Knight Masonsa

History

by Otis V. Jones,Jr.Moat Excellent

PastGreatChief1986

A History of the Knight Masonsof the United States

(Formerly of Ireland)

Otis V Jones, JrMost Excellent Great Chief - 1986

© Otis V Jones, 3009 Wade Ave , Raleigh, N C 27607

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OTIS V. JONES, JR.Great Chief Grand Council of Knight Masons

of the USA -1986

Past Grand Senior KnightGrand Council of Knight Masons (Ireland) - 1993

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OTIS V. JONES,JR.M.E.P.G.C

Born January 7, 1915 in Raleigh,NorthCarolina,sonof OtisV. Jonesand Irma Camille Swindell,both of Hyde County, NorthCarolina.

Heattendedpublicschoolsin Raleigh.N.C. andgraduatedin1932. He beganworking in the food industry at an earlyage andmanagedagrocerychainstoreand market. He attendedbusinesscollegeandstudiedlaw for five yearsunderWilber RoyesterThencamethe war years during which time he handledgovernmentbusinessin thesoutheastfor FleishmanYeastCompany.Followingthe war, he went into businessfor himself as a Food Broker andcontinuedthe businessfor forty years.He was active in the localandNationalFoodBrokersAssociationandreceivedtheExceptionalMeritoriousAwardfor work in theFoodBusiness.He wasa foundingmemberof theNationalSalesandMarketingExecutivesin Raleigh(1949) and served as Presidentof that body. He was also anInternationalDirector, InternationalVice PresidentandSeniorVicePresident.He was elected to membershipin Pi Sigma EpsilonFraternityas aresultof work accomplished.

Herepresentsthefourth generationin afamily of FreemasonsHis son, Van Michael Jonesis also a MasterMason. His paternalGrandfather.Edward Hannibal Jones.M.D., a graduateofPennsylvaniaSchoolof MedicineandJohnHopkins University inBaltimorereturnedhometo HydeCounty,N.C.topracticemedicinein themiddle 1870’s.He servedas Wardenof Atlantic Lodge No.294 in Swanquarterandthen wasselectedandservedtwenty-twoterms asmasterfollowcd by threetermsas Secretary.

BrotherJoneswas initiated into DeMolay in Raleigh Chapterin 1932andservedas MasterCouncilor in 1934-35.Heis recipientofthe degreeof Chevalierand the active Legion of Honor. He wasinitiated into Freemasonryin William G. Hill Lodge No. 218 on

Masons January18, 1966; Passedtothe Degreeof FelloweraftFeb.22. 1966:andraisedto the Sublimedegreeof MasterMasonMarch 30, 1966He is acharterdualmemberof MastersLodge No. 754andservedasCharterSeniorWardenin 1977 and Masterin 1979.He hasbeena

~ 1993 memberof theRaleigh Consistoryof the Scottish Rite since 1966

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andwas electedaKnight Commanderof the Court of Honor by theSupremeCouncil in 1979. He was instrumentalin obtainingfor theRaleigh Valley of the Scottish Rite the many items of PikeMemorabilia,includingsometwenty-fivebooks,anIndian waterjug,severalphotographs,a mountedfruit knife, and a mostvaluableMoroccograinedleathercoveredfull andcompletecopy of AlbertPike’s “Hymns to theGods” autographedto “Rosa” Pike’s favoritedaughter.Thesecamefrom Mrs. NelsonHowardof Tarboro,Pike’sGreat Granddaughter.Thesebooks are now the legal careof theRaleighValley.

He has beena memberof the York Rite Bodiesof Raleighsince 1969 and is a pastpresidingofficer of the Chapter,Counciland Commandery.His activitiesin the appendantMasonicgroupsand the honorsand awardswhich havecometo him are legion.However, his untinng interestshavebeenin Masonic research,writing andspeakingto lodgeson request.Hehasa largepersonalMasoniclibrary andcollectionof memorabilia.Hehasdoneagreatdeal of travel, both hereand abroad,and enjoys visiting lodgesespeciallyin EnglandandIreland.

Hewasappointedto theGrandCouncilLine of Knight Masonsof the U.S.A. by C. WallaceJackson,who wasGreatChief in 1979andhe advancedthrough theline becomingGreatChief in 1986.

MASONIC RECORDDeMoksy

tnitiated December 9. 1932. Raleigh Chapter (441343)(Fifty Year Honors 1982)

Master Councilor, Raleigh Chapter, 1934-35Elected officer in the twin region of NC & SC 1935Chevalier 3/24/83 in Raleigh, NCLegion of Honor, Active, 8/17/82, Statesville, NC

Masouuc Lodges

WiUiam G. Hill Lodge #218, Raleigh, NCinitiated 1/18/66Passed 2/22/66Raised 3130/66 by Chas A BnttAssociated Past Master under dual membership 1979

Masters Lodge #754Charter and Fotmdzng Sr Warden (Chose the name) Nov 1977Sr Warden when constituted May 19, 1978Master of the Lodge 1979Trustee 1979-1984 (Education officer many umes)

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nor by the Distnci Educauon Chairman25th Masonic D~stnct 1976-77-78ing for the Grand Lodge

s of Pike Served on several committeesover the years

waterjug, York of RaM~A~ Sept 19, 1969

~tvaluable High Pnest 1986

of Alben Anointed High Pnest Degree Apt-il 3. 1986Grand Representative of Ireland near NC 6/18/80 (Chapter)

