The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-04-24
THE GRAND LODGE, KNIGHTS OF HONOR.
A Great Deal of Business Transacted in
q Short Space OF Time-The Present
Grand Lodge Apparently UnfaVorable
to Changes Officers Elected and Com
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q Short Space OF Time-The Present
Grand Lodge Apparently Unfavorable
to Changes Officers Elected and Com
mittees Appointed.
jErom the Columbia Daily RcgiSter.)
1t may perhaps be accepted as en-
phatic evidence of the mental stamina,
Or, possibly, the physical capacity, of
the members of the Grand Lodge,
Knights of Honor, that though kept up
so late on the previous night by the hos
pitable entertainment of their Columbia
brethren, they were all on hand at the
early hour of 8 o'clock yesterday morn
ING when the session of the Grand Lodge
was resumed.
Considerable discussion was evoked
nv motion Made to reduce the present
number of the officers of the Grand
Lodge and committeeman. by making
four of the ten positions now elective
appointive. The motion was tabled.
The finance committee reported that
hey had examined the books and ac-
counts of the treasurer and found them
correct. The report was adopted.
\ resolution was offered and adopted,
offering $50 to the subordinate lodge
reporting the largest increase of mem
bership in the next year, and $40 to the
lodge reporting the largest per centage
of increase on its present membership.
The reports 10 be made and the prizes
awarded at the next session Of the Grand
Lodge.
The committee on appeals made no re-
port, or no appeals were presented to
the Grand Lodge.
The election of officers for the ensu-
ing year was next gone into, and re-
suited af follows:
Grand Dictator-W. W. Simons OF
Charleston.
Grand Vice Dictator-P. r. McCully
OF Anderson.
Grand Assistant Dictator-W. II.
Lockwood of Beaufort.
Grand Chaplain-N. N. Burton OF
Batesburg.
Grand Guide-J. W. Moore of Hamp'
ton.
Grand Reporter--G. W. Holland OF
Newberry.
Grand Treasurer--J. 7. Robertson Of
Abbeville.
Grand Guardian--N. W. Trump oi
Columbia.
Grand Sentinel. L. Addison OF
Edgeield.
Grand TruStees-J. a. Henncman.
Spartanburg; Harry Ryttenburg, Sum
er,and Fred H. London of Rock Hill.
Supreme Representative for two years
W. ". Slmons of Charleston; alternate
N. L. Bonham, Jr., of Columbia.
The Supreme Lodge will meet on the
second Tuesday in May next at Indian
apolis, Ind, and besides Representative.
elect Simons, w. +. Delgar of Sumter
who holds over from last year, will at
tend.
4 proposition was made to change the
time of meeting of the Grand Lodge
from April to September, and those IA
yoring the idea vigorously supported it.
The Grand Lodge however voted down
the proposition by large majority.
On motion of Mr. Moses of Sumter,
resolution of thanks to the Columbia
Lodge, for their hospitable entertain,
ment, was adopted, and later similar
resolutions, thanking the railroads and
hotels for courtesies extended, were also
adopted.
The installation of the officers elect
then followed.
1t was decided that at the next session
the Grand Trustees, the committee or
credentials, mileage and per diem, the
Past Grand Dictator, and the Grand As.
Sistant and Grand Vice Dictator, should
constitute the committee of distribution
The Grand Dictator then announced
the following standing committees
Laws and Supervision-J. c. Sheppard
of Edgefeld, E. Bacon of Spartanburs
and N. B. McSweeney of Hampton.
Finance-M. A Carlisle of Newberry
B. NJ. Lebby OF Charleston and L. n
Zealy of Columbia.
After the transaction of some further
| routine business the Grand Lodge ad
iourped, to meet on the third Wednes.
day of April, 1890, at Columbia, this
city having been determined on as the
permanent place of meeting at the ses
sion at Beaufort last year.