Regular communication. Lodge met pursuant to adjournment. Present— , W. M. p.t.; , S. W.; , J. W.; , S.; , T., , S. D.; , J. D.; , T.; , & H. Clark, S.; , , , , , , S Chase, G. Montague, Joseph Smith, and , members— and , of Western Pheonix, O., , , & , visiting brethren. An E. A. Lodge was then opened in due form, and the minutes of the preceding meeting read, amended, and adopted. Petitions were then received from <​, , , & , & ​>, , <​​>, , , , , <​​> C[harles] Benson, , , <​​> , , <​​>, , <​​>, & , for the honors of masonry, & referred to the appropriate committee. This Committee of Investigation then reported favorably on the petitions of , , , , , , , , J[ames] Newbury, , , , , , , , , C. Higbee, , , , , , , , D. McArthur, , , S. D. Stoddard, , , , C. Cole, Geo W. Stiles, , , , <​, , & ​>, and , who were thereupon severally balloted for and the ballot found clear. , , , & , masons, were then balloted for for membership, the ballot found clear, & they thereupon received. signed th[e] by laws. [p. [17]]