The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-12
MASONIC TEMPLE
FOR RALEIGH
The Grand Lodge viii Help
Build 1t.
WILL WORK IN CONFLICT WITH
LOCAL LODGES.
OFFICERS OF GRAND LODGE INSTALLED
A Jewel Presented to Past Grand Master Noble.
Eloquent Addresses