‘s favorite Enoch Council #5, initiated Sept 27, 1969

xo, Pike’s IJJustnous Master 1985TIM. Degree 5/5/84are of the Roanoke Council #1,111.Master 1981

Grand Representative of Delaware near NC 9/25/76 (Council)Raleigh Conimandery #4

Raleigh Knighted 11/21/69r, Council Commander 1980

iic groups Knight Crusaderof the Cross 5/5/84York Rite Mentonous Award 11/12/76ire legion. Knight Teinplar Ment Award (Nelsosi Banks, OC, 3/8/77)

research, Knight Templar Eye Foundation State Chaimian 1976-80Ambassador Knight Templar Eye Foundauon 1980

e personal Raleigh Masonic Temple Board

)neagreat Representing Chapter of Rose Croix 1977-1984

ng lodges Chairman of redecorating Temple 1979-81Chairman of Rebuilding old carnage house into Offices for Scottish Rite 1980

Royal Order of Scoda adht Masons Atlantic City, Sept 26. 1974

ef in 1979 Several tnps, to Scotland for the Grand Council Meeting and US Grand mecungs

in 1986 SCOEtISA Rue Bodies of RaleighConsistory (other bodies pnor to that day) October 28, i966Commander ofCouncil of Kadosh 1982Chairman ofAphasia Fund, 1978-1985SGIG Council 1976-1980-81-82Chatrman and Builder of new Scottish Rite Offices 1980Chatrman of the “Black Tie Dinners” 1978 through 1985K.xC..C .H Raleigh Valley 1979

Allied Masonic Degrees of North Awiersca

Initiated into Masters of Tyre #35 Aug 27, 1971Acting Master 1972, Master 1973 and 1974

Bannockbum Council #125 2/15/78Founding, Charter member and selector of the nameFirst Installed Master of Council 1978-79

Order of the Bath, Washtngton, DC #1263 2/9/72Order of the Corks, Washington, DC #1048 2/9/72Red Branch of En, Nov 23, 1974

York Rlle College of North Anserica

North Carolina College No 69Founding and Charter member 1/28/79Govemor 1981-82

Associate Regent, Purple Cross, Aug 2, 1983, Mt Laurel, NJ

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Knaghi Muzosu ajaise United Shale:Ex Chief of Rileigh Council 1980M E. Great Chief of U.S 1986 (Appointed tn Line by C Wallace Jackson)Grand Representativeof the

Grand Council Knight Masons (Ireland) near U S AA.A.O.N.M.S

Sudan Temple, New Bem, NC 12128/67, demisted Dee 1982Am ran Temple Charter Member card #31,7/8/76

Soewias Roeicruaanis in Cis’sae4busFoederojis, N.C. College

1V0 3/13/75

Vfl0 2/9/77V1110 2128/78Celebrant 6(20/80 to 1983

Grand ColLege of Rites, Weshlngion~ DC #1246 2119/72Meritorious Award of Research Lodge #2 of low 1982

Honoruty Member Apex Lodge #584April 9th, 1984

Research LodgesMissoun Lodge of Research 1972Quator Conmnati #2076, London, Local Secretary 1982-84Research Lodge #2 of Iowa, 1973Phoenix Lodge of Research Pans 1974Masonic Book Club #1354United Masters Lodge of Ni 1974-1980 (resigned)Research Lodge of Ireland (CC) #200 1975Plulale~hea 1971illinois Lodge of Research, 1977 (resigned 1985)Amnencan Lodge of Research (NY) 1978Research Lodge of Southern California 1980Maine Lodge of Research 1982

Paper-s Paabhshed (par~al numbers)

Research Lodge of Iowa #2 (Knight Masons in U 5 5 editions)New Age Magazine. I bebeve 8 papersPhilalethes, 5 papersPhoenix Lodge of Research, Pans. I paper —

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A History of the Knight Masons:ksot) of theUnitedStates

(Formerlyof Ireland)At the onsetof this history, I would like to thankthosewho

have contributedtime, memory, letters, articles of writing,proceedingsandopinionson thesubject.Without them it could nothavebeendone.

First, I would like to thankSir Knight JamesMcC. Allen. formany yearsthe GrandScribe for The Irish Councils andnow theDeputyGreatChiefof Knight Masonsin Irelandand,in this yearof1976, the Masterof the ResearchLodge of Ireland, the CC” ofDublin. Next, my friend, cousinand Sir Knight J. Edward Allen.POM, KYCH with four quadrantsand a PastProvincial GrandSuperintendentof the SouthernSection of the Knight Masonsandalsooneof the original foundersof the movementwithin the UnitedStates.Theuseof hisletters,memoriesandbooksfrom hisLibrary,hiswritingsin variousmagazinesonthesubjectof hisvisits to Irelandand the original movementherein North Carolina,andhis humanintereststoriesof thepeople involved wereagreatcontribution.

Sir Knight andCousin Ray Shute, alsooneof the founders,who advisedme thatmostof his letters,etc., wereatthe Universilyof North Carolinanow and that his memoryhad faded on manythings,but still appreciatedmy effort tq getall of thisdownon paper.

I am especiallygrateful for the helpgiven so freely by ournew GrandScribe,Sir Knight Ray Scarboroughof Delawarewhosogladlyhelpedby sendingmecopiesof lettersandrecordshe hadfoundandreadin thematerial turnedoverto him lastyear.Sir KnightLandisRandallsentapamphletandHarold Voorhis sentabit fromGould’sEncyclopedia.Also to Chief, Sir Knight EddieP. Stiles forhelp in many ways. I also used the great 1923 edition of the“ProceedingsoftheLodgeofResearchin Dublin”, namelythe“CC”Lodge,theIowaMasonicLibrary. Coil’s andGould’sEncyclopediasand bookletsof proceedingsor reports from our own provincialandlater GrandCouncil of Knight Masonsof the UnitedStatesforthe years1937, 1962 and 1967.The ShortSketchofthe History oftheDegreesby J. H. Hamill wasof greathelp,andI expectthemosi

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exact,for by everystandardBro. Hamill wasagreatandsuccessfulman and Masonof Dublin, Ireland. I alsohad copiesof originalRolls of the first three lodges and a reportof the craft from usinceptionasan independentorderin 1923to 1948 from Ireland.

Theresult is apaperthat is asnearlycorrect as apersoncanget atthis time. It will be improvedas more informationflows in,as ii continuesto do. All materialhasbeensubstantiated,doublecheckedand usedwith no guesswork. Nevertheless,as CousinJamesMcC. Allen remarked:

The early Irish did not write much and this is ancientMasonryfrom the beginning and it cannotbe provedbyrecordsfound to date. Thesedegreesare older than thethreedegreesof the Blue Lodge and older thanthe HolyRoyalArch itself.Thereweretwomajorproblemsthat kepttheearlyrecordsunwritten,short,andsometimesdestroyedin Ireland. The Crown andthe Church from time to timetook adim view of any formsof Masonryandno scribeswantedtoo manynamesandotherinformationaroundtobe found. Also therewere few menother thanthe Clergythatcould write.

It is interestingto note that in “The GenuineSecretsinFreemasonry”datingfrom beforeAD 1717,F. de P. Castellsputsup a good argumentthat the Royal Arch indeed is older thanthefirst two degreesof Masonry,certainlyolder thanthe third degree.

I will insertherea fact. The little piecesof the older worksdid not startfalling into place until about 1975 on my 5’s’ and6~visit toThe Irish GrandLodge, 17 MolesworthSt.,Dublin, Ireland.At thattime,CousinAllen tookmeinto hisconfidenceandacceptedmy seriousness,saying,“You are the only bloke who hascometosee us from the States,in forty years and I think some of thisinformationshouldbe handedover to you.

He thentook me to the actualLodgeof Knight Masons,andtheir small office. Even thoughI thought I hadbeenall over theLodgeBuilding I hadneverseenthis part. We spenttheentire daygoingoverrecordsandproceedings.At 80plus yearshe is a reallygreatperson.

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To startour History of Knight Masons,we mustgo backtotheformationof theRoyalArch in Ireland forwritten history. (BroAllen was firmly of the opinionthat Knight Masonrywasas old orolder than the Royal Arch and perhapsthe first of all lodges inIreland). History saysthesedegrees,“so calledhigher degrees,”belongedto the Masters.

Thefirst mentionof theRoyalArch in Irelandwas in a reportin an old minutebook: “Two Masonscarriedthe Royal Arch in aparadein Yougal, Irelandon St. John’sDay in 1743.”

The lodgesat this time werevery small and very poor—butdeeplyrootedin tradition. It is felt by manystudentsof the Craftthat the Masonicdegrees,especiallythe speculativeor so-calledhigher degrees,could havespreadbackinto Europeas the “DarkAges” wereendinglike most learningdid.

At that time, Knight Masonry requiredtwo setsof Officersbasedon the Bible storiesof JoshuaandZerubbabel,the Red andGreendegrees.We know this from old records,andthereexistsanold apron of the degreeswith green on one side and red on theother. Recordsgo backbefore1750on this. Otherdocumentsshedmorelight on thisperiod.A certificate,in French,(butgoodevidenceprovesit wastranslatedfrom English),testifiesthatdeCluzeauwasa MasterMasonfrom “Loge Bleuc de Dublin #26.” Tweniy yearslaterproceedingsof Irish Lodge#535 grantedademit to amemberMason, IsaacReed,residingin New York. This manwas madeaSuperExcellentMasteron August20,1773andon August23~wasdubbeda Knight of the Red Cross. In 1784, Archibald Wildinreceiveda“GREEN” certificateand by the endof theceniuiy theGreenDegreeswereall over Ireland.

In 1836,TheGrandCouncilof Ritesin Ireland(comprisedofduly qualified and electedrepresentatives)si~ggesteda GrandCouncil of Knights of the Sword, but the motion failed. Theconstitutionof thatbodyprintedin theAhimenRezonof 1839reads,“The SupremeEncampmentof KnightsTemplarandtheKnightsofMaltaandtothecouncilsof the precedingdegreesof theKnightsoftheSwordor’RedCross’Masons....”Between1790and1836,(orperhapsevenearlier, for no actual recordshavebeenfound), the“Green”degreesbecameseparatedfrom theRoyalArch. Most Irish

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generallythe onesshown later on the original Irish Rolls of theCouncilsasbeingthe foundingmembersof the Knight Masonsin1937. TheyformedtheLodge#666thatbecametheResearchLodgeof North Carolina- the first researchlodge in the United States.(This is a story all its own and althoughmuch of it is in the“Innovators”much is left to tell. With only threemembersof thefirst rolls of Knight Masonsandonly afew of themembersof #666still living, thisshouldbeundertakenatonce.)

