I appreciate that Post, Worshipful......Most John G Jones Lodges claim their "Southern and Western Masonic Jurisdiction" was established April 5, 1869, in Wash DC..........and, as you read the History, John G Jones performed MOST of the work HIMSELF; so, it stands to reason why he shoulders the majority of the blame. He travelled across State Lines, invading States, forming AF&AM Lodges and conferring Degrees without the permission of either the Mainstream GL OR the PHA GL of the affected State. he also formed a "General Grand Masonic Congress", to oversee the Symbolic Lodges, which mirrored the National Compact debacle that Prince Hall Affiliated Masonry endured in the 1840's. Hopefully, we can PROTECT Masonry, and get ALL of the Men "healed" over into a proper Masonic affiliation that contains REGULARITY AS WELL AS RECOGNITION AND LINEAGE................Bro. Jones