The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-04-28
KNIGHTS OF HONOR.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE GRAND
LODGE IN COLUMBIA.

The Organization Has Been Quite Success.
full During the Past Year-Go Results
Obtained From Regulations Put in Force
During the Year.
The Grand Lodge of the Knights of
Honor met in Columbia on last
Wednesday evening. There were
about eighty delegates present. Grand
Dictator Holmes in his report says the
order in this jurisdiction has improved
since the adoption of the new assess
ment rate and the lodges show a steady
growth since that time. Several
lodges have made a net increase for
the year. A new lodge was instituted
at Newberry on April 9th, with TWEEN.
ty-six charter members. Three more
are nearly ready to be instituted.
There hos been paid to the w. and o.
B. fund from January 1, 1896, to De-
cember 81, 1896, $100, O64.74, while ff-
ty-two deaths are reported, the total
amount of benefits being 100000.
The deaths reported are from Febru
ary 4th, 1896, to March 18th. 1892,
while the amount reported as paid on
account of the w. and O. B. fund is
from January to December 31st, 1896.
This shows that the receipts from this
jurisdiction have about paid the death
claims therein. The finances of the
Grand Lodge are in good condition,
the cash balance on hand being
So 357. 64-no debts. The Grand Die
tator recommends that a liberal ap-
preparation be made for the purpose
of increasing the membership. Dur.
ing the year the Grand Dictator has
visited many lodges in the State.
The following delegates we're pres.
emit: Past Grand Dictator, N. W.
Trump; Dictator, John E. Holmes; !;
Grand Vice Dictator, w. A. Temple.
ton; Grand Assistant Dictator. P +
Dunno; Grand Reporter, L N Zealy
Grand Treasurer, ] T Robertson
Grand Chaplain, A Buist; Grand
Guide, ] N Todd; Grand Guardian, ]
J Vernon; Grand Sentinel, j B Dav-
is. Grand Trustees: j G. Tompkins,
81 @ Moses, R A Smith; 0 B Watson,
Johnston; Julius G. Dudley, Bennetts.
vile; j D Montgomery, Marion; W
M Corkill, Chester; B j Witherspoon,
lancaster; w R Mundy, Hodges; L
Jacobs, Kingstree; j A James, Cher.
aw; ? II E Sloan, Pendleton; M B
McSweeney, Hampton;J H Wilson,
Mayesville; J @ Cottlingham, Little
Rock;C P Quattlebaum, Conway; P
Lewenthal, Georgetown; ] N Dendy,
Troy; E NJ Leopard, Trenton; o F
Bacon, Senaca; W N Mckenzie,
Charleston John R Craig, Blackstock !;
R E Mason, Westminster; A B Stall
worth, Pacolet; Thos M Hill, Well
ford; M 9 Meredith, Pelzsr; M F Ken.
nedy, Charleston; w o Southland,
JonSsville; Jacob E Altman, Newry !;
w F Martin, Walhalla; R A Belcher,
Anderson; A P Wright, Greenville;
7 J Trimmer, Spartanburg; A M
Boozer, Columbia; Geo B Cromer,
NewberrY; M P DeBruhl, Abbeville; {;
R L Pratt, Ninety-Six; @ A 9 Waller,
Greenwood; Withers Adicks. York
Vile; D W Crook. Haigler, L Byars,.
Gafney; w J Durant, Sumter; Sol.
Blank, Charleston; B j Clifford, Un.
ion; w. Turnbull, Aiken; John Ken
nerly, Eigefeld; g. W. Birchmore,
Camden; j D Mccall, Darlington; L
A Ball. Laurens; j De Jogugh, Flor
ence; &c Copeland, Clinton; W. F.
Cowan, Due West; j J Hull, Rock
Hill; II Alexander, st Matthews;
Abial Lathrop, Orangeburg: : L r Free,
Blackville; j B Williams, Branch
vile; G.. s. Fox, Batesburg.
The committee on finance reported
recommending that the per capita tax
in subordinate lodges be continued at
Stand that 81, 500 be 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 a
sum to be appropriated for the same
purpose by thesupreme lodge, amount
ing probably to $500.
The membership of the order in
South Carolina is now 2,225.
A resolution was adopted that the
funds of the Grand Lodge, usually
amounting to about $4,000 be deposit
ed in one or more banks in this State
at the highest rate of interest obtaina-
BILE, the bank or banks to be designat-
ed by the committee charged with that
duty by the constitution.
A further resolution was adopted
thatthe advisory board should be con-
tinued as at present constitut-
ed and authorized to appropriate the
S1,5OO above referred to, if SO much
be necessary for the development and
extension of the order in South Caro-
lima.
Under a resolution adopted the in
stallation of officers in subordinate
lodges will hereafter be in public
wherever practicable.
The grand dictator was requested to
prepare a circular to be sent by the
grand reporter to each member of the
order in this State, in regard to the
appropriation for the extension OF the
order.
The next meeting of the Grand
Lodge will be held in Columbia on the
third Wednesday in April, 1898.
All of the old officers and commit.
tees of the Grand Lodge were re elect
ed as follows:
Past Grand Dictator-N. W. Trump
of Columbia.
Grand Dictator-John E. Holmes,
Spartanburg. (Third terml
Grand Vice Dictator-W. A. Tenn
pleton, Abbeville.
Grand Assistant Dictator-P. f.
Dunno, Charleston.
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