Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-31
THIRD DAY A. F. & 4. N.
Election of officers for the Ensuing Year
street Parade.

Preliminary session was called TO order
by grand master az O'Clock Regular
session was called TO order at O'Clock
First part of the session was spent ii bear
ing reports of committees. Report OF the
committee On charity was adopted. Re
port Of committee on Jurisprudence was
adopted. After about two hours work on
committees the most worshIpIul grand
master said III his retiring address: 1t be-
comes my duty to return the trust i'm
posed on me as most worshipful grand
master Of the state of Kansas. and as
retire wish TO call all the brethren in at
tendance on this session who were in the
organization 70 come forward -Four
brothers answered the cali. Joseph Jones,
Austin Clark, Lotus Fuubrlght, o. A
Harris, A T. Allen were present. After
addressing them the lodge saIured them
as the pioneers Of this grand organization
They were voted life time members OF the
grand lodge, and certain other benefits by
virtue CT said relation. After those breth-
rem were seated the grand master said
further. | have tried TO serve the grand
lodge TO the best OF my ability for two
successive years, and now l wish
TO turn over to my worthy suce-
essor the ensigns OF my Office
l now call upon this lodge TO elect your
grand master for the ensuing year. Bal
loting for the grand officers then began
with the following result:
5. B. McLemore was elected Most
Worshipful Grand Master.
Department Grand Master, 7. ". vii
Iams
Grand senior warden, c. ". Washington.
Grand junior warden, Ed Lacy.
Grand treasurer, joe Brashear.
Grand secretary, A II. Williams.
The last two oficer-treasurer and sec
retary-was elected by unanimous vote
after the rules We're suspended for that
purpose. Much interest was manifested
in the voting which was done very rapidly
The officers elected were an able staff to
take charge of the craft and assume the
responsibilities so nobly and honorably
borne by the outgoing G. NJ. and his staff.
After balloting for officers the lodge was
called OF to come on again at O'Clock to
prepare for the grand parade. In the
meantime an excursion had arrived from
TT. Scott.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At o'clock the blue lodges met in the
room III which the Grand Lodge sessions
were held. Cyrene Commandery of To-
peka, met in the Arkansas Valley lodge
room TO dress, preparatory to the grand
parade. At 2:30 o'clock the procession
began to move, headed by the band of
I Wichita, after which came the Cyrene
! Commandery, of Topeka. Next came the
! blue lodges, past masters; the most wor-
| shipful grand officers of the Grand Lodge
of the state of Kansas came in the rear
Austin Clark was marshal of the day.
! The commandery headed by the retiring
/ grand master certainly had an imposing
| bearing and drew forth many favorable
/ comments from citizens.
/ The parade on the whole, and in every
/ particular was a decided success, and
/ showed the care and pains taken by the
/ lodges to deport themselves worthy OF the
occasion. The local lodges and brethren
of the fraternity have worked hard to give
/ the brethren here assembled in grand lodge
/ session the best Of treatment.
! The grand lodge passed reso-
/ lutions expressing their warmest appre-
/ citation for the hospitality shown them
and certain it is that the brethrvn of the
/ Most Worshipful Grand lodge OF the state
! of Kansas will ever remember this session
at Wichita tor the harmony that has pre-
vailed, the amount of solid work accom-
plished and the number of representatives
and visiting brethren. The installation
! began at o'clock. This evening at S
( o'clock the procession will form and move
( to the Grand Army hall to the grand ban
/ Guet given there in honor of the Grand
! Lodge. Everything there will be in first
/ class style or it viii not be in keeping with
/ the former efforts of the two lodges of
/ Wichita to entertain the Grand lodge.