The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-25
THE KNIGHTS OF HONOR.
Close Of the Grand Lodge Of the State
Election of Officers for the Ensuing
Year.
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COLUMBIA, April 1S.-The Grand
Lodge, knights Of Honor, reconvened
at 8 O'Clock this morning in the
knights of Pythias Hall. The first
discussion of~the day was upon the
report of the committee on laws and
supervision, recommending that four
of the elective officers and six COM
mitteemen be dispensed with, and their
places filled by appointment from the
representatives elected to each session
of the Grand Lodge. This proposition
was defeated.
A motion to change the Grand
Lodges time of meeting from April to
September, was freely discussed and
then defeated.
Messrs. M. A. Carlisle and L. n,
Zealy, of the committee on finance, re-
| ported that they had found the records
of the Grand Lodge correctly kept.
The committee on appeals reported
that no cases of appeal had come before
them.
The following resolution, offered by
Representative g.. w. Holland, of
NeWberry, was adopted:
That the Grand Lodge offer to SUD-
ordinate Lodges two prizes as follows:
l. A cash prize of $50 to the subordi-.
nate Lodge reporting to the next ses-
Sion the largest increase Of member
ship by initiation.
2. A cash prize of sic to that Lodge
reporting the largest !ercentage OF in
crease in its membership on April l,
1889.
The election ofGrand Lodge officers
was then entered into with the result
announced below:
w. w. Simons, of Charleston, Grand
Dictator.
P. K. McCully, of Anderson, Grand
Vice Dictator.
w. H. Lockwood, OF Beaufort, Grand
Assistant Dictator.
n. n. Burton, Of Batesburg, Grand
Chaplain.
J. w. Moore, of Hampton, Grand
Guide.
G. w. Holland, of Newberry, Grand
Reporter.
J. T. Robertson, Of Abbeville, Grand
Treasurer.
n. w. Trump, of Columbia, Grand
Guardian.
J. L. Addison, CT Edgefeld, Grand
Sentinel.
J. A. Hennemsn, of -Spartanburg,
H. Ryttenourg, of Sumpter, and F. H.
London, of Rock Hill, Grand Trus-
tees.
w. w. Simons, of Charleston, was
elected Supreme Representative for
the term of two years, and NJ. L. Bon
ham, Jr., of Columbia, alternate.
The per capita tax Of subordinate
Lodges for the next year was fixed at
one dollar.
After the installation of the new
officers resolutions of thanks to the
Knights of Honor of Columbia for their
hospitaiities and courtesies, and to the
railroads and hotels for reductions in
rates, were unanimously adopted.
Past Grand Dictator Edmund Bacon,
of Spartanburg, then gave an exempli-
fcation of the secret work of the Order.
The Grand Dictator then announced
the following standing committees for
the ensuing year.
On Laws and Supervision-John C.
Sheppard, of Edgefeld, E. Bacon, of
Spartanburg, and M. B. McSweeney,
of Hampton.
On Finance-M. A. Carlisle, of New
berry, B. NJ. Lebby, of Charleston, and
l.. N. Zealy, of Columbia.
The Grand Lodge then, at IL M, ad.
journed sine die. The representatives
of the Order made fine impression in
Columbia. Few conventions ever held
here have been composed of better ma
| terial. The weather has been delicious
and the visitors have apparently en-
| joyed themselves thoroughly.