, 1875-12-19

j. A-.W Evans.
7tl4-G. IL Odon.
Tia officers elect will BE- installed Tuesday
evening Of next weak, BY b. 8. Tiffany. H. E. P
H-R
At the annual corvocation OF York Chapter
Ia 1xB &. A. NJ, held Thursday erening. ths
following officers ware elected:
& f;ncI. B. wilkins
!. T. Eeribe-H- g. Purinton.
!. G. rs, q. Wilkins
ESD. T. Cashman.
&c., S. Whita-
sser4a,r-G. ". Me1rt1.
71ensurn-Aex Blair.
- g. II. 81 V.-du7 T. Gould.
d H. ID wv C. Roa.
& s.sa1d.Iw. s D. 4. Reed md =. r. pesons.
1rlr-E- Murray.
Ghaslua-. A. Oliver.
The newly elected officers will ba lnataueo
Thursday eyouing next.
LoDeE ELECTIONS.
At the tweEty-frst annual communication OF
NIB. Wsnca Lodge N. 209, held at Oriental
Hall, the following officers we're elsc4ed:
v. III s. Eounslore;
s. F.-B. S. Butterworth.
J. w.-D. S. oConreH.
,s.-retars-J. T. Dunlop.
Jreosurer-D. #. CLARK, Jr.
1t the annual Communication OF Covenant
Lodge, No. 5o6, held Friday evening, the follow
ING uficars were elected for the ensuing yea1:
~ M-A4hur Warrington.
4 E.-Gorham g. Coau.
j. F.-Henry r. Wolacley.
1ytayu4xr-Thomss E. Miller.
ssse<ryA-Willarn Eerr-
s. D.-George r. Warrel-
.ID.-r. ". Nelson.
>&$Cf. ~: \. \. Saisaa. Ss1as,s''''
Theirs vii, be public installation Of the off
eees Ut Corinthixn hall No. 1877 East Kinzae
street Tuesday evening, 10 which the fraternity
ale co.dially inrited-
Home Lodge No. 5D8 Friday evening elected
fhs following officers:
E.A-E- ?. Topey.
81 F-B. B. ". Lockn
~. FIR. T. Petteng1D.
1frasuex-L. Y. P2rson1v
Fent1rp-R z He1z1ck.
Z. III. B. swazey.
;LD-C. G. Chandler.
1rler-lsaac Parker.
1t the annual communication Of Apollo Lodgs
No. 81 hell Thursday evening last the follow
hg officers were elected foI the ensuing year:
" Nm 9. Fir.
E.F,-M- A. Thayer.
J.T.-Thomas Eeill.
3ssass9es-Aus Rose.
bsessasv-Thonas ]. WellH.
s. S.D-fi. Z. Thomas.
ID-ThoEcts Gerry.
AR EorHeu.
,LG-A- F. Vest
1pae.-Samucl Wiley.
The installation of the cf3cers-a1ect will take
pasoe Thursday evening ne1t.
oTHKn ELECTIONS.
1t The anuual assembly OF Sloan Council, B..
E. sad S. IL, tho follo1ing ofiicsn we're
e!ec.cd:
LLGK.- T, Porter.
q. NE. r Hall.
lhasinx-Tae Rev. Il. q. ParTy.
4assharAalcom McDoua1d.
6"hnt:-1. 2. H1t1eld.
4: the special conclAve Of st. Bernard Com
nandesy. No. IS, f. r. held Wednesday evon-
tag last tbs following officers were insta1sd:
& C-1onn Wood,nau
CIV. Ii. Burbank
g.G-J. 8. White
P.-Hanfy Turner.
s HE:8-L pope-
J.E.e.F F. Naurer.
3%azsart--T. E n:ner. :
Rsnrdes-J. o. Dicker1oex
1R,-.ohn Cow
R@6r-H- g. pu1:utun, ~
Co.'S. Il Richardson
ooLoRED MAsoSs r. THE COURTS.
~ the last SESSION Of the Superior Court II
as.ute, ga, number Of negro Masons
spled 70 Judge Hopkins for = charter for
e1aad Lodge Of oolorcd Masona. Judge Hop
t'na after carefully examining the matter. de-
ened to grant the application. Bis ground Tor
doing wAs that, when the Legislature conferr-
% uroa the Superior Court the right to lncor-
poFate cert1in institutions, it also confa1ed the
.gni to refuse to Incorporate, when the Court
y useasFes that the charter would operate against
tae public good Acting on this right no TO
tosed to graft the charter. The applicants ap-
psated from Judge Hopkins decision to the su-
xease Court Of Georria, and the Case was
sg1sd there lag. week. The Court decided
tealust tie application, on the ground, however.
~ The application was defective in lts tsr1ns*
IN UoUt decided, in effect, that there II moth
st iax that forbids tina grSnhng of charter
seea persons Il applied for 1t IN this case:
a,zoas or eclored odd-Feloss-ot whatever
aAoe they D2y he--cau appty for, demand and