Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-04-28
Meeting Of the Grand Lodge knights
OF Honor.

| The Statu Grand Lodge of the Knights
nual session in Columbia on Wednesday
| and Thursday of last week. Tho seq
sions wore all most harmonious and plea
SAINT and no time was wasted in disposing
of the work on hand.
Tho following arc some of tho most
| important items passed upon by tho
| Grand Lodge, which received its careful
attention
Tho Committee on Finance recon-
mondod that tho Grand Lodge set aside
! 81 900, IL 30 much bo necessary, to meet
! tho Expenses of kcoping q State Solicit
ing Agont in tho fold. This was adopted.
Tho samo committee reported that it
had carefully examined tho books aud
accounts of tho Grand Reporter and tho
q most satisfactory condition.
Tho Committee on Returns stated that
tho reports of subordinate lodges showed
decided improvement on last years
record.
Tho Committee OH Por Diem and Mile
ago reported that 40 lodges were repro
sontod Mt tho meeting and that the pay
rolls amounted to 5000 80
Supromo Vice Dictator, John u. Shan
non, who was present, entertained tho
Grand Lodge for an hour and half with
an elaborate, earnest and instructive adj
dress, dealing with tho aims, objects
and bonofts of tho Ordor. This ad~
tcntion, and it is thought that it will
do much good throughout the State CT
gauization. Tho Grand Lodge, by q
rising vote, unanimously tondcrod Mr.
Shannon u vote of thanks for his ad-
dress.
Tho annual election of Grand Officers
was hold resulting as follows:
Past Grand Dirtotor It
Grand Dictator, w. A. Tomploton; Grand
Assistant Dictator, NJ. #. Konnody;
Grand Reporter, l.. N. Zoaly; Grand
Treasurer, j. II. Robertson; Grand Chap
lain, A. Buist; Grand Guide, j. A. Vor-
non; Grand Guardian, j. B. LOWS;
Trustees, j. G. TompiIins, H. G. Moses,
~. A. Smith.
Representative to Supreme Lodge for
two years, w. N. Tcmpleton; alternate
for two years, M. A. Carlisle; alternate
for ono year, j. w. Todd.
6 oo,rangobnrg Lodge, No; 1,4o2, carried
of both prizes offered. Tho frat, offered
the largest increase in membership from
April |, 1897, to April 1, 1893. Tho sec
| ond offered by Grand Reporter Xoaly, $40,
was for tho largest number of limitations
from September 1, 1907, to April 1, 1893.
The first was presented by ox-Govcrnor
phtPpdlu VI Ilc ADVISORY BOaru OF tho
Supreme Lodge, and the second by Mr..
Shannon. Both were presented with re-
marks highly complimentary to tho Or
angcburg Lodge. They wore accepted in
behalf of tho lodge by Mr.. a. Lathrop,
who said ho expected to SEQ his lodge
ahead again ut tho next annual mcotiEg.
The nowly-clcctcd Grand Officers wore
then installed by Mcssrs. Sheppard, Shan
non and l.. w. Perrin.
Tho customary resolutions Of thanks to
the railroads, hotels, tic knights of Pyth-
las of Columbia and the local lodge of tho
Knights of Honor wcro adopted.
Tho next meeting Of tho Grand Lodge
will be hold in Columbia On tho third
Wednesday in April, 1890.
Tho following standing committees
were appointed:
On Laws and Snpcrvision-L. w. Per-
rim. M. A. Carlisle, l.. Shcrfcsso.
On Finance-W p. Anderson, A. f.
Calvert, III. Ryttcnbcrg.
This was the 22d annual session of the
Garnd Lodge Of this popular Order, and
it was harmonious and pleasant through
out.
Walhalla Lodge, Seneca Lodge and
Westminster Lodge wo1o ably and faith
fully represented in tho Grand Lodge by
McsSrs. j. w. IIolleman, j. l.. Smith and
w. p. Anderson.