Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-11-10
MASONIC.
CaDifular ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of the
Grand Royal Arch Chapter OF
Tennessee.

The grand chapter, says the Nashville
Union and american of Sunday, ress-
sembled at ten o'clock yesterday morn
ing, with the grand officers in their APP
prOpriate places, as on the day before.
The following edict was adopted:
Nln the absence Of the high-priest,
king and scribe, the highest officer pres
sent shall preside, unless, through cour-
tesy or for other reasons, he should de-
cline in favor of past high-priest. II
none of the officers be present, the old
est past high-priest present shall take
the east, and if no past high-priest be
present, then the members according to
seniority shall fill the same, and shall
have ali the rights Of regularly installed
high-priest to fill the other vacancies"
The committee Of arrangements re-
ported q programme for the reception
and entertainment of the general grand
chapter of the United States, on the
twenty-foUrth instant, which was adopt
ed.
The grand high priest was instructed
to memorabilia the general grand chap
ter to cause such action to be taken as
msy be necessary to make past high
priests of subordinate chapters members
Of the grand chapter, of their respective
Jurisdictions, so long as they may con-
tinue members of some subordinate
chapter therein.
The bylaws were amended so as to
require the presence Of representatives
of ten subordinate chapters to open the
grand chapter.
A charter was granted for a new chap
ter at Celina, Clay county, to be known
as Celina chapter No. Ill.
Resolutions were adopted recommend
ing the Masonic Jea0el, and also the
Chapter Register, published by Wheeler,
Marshall & Bruce,
GRAND OFFICERS ELECT.
The following grand officers were
elected for the ensuing year:
NJ. E. grand high priest, WILDER F.
Foster, of Nashville.
NJ. E. deputy grand high priest, A. S.
Curry, of Trenton.
NJ. E. grand king, II. NJ. Aiken, Of
Knoxville.
M. E. grand scribe, Thomas o. Morris,
Of Nashville.
E. grand treasurer, John MClelland,
of Nashville.
E. grand secretary, John Frizzell, Of
Nashville.
Z. grand chaplain, Rev. Samuel Lam
bert, Of Salisbury.
Grand captain of the host, Richard
Kennedy, Of M'MinnvilIe.
Grand royal arch captain, Ewin
BuTney, of Cross Plains.
Grand principal sojourner, s. Z. Gaut,
of Cleveland.
Grand master of the third vail, A. B.
Jones, of Jackson.
Grand master of the second vail, G..
w. Menees, of Springfield.
Grand master OF the first vail, n. F.
Harrison, OF Germantown.
Grand sentinel, George Seiferle, Of
Nashville.
At night the grand officers elect, as
above, were installed by P. q. II. 2.
Joseph N. Anderson, P. @. K. R. A.
COldwen acting as grand marshal.
The NJ. Z. grand high priest an
nOunced the appointment of the follow
ing
STANDING COMMITTEES:
Masonic Jurisprudence-A. V. War;,
ROssville; A. r Piper, Jonesboro; John
Bolivar; B. +. NJ. Randall, Golfers
vile.
Appesls-W. r. Ross, Dresden; J. F.
Slower, Athens; J. B. Murfree, Muir
freesbOro; J. S. Dashiell, Nashville; r.
A. Caldwell, Shelbyville.
Dispensations and By-Lsws.-E. Ed
mundson, Pulaski; r. L. G. white, Leb-
anon; w. c. Smith, Nashville; Alex.
Joseph, Edgefield; r. s. Evans, Shelby
vile.
The grand royal arch chapter was
then closed in ample form, after prayer
by the grand chaplain.