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The following resolutions were unanimously adopted :

Resolved, that in the judgment of this Convention, Richmond Lodge No. 4, Stringer Lodge No. 11, and Parsons Lodge No 18, are legally constituted and chartered Lodges of Free and Accepted Masons, and that the representatives of said Lodges, here present, are duly authorized and qualified and constitute a Grand Lodge for the State of Louisiana.

First, that Richmond Lodge No.4 is regularly constituted by the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ohio, by a warrant bearing the date June, A.D. 1850, A.L. 5850, Brother Lewis Banks, Worshipful Master; Brother Henry Green, Senior Warden; and Brother John Symes, Junior Warden.

Second, that Stringer Lodge No. 11 is regularly constituted by the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge for the State of Ohio, by a warrant bearing the date of 6th January, A.D., 1854, A.L. 5854, Brother Wellington West, Worshipful Master; Brother Jacob A. Norager, Senior Warden, proxy for Brother Milford Piron; and Brother Edward Campanel, Junior Warden, proxy for Brother Emile Merle.

Third.that Parsons Lodge No. 18 is regularly constituted by the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge for the State of Ohio, by a warrant bearing the date 23 June, A.D. 1857, A.L. 5857, Brother John Parsons, Present Worshipful Master; Brother John J. Bonjean, Senior Warden; proxy for Brother F. Farman (deceased); and Brother Thomas Bland, Junior Warden.

The convention proceeded by ballot to elect the Grand Officers, and on casting their votes, the worthy brethren named obtained a majority and were duly elected to the following:

Grand Lodge Offices:

● John Parsons – Grand Master
● James B. Berry – Deputy Grand Master
● Lewis Banks – Grand Senior Warden
● Jurdan B. Noble – Grand Junior Warden
● Wellington West – Grand Treasurer
● George J. Davis – Grand Secretary

The Grand Master then proceeded to appoint the following officers:

● Jacob A. Norager – Grand Chaplain
● George P. Douse – Grand Senior Deacon
● J.W. Cottrell – Grand Junior Deacon
● John J. Bonjean – Grand Marshall
● Thomas Bland – Grand Sword Bearer
● O. Rieffel – Grand Pursuivant
● John Symes – Grand Senior Steward
● Isidore Rieras – Grand Junior Steward
● Henry Green – Grand Master of Ceremonies
● E. Harney – Grand Lecturer
● L. Artidore – Grand Tyler

The said Grand Officers were duly proclaimed, agreeable to ancient form and usage, and the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge for the State of Louisiana, to be legally constituted, and the officers thereof duly installed.

The said Grand Officers were duly proclaimed, agreeable to ancient form and usage, and the Most Worshipful Grand Master for the State of Louisiana, duly installed them.

The Grand Master appointed Brothers Oscar J. Dunn, Lewis Banks and Jacob A. Norager to a committee to draft a Constitution and By – Laws for the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge. The Grand Lodge was then called off until the 7th of January 1863.

In the year of 1869, this Grand Lodge was incorporated by an Act of Legislature. The Act did not designate the Grand Lodge by title, “Eureka”. However, since the second meeting of the Grand Lodge in 1864, the Eureka was used to differentiate between the White and Colored Lodges of Symbolic Masons in Louisiana. In order that our Grand Lodge may properly honor the memory of the founder of Masonry among Negroes in America, and also that there may be no doubt as to who the legitimate descendants of Prince Hall Masonry in Louisiana are, our act of incorporation was amended in 1944 causing our title to be “Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons of Louisiana.”

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The following resolutions were unanimously adopted :

The convention proceeded by ballot to elect the Grand Officers, and on casting their votes, the worthy brethren named obtained a majority and were duly elected to the following:

The said Grand Officers were duly proclaimed, agreeable to ancient form and usage, and the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge for the State of Louisiana, to be legally constituted, and the officers thereof duly installed.

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