INTRODUCTION. This the Seventeenth Volume of the Annals of Iowa Masonry, for the years 1900 and 1901 – the first to appear in the new century – has, of necessity, been prepared under very difficult and trying circumstances. The Grand Secretary has during the entire time been lying at death's door, expecting hourly the summons of the death angel. He passed peacefully away on the afternoon of June 28th, and was laid away in the cemetery at Iowa City, his old home. An emergent communication of the Grand Lodge was called for the purpose — printed proceedings of which will appear later. The Volume may not come up to the high standard of preceding volumes, yet we feel sure its imperfections will, under the circumstances, be overlooked by the reader. We congratulate our brethren that Masonry in Iowa is prospering as it has never done before. Our growth has not been of the mushroom sort, but rather of a steady nature. Greater interest has been taken not only in the Ritual and work of the Craft, but also in its history, its philosophy, and its teachings. Many of those who have been known as the wheel-horses of Masonry in Iowa have been called to their long home, and others have removed from our jurisdiction and gone into other fields of labor. Yet, younger men have taken their places and prepared desigus upon the Trestle-Board, which, if carried out, will prove that Masonry in Iowa will not retrograde, but will continue to grow and prosper in the future as it has in the past. There are those among our number who are imbued with the true spirit of Freemasonry, and are willing and ready to aid in the upbuilding of the Craft in the state. We hope and trust that future volumes of our Annals will contain, as have those in the past, biographical sketches of those who have served us as presiding officers, with perhaps additional papers of a Masonic and historical significance, and thus make our Proceedings sought, not only by students of Masonry, but by the leading public libraries at home and abroad, upon whose shelves former volumes have already been placed. Our Library has outgrown the building intended for its use in less than two decades, and ere another decade passes we hope and trust there will be erected a new and enlarged building that will prove sufficient to its needs for a quarter of a century to come. To Brother J. E. Morcombe I am under special obligations, as also to the editor of the paper — the Gazette - with which he is connected, in allowing him a vacation during our Grand Lodge, in order that he might assist in writing up the history of that eventful week, and who at the last moment has been called upon to prepare a biographical sketch of Past Grand Master Eaton. Also, to Miss Dennis, a careful and painstaking stenographer, who for six years has performed not only her duty, but aided in doing her share to make both the Proceedings and the Library what our brethren would have them among the first in the land. There is no one more conscious of his own shortcomings than myself, and were it not for the warm encouragement received from many kind friends all over the state, I would hesitate to send this volume out upon its mission. I fully appreciate the kind words of sympathy and commendation received from my brethren, and to each and all of them I tender my sincere thanks for the uniform courtesy shown me in the years that are past, and trust I shall have their kindly aid and assistance in the year to come. NEWTON R. PARVIN, Grand Secretary. CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA, July 3d, 1901. A. 264 ADDRESS OF GRAND MASTER LAMBERT, 1900.. 11 TOPICS – Introduction, 12 ; Necrology, 13; William A. Col ton, 14; Edward A. Guilbert, 14; Chartered Lodges, 14; Newly Chartered Lodges, 18; Dispensations Issued, 18 ; Charters Surrendered, 20; Lodge Halls Burned, 21; Payment of Lodge Dues, 22 ; Printed Proceedings, 23; The Sedgwick Expulsion, 24 ; Malta Lodge, No. 318, vs. The Barton Lodge, 25; Using Old Codes, 26 ; Grand Charity Fund, 26; Installation of Grand Chaplain, 26 ; The Black Ball, 27 ; Negro Masonry, 28 ; Corner-Stones and Dedications, 29 ; Board of Custodians, 30 ; Decisions and Opinions, 30 ; Washington Centennial Memorial, 31 ; Conclusion, 35; Appendix, Report of Visiting Cus todian, 36. ADDRESS OF GRAND MASTER EATON, 1901 196 TOPICS — Introduction, 197 ; Necrology, 198; Chartered Lodges, 199; Newly-Chartered Lodges, 201 ; Dispensa- Appendix, Report of Visiting Custodian, 213. 132, 298 7, 194 ADDRESS – Of Welcome — Mayor Redmond, Cedar Rapids (1900).. 6 192, 193 170 44, 137, 220, 334 207, 247, 292 125-207, 298, 300, 330, 356 43, 109, 136, 167, 223, 350 171, 372 Baker, 9, 41, 169, 171, 218, 222, 223, 303, 330, 370, 357, 372 168, 369 143, 170 251, 390 . B. BAKER, EDWIN, Grand Secretary - Death of...... 254, 390 334 53 6, 25, 135, 204 48 45 53-56 118 111 .199, 221, 255, 388 202 356, 372 143 47, 203, 261 141, 302 c. 206, 356 6, 192 CEDAR CHAPTER 0. E. S., NO. 184 — Reception ....... 167, 171 269 Opening 17:9, 373 90, 144, 202, 335 115, 157, 315, 354 245 132, 353 350 359 41, 222, 223, 238, 303 171, 372 41, 45, 218 245 207, 247, 292 44, 303 112, 153, 302, 354 36, 213 350 359 D. DAVENPORT — Place of Meeting 1901 136 11, 221 143 167 SEUM...... 57, 61, 70, 74, 125, 263, 264, 280, 349, 350 842 83, 284 202, 242 E. EATON, W. L. – Elected Grand Master 137 |