The state journal. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-05
Grand Lodge in Convention.
MAsONIC ELECTION.

the Most Worshiptul Grand Lodge OF
A. f. and A. NJ. of the State OF
PENNSYLVANIA and Jurisdiction there
unto belonging, he'd at the Masonic
Temple, 1927 Locust street, Phil :
| irIphia, on st. Johns Day, December
| 9th, A. L. 1888, A. D. 1883, the
-ollow,g Cha d Officers, after berg
duly elected, were installed: N. W,
Bro, w. Ill. Miller, Most Worthy
Grand Master; r. w. Bros. George
L. Berry, Deputy Grand MASTER
Charles IL O'Donnell, Grand Senior
Warden; Samuel Bennett, Grand
Junior Warden; Theodore Young,
Grand Treasurer; Joshua D. Kelley,
Grand Secretary. After the installa-
ton and proclamation, the M. w. e.
Master made the following appoint
ments:
District Deputy Grand Masters
First District, Chester comfy, Perry
S. Stout, of Bennett Square; Second
District, Delaware county, Johnson
f. Purnse!y, of Chester; Third Dis
trict, Lancaster and Montgomery
Counties, J. M. Stafford, of Marietta;
Fourth Distoict, Dauphin, York,
Franklin and Cumberland counties,
Thomas, of Harrisburg; Fifth Dis
trict, Bucks and Berks counties. and
Lodges No 60 and No. SIS, j. W. S.
Robinson, Of Philadelphia; Sixth
District, Lycoming, Luzerne, Monroe,
Columbia, Lehigh, Susquehanna and
Union counties. Geo. w. Higgins. Of
Bethlehem; Seventh District, to be
supplied; Eighth District, Allegheny,
Washington, Fayette, Green and
Crawford counties, Jeremiah Grand
erson, of I'ittsburg.
Grand Chaplains-Rt. Rev. J. L.
| Campbell, D. D., L. L. d.; Rev.
Lennard Patterson, Rev. James FRS
by, Rev. Edward Bennett.
Appointed Officers-R. w. Brother
Geo. Crawford, G. S. Deacon; r. w.
Brother Pu-sey A. Pear, G. J. Deacon;
r. w. Brother Israel Purcell, G. S.
Ste ward; r. w. Brother VIM. T,
Freeman, G. J. Steward; Il. w. Bro
Their Peter Parker, G. Marsh !; r..
W. Brother W. L. Underwood, G
Sword Bearer r. w. Brother Joseph
Denny, &. Pursuivant: r. W. Bro
Their Perry Mitchell, Grand Tyler;
r. w. Brothers A. r. Lively. II. d.
Gou d and Daniel T. Masten, G.
Musical Directors.
Committee on Ian Marks-G W.
Roper, 9. N. Brown, E. A. berlasqne
David Walters, George L. Perry,
Jonathan Miller aud James L. Rober.
son.
On Mrsouio Jurisprudence-W l..
Underwood, WIN. &. Butcher, Solo
mon +. Mitchell, James 5. Green and
John Lopez.
Ga Appeals and Grievances
Augustus Pearce, James LeCount,
Fielding Ford, Charles E Roper and
G. III. Edwards.
On Wilkinson Boardly,
Noah rinkney, William W. Williams
Freem n Brown, Simon V. Vernocky.
On Foreign Correspondence-R.
w. Brothers, J. D. Kelley, E. Minor
Burrell, William Beals and Franklin
Quinn.
On Bylaws and Charters-Benja-
min +. Thornmon, Benjamin F. jack
son, David Henry, Aaron Momon, J..
IL. Bond.
On Printing and Publishing
Peter Robertson, David D. Weaver,
John Dunbar, John l.. Harkless and
James Shreeye.
On Masonic Library-Edward
Moore, Washington Gibbons, James
W. Bell, II. Fl. Gilbert and Joseph
M. Stafford
On Charity-James T. Robertson,
Sames Ballard, Joseph P. Hardy,
James Nicholas, Henry Bratcher.
On Annual Sermon-H. H. Gilbert,
w. L. Underwood, J. T. Robertson
and James w. Bell.
M. W., VIM. Fl. Miller, Grand
Master, 73l West street; r. W., J.
D. Kelley, Grand Secretary, Ills
Rodman street Philadelphia.
The contest which has long been
waging with the Masonic Hall prop
erty, is now happily ended, the court
has decided in favor of the combined
Grand Lodge, which was formed in
convention on the 9th of December,
1882.
There was doubtless an i'll feeling
created because of this contest for
ownership or possession, but as each