title of A. Y. M., or Ancient York Masons. Its name was taken from the home of BRO. GEORGE WASHINGTON.

ber of Common Council of the city of Albany, May 1, 1894, to January 1, 1896; Assistant District Attorney of Albany County, January 1, 1895, to April 14, 1898; District Attorney, April 14, 1898, to January 1, 1899.

Charles E. Shelley, Master, 1885; Member of the Common Council of Albany, January 1, 1902, to James E. Allanson, Master, 1880, to 1881; Member of Board of Supervisors, Albany County, 1874. Luther C. Warner, Master, 1902; Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, Albany County, 1901 and 1902. Solomon Strasser, Master, 1887, 1888, 1889; Grand Steward Grand

Lodge; an earnest student of Masonic history and literature; presented to the Masonic Fraternity of Albany, N. Y., the unique, beautiful, and costly altar and representatives of the lesser lights now in use in the Ten Eyck Room, Masonic Temple, Albany. The altar and pedestals were constructed after original designs made by himself. He also discovered and brought to light a book which was formerly in the library of Lodge No. 74, Second Battalion Royal. Said library being referred to in Munsell's "Annals of Albany."

NOTES: An old document still extant, and entitled "The Charity Fund of Union Lodge, No. 1, of Albany," for 1765, shows that brethren, on entering, paid £3 4s, and the total cost of raising was £4 12s; yearly dues were twenty shillings, and there were "dues of the night eighteen pence, say thirty-six cents, from each member. These dues were undoubtedly spent for refreshments when the Craft was "called from labor."

Another ancient document, still preserved in Albany, has the following invitation from Masters' Lodge, No. 2, to join in procession in honor of St. John's Day, June 24, 1773.

"The W'pll Master, Wardens and Brethren of the Masters' Lodge No. 2, present their respects to W'full Master, Wardens and Brethren of Union Lodge, No. 1; would be glad that as many as possibly can would join the procession to-morrow, and as many of this Lodge as think their circumstances will permit will do themselves the pleasure to sup with them.

"By order W. V. WEMPLE, Sec'y Lodge, No. 2, June 23, 1773." Grand Lodge Minutes of meeting of June 23, 1784.

"BROTHERS BILLINGS, a representative of Solomon's Lodge at Poughkeepsie, GRAHAM, Secretary of Union Lodge at Albany, and LANSING, Senior Warden of Masters' Lodge at same place appeared and in behalf of their respective Lodges acknowledged the jurisdiction of this Grand Lodge and were ordered to take their seats accordingly."

BIBLIOGRAPHY: A condensed history of Mount Vernon Lodge, No. 3, of Ancient York Masons, A.L. 5765 to A.L. 5874, containing sketches, lists of members and officers, and the by-laws of A.L. 5765 and A.L. 5874: instituted, February xxi, A.L. 5765; incorporated, March xvii, A.L. 5874.

ST. PATRICK'S LODGE, NO. 4, JOHNSTOWN. [For most of the data in this outline and list of Masters, the Historian is indebted to R.. W.. PHILIP KECK, Commissioner of Appeals]. CHARTER AND NUMBER: The first charter of St. Patrick's Lodge was issued by GEORGE HARRISON, Provincial Grand Master of New York, on

the 23d day of May, 1766, to Hon. Sir WILLIAM JOHNSON, Baronet, as Master; GUY JOHNSON, Esq., as Senior Warden; DANIEL CLAUS, Esq., as Junior Warden; and JOHN BUTLER, Esq., as Secretary of St. Patrick's Lodge, No. 8. Regular meetings of the Lodge continued from its organization until May 5, 1774, and from that time until July 31, 1785, a period of over eleven years, no meetings of the Lodge were held.

There was read in the Grand Lodge of New York, June 23, 1784, A letter from R.'. W.'. PETER W. YATES, Esq., representing that the patent to St. Patrick's Lodge in Tryon County was taken off to Canada, or destroyed, and recommended ZEPHANIAH BATCHELLOR, as Master; ROBERT ADAMS, Senior Warden; and CHRISTOPHER P. YATES, Junior Warden, for a new one. In consequence of the above recommendation it was resolved that a new warrant be issued." Pursuant to said recommendation a new warrant was issued on July 20, 1784, and the Lodge was therein given a new number; viz., No. 9, and so continued until June 4, 1819.

From the minutes of the Grand Lodge, September 3, 1817, we quote as follows: "To St. Patrick's Lodge at Johnstown, Montgomery County, which had it made its submission in proper season could have claimed the No. 8, which has only lately yielded to the authority of this Grand Lodge, No. 9, vacant by the surrender of the warrant of Howard Lodge, has been assigned." And it continued under that number until June 4, 1819; and from that time until June 4, 1828, it was No. 11.

On the 4th of June, 1828, under a new charter, No. 4 was given to said Lodge, and it still retains that number.

REVOLUTIONARY WAR: St. Patrick's Lodge, perhaps, was affected by the breaking out of the Revolutionary War as much as, or more than, any other Lodge within this State. Members, who had been neighbors, regular attendants at the Communications of the Lodge, warm personal friends, went forth divided in their sympathy and arrayed against each other in that struggle for independence. Colonel GUY JOHNSON, for several years its Master, and at its institution Senior Warden; DANIEL CLAUS, its Junior Warden for years; and JOHN BUTLER, its Secretary, all were made Colonels in the British army, and sided with the Crown. On the other hand, such members of the Lodge as General NICHOLAS HERKIMER, Lieutenants BENJAMIN ROBERTS, GEORGE PHYN, TURBOTT FRANCIS, HUGH FRASER, AUGUSTINE PROVOST, Majors PETER TEN BROECK, and JELLES FONDA were arrayed upon the side of the Colony, on the side of liberty and independence.

Sir JOHN JOHNSON, son of Sir WILLIAM, who was a visitor at almost every Communication of the Lodge, from December 5, 1767, until May 3, 1773, and who was Provincial Grand Master, having been passed and raised in Royal Lodge of St. James, London, England, also allied himself with the Crown, and led the British troops and Indians in an invasion through New York State, and made the attack at the battle of Oriskany against that brave general, his former friend and brother, NICHOLAS HERKIMER. HERKIMER fell in that battle, but the result was a triumph for the Colony. The victory of Oriskany was the dawn of that liberty and freedom finally consummated by the Colonies, and which we now enjoy.

[See oration by M.. W.. EDWARD M. L. EHLERS at dedication of

Herkimer Monument near Little Falls, N. Y., November 12, 1896, and account of the attendant ceremonies, in volume of Proceedings of Grand Lodge for 1897.]

Sir WILLIAM JOHNSON, Bart., died on the 11th day of July, 1774, and it has always been a mooted question had he lived as to which cause he would have taken up. But the consensus of opinion is that while he had been the subject of the Crown, his interests were centered, aside from the Six Nations, in the people of Central New York, and his course would not have been such as to have broken the silver cord of friendship with his old associates and neighbors.

The course pursued by Sir JOHN JOHNSON, GUY JOHNSON, and DANIEL CLAUS, Sir WILLIAM's son and sons-in-law, to whom he had devised his large and valuable estate, located in and about Johnstown, and elsewhere in the Colony, rendered it impossible for them to return and reclaim their lands, and they fled to Canada. Their property was thereupon confiscated and afterward sold by the State. When Sir JOHN JOHNSON went to Canada, he carried with him the original charter of the Lodge, and the jewels of the officers. This was done during the Revolution, and for about fifty years thereafter they remained lost to the Lodge; but evidently in his latter days, Sir JOHN JOHNSON became desirous of returning to the Lodge the property which he had taken and so long held, and there appears on the records of the Lodge as of June 3, 1831, as follows: "Sir JOHN JOHNSON gave direction to have the old provincial warrant and jewels of the Lodge returned, and the Worshipful Master has received the same by direction of Sir JOHN JOHNSON."