The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-10-27

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GRAAD COUNCIL OF HIGH PRIESTHOOD.
The Grand Council of the Order
of High Priesthood of the State of
Kansas, convened at IL p. m. with
the following officers present:
Owen A. Bassett, President; j.
NJ. Price, Vice-President; d. W.
Coke, Chaplain John III. Brown,
Grand Treasurer. The other off,
GERS and members being present,
the Grand Council was opened in
due form. The petitions of the fol-
lowing High Priests to receive the
Order were received and referred
to an appropriate committee. 4. A.
Belts, T. B. Haslan, j. II. Water
man, II. NJ. Waters, A. D. McCon-
aughy, L. P. Anderson, II. G. Pur-
sell and G. Q. Kenyon. The Com
mittee reported favorably on the
several petitions, aud they were
dnly elected.
The candidates having given
satisfactory answers TO the CUES.
tions propounded, were then sever
ally presented, amounted, consecra-
: ted and set apart to the Holy Order
: of High Priesthood in due form,
with appropriate ceremonies.
The Grand Council proceeded TO
the election of Grand Officers for
o the ensuing year, with the follow
g ing result: Owen A. Bassett, NJ. E.
= President; John NJ. Price, Vice.
President D. w. Coke, Chaplain
John II. Brown, Treasurer; jacob
D. Rush, Recorder; s. E. Sheldon
Grand Master of ceremonies
i Brockway, Conductor; Wetherbv
u Herald; j. H. Waterman, Steward
II. NJ. Waters, Guard.
If The Grand Council was Their
10 closed In ample form. .
) GRAND LODGE. Il.
- WEDNESDAY, Oct. 18th 1876.
The twenty-first Annual Conmu
= nicstion of the Most Worshipfu
20 Grand Lodge of Ancient Free an,
- Accepted Masons, of Kan, conYene
"a in Bancroft Hall, in the city of En-
poria at 10 a. m.
p Grand officers present: NJ. w
Of Isaac B. Sharp, Grand Master; +
In W., John Guthrie, Deputy Gran
Master; r. W., David Brockwa.
q Grand Senior Warden r. W., L. L
l. Jacobs, Grand Junior Warden;
ee w. Christian Beck, Grand Treasur
err; r. W., John H. Brown, Gran
ed Secretary W., D. w. Coke, Gran
III Chaplain; W., A. d. McConnugh
Grand Marshall; W., Morgan Co,
er Grand Senior Deacon; W., r. ]
Ia Torrington, Grand Junior Deacon
W., Charles FlsnDer, Grand SeniC
Ais Steward; W, John L. Jones, Gran
as Junior Steward; w. NJ. NJ. Mile
Grand Sword Bearer; W., G. v
Au Minnocks, Grand Pursuivant; "
nu Fritz Mayors, Grand Tyler.
'as The Grand Lodge was opened
III ample form in the Sd degree. an
us. the blessing OF Jehovah was invo
re- ed by the Grand Chaplain.
Ia The Grand Master then read b
NJ annual address from which '
make several extracts:
re- Dispensation for the formation
ers new lodges had been issued to
re- r. Magell and 81 others to op
ut and hold lodge at Seneca, Nema
ed, COUNTY: also to B. r. Smith, q
ted Is others in Oxford, Sumner cou
ty; also to George T. Polls
ess and Il others at May Day, Ri
on county; also to Gilbert Bedel q
ted IL others in Larned, Pawnee COZ
ort ty; also TO A. Moser aud IL 9th
Ju- at PArkersville, Morris county;
ing 60 to- A. J. Brown aud eight 9th
Ugh at Blue Rapids, Marshall coanty.
The Grand Lodge was cali
lied from refreshment te labor at 3
ntil p. N.
On motion the reading of
lied proceedings Of the last Grand 4