The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-10-20
GRAND ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER.

= Masons of the State of Kansas.
81 The 18th Annual Convocation O
% the Grand Chapter convened in ths
L Masonic Hall, in the city of Empo.
e ria, on Tuesday, October 18th, a
Q 10 q. N. Present, n. e. D. Bying.
Q ton as G. H. p; R. E., S. E. shell
r don. as deputy R. E. John NJ. Price
0 "a Grand King; r. E, M. s. Adams
: as Grand Scribe; r. E., E. T. Carr,
2 Grand Secretary.
: A constitutional number of chap
1 tiers being represented, a chapter OF
i Royal Arch Masons was opened in
= due form.
The following were appointed a
3 Committee on credentials: E. T.
Carr, McConnaughy and J. Lee
: knight.
The Grand Chapter was called
, from labor to refreshment until
p. m.
| At 2 p. m. the Grand Chapter
was called from refreshments to la
Dor.
! The Committee ON Credentials
presented their report which was
received and adopted.
Companion S. E. Sheldon read
the annual address of the Grand
High Priest which on motion was
referred to an appropriate commit
Tee for distribution of it's contents.
The Grand Secretary read the re-
ports of the Treasurer and Secreta-
ry which were referred 10 the Com
mittee on Finance.
Companion Guthrie read the re-
port of the Committee on Chap tiers
w. D., which on motion was re-
ceiYed and adopted. The Commit
tee On Correspondence reported,
and it WINS ordered to be printed
with the proceedings.
A resolution to reduce the fees
for the degrees of Capitular Mason
ry from $40 to $50, was reported |
against by the committee. Report |
adopted. The Committee on Ju-
risprudence reported, approving
the decision of the Grand High |
Priest.
The Grand Chapter was called
from labor to refreshment until
p. m.
The Grand Chapter was called
from refreshment to labor at z pm.
The election of officers was made
the order of the day, and the ballot
was spread for Grand High Priest,
with the following result: 1st bal
lot, D. Byington, So; Cox, %. I'd
ballot, Byington, Ill: Coke, Is.
Deputy Grand High Priest, Shell
don 46; Coke, 80; Adams, Is; ia
cobs, IA, etc. I'd ballot, Sheldon, 81;
Adams, "a; Coke, 16; Jacobs, 9
Sd ballot, Sheldon, 7S; Adams, 80.
Grand King, 1st ballot, Adams,
43; Waterman, 25; Jacobs, Is. I'd
ballot, Adams, rs; Jacobs, Is.
Grand Scribe, Jacobs, 20; Wat
erman, 30. Grand Treasurer, q.
Beck, unanimous. Grand Secreta-
~, Let ballot, Carr, Sc; Knight At;
Price. E6. I'd ballot, Carr, O.; |,
knight, 81; Price, "a. Sd ballot,
Carr, 20; Knight, 66. 4th ballot,
Carr, SO, Knight, 50. On motion it
was ordered that the installation
should take place Immediately. The !
following officers were appointed
d. w. Coke, G. c.; G. G. Kenyon,
G. M; j. II. Waterman, G. c. H. i;
A. D. McConaughy, G. NJ. A. G.
II. NJ. Waters, P. S.; S. Saylor, 6.
NJ. Sd vail |; I'D. Pryor, I'd and L. F. '
Sawyer, lst. E. H. Crawford and
T. B. Haslan, Stewards. F. Mayors, i
Tyler and E. D. Hyllyer, Grand i
Lecturer.
The officers were installed by E.
D. Hillyer, and the Grand Chapter |
was called from labor to refresh
ment until 8 p. m. Wednesday. :
The GraRd Chapter was called I
from refreshment TO labor at 8 q. m.
The Committee on chartered LODI t
ges reported. The report was adopt t
ed. The Committee on unfinished 7
business presented their report, ]
which was adopted.
An amendment was proposed to I
the bylaws that the Grand Chapter
shall meet on the Monday proceed {
ing the session of the Grand Lodge, 6
and that this shall be voted upon Il
1t the next animal convocatlon. v
Adopted. !,
An informal convocation for the
of work was or
Tered to be held on the Monday
evening preceding the next regu-
ar conVocation.
The Grand Chapter was closed :
q ample form, peace and harmony
prevailing.