65
$ 274,309.78
$ 562,036.47
1898
300,000
$ 2,400.00
350,488.22
400,180.13
703,433.90
1899
300,000
4,000.00
630,580 67
563,200.49
1,032,924.71
1900
300,000
10,000.00
973,862.60
828,900.97
1,408,869.34
1901
300,000
14,000.00
1,433,969.57
1,204,203,54
1,949,511.52
1902
300,000
52,000.00
2,090,501.28
1,862,166.71
2,936,638.80
1903
300,000
62,000.00
2,544,523.55
2,515,811.56
3,729,994.65
1904
600,000
90,000.00
3,295,779.10
3,003,960.38
4,600.349.77
CHAS. MAGGINI, President A. A. MICHELETTI, Cashier B. G. TOGNAZZI, Manager
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CORINTHIAN LODGE NO. 9.
Marysville, Cal.
Stated Meetings, third Tuesday in each month.
Frederick Henry Day. William Battles Davenport.
Secretary. Master.
CHICO LODGE NO. 111.
Chico, Cal.
Stated Meetings, Saturday of or next preceding
Full Moon.
Harry Saunders Moir , William Robbie.
Secretary. Master.
MARIN LODGE NO. 191.
San Rafael. Cal.
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George Gore Vanderlip, Richard Clarence Jones,
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FRIENDSHIP LODGE NO. 210.
San Jose, Cal.
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Perley Francis Gosbey, Henry Davenport Mathews,
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KILAUEA LODGE, NO. 330.
Hilo, Hawaii.
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T. C. RIDGWAY,
G. H. VICARO, Master.
Secretary.
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Manila, P. I.
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N. G. SQUIRE,
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PASADENA LODGE NO. 272.
Pasadena, Cal.
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Henry Ramel. Orren Henry Hayes,
Secretary. Master.
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Stockton, Cal.
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Branch Office, 625 F St.. Washington, D. C.
Wedding
Invitations and
Announcements
CALL ON
102-4 Second Street
TLEPHOXE MAIN 199
SAN FRANCISCO
Phone Private Exchange 330
BL0KE, mOFFlIT & TUNE
DEALERS IN
....PAPER....
55, 57, 59, 61 First Street
Between flarket and Mission Sts.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
BLAKE, MOFFITT & TOWNE, Los Angeles
BLAKE, McFALL CO., Portland, Ore
M ACO Y
PUBLISHING AND MASONIC
SUPPLT CO.
SEND POSTAL TOR
LIST OF BOOKS— OLD AND NEW
MENTION ANY WANTED OR FOR SALE.
Pictures.Charts.Certificates
Jewelry Catalog a Statistics*
Two-Year. Calendar Cards, ’
Souvenirs, Specialties, Etc-
OFFICE, 34 Park Row, New York, N. Y,
PAST MASTERS’ JEWELS
H. Rosekrans & Co.
HARDWARE
511 SIXTH STREET
Phone South 459
SAN FRANCISCO
Masonic Cards
Ball Programs
Menus, Etc.
SEND FOR SAMPLES
AGENTS WANTED
Badges from !c to $5.00 each
WALTER. N. BRUNT
...T'RIJVTE'R...
— and Manufacturer of —
MASONIC REGALIA
EMBLEMATIC CARDS
and BADGES w w V
...1 4 notv located at ...
102-104 Second Street
Corner of Mission, S&n Francisco, Cal.
Die^goneJly opposite Wells Fa.rgo ®. Co. Express
The Largest and Most Modern Offices on the Pacific Coast