Keystone, No. 36-G. I. Peck, May 21. Newaygo, No. 38-Sanford Brown, September 20. Portland, No. 39-Hervey Barton, February 22; S. L. Jenkins, October 21. Marquette, No. 43-Townsend Healon, Austin, No. 44-—Allen Campbell, -; W. F. Fennick, St. Johns, No. 45-F. Byren Cutler, May 16; James Roberts, February 15; Lawrence A. Lawrason, February 28. Muskegon, No. 47-Warner Kister, November 9. Summit, No. 49-Geo. Bridge, January 5. Ingham, No. 51—A. C. Johnson, Big Rapids, No. 52-Millington W. Barrows, February 28; Jacob O. Rose, October 24. Oceana, No. 56-Amos R. Wheeler, South Haven, No. 58-Lucius C. Woodman, April Lyons, No. 60-Albert Amselm, October 11. Manistee, No. 65-Paul Camine, November 9. Hastings, No. 68-Ira Hatch, May 25. Milford, No. 71-Geo. Lester, April Thunder Bay, No. 74-Abram Hopper, P. H. P., May 8. Almont, No. 76-Wm. H. Race, August 9. Kingsbury, No. 78-Asa Kingsbury, March 10. Greenville, No. 79—Geo. F. Middleton, February 6; John L. Witmore, April 22. Charlotte, No. 82-B. J. Grier, February 9. Iosco, No. 83-Samuel McKee, March 23; Anthony Rogers, April 21. Corinthian, No. 84-John Furlong, September 16. Lapeer, No. 91–Hugh Donaldson, September 10. Birmingham, No. 93-Abram Miller, July 26; John M. Waters, August 6. Grass Lake, No. 98-Lemuel Dwelle, May 6. Phoenix, No. 99-Geo. A. Brown, February 24; E. E. Brown, December 26. Emmet, No. 104-Lewis C. Watson, August Menominee, No. 107-Wm. B. McNeal, September 28. Negaunee, No. 108-Wm. H. Copp, April 5. Stanton, No. 110-Daniel Driscoll, April 9; Jeremy Boynton, September 19. ON FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. To the M. E. Grand High Priest, Officers and Members of the Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons of the State of Michigan: Your committee have carefully reviewed the doings of the following Grand Chapters in fraternal correspondence with this Grand Body, and present the accompanying report as the result of their labors: Alabama, December 5, 1882; Arkansas, November 24, 1882; California, April 10, 1883; Colorado, September 21, 1882; Connecticut, May 8, 1883; Delaware, January 17, 1883; District of Columbia, June 14, 1882; Florida, January 15, 1883; Georgia, April 25, 1883; Illinois, October 26, 1882, October 25, 1883; Indiana, October 18, 1882; Kansas, February 20, 1883; Kentucky, October 17, 1882; Louisiana, February 13, 1883; Maryland, November 14, 1882, November 13, 1883; Massachusetts, December 12, 1882; Minnesota, October 10, 1882; Mississippi, February 12, 1883; Missouri, May 3, 1883; Nebraska, December 19, 1882; Nevada, June 12, 1882; New Hampshire, May 16, 1882, May 15, 1883; New Jersey, September 12, 1883; New York, February 6, 1883; North Carolina, May 15, 1883; Ohio, September 20, 1882; Oregon, June 8, 1883; Pennsylvania, December 27, 1882; Tennessee, February 1, 1883; Texas, December 14, 1882; Vermont, June 15, 1883; Virginia, July 31, 1883; West Virginia, November, 13, 1882; Wisconsin, February 20, 1883; Canada, July 13, 1883; England and Wales, December, 1882, April, 1883, June, 1883; Quebec, January 30, 1883; Scotland, April 13, 1883, and Ireland. Up to the time the manuscript was placed in the hands of the printer, the following States have not been reviewed, as their proceedings have not reached your committee: Iowa, Maine, Rhode Island and South Carolina, together with the proceedings of the General Grand Chapter. Should any of them come to hand in time, they will receive proper attention in their alphabetical order, if possible; if not, as an addendum. This year England and Wales, Scotland and Ireland appear in our review, and we hope to keep company with them for these many years to come. Kindly words have been said of Michigan and her Royal Craft, and your committee have tried to reciprocate. We have not put ourselves forward as critics, but have endeavored to place before our companions the several rulings on Masonic law and other matters of general interest to the Royal Craft. ALABAMA. The Fifty-sixth Annual Convocation was held in the city of Montgomery, commencing December 5, A.D. 1882, A.I. 2412. M. E. Lucky Walker Jenkins, Grand High Priest. Twenty-four subordinate Chapters represented. Two Past Grand High Priests present. The Grand High Priest opens his annual address as follows: In meeting in this Grand Annual Convocation we have cause for congratulation and gratitude, in that a most merciful Providence has vouchsafed us the inestimable blessings of good health and unprecedented prosperity. Particularly happy does our lot appear, when contrasted with that of some of our sister jurisdictions, whence arose |