Originally warranted as Cyrus Chaper No. 142, under the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons
of Canada. Instituted at Cumberland, B.C. July 30, 1904. Warrant granted January 25, 1905
by Most Excellent Companion Abraham Shaw, Grand Zerubbabel at Kingston, Ontario.
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Institution - A Night to Remember
Rt.
Excellent Comp. J.W. Prescott, Vancouver, Grand Superintendent of District No. 16 in his
report to Grand Chapter, quotes the following:
"This Chapter was organized during the year 1904, and the visit of the Grand Z. to
the district offered a fitting opportunity to the Companions to invite M.E.C. Shaw to
institute the new Chapter. It was with much pleasure that I accompanied M.E.C. Shaw to
Cumberland on September 22nd, and assisted him to institute the new Chapter.
The enthusiasm created by the visit of the Grand Z. was now reaching it's height, and the
large party of Companions from Vancouver and Nanaimo who accompanied M.E.C. Shaw, were
prepared to work all night in order to give the baby Chapter a good healthy start in life.
Work in the Chapter room commenced shortly after eight o'clock on Thursday evening and
continued until three o'clock on Friday morning.
The ceremonies of instituting the Chapter and installing it's officers were performed by
the Grand Z. The various equipments for the degree work were then placed by way of
instruction to the new officers who being at such a great distance from any other Chapter,
have very little opportunity of seeing any work done.
A class of candidates was then presented, and I had the pleasure of conferring on them the
M.M.M. degree. E.C. A.A. Davis then conferred the M.E.M. degree upon the same candidates.
E.C. Sykes completed the degree work of the evening by exalting the candidates to the
supreme degree of the H.R.A.
M.E.C. Shaw in a most instructive manner explained the degree work to the new officers and
greatly enabled them to attain the efficiency which I am informed they now exhibit.
The First Principal, E.C. Clinton is very energetic and will bring the Chapter to a high
standard. No expense has been spared in obtaining the best regalia, robes and equipment
that are made. Although only three months old, Cyrus Chapter has a membership of 25, and
several applications on hand to deal with. The officers can now do their work well and I
can confidently recommend Grand Chapter to favourably consider the issue of a warrant.
The members of Cyrus Chapter tendered the Grand Z. a banquet at the completion of the
business of the night, which with the speech making, consumed the time until Companion
Clinton announced that the train was almost about to leave for the wharf, and at seven
o'clock the whole pary started on the return journey-happy if tired"
The annual returns submitted on the 31st December, 1904 showed an addition by
which their membership now totaled 25 Royal Arch Masons. The Grand Chapter of British
Columbia was formed in Vancouver on June 18, 1919. Cyrus Chapter was given No. 10 and
placed in District No.1.
From Cyrus No. 10 Bylaw Book