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Show MASONIC. k Pio.ture.que Lodge on Mountain Top. Other Items. A picturesque lodKc was held in August. 1875, on the top of Mount Davidson, iu rada, i S27 feet above tho level of the sea. The lodge, having had its hall destroyed by fire on Irklay morning, Aug. is, like its brethren of aucientdavs, repaired to tho hills and on the top of Mount Davidson, Da-vidson, no doubt up to that time the highest high-est point where a masouie lodge was ever held, was a charter, altar of rough ashlr greater and lesser lights and chairs of rough granite for the master and wardens while the other officers found acenramcdv tions on the rough bowlders. To know how to duly tyle tho lodge the tylcr was at a loss; but the worshipful master was equal to tho emergeney, for he directed a row of pickets, designated bv white badges on their left arms, to be stationed around the summit of the mountain; they were so numerous and so near together that none could pass 07 repass without permission While this was a high lodge, it was also a large one, for over two hours were consumed consum-ed in obtaining the names of tho members and visitors. The jewels, made of ophir bullion in 1833, by the order of Col. W. H Howard, costing $500, and by him present . ed to the lodge, were saved from destruction destruc-tion by the fire. High and large as this lodge was, yet it was a genuine one, and the usual refreshments followed the completion com-pletion of labor. There is a Bro. Wells in Minnesota whose father and grandfather are Masons and whose great-grandfather was a Mason. There are 142 Masonic lodges in India, 106 English and 38 Scottish charters. . , Tbe grand lodge of New York Is entirely free from debt. The Masonic fraternity at Rolfe, la., have a fine uew hall, which they have opened by a festival and a public installation of tho officers of their lodge and of the Eastern Star chapter. The Masonic relief fund for the Johnstown Johns-town sufferers reached tbe sum of $44,-761.15. $44,-761.15. Pennsylvania contributed $18,785.66; New York, $6,941.40; Illinois, $4,746.80; Indiana, In-diana, $2,553.45; Louisiana, $1,500; Massachusetts, Massa-chusetts, $1,475; New Jersey, $1,332.50, and Ohio, $1,203.25. Tho oldest Freemason in the United States 13 Bro. John B. Hollenbeck, of Burlington, Bur-lington, Vt. He was made a MaBon in the year 1813, and is past grand secretary of the grand lodge of Vermont. ' Oklahoma has a Masonic lodge working under dispensation granted by the grand master of Indian territory. The worshipful worship-ful master is from Kansas, tho seuior warden from Colorado, the junior wurden from Missouri and the deacons from Illinois. Illi-nois. . , 4 Alexander G. Apell is serving his thirty-fifth thirty-fifth year as grand secretary of California. In Minnesota a brother was expelled for informing a rejected candidate as to who cast the negative ballot. , Governor Clinton's sash, worn by him whilo governor of the state of New York, and which has since been In the possession of Clinton commandery, No. 14, K. T., has been presented by that body to the depart-' depart-' ntent of curios of the grand lodge. In New Zealand there are 85 English lodges, 15 Irish and 47 Scottish in all 147. Of these 21 oppose a united grand lodge and 34 have not decided. No Royal Arch Mason of twentyine years standing can be disciplined in Connecticut for non-payment of dues. |