ing of the Grand Lodge in 1843, ere more of them have taken their departure from among us, the evergreen having already been deposited in the graves of two of that number, and that the practice be continued annually hereafter,

Charters were granted to eight lodges and dispensations authorized for three more. These new lodges were located in Burr Oak, Fairfield, Capac, Ovid, Ypsilanti, Bay City, Stockbridge, Mendon and Linden. Every one of these lodges are still at work and all have honorable records.

The duties of the Grand Lecturer were defined to be to visit all lodges requesting the same, with the consent of the Grand Master, for which he was to receive from the treasury of the Grand Lodge, ten dollars for each visit so permitted by the Grand Master, and lodges requesting such visits should pay to the Grand Lecturer any additional compensation required.

The Grand Lodge elected, as officers for the year 1861,
HORACE S. ROBERTS, of Detroit, Grand Master.
FRANCIS DARROW, of Pontiac, Deputy Grand Master.
F. CARLISLE, of Dexter, Senior Grand Warden.

P. H. Taylor, of Ionia, Junior Grand Warden.

Rev. GEORGE TAYLOR, of Ann Arbor, Grand Chaplain.
ALBERT H. JORDAN, of Detroit, Grand Architect.
JAMES FENTON, of Detroit, Grand Secretary.

W. H. MCOMBER, of Niles, Grand Treasurer.

STILLMAN BLANCHARD, of Tecumseh, Grand Visitor and Lecturer.
M. AYERS, of Fentonville, Senior Grand Deacon.

R. B. PIPER, of Hudson, Junior Grand Deacon.
JOSEPH P. WHITING, of Detroit, Grand Marshal.

A. PARTRIDGE, of Birmingham, Grand Sword Bearer.

A. B. CUDWORTH, of Pontiac, Grand Pursuivant.

CHAS. D. HOWARD, of Detroit, Grand Steward and Tiler.

The record of the year's work by Michigan Lodges was eight hundred and fifty-two initiated and fifty-four died, and the membership at the close of the year was six thousand, two hundred and ten.