We knowfrom the informationfound on the organizationofthe Knight Masonsthat at first the men in North Carolinawereprimarily interestedin the Degreeof RoyalArk Mariner. We knowthey receivedthe work of AMD from ScotlandandLord Cassiliswho visitedherein 1931.1 understand,but cannotproveasyet, thatheconveyedthesedegreesofAMD on about20Masonsin Ashevillethatsummerof 1931,but moreresearchon thatisneededandcannotbe used in this paper.At any ratein the hurry to incorporatetheAMD degreesin North Carolina, in somemannerthe ScottishCouncil of Knight Masons of Irelandwas left out.

This mistakebecameknown almost at onceand work wasbegunto securethedegreesfrom their properhomein Ireland,theMotherCouncil. This took time,money,andpatience,for the Irishwerenot aboutto let their sovereigntybe abridgedor go floatingaroundwithout properwarrantsandseriousness.They desiredtohaveno problemswith the AMD, Ancient andAcceptedRitesinthe British Isles andwith theScottishandYork Rite (Templars)intheUnitedStates.So at this time BrothersEd Allen, RayShuteandFred Bahnsonreally beganto work. Many letters,someof whichare includedin thispaper,wentbackandforth, manyuncertaintieshad to be workedout. It was decidedthat the bestmanto go toIrelandwas I. EdwardAllen of Warrenton.ThestoryGf histrip waswritten by him for the Orphan’sFriend, theofficial publicationofNorthCarolinaGrandLodge in the issueof September16, 1935.While in Dublin, Ireland, BrotherAllen wasthe guestof two greatKnightMasons,theHamellbrothers,bankers.While there,theGreendegreeswereconferredon BrotherAllen, making him the first (ifyou overlooktheAMD receiversatAsheville)in theUnitedStates.BrotherAllen suggestedthatthey return his trip andbe theguests

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Ireland.Thereleasesfrorthat the “GriandAccepteour countryof BrotherEwasto goahthe GrandEthemselvesctheyhadno

Thiswto Irelandanfew couldorin North 0Carolinaancraisewhatwin their trip.rate they duMcC.Allen.find in theIrof EdwardAwhat they difrom Dublimanuscnpt.

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)lls of the of thedistinguishedMasonswhocomprisethe first Knight Masons~1asonsin in North Carolina. Oddly enough,this happenedalthoughit hadrch Lodge beenthecustomfor thosereceivingwarrantsto cometo Dublin fored States. the investure.is in the Manymore letterswentbackand forth betweentheU. S. and

~ersof the Ireland.Therewasno trouble,really, in gettingthe permissionandrsof#666 releasesfrom ScotiandandEngland,althoughit had to be shown

that the “GreenDegrees”werenot like the degreesin the Ancient~zationof andAcceptedRite andthe KnightsTemplar. But in dealing withlina were ourcountrythingsdid not go soeasily. It took the wisecounselingWe know of BrotherEd Allen to really get it on theright road.His suggestiond Cassilis wastogo aheadwith thewarrantswithoutatotalcommitmentfromis yet, that the GrandEncampmentand others. Theyjust did not wantto layAsheville themselvesopenfor problemsin thefutureandthereforeeventhoughmdcannot they hadno seriousobjections,they wouldnot put this in writingporatethe This wasthebreakthrough.Ireland invited the leaderstocome

Scottish to IrelandandreceivetheWarrants. But this beingdepressiontime,few couldor would raisethe money. So, in acompromise,the men

work was in North Carolinainvited the men of Dublin to cometo Northeland,the CarolinaandBrotherBahnsonsuggestedthatwe in NorthCarolinar the Insh raisewhatwecouldtohelpdefray theexpensesof theIrish Brotherso floating in their trip. The Irishmenalsowantedto visit Canada,but at anydesiredto rate they did come to America. A letter from Sir Knight Jamesd Rites in McC.Allen of Irelanddated3i9P5gavemeall the detailshecouldrnplars) in find in thelnshMotherLodge minutes.With theseandthe writingsShuteand of EdwardAllen andRay Shutewecanput togetheralmostexactly• of which what they did. BrotherI. McC. Allen’s letterconcerningthe men:ertainties from Dublin that cameto the United statesis a part of thisn to go to manuscript.is tnpwas I know from BrotherEdAllen thathemetthem in Washingtonlication of andcarriedthem straight to Winston-Salemwhere they were the16, 1935 guestof theGrays(I presumetheBowmanGraysof tobaccofame)two great Fromtherethey wentto the GreatSmokyMountainsasguestof thetheGreen Grays. From therethey returnedto the Oxford Orphanagewhere~efirst (if CreasyProctor entertainedthem at an outdoor picnic with the‘ed States children.Then on to Warrentonand Washington,North Carolina.the guests The visitorswereespeciallyinterestedin the tobaccoindustry and

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ourmountains.TheCouncilswerewarrantedon May 20, 1936 andConstitutedon September14, 1937. Copiesof the original Irishrolls areattached.

Duringthisperiod,many lettersweresentbackandforth, evenaskingif thetwentyonemenapplyingfor theKnight Masonsdegreesin threecouncilswould beexcusedfrom dues,etc. havingtakenthedegreesunderthe ScottishAMD umbrellabefore.

It appearsto me from conversationwith JamesMcC. Allen,of Dublin, thatthe early Shutelettersdisplayeda greatdeal moreinterestin theArk MarinersDegreethanthe Knight Masons. Oneletter atthistimeadvisesShuteto havetwentyof thementhat tookthe AMD apply for Councilsin North Carolinaandto certify thatthese“Green”degreeswere in no way aduplicationof anydegreesin theYork or ScottishRitebut weredifferentanddistinct,sendingproperformsto befilled out andreturned.

On October30, 1934,BrotherShute’scoverlettershowsthathe had heededall requestsand was submitting namesfor threecouncils,still keepingtheirScottishnames:SaintPatrick in America#26 on the Irish rolls, ShamrockThistle and Rose #27 to be inRaleigh,andHarp.CrossandEagle #28 to bein Warrenton,NorthCarolina.It hadbeendecidedfor anumberof reasonsthat all threecouncils were to be in North Carolinainsteadof one beinginVirginia. At the sametime an applicationof a Provincial GrandCouncil wasmadeandthe officers weresuggested.

In February1935 theGrandScribeofIrelandwroteto EnglandAMD and A & C Rites and the Grand Encampmentof KnightsTemplarherein the United States.This haspartly beenexplainedearlier,but nowthe Irish were really seriousandwantedanswers.It was herethatI. EdwardAllen steppedin andwrote the letterswehavementionedbeforeand got the problemssolved so the trackcould beopenedagain. But lettersstill went backand forth, evenritualswereexchanged,andfinally on May 25, 1936,1. H. Hamell,writing officially from Dublin, authorizedthe threecouncilsbutheldupon theGrandProvincialCounciluntil later.At that timeheaskedthatthedesignatedExcellentChiefsof eachCouncilto cometo Dublin to be installedandthe councilsbe constituted.We havealreadyheardhowthis wasbypassedalongwith taking Alexandria

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1,1936and out of thepicture andmaking all of the Councilsin North Carolinaginal Irish andnonein Virginia.

Fromanothersectionof the letter I quoteverbatim:forth,evenrns degrees We look on theseDegreesas the highestin Irish Masonryg taken~ andas suchguardthem very jealouslyand in wishing the

AmericanCouncilseverypossiblesuccess,I wanttoassureIcC. Allen, youof this: That the GrandCouncil isconfidentthat theydeal more will be equallywell guardedby thosein whosehandthesesons. One warrantsarebeingplaced.n that took This explainswhy it tookme so long, nearly six years,to getcertify that tosee and talk with the right man,nowover 80 yearsold, andwhyny degrees thestatementof esteemstill holdsgood in Ireland today.Mr. Jamesct. sending Allen spokeverykindly andrememberedthat heandI hadbeenin

contactfor aboutthreeyears. He as Deputy GreatChiefand Pastshowsthat Grand Scribewould spenda wholeday with me, offering all thes for three paperstheyhadincludingHamell’s History up to wherewe cameinAinenca on course. In fact he observedthat “You are the only Brotherthat~7to be in hasbeen to see us or shown any interestsince your Provincialiton, North Warrantswerereturnedandyouhadyourown GrandOfficers.Andiat all three I think someoneoverthereshouldknow.”ie being in Now wefind theofficersof theGreatCouncilalongwith manycial Grand of the officers of the new councilsin Washington,NorthCarolina.

Millard McKeel washost,or atleastwasmakingthe arrangements,to England whichwere~ Formaldinneratthe Hotel Louisewith toastsbackandof Knights forth, customaryin EnglandandIreland,but not in USA. Thento~explained the MasonicLodge building in Washington,North Carolinawhere~danswers. the degrees were actually conferred on 22 candidates and thce letters we Councils constituted. There is a difference of opinion as to whoo the track was the actual candidate,but relying on J. Edward Allen’s andforth, even Charles A. Harris’s memory it could have been Ray E. Phillips.H. Hamell, Nothing has been found to indicate this in writing, but of course

ouncils but this paper goes only through the founding and subsequentlargehat time he happeningsso it hasbeenverified by all threepeopleliving sayingicil tocome that is whathappened.d. We have It is interestingto know, and I havenot beenable to find outAlexandria wherethey now are, that at this time eachcouncil was presented

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andBrotherCharlesA. Harris whoencouragedme manytimesinthispaper’spreparation.

Thereismuchleft to be saidandI haveportionsof it athand,but I am still lookingformorelight asall Masonsshouldandasthetransactionsgo, soshall I.

Beforewe closethishistory I would sincerelylike to extend ~ 4

my appreciationtoSir KnightC. RayScarboroughwhohasbeenso ~S

wonderful in sendingmepapersfrom theofficial files, guiding my ~ 7

thoughts,correctingthespelling from othereditions,andhandling 7

theprintingof thisthird edition andhelping me in somanyways. I9

cannotsaytoomanynicethingsabouthim.. Ourfriendshipcontinuesto be a great inspiration to me.

With Brotherly Love and Friendship to all our gentie craft, I ,~ ,~

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At the June Stated Meeting of the Grand Council of Knight Masonssand Council formerly estended recognition to the Grand Council ofnight Masons of the United States of America and approved the follow-ng Concordat..

That the Grand Council of Knight Masons of the United States ofAmerica shall possess supreme authority within the territoriesof the United States of America.

That the Grand Council of Knight Masons in the United States ofAmerica will not, nor will its Great Chief grant any Warrant (orCharter) for any Council outside the territories of the UnitedStates of America.

That any Council holding a Warrant from the Grand Council ofKnight Masons (Ireland) and not having already decided to jointhe Grand Co~ncil of Knight Masons of the United States ofAiserica shall continue under the Authority of the Grand Council

of Knight Masons (Ireland) unimpaired by the recognition of theGrand Council of Knight Masons of the United States of America.

That the Grand Council of Knight Malone of the United States ofAmerica shall uphold and preserve the Ritual of Grand Council

and shall not sake alterations therein without the consent of thcGrand Council of Knight Malone (Ireland).

That until the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Ohio (State ofOhio) permits Councils of the Grand Council of Knight Masons ofthe United States of Anerica to be Constituted within tnat Statethere shall be no oblection to the Grand Council of Knight Masons(Ireland) issuing new Warrants (Charters) within that State.

That Grand Council shall invite the Supreme Grand Royal ArchChapter of Scotland to grant the same privileges and courtesiesto the new Grand Council which would thus be extended to thethree Constitutions.

OW IT IS HEREBY WITNESSED that the terms and conditions abovexpressed and set forth are the terms and conditions settled, concludednd agreed upon between the Grand Council of Knight Masons (Ireland)nd tho Grand Council of Knight Masons of the Uhited States of Americand are to be kept and observed as binding ajad obligatory on theseodies in the future. And the respective Great Chiefs of each Grandouncil have subscribed these presents as ratifying and confirming theame for themselves and their successors and the Seals of the respectiverand Councils havo been affiwed thereto.

Signed and sealed, in duplicate,

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KNIW!? SCtS — IRELANI) Tt~ U. S. A.

.1. Edward Allen vicit.oe Eurorw, ia 1935, wee pert of his itinerary be to- n fiublia,Ireland. In Th~Un he was weltoneci by t.hc Riesil brothers .5. their apmtncnt overthe Bank at Collcg-~ Or. en. ic received free’ Aeon by coin-smication the Ore-en L(Knight Masons) -or as a ‘we*er. He liwitod them to core to tWand particularly North Ca, ,lAaia, s.c a muttEr or caurtesy.

Neat year these two ci’ h another ofilcer, end s’iti ladies, acccotod ties invi t.,ti an.J. Edward Allesi confcrreel with intorestad to—r.e,riccrs, incluei~ Fred C. Liwisoic.J. R.aj’ Slugs, L. I. Werta,~ll Millard F. hlciel and Creasy K. Proctor. and theseagreed toga ire witle the h..aedhio~ of the visitors.

It Is to be tmderet-ead that excluding llorI.hurn Irelaid, .e Sritieth emit, allE~ Irolail is Iton.en C..tholic — geese 5~, perhaps. itibosary ‘here ore .Ja~s nitinhlesoo itself in suet ways as to enema a*arrarnuewat to Masons in a Cetholhc atnoes—phere. ~ Masonic lonpi. siuq,lj’ calls itself ‘Mo. o’, the atheet and no e-b1~ arescsi. It’. just ‘97 Moleworth Street, Deke)..1n.” Conspicuous Uasonlc occanions arsavoidod.. They has.’ such thxeu.a Ian noi there Ireland cit.ica. I~ ~av. a ceremonyinstitutlnE a hew Oran Council in Dejelin mould be avoided. ?h*r onvelapsa carry noMasesie nw~ or e~alm, through he naila.

The Ualc ‘Ajaitors to the t.~itod States wani.~ed e~ see ¶.ho Ore at Sadry M~esst.ains —Irelane has no moesitain rang . Also, they swre curiouc zboet tobrecca. So, steen thelaconic visit.~rw — the ltwiiils an-I Kilpatrick an-I lj.dieu — ca~7

7~Ede..rd Allen witS~n aseistat too’- the” over in Past in,~teea, U. C. anee the’r riret menin~ was to rinstees—Sale. — thence thzoeugh the notwitains, a,sd out via Charlotte and hleijte to O,dw4 deerethey wa~e Civen a plose on tie. flrpMnafe p-wends - they were ~ous to sco Vieke andthu Deiehanag~e. Thusce they ~t threeagh the tobace.o cities, Wilsoc eaedoth’r, and1,earned about tebacco Vrem field to factory — a Millard MoKeel was the last of thehoets,.t Us.aNn~’ n.M. C. There wig a brief etiteer. Aft’.r t~ cc Nilar’ CrKee.1 to4the win in ‘is, lies-er, c Turtple,et’ .rud in circus guIU, .nei then and thora the firs-enDegrees, Kni ~ t Mason, were coasforreci in fill cr0. There ante tiun alan the Orazici Councilat h~rica was forud with full authority, .1. Edw.rd Alhn tee i,,~ Lhe seenior mumbor.

Thee vis~ tows enarte,. next momin~ tar points north, Lashlngton to Canada Ic.All of these were officisla of the Grend Council of Ireland. Knight Mmsons, and fully clothed withauthority to perform official acts

This i ecit-al i1 v.pl4~e s.tey J’~ Oran Coun il le-.ecao at Washaeegton, ii. Car.The gituatl,ee at Washieviton was aeiexlrably eialtced 0 sun use ti thc meribie and

offlcis.ls of he Or..nd Council ‘it Irolme ciesirod to m ass it; and here wag thechair at their visit M&eeea.calAy to Norti Carolina .n’. rhe tireited S t,.tes.

J Edward AllenAl) other participants

now deceased

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tiesree tiwe ‘trio-nn aba the Orand Councillee aaei,r miereler.

ehisgtcee .o Canada in.is and fully clothed with

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Deer Drother Jones,

ben latter dated Feby. 5, before me and It is noted that you are~ed to give to Harp, Cross and Eagle Cousoil No. 26 of Kaigbt Maein,‘elsiE., a story of the early history of the Cinch bet os-s a m~.ng atthe Sin at an earlj date. It is noted that you bmw solicited the sAd ofother persons in onenectics. with the preparation of said paper. As I begin,there shell be suggestions, as follow,,—

Pint, ~atever facts you get from the ethere to ~ you bbw erittem s-eqmee~efor aid I shell a~ you to share with me.

A-econd I know nothing about the early hestory of thic orga~sation in Irelead,and should like to have cewh facts in my reconds, with your sAd. Neither do!have any facts dealing with the history since 191A sod I gould like to leave theecto coqelets my in records,

Well, than. am of the Masons of this country cm to be int-oseeted inthe Knight Masons of Ireland in the Nineteen Thirties. There was em correep~enoe.It so happened that the American Masons were interested also in other groqee which

iAts5e5t~4 to them, being attached to ?remscory in Western Europe, end eut~*~w given to groe~s here to organise these in this coestry, It so h~ened toeScomething became confessed in connection with one of thees, and it become necessaryfor one of earn to go to Learoje to get the irregularities sirshghtemed out. Ic?~sen to make the trip to Europa for that purpose in the suer of 1935. Word gotaround of this and Brother Alexander B • Andrew. of Rale~gbvoI.stesred to be~ *than itimsry that weuld be coapreheasive. 1~s warn done. It was erranged toeSI should go to Dublin, Ireland, among other places. ~sts I did, med there Iby prearrengement met the Brothers )~mill, 0. 1. and J. N. - of their ba~c at CollegeGreen. And I was ade a K*bgiet Mssonj It is not necessary here to detail othersiperimes. But as an atteraat*e and a sequel to this, a delegation of these KnightMesa,. of Dublinpaid a visit to the Dci ted States in 1936, and L.1.Nsrteell,Frederic 7. Balsison and I est out to show them North Carolina; which was in sa.cellent etyle, iglsd.nrnting I.e a cession in Imehington, N. Car, in which wKnight Macoons fran IrelsnJessed up in tailooate and ex~lified the work, initiatingMillard Nobel and otherd, I toad been initiated snort form In Dublisi, and thejob was finished at Washington. Next day the visitors went to Wow !ozk and otharplaces.

In the course of time I caused membership cartificates and other things to beprinted, sad toseerly Councils were fes-med5

The above puagraph gives £ brief socowt of the activities in~.iob I lead apart, in reest.ion to the forntion of the two jurisdictions of the Knight Masonsin this country.

If the correspondent in Dublin gives you something about how Maight Masonsgot to Ireland, and what its record there is since 1935, I shall appreciate jourshsrints~h information with me. Also, the history since l9ZeB

Uhat is written abocs m~ be intorestung to you.

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IE. Allen Letter

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PROVINCIAL GRAND SUPERINTENDENTSFredncF Bahnson (Southern Jwisdiction) .. 1936-1944I. Edward Allen (Southern Jurisdiction) 1945.1949I. Raymond Shute (Southern Jurisdiction) ... 1949-1950 Saint Pa’

Harold yB. Voorhis (Northern Jurisdiction) .1949-1950 ShamroHarold VB. Voorhis 1950-1967 Hacp,Co

PaumanGREAT CHIEFS The Oat

Harold V.B. Voorhis (4) 1967-1968 EnnCocWestVii

Murray C. Alexander(1) 1969 Kincora

Henry Emmerson (4) 1970 MaiylanRobertL.Grubb(1) 1971I. Edward Allen (3) Honorary 1971 Great CI

William ii. Fleming(7) 1972 NorthereSouthenWilliam G. PeaChef (14) 1973 Virginia

Adrian B. Hommell (10) 1974 PennCc

Harold D. Elliott 2nd (11) 1975 Glencaui

3. Landis Randall (6) Honorary 1975 MuncieNowS. Flory Diehl (9) 1976 Baltemo

James M. Alter (13) 1977CyrilH.York(9) 1978 King Di

C. Wall~eJ~kson (2) 1979 Delawa,Marvin E. Fowler (9) 1980 ColoniaSouth CRichard M. Stephenson (15) 1981 Enchane

Walter M. McCracken (0) 1982 Vulcan

Eddie P. Stiles, M.D. (3) 1983 St BndEarl OfC. Ray Scarborough (18) Honorary 1983 Celtic C

G. Wilbur Bell (0) 1984 Four Cc

Samuel Hi. Womack (20) 1985 Glennm

Otis V. Jones, Jr., (3) 1986 MohawITarsCoHenryGLaw(18) 1987 Emerald

Edward H. Fowler, Jr. (5) 1988 PineCci

George D. Stevens (12) 1989 SpaceC

Thomas W. Mann (22) 1990 Kelkenei’

Howard R. Caldwell (8) 1991 Minnesc

William R. Deutsch (23) 1992 Mystic 1TrinityAllen L. Bruner (3) 1993 ScenicC

JohnHamsWarts(0) 1994 BnanBe

Evan L. Fleming, Jr. (29) 1995 ConnemReese L. Hamson, Jr. (45) 1996 Tracy 0

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Councils Chartered by the Grand Council ofKnight Masons of the USA

£s~irn.cI! Location Charter DateCowecils chartered before the formation ofthe Grand Cowzcd in the USA

Monroe,NCRaleigh, NCWamogion, NCGarden City, NYPittsburgh, PAHarrisburg,PAClarlcsburg, WVDenver.COMaryland

SaintPatrick’s In Amenca Council No. 26Shamrock, Thistle And Rose Council No. 27Harp, Cross And Eagle Council No. 28Paumanok Council No 32The Gateway To The West Council No. 58Erin Council No. 63West Virginia Council No.64Kincora Council No. 70Maryland Council No. 73

Above councils recharteredas Councils I - 9 Feb. 18, 1967Great Chief’s Council No 0 as called Feb 18, 1967Northern New Jersey Council No. 10 Northern New Jersey Feb. 17, 1968Southern New Jersey Council No. 11 Southern New Jersey Feb. 17. 1968Virginia Council No. 12 Arlington, VA Feb. 17, 1968Penn Council No. 13 Philadelphia, PA Feb. 15, 1969Glencasm Council No 14 Syracuse, NY Feb. 15, 1969Muncie Council No.15 Muncie, IN Feb 21, 1970

Now Indiana Council No. IS Indianapolis, INBaltimore Council No- 16 Baltimore, MD

King Darius Council No. 17Delaware Council No. 18Colomal Council No 19South Carolina Council No 20Enchantment Council No. 21Vulcan Council No 22St Bridget Council No. 23Earl Of Torell Council No. 24Celtic Council No 25Four Corners Emerald Council No 26Glennmann Council No. 27Mohawk Council No. 28Tars Council No- 29Emerald Isle Council No. 30Pine Cone Council No 31Space Coast Council No. 32Kilkenny Council No 33Minnesota Council No 34Mystic Brotherhood Council No. 35Trinity Council No 36Scenic Council No. 37Brian Born Council No 38Connernara Council No. 39Tracy O’Galway Council No 40

Staunton, VADover, DEFramingham, MASpartanburg, SCAlbuquerque, NMBirmingham, ALChicago, ILSpnngfield, ILNewYork. NYFarmengion. NMLockport, NYConnecticutJackson. MSPortsmouth, VANew Gloucester, MECocoa, FLLas Vegas, NVRochester, MNFort Myers, FLDetroit, MIConcord. NHLos Angeles, CAVacaville, CADixon, IL

Feb. 20, 1971Revoked Feb. II, 1989

Feb. 19, 1972Feb. 17, 1973Feb. 15, 1975Feb. 15, 1975Feb 19, 1977Feb 19, 1977Feb. 16, 1980Feb 12, 1983Feb II, 1984Fcb 11.1984Not CharteredFcb 09, 1985Feb 10, 1985Feb. 08, 1986Feb 21, 1987Feb 21, 1987Feb 21, 1987Feb 18, 1989Feb. 18, 1989Feb. 24, 1990Feb. 22. 1991

Feb. 22, 1991Feb. 22, 1991Feb- 22, 1991

Sept. 14. 1937Sept. 14,1937Sept 14, 1937

Dec 30. 1942Jun 27, 1951Nov. 11, 1957Dec 13, 1958

Jun 24. 1961Jun. 23, 1966

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Tralee Council No 41SENCland Council No 42Shamrock Council No 43Crown n Cork Council No 44Texas Council No 45Nat Pace Council No 46Anson Jones Council No 47Francis A ‘Fntz White Council No 48Rose Of Sharon Council No 49Dick Dowling Council No 50Gateway Council No 51

Wilbury Bethel Sirman Council No 52Kansas Council No 53

David S HartinanCouncil No 55Worth’s Shamrock Council No 54Killamey Council No 56Tn-State Council No 57Clanna Ruid Ruide Council No UDVensas Council No UDGaelic Council No UD

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Location

Memphis. TNWilmington. NC

Belleville, ILMadison, WISan Antonio, TXBaytown,TXHouston, TXTexas City, TXDallas, TXGroves, TXJacksonville, FLBayCity, TXWichita, KSBaion Rouge. LAFt Worth.TXSan Diego, CAHuntington, WVLos Altos, CATyler, TXChattanooga, TN

Charter Date

Feb 14, 1992Feb 14, 1992Feb 14, 1992Feb 14. 1992Feb 14, 1992Feb 19, 1993Feb 19, 1993Feb 19, 1993

Feb 18. 1994Feb. 24, 1995Feb 24, 1995

Feb 24, 1995Feb 24, 1995

Not CharteredFeb 16, 1996Feb. 16, 1996Feb 16,1996

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