The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-11-20
AIAsosIe. rho Grand I Lodge ,iI ) 8

MAsostc. Tho Grand Lodge 81
Ancient Free AEasons, wh:oh haa
been in session for two days in
Charleston, adiprrned on Wednes-
day. The following oficets we're
I.eleeted for The, ensainss ms year:
James Conner, of Charleston, M.
w. Grand Master; w. X. Blake, OF
Spartanburg, r. w. Deputy Grand
Master; j. McC Cullough, Of Gfeenville,
Very Worskipful s. G. Warden; J.
s.. Buist, of Charleston, v. w. Ju-
nior Grand Warden; Fl. w. Schro-
der, of Charleston, w. Grand Trea-
surer; r. s.. Bruins, of Charleston,
W. Grand Secretary; j. r. Pickett,
Of Graniteyille, Rev. Grand Chap
lain; B. r. Campbell, of Laurens,
Grand Lecturer; Harris Covington,
of Marlboro, and @. W. Carwile, of
Edgefield, Senior Grand Deacons;
9. P. Thounsend, of Marlboro, and
G. M. Jordon, of Greenville, Junior
Grand Deacons; p. X. Coburn, of
Summerville, Grand Marshal; J. G..
Jaeger, of Abbeville, Grand Pursui-
want; Charles Inglesby, of Charles
ton, and d. E. Gilchrist, of Marion,
Grand Stewards; W. A. Wilson, of
Charleston, Grand Tyler.
We extract the following summary
of the proceedings OF the last day,
from the Ne,rS:
On motion, it was unanimously
Resoloed, That the thanks of the
Grand Lodge of South Carolina are
due and are hereby rendered to Bro
ther James l.. Orr, for the ability,
dignity and impartiality with which
he has discharged tho various and
important duties of Grand Master of
Masons in this jurisdiction during
the period Of three years last past.
Brother A. G. Mackey handed to
the Lodge certain jewels, stating that
they had been taken during the late
war by Federal soldier from some
Lodge in South Carolina, but had
been surrendered by him to Ma
son; that these jewels had been given
to Brother Mackey in st. Louis, with
the request that he would return
them to the Grand Lodge.
The thanks of the Grand Lodge
were rendered, in receiving the jewels,
to the unknown soldier through whom
they had been returned
Brother Mackey announced him
self as the duly accredited Grand
Messenger OF the newly formed Grand
Lodge of Italy, and rendering the
fraternal greeting of that body to
this, requested that they be admitted
to the foreign correspondence of this
Grand Lodge.
The Committee on tho Masonic Mu-
tual Life Insurance Company report
ed the following preamble and reso-
luton, which were adopted:
Whereas, it has boen brought be-
fore the r. W. Grand Lodge Of South
Carolina. A. +. NJ, to consider the
propriety of forming Masonic mutual
life insurance companies, whose OBJ
ject is to insure the lives of Master
Mnsons in good standing in their re-
spective Lodges, without respect to
age, for the purpose of providing
means for the relief and support of
their families upon their decease, and
upon terms which place it in the
power of all Master Masons in good
standing in their Lodges to become
members of the association, and to
be entitled to all the benefits thereof
without the payment of the heavy
premiums usually adjudged in life
insurance; be it, therefore,
Resolved, That the Grand Lodge of
South Carolina commend said asso-
citation to the favorable consideration
of the members Of subordinate
Lodges. and earnestly recommend
them to avail themselves of the bene-
fits of said association.