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Southwestern Historical Quarterly
ters to the Grand Lodge of Louisiana, and they were then
designated by the Grand Lodge of Texas as Holland No. 1,
Milam No. 2, and McFarland No. 3. Anson Jones was elected
the first Grand Master, and George H. Winchell the first Grand
Secretary of the Grand Lodge of the Republic of Texas. Upon
motion duly made it was resolved that the first regular meet-
ing should be held at the city of Houston on the third Monday
in April, 1838.
Accordingly, on April 16, 1838, the Grand Lodge of the Re-
public of Texas convened in its first annual communication
in the city of Houston with Anson Jones presiding as Grand
Master. The Lodge was called, off and on, at the direction of
its presiding officer, on the dates of April 27, May 7, 8, 10, and
11 for the purpose of hearing reports of committees and the
adoption of a constitution. On May 18 Grand Master Jones
made this statement: "The Order already boasts of nearly two
hundred Masons in full communication, which number is now
rapidly increasing by the accession of new and worthy mem-
bers." At its next meeting, held in the city of Houston on
November 12, 1838, the Grand Lodge instructed its Secretary
to issue warrants of dispensation to four new subordinate
lodges.
Thereafter, during the remaining life of the Republic of
Texas, the Grand Lodge met in its annual communications on
the dates, at the places, and with its Grand Masters presiding,
as follows: On December 5, 1839, at the city of Austin with
Branch T. Archer presiding; on November 22, 1840, at the
city of Austin with Samuel M. Williams presiding; on Novem-
ber 8, 1841, at the city of Austin with Anthony Butler presid-
ing; on the second Monday in January, 1843, at the town of
Washington with J. A. Greer presiding; on the second Monday
in January, 1844, at the town of Washington with James Webb
presiding; and on January 14, 1845, at the town of Washington
with N. H. Darnell presiding. By the end of 1845 there were
twenty-four subordinate lodges in Texas which had been char-
tered by the Grand Lodge of the Republic.
Masons in the Government of the Republic
While there is no standard yardstick by which to measure
the degree of influence which the Masons, individually and
collectively, exerted upon the early life of Texas, it is inter-
esting to note the large number of that fraternity who held376
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