Official Organ of the Supreme Grand Council of the Ancient Accepted
Scottish Rite Masons of the Southern and Western Jurisdiction of the
United States of America.
Montgomery, Ala., April 11, 1908--King Solomon Grand Lodge of the Lone
Star State (Texas) has been legally organized, 19th day of March, 1908,
at San Antonio, Texas. Ill. C. L. Mitchell, 33, Grand Master, 310
Monterey Street, San Antonio; Ill. J. F. VanDuzor, Grand Secretary; K.
R. Rogers, 33d, of Austin, was expelled. Mount Calvary Grand Commandery
Knights Templars and Keystone Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, were
organized by Ill. John G. Jones, 33d, G. G. C. of Chicago. All of this
grand work was done on March 19th and 20th, 1908. Ill. John G. Jones is
destined to capture the United States. Ill. C. L. Mitchell, 33d, will
lead Texas against all opposition and perfidy. Hurrah for the Texas
invincible. The German Grand Lodge of Alabama, A. F. and A. Masons,
extend them the right hand of fellowship. We will gladly accept a
fraternal representative from that jurisdiction, as this is the only
Legal Grand Masonic Lodge organized in Texas.
Montgomery, Ala., June 20, 1908--The Grand Lodge over which Mr. J. W.
McKinney, of Texas, presides is spurious and bogus, and belongs to the
original Prince Hall Clandestine National Compact Grand Lodge of Masons
of Boston, Mass. He has no Masonic authority in the world for operating
Masonry in the State of Texas. Ill. C. L. Mitchell, 33d, is the only
legal Grand Master of A. F. & A. M. in Texas, and all intelligent
gentlemen like Dr. Sparks, of Terrell, Tex., and others will allow Ill.
Mitchell, of San Antonio, Texas, to heal and Masonically set them right.