"SEC. 15. State Grand Councils shall determine the legal status "of the Royal and Select Masters of their several jurisdictions." "Which was concurred in, and the proposed amendment to the Con"stitution adopted by a unanimous vote."

Your Committee present the following table of statistics. In its compilation they have been assisted by the latest tables published by Companions H. W. MORDHurst, G.'. G.. Recorder, November, 1889; WILLIAM H. MAYO, of Missouri, April, 1890, and JOSIAH H. DRUMMOND, of Maine, May, 1890.

The figures are based on the returns of all Grand Councils that are Constituents of the General Grand Council and all of the Independent Grand Councils excepting Rhode Island, North Carolina and Wisconsin from which no returns are available.

The Grand Council elected officers for the ensuing year,

Companion JAMES W. BOWERS, P... G.. Master, installed Companion HENRY C. LARRABEE, M.. I.. Grand Master, who installed:

Comp. C. C. ISAACS....

WILLIAM H. CLARK.. 66 GEORGE L. MCCAHAN

JOSEPH F. HINDES..

Dep.. Grand Master.

...G.. P.. C.. of the Work.

.G.. Recorder.
..G.. Treasurer.

On motion a Committee consisting of Companions GEORGE L. MCCAHAN, WILLIAM H. CLARK and GRAHAM DUKEHART was appointed to submit a revision of the Constitution.

The Minutes of the Proceedings of this Annual Assembly were read and approved.

The Grand Council was closed in ample form.

-OF

Royal and Select Masters of Maryland.

EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY.

1891.

The Annual Assembly of the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of Maryland, was held in the old U. S. Court House, Baltimore, on Wednesday, November 11th, A.. Dep.. 2891, A. D. 1891, at 3 o'clock P. M.

The Grand Council was opened in ample form.

The M.. I.. Grand Master installed the following officerselect of Subordinate Councils :

The record of the proceedings of the last Annual As

sembly was read.