TO GATHER AN ASSOCIATION OF WORTHY MASONS AND GENTLEMEN OF ALL STATES TO ASSEMBLE ANNUALLY FOR SOCIAL INTERCOURSE AND FESTIVE ENJOYMENTS, TO THE END THAT EACH MAY BECOME RICHER AT EVERY MEETING, BY THE ACQUISITION OF NEW FRIENDSHIPS, AND THE STRENGTHENED TIES OF OLD ONES; WISER, BY LEARNING TO SET A HIGHER ESTIMATE ON HUMAN NATURE; TRUER AND NOBLER BY SELF-CORRECTION, AND THE COMMUNION OF WISE AND…