The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-04-30
OLD OFFICERS REELECTED.
Twenty-First Annual Session of
Grand Lodge Knights of Honor.
WOMEN WANTED AS MEMBERS.
There Are No Debts Per Capita Tax
to be Continued at $1.-TO Meet
Next April.

first annual session in Columbia last
week, and the attendance of grand Of
fcers was large. Grand Dictator John
E. Holmes presided, and in his report,
said the order in this jurisdiction had
improved since the adoption of the
new assessment rates IN November last
and the lodges show q steady growth
since that time. Several lodges have
made net increase for the year. The
finances Of the grand lodge are in good
condition, the cash balance on hand be-
ing 81, 1915 There are no debts.
The grand dictator recommends that q
liberal appropriation be made for the
purpose of increasing the membership.
During the year the grand dictator has
visited many lodges in the State.
The following report of the proceed
ings were given to the press:
The committee on finance reported
recommending that the per capita tax
in subordinate lodges be continued at
81 and that 81, 800 he appropriated from
; the funds of the Grand Lodge for the
purpose of extending the membership
of the organization in this State This
amount is to be supplementary to sum
to be appropriated for the same purpose
by tho supreme lodge, amounting
probably to $500.
The membership of the order in
South Carolina is now 2,225.
\ resolution was adopted that the
! funds of the Grand Lodge, usually
amounting to about $4,000 be deposited
| III one or more banks i'll this State at
| the highest rate of interest obtainable,
the bank or banks to he designated by
the committee charged with that duty
| by the constitution.
A further resolution was adopted that
the advisory board should be continued
rs ut present constituted and author
| lied to appropriate the 81, 500 above
| referred to, If SO much be necessary for
| the development and extension of the
| order in South Carolina.
Under n resolution adopted the in
| stallation of officers in subordinate
lodges will hereafter be in public
| wherever practicable.
| The grand dictator was requested to
| prepare circular to be sent by the
| grand reporter to each member of the
order in this State, i'll regard to the ap
! preparation for the extension of the or
der.
| The next meeting ofthe Grand Lodge
will be held in Columbia on the third
| Wednesday in April, 1898.
All of the Old officers and committees
Of the Grand Lodge were reelected, as
| follows:
Past Grand Dictator-N. w. Trump,
| of Columbia.
Grand Dictator +. Holmes.
Spartanburg. Third Term
Grand Vice Dictator W. A. Temple,
ton, Abbeville
Grand Assistant Dictator-P. f.
Dunno, Charleston.
Grand Reporter n. Zealy, Col
umba
Grand Treasurer. Z. Robertson.
| Abbeville.
Grand Chaplain A. Buist, Black
vile.
Grand Guide-J. w. Todd, Seneca.
Grand Guardian-J.J Vernon, Well
ford.
Grand Sentinel-J. b. Lewis, Ander-
son.
Grand Trustees-J. G.. Tompkins,
Edgeteld; II. G.. Moses, Sumter. and
ID. A. Smith, Walhalla
Committee on Laws and Supervision
M. A. Carlisle, Newberry; l.. W.
Perrin, Abbeville; G.. NJ. Pollitzer.
| Charleston.
Committee on Finance-L. Sher-
fesee, Rock Hill; Fl. Ryttenberg, Sum
ter; j. T. Hunter, Pendleton.
Committee on Distribution-N. w.
Trump. Columbia; w. A. Templeton,
Abbeville; Il. L. Dunno, Charleston
Committee on Credentials-J. G..
Tompkins, II. &. Moses and ID. A.
| Smith.
There was quite a spirited contest in
the matter of the selection of a repre-
sentative of the Grand Lodge in the
| Supreme Lodge, which meets in st.
| Louis on June y The nominees were
Messrs. John T.. Holmes, NJ. A. Car
Isle and W. A. Templcton. Mr..
| Holmes being elected with Mr.. Temple
ton is alternate
The individual members of the Grand
| Lodge contributed the amount of 391 20
to the fund which is being raised in
various ways for the erection of mon
| ument to the memory Of the late G.. w.
Hulland, formerly the grand reporter
OF the order in this State A consider
able fund has already been raised for
| this purpose and this is supplementary
! thereto.
The usual resolutions of thanks were
| adopted.
Reserved for the last was one of the
| most important resolutions looking to
| the admission of women as members of
| the organization in South Carolina. 1t
was offered by Ex-Governor Sheppard
and was adopted in the following form
Resolved, That the Grand Lodge of
| south Carolina hereby reiterates it's
| Judgment, heretofore expressed, that
| the best interests of our order will be
promoted by the admission of females
| into our order under such restrictions
| rs in the wisdom of the Grand Lodge
| may he Just.
The meeting was entirely harmonious
| and pleasant
.iitcr the installation OF the Grand Of
ticcrs. the Grand Lodge. which was
composed largely of members who had
been present before, was adjourned nm +.
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