The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-03-03
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
NOTES OF PAST AND CURRENT EVENTS.
BY ]. L. POWER.

the first day.
Five new lodges that had been work
ing under dispensation were granted
charters.
Many eminent citizens of the State
were present, among them the follow.
ing past grand masters: Rev. A. II.
Barkley, Dr.. John Y. hurry, Hon.
Frank Burkitt. Judge Frederic Speed,
Maj. P. NJ. Slavery, Col. Z. Geo. DeLap,
John Riley, James F. McCool, Hon. w.
A.. Roane, Rev. Irwin Miller, J.. L..
Spinks, Lieut.-Gov. James T. Harrison,
Ex-Gov. ]. M. Stone.
The lodges doing the greatest amount
OF work last year we're: Laurel No. Ala,
SO degrees; Meridian sos, IS degrees;
West Point No. 159, 40 degrees; Car.
~rollton No. 16, SO degrees; and eighteen
others comforting from 20 to 35 degrees.
There were $50 deaths reported for
1899, which is the largest mortality for
many years.
The second and closing day OF the
session was devoted to reports of stand
Ing and special committees, the installa-
ton of grand officers and selection Of
place of meeting. Oxford was chosen,
and the last Thursday in February,
1901, the time.
A constitutional amendment will be
submitted to the lodges to so change
section 6, of article /, hat the grand
lodge may meet in any other month in
the year than January and February.
The following is a complete list OF
the grand officers for the ensuing year:
B. v. White, Meridian, grand master.
E. N. Thomas, Greenville, deputy
grand master.
o. L. Mckay, Aberdeen, senior grand
warden.
j. W. Reyes, West Point, junior grand
warden.
Rev. j. A. B. Jones, Brandon, grand
| chaplain.
A. NJ. Hicks, Myrleville, grand lect-
urer.
Thos B. Franklin, Columbus, grand
: treasurer.
j. L. Power, Jackson, grand secretary.
Hurry Z. Howard, Biloxi, senior
: grand deacon.
w. NJ. Conner, Hattiesburg, junior
grand deacon.
v j. L. Williams, Columbus, grand mar
shall.
n j. A. Hearney, Ripley, grand pursui
want.
h A. Carr, Gilbert, grand sword bearer
Henry Strauss, jackson, grand tyler
DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS.
First District-CTo be appointed.)
Second-A. d.. Bailey. Waterford.
Thirds. R. Lamb, Sardis.
FOURTH. w. Hicks, Lexington.
Fifth-Wm. Eggleston, Carrollton.
Sixth-B. Y. Rhodes, West Point.
S~eventh-Geo. L. Welsh, Shuqualak
Eighth-S. l. Solomon, Meridian.
Ninth-B. w. Stewart, Walnut Grove
TENTH. NJ. Taylor, Port Gibson.
Eleventh-G. A. Tennisson, Nj. D.
Monticello.
TWELFTH. M. Bradley, Ellisville.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Law and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Gran
Master Frederic Speed, chairman
q Vicks5urg; Joh2 NJ Sto.r, Agricultural
Co,i> 1,hn S. Cobb, Vcra-a.
Complaints and Appeals-Frank Bur
kit, P.G.M., Okolona. Irwin Miller
ID Ppm, Walnut Grove; Charles M
Thurmond, Ripley.
u Finance and Printing!. G. DeLaI
P.G.M NJ, Natchez; James +. McCoo
ia P.G.M., Kosciusko; II. c. Yawn, Lun
berton.
I'd State of the Craft-P. NJ. Slavery
al P.G.M., Tupelo; w. H. Clifton, Abe
is deem; Charles NJ. hurry, Ripley.
tie Correspondence Reporter-Rev. A.
or Barkley, Pc NJ, Crawford.
H. Custodians of the Work (for the ter
IS, of four years)-J. i. Spinks, P.G.M
Meridian; holland Stewart, jackson
Frank p. Jinkins, Aberdeen; A. \
w. Hicks, ex-oficio, grand lecturer.
Jackson gave the National EDITORS
~ Association a royal greeting. WELDON
addresses by Gov. Longino, May
GU Todd, Bishop Thompson and Bisht
III Galloway, a reception at the Stag CHI
:" and banquet at Masonic hall were II
leading features of an elaborate pr
ng gram. The editors were greeted,
his arrival. with an artillery salute, al
is music by Prof. Leake's bands Fro
lie jackson they wentto Vicksburg, then
no to New Orleans.
nd Mr.. Fucker, of New York, who is o
- of the leading competitors for t
~ building of the new capitol for Miss
sippi, proposes to erect in jackson
~up-to-date hotel and operahouse al
cost of two hundred and fifty thousa
dollars. He has been in Jackson for t.
months, and this is his decision af'
careful study Of the situation. L
new capitol, a complete sewerage s
ten, the central location of Jacks'
! a and the good country surrounding
AN all justify the belief that jackson mi
'er- of necessity be a large and prosper1
city.
The new capitol bill was approved
the 21st. The bill to issue bonds
one million dollars, to pay for sal
has passed both houses. The boz
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