Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-02-16
The Masons

The Masonic Grand Lodge was call
cd 10 order at l0O'clock. All the grand
officers were in their stations. aud the
representatives of 2I5 of the 200 lodg-
es-the largest attendance for several
wears.
Grand Master NJ. NJ. Evans submit.
ted a very able address, which was re.
fcrrcd to appropriate committees,
\. II. Barley, reported on foreign
correspondence. submitting i report
OF eighty closely printed prgss, re-
view ing the proceedings ct all other
Grand Lodges in this country.
The report OF Grand SECRETARY j. l.
Power was ofuuu>ual iu,cre>l,ii being
in great part u retrospective review
of the twenty wears that he has held
The office OF Grand Secretary, lie re
ported four new lodges organized last
wear. and that several doruSnl lodges
spplicd for restoration of charters.
Nearly six hundred more degrees were
conferred in lSSS than ia 1877. The
receipts for the year were nearly 5000
in excess of the disbursements. The
Grand Secretary reported that during
the past twenty years, iorty.niue who
had been grand officers have died, IN
Guiding eleven Grand Masters. and
S49S masons have died. The Grand
Secretary concluded his repor, with
a poem OF considerable length, which
was received with applause by the
Grand Lodge.
A special committee, consisting Of
A. H. Bsrklcv, Robert c. Patty, Z
Geo. De Lap, Flank Bursitt. Martin
Marshall, ". Il. Giimer. snd irwin Mil
Ter TO consider all matters growing
ont of the anti-ssloon legislation OF
the last Grand Lodse.
The following were elected Grand
officers for the ensuing year.
VIM G. Paxton Nicksburg, Erand
Master.
C. c. Ross, Okolona, Scuior Grand
Warden.
John Riley, kosciusko, Junior Grand
Warden.
Rev. W. Brown, Wcs, Point, Grand
Chaplain.
A. ?. Berry, Msr,inssille, Grand
Treasurer.
j. l.. Power, Jackson, Grand Secrc-
tarv.
. Henry Strauss, Jackson. Grand Tyler.
The specia. committee on the saloon
question submitted = unanimous re.
port, recommending approval Of the
action OF the Grand ola.,cr in arrest.
ing the charter OF Mississippi Lodge
No. SO, restoring the charter OF 1hos.
Gladdi. Lodge No. $40, the same hav.
lug been sufficiently punished; aud
recommended the following IS a sub
~siitrte, for the article adopted al the
las'.Graud Lodge:
THAT subordinate lodges shall not
initiate, pass or raise any candidate,
or admit TO membershis ANY non-atill-
lated Mason engaged as principal or
employce as q saloon keeper
The flnal result OF the vote on the
saloon question was overwhelming in
favor OF the report Of the committee,
which repeats so much of the statute
MS excluded members engaged in the
liquor business.
The report was heartily approved in
earnest but brief remarks by Messrs.
Speed, Kimbrough. Murray Burkitt,
Marshall, Patty, Stone, aud opposed by
McssrS. Thomas and Ferris. The roll
OF lodges, grand officers and past mas.
tiers being called, the report OF the
committee was adopted by = vote Of
697 to SO.
The &. NJ. Congratulated the Grand
Lodge on the harmony and %Wusnimity
in which the conclusion was reached.
The committee then submitted a res.
olution to restore the charter of Miss.
issippi Lodge No. Sc, and il was man-
imously adopted by a rising yotc.-Mc.
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