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KNIGHTS OF HONOR.
Annual Meeting OF Gsspd Lodge Of the
State.

Annual Meeting OF Gsspd Lodge OF the
COLUMBIA, April 1.-THE grand
lodge of Knights of Honor in the State
of South Carolina met in its 20th an.
nual session, in the Knights of Pythias
hall, on Wednesday at 8 o'clock p. m.
All but two OF the 64 lodges in the
jurisdiction sent each one delegate, and
these, with the officers of the grand
lodge, gave an attendance OF about &c
members. Coming from all parts Of
the State, they might justly be CON
sidered representative men and from
their grave demeanor, il not from their
venerable looks, they might have
been taken for a lot Of clergymen in
attendance upon a church event.
There were few quite young men in
the number, the larger part being
men with silvered locks: who evident.
ly had loved ones depending upon
them, and for whose future support
they were anxious to provide in case
of the disaster which sooner or later
comes to every one. The following
named officers ans Wered to roll call
Past Grand Dictator N. w. Trump,
Columbia
Grand Director J. E. Holmes, Spar
Grand Vice Dictator L. H. Wanna,
maker, Orangeburg.
Grand Assistant Dictator 2. F.
Dunn, Charleston.
Grand Representative L. N. Zealey,
Columbia.
Grand Treasurer J. L. Robertson,
Abbeville.
Grand Chaplain Rev. A. Buist,
Grand Guide J.. w. Todd, Seneca.
Grand Guardian J. J. Vernon,
Wexford.
Grand Sentinel J. G.. Lewis, Ander
son.
Grand Trustees !. G.. Tonpkins, B.
M. Lobby, G.. E. L. Sparkman.
Committee on Finance Louis Sher'
fesee, J. L. Hunter, M. Ryttenberg.
Committee ON Laws IN. A. Carlisle,
J. G. Shepard, L. w. Perrin.
Immediately after organization the
annual reports of the officers were
presented 10 the lodge. They were
given in printed form, so that care
full and thorough perusal could be Civ
en- to the business of the order during
the past year, not only by the mem
bers present, but also by all the MEM
bers of the subordinate lodges to whom
the proceedings would be sent. The
reports showed earnestness and fdeli.
ty upon the part of the officers, and an
encouraging state of affairs through
the order. There have been Al deaths
in the membership in the State, to
whose families $50, 500 have been paid.
Among these were two members of
the grand lodge Of long standing,
whose loss to the order, as well as to
the State, might be considered as al.
most irreparable-Dr. George Howe!
for 16 years the medical examiner of
the State, and Rev. G.. w. Holland,
Ph. D., D. D., thegrand reporter from
the organization of the grand lodge
till his death. Touching memorials
of these departed members were pre-
sented and adopted by a rising vote.
A lengthy and weighty report on
the good of the order was presented,
which elected a discussion of hours,
and which showed that the interest OF
the members in the order had in no
degree abated, and that the success of
the past was but the shadow of great
or things in the future. Plans were
adopted for more intense effort during
the year to come, and the minds of all
the lodges were more deeply impress
ed with the stability and strength of
the order. Very few changes were
made in the officers of tho lodge, L. H.
Wannamaker declining to accept re-
nomination, W. A. Templeton of Alb
beville was elected vice dictator. Mr..
Wannamaker wat elected representa-.
tive to the supreme lodge. The other
appointments were as follows:
Trustees G.. Tompkins, II. @.
Moses and A. G. Smith.
Committee on Laws-M. A. Carlisle,
L. w. Perrin, G. w. Pollitzer.
The officers were installed, P. G. D.
Sheppard representing the supreme
lodge, on Thursday afternoon, and
the lodge adjourned.
The session of the grand lodge was
most harmonious during the entire
sitting. Matters OF great importance
to the order in this grand jurisdiction
were considered and acted upon, no.
tably preparation to place solicitor
in the field.
The election of Grand Dictator John
E. Holmes was a re.election-the first
in the history of the order--which
was tribute to his earnestness, zeal
and fidelity during the first year OF
his grand dictatorship.
The financial condition of the order
was neverso fourishing.--State.
AmerIcaDa Arrested.