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 designs 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, CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA, July 3d, 1901. Grand Secretary. 11 ADDRESS OF GRAND MASTER LAMBERT, 1900.. TOPICS - Introduction, 12; Necrology, 13; William A. Colton, 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 Custodian, 36. ADDRESS OF GRAND MASTER EATON, 1901 ... 196 TOPICS Introduction, 197; Necrology, 198; Chartered 132, 298 ADDRESS - Of Welcome - Mayor Redmond, Cedar Rapids (1900)... Mayor Heinz and Block, Daven- Response to port, 1901...... ...... P. G. M. Fellows to P. G. M. Dewey and Bowen.... 143 Grand Master Eaton to P. G. M. Lambert ... AFTERNOON SESSIONS ...... 6 192, 193 7, 194 170 44, 137, 220, 334 APPOINTMENTS - By Grand Masters Lambert, Eaton, and APPROPRIATIONS 168, 369 APRONS TO PAST GRAND MASTERS. 143, 170 251, 390 B. BAKER, EDWIN, Grand Secretary Death of. BAKER, LEWIS J. — Elected Grand Master.. Biographical Sketch (Appendix) BARTON LODGE, NO. 6, AND MALTA LODGE, NO. 318 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES Grand Master Eaton (Appendix). Past Grand Master Lambert (Appendix) BLACKBURN - Past Grand Treasurer-Letter from . 254, 390 334 53 6, 25, 135, 204 48 45 53-56 118 BLACKMAR, E. C.- Reappointed Trustee Grand Charity Fund 171 Telegram to, and Response of.. 111 .199, 221, 255, 388 BOARD TRUSTEES LIBRARY BUILDING (See Report). BOARD TRUSTEES GRAND LODGE . BULLETIN, QUARTERLY CALLED FROM LABOR (See Labor). 206, 356 62, 272 CEDAR CHAPTER O. E. S., NO. 184 - Reception....... 167, 171 6, 192 90, 144, 202, 335 Opening. CHARITY.... CHARTERED LODGES - Report on. 115, 157, 315, 354 54 Resolution to Pay.... CLEVELAND, W. F.- Biographical Sketch (Appendix) COLTON, Past Grand Treasurer-Death of......... 14, 47, 123, 133 List (partial) for 1901 and 1902 41, 222, 223, 238, 303 171, 372 COMMITTEE ON DISTRIBUTION... 42, 118 CONSTITUTION - Amendment to (See Amendments). ..... - .... CORRESPONDENCE- (See also Report). C. C. Clark Re-elected Resolution to Pay D. DAVENPORT- Place of Meeting 1901 DECEASED PAST GRAND OFFICERS Fraternal Dead) DEWEY- Past Grand Master's Apron... DILLON, JUDGE - Letter from.. DONORS AND DONATIONS TO LIBRARY AND MU- DUBUQUE — Place of Meeting 1902........ DUES OF LODGES - Schedule of.. Photo. and Biographical Sketch of (Appendix). |