Chartered September, 25 1912

Originally met in downtown Chicago. However, they had lost their meeting place to a sale of the temple. Many members had passed away, and most officers had become inactive. With little paraphernalia and its records in storage, the council had ceased to meet.

Not wishing to see yet another York Rite body surrender its charter, a small group decided to try to salvage the council. Adoniram Council began looking for a more permanent location. They found a group of interested Royal Arch companions at Euclid Chapter No. 13 in nearby Naperville. Euclid's members were eager to bring a Cryptic Council to their temple, where only a lodge and chapter had met since the mid-1800s.

Nearly six months after its relocation, Adoniram Council has attracted additional members, installed new officers, put on degree work in house, and is acquiring paraphernalia for conferring the Cryptic Degrees using its own members and officers. Andrew B. Siedelmann helped organize and transfer the council's finances. With the help and support of Richard Carnall, Paul A. Scheeler and others, Adoniram Council is on its way to becoming the best council in Illinois under the leadership of T.I.M. Brandon Zears and his officers, with the full support of the Grand Council behind them.