The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-12-26
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+. T. T1lar, S. W.;
J. d. o. Culbreth, j. W.;
j. c. Howard, Treasurer;
). L. Warren, Secretary;
W. j. Faircloth, S. D.;
r. d. Antry, J. D.;
Rev. Owen Spell. Chaplain;
JOS. Warren and ID ID. Sykes,
stewards;
Ed. S. Williams, Tyler,
who were installed in a. graceful
and happy manner by Col. Ke-
nan, using the beautiful and i'm
pressive ceremony Of the order.
Next i'll order were the speeches
OF The orators Of the day.
lex Attorney General. Col. r..
5. keenan, arose amid applause.
CoL. KENAN's SPEECH.
He proceeded in an elaborate
and carfully prepared address to
give a most interesting and en-
tertainiDg history Of tie Order
from its foundation. He co Il
pletely answered ali objections
to the secrecy Of the Order and
showed that it had always been
a great defender OF liberty and
bElwark of society. Coming to
the history of the Order in
America lie said that Masonry
was brought to this country
in 1888, i'll which year the
masonic authorities in Eng
land gave permission TO nasons
in Boston TO establish a lodge.
And i'll l 80 it Was established
iii North Carolina, f ON which
date q regular succession was
traced 10 Joseph Montfort' of
Halifax who was appointed
Grand Master Oh the 18th of
July III by Henry Somerset
Duke OF Beaufort, the Grand
Maste, OF Masons in England a.
that time. The charter was
given in London and is still
preserved in the archives of on
Grand Lodge at Raleigh.
The Lodge at Wilmington st.
johns was e>ta blislied in March
1855.
The speaker referred to sever
ii events in the political and
war history of the colony and
state which were contemporaries
JUS with the introduction and
'pead of free masonry here, and
80 blended the two together as
% interest, not only .he mem
,ers OF the frate nifty, but ais,
hose present who had never
,een made masons. and he
conceived it to be the duty of
Ill citizens to aid in the preser-
7ation of facts and statistics for
om- future historian to use i'm
ustice to our honorable record
s a. colony and and as a state.
5oston was entitled to credit
or getting her "Tea Party" per-
orinance of 1865 prominently
n the histories, although it took
'lace at night and was partici-
,ated In by masked men; but
here are comparatively few who
'ver speak of the daring men of .
New Hanover and Brunswick (
nder John Ashe and Hugh Wad-
seized the Royal Stamp
laster aud prevented the fur
her dealing in the Stamped Pa :
er for the colony, because it {
7as oppressive and unjust. |
his took place in Wilmington '
n the day time. and was con-
ucted by we'll known men, and
ct it has failed to have accord
q to it that importance in the
lstory OF our county, to which /
is entitled. 1t took place ten f
ears before the battle of Lex
'gton and eight years before I
ne celebrated Boston affair, and :
ct few have taken interest in it
} an historical fact, and rarely a
peak of it. =
Inc Lodge was then called !.
ON labor to refreshments. The '
Lrge audience was invited to t
artake around long table Su- !, =
arabun'lantly loaded with ex-
prepared viands, a
After dinner,the next speaker, i,
apt. Swift Galloway, was in h
oduced by the editor of The !,
The audience had Fl
ocked in and again filling every {
at aud crowding the house to :
7erfiowing to hear the rare lit
airy treat that was to come.
CAPT. GALLowAY's SPEECH. B
He spoke OF The eminentiv d
'nservative character of mason al
:, while it was also broad in re
views and liberal in its creed p