application for advancement, duty elected to take the third degree.
A petition for initiation from Mr. G. F, . . . . . enclosing the usual amount, and recommended by Bros. C. D . . . . .and H. L. . . . ., was referred to a Committee of Investigation, consisting of Bros. G. H. . . . ., L. M. . . . ., and O. P . . . .
A letter was read from Mrs. T. V. . . . ., the widow of a Master Mason, when the sum of twenty dollars was voted for her relief.
The Amendment to Article 10, Section 5, of the By-Laws of this Lodge, proposed by Brother M. N. . . . . at the Communication of. . . . . . ., was read a third time, adopted by a constitutional majority, and ordered to be sent to the Grand Lodge for approval and confirmation.
The Lodge of Master Masons was then closed, and a Lodge of Entered Apprentices opened in due form.
Mr. C, B. . . ., a candidate for initiation, being in waiting, was duly prepared, brought forward and initiated as an Entered Apprentice, he paying the usual fee.
The Lodge of Entered Apprentices was then closed, and a Lodge of Fellow Crafts opened in due form.
Brother S. R. . . . ., an Entered Apprentice, being in waiting, was duly prepared, brought forward and passed to the degree of a Fellow Craft, he paying the usual fee.
The Lodge of Fellow Crafts was then closed, and a Lodge of Master Masons opened in due form.
Brother W. Y . . . . . ., a Fellow Craft, being in waiting, was duly prepared, brought forward and raised to the sublime degree of a Master Mason, he paying the usual fee.
Amount received this evening as follows :
| Petition of Mr. G. F. . . . . . . . . | $5 | |
| Fee of Bro. C. B. . . . . . . . . . . | 5 | |
| Fee" of" Bro." S. R. . . . . . . . . . . | 5 | |
| Fee" of" Bro." W. Y. . . . . . . . . . . | 5 | ——Total, $20. |
all of which was paid over to the Treasurer.
