St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-24
DRIVING AND DANCING.
After EIecting Officers, the General
Grand Chapter Took up Amuse-
mentS.

After Electing Officers, the General
Grand Chapter Took up Amuse-
ments.
The general grand chapter. Royal
Arch Masons, began its business session
yesterday morning at 9 o'clock. The
ROYAL Arch degree section OF the ritual
was the only one left to be disposed Of.
Consideration of that finished, the cleo
ton of officers was taken up. Under a
new rule all officers of the general grand
chapter must be elected by that lodge
and bv ballot. The election occupied a
good deal of the time. Some of the
contests were close. Only one was
unanimous-that of Joseph P. Horner
to the office of general grand high
priest. The ballots were cast secretly,
and without nominations. Mr.. Horner
received all Of them. The election was
not finished until last evening. The list
of officers is as follows:
ME-. Joseph P Horner. of New Orleans,
La. general grand high priest.
n. E., George L. MeCahan, of Baltimore,
Md. deputy general grand nigh priest.
r. E.. Reuben c. Lennon, OF Toledo, o.,
general grand king.
r E, James ". Taylor, OF LuthersVllle.
Ga. general grand scribe.
r. E.. Daniel Striker, Of Hastings, Mich,
generol grand treasurer
Il. E., Christopher q. FOX, Buffalo. n. I.
general grand recorder
RE, Arthur G. Pollard, Lowell, Mass,
general grand captain of the host.
K. E., Joseph Z. Dyas, Paris, H., general
grand principal sojourner-
r. E. William &. SWayne, OF Milwaukee,
general grand r. a. captain.
r. E., Nathan Kingston, Curtis, Mimi,
grand master of the third veil.
r. E.. B. G. Witt, Of Kentucky, grand mas
ter of the second veil.
r. E., G. c. Carson, of Washington, ID. C.,
grand master of the third veil.
Joseph =. HOrner, of Louisiana, who
was advanced from the Office of deputy
general grand master to general grand
master. IS one of the best known law
vers of New Orleans. He was made a
Mason in Marion Lodge No. 6S, of New
Orleans, IL May, 1860. He was made a
Royal Arch Mason in New Orleans
chapter in November. 1860. He took
the degrees of a Knight Templar in
New Orleans in 1864. He was grand
master of the grand lodge Of Louisiana
in 1866; grand high priest of the grand
chapter in 1869 and 1870; grand mas
ter of the grand council in 1872;
grand commander of the Grand Com
mandery of Louisiana i'll 1869, 20, IA
and 'S3. and the standard bearer of the
| Grand encampment of the United
States in 1874. He first attended the
| Grand chapter in 1865, at its meeting in
| Columbus, o. He was elected general
| grand provincial sOjOurner in 1880, adj
yanced to grand scribe i'll 1888. to gen.
! eral grand king in 1856, to general grand
deputy high priest in 1889, and is now
in regular succession chosen to the head
of the General Grand chapter of the
United States.
The committee on credentials also re-
ported in tie morning. While the bal
lots were being counted during the cleo
ton of high priest the memorial for
| high priest was read.
Yesterday afternoon the local chap
tiers gave the visitors ride about the
CITY. Over one hundred carriages were
i'm line. The drive included visit to
the lakes, Loring park, and views of the
| Washburn and PillSbury residences.
Last evening the Masons and their
wives and friends gathered on the
eighth floor of the Masonic Temple. An
informal reception, interspersed with
music, both vocal and instrumental. was
rendered the visiting brethren. After
the BANQUET those who cared were fur.
nished an opportunity to dance. 1t was
after midnight before the gathering dis
persed.
1t was decided yesterday to hold the
twenty-ninth triennial conclave in 1894
at Topeka, Kan.
The general grand high priest ant
his deputy were delegated to visit the
Jurisdiction of Texas and Rhode Island
and endeavOr to bring them back int
the general grand chapter.
The wives of Minneapolis MasOnS
have been entertaining the visiting
ladies. Wednesday afternoon the
visitors were given a drive about tht
CITY and shown through the principa
buildings in the city. In the evening
they went to Lake Harriet to see "a:
You Like It." Yesterday morning
they were taken to Minnehaha, where
lunch was served. This morning the
the members of the general granC
chapter and the general grand council
will go to MinnetOnka. In the after
noon St. Paul will be visited.