The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-04-20

"a Hot Time In the Old Town Last
Thursday Night.

A special ceremonial session of the
Ancient Order Mobiles of the Mystic
Shrine was held at the Masonic Hall
in this city last Thursday night for the,
purpose of comforting the degree of the
Mystic Shrine upon number of candi-
dates from different portions of the
State.
The following officers we're present
from Hamasa Temple, Mobiles of the
Mystic Shrine located at Meridian !:
w. III. Howard, potentate; f. ID.
Bradley, chief rabban; G. NJ. Rubush,
assistant rabban; Rev. ID. b. Waddell,
high priest and prophet; A. J. Peck,
Oriental guide II. C. Smith, recorder /;
w. B. Taylor, first chief master; j. T.
Iglehart, second chief master G. X.
Hoye, marshal : c. c. Coffee, captain
of guard E. J. Martin, director.
In addition to the officers the follow
ing members of the order we're in at
tendance: w. James, Water Valley ;
r. III. Henry, A. A. Kincannon, ex-
Gov. j. M. Stone, ID. p. Porter, L. III.
Applegate, A. Bourgeois, j. j. White
and E. Calm, of Jackson; Hugh Nc
Coghlin and c. b. Carroll, McComb
City; E. l.. Sykes, Aberdeen E. b.
Tabor, Brandon; J. b. Rodgers, Wa
ter Valley; E. II. Easterling and c. E.
Batty, Bogue Chitto T. j. Jewett,
New Orleans j. n. Melton and f. V.
Brahan, Meridian J. S. Hudson,
Oxford /; A. w. Mcdonald and Rev.
N. G. Augustus, Durant w. J. Fer
guson, Utica Rev. j. A. B. Jones,
Magnolia John Mason, w. F. Parsons,
G. E. Grafton, Chas. f. Heuck and
Geo. G. Hoskins, Brookhaven.
The following candidates we're pres
ent and initiated according to the
mystic form of the order Frank Cum
ming, McComb City; w. r. Simmons,
and j. w. Elliott, Magnolia +; d. l..
Easterling, Bogue Chitto A. E. More
ton, John Maynor, Eugene McCor-
mick, c. M. Wilkinson, ii. A. Tibbs,
w. w. Hoskins, J. A. Mccormick and
+ w. H. Seavey, Brookhaven. Messrs.
c. E. Grafton, c. f. Heuck, Geo. G.
Hoskins, and w. +. Parsons were the
very efficient committee or arrange
mentS.
After the regular program of the
evening had been carried out mag
nificent banquet was enjoyed by the
visitors and their hosts, at which sixty
two covers were spread. Mr.. w. II.
Howard acted as POSTMASTER, and
toasts were responded to by Messrs.
r. III. Henry, A. A. Kincannon, E. j.
Martin, w. j. Ferguson, ID. l.. Easter
5 ling, w. j. Elliott and ID. p. Porter,
Sr. There was abundance of fun and
for their homes we'll pleased with their
visit to this lively little city.
Some twenty five of these distin-
tinguished visitors were entertained at
Whitworth College, among the num-
Der being DR.. Peck, of Meridian ex-
Gov. Stone, Hon. r. III. Henry, and
Col. Porter, of Jackson. The young
ladies of the College felt highly fat
tered at the interest manifested by the
Shriners, and the College resounded
: with the Whitworth yell. This demon
stration so enthused the new friends
y that the famous Masonic goat was
brought out, and many of the girls
were given the side-degree on the cam
pus. After the morning meal the en-
tire student body marched in single
/ file into the spacious dining hall,
where Gov Stone spoke very eloquent
ly and in highest praise of the College,
especially commencing in most com
plimentary terms the efforts that are
being made by the sixteen girls who
are by their individual efforts defray-
ing their expenses at school. a purse
of $3.50 was presented to these young
ladies by the visitors. Mobiles
left for their respective homes with
most favorable impressions of Whit
worth College and her surroundings.
The next meeting will be held at
Meridian, May Goth. The Mississippi
Temple is the fourth largest in the
South.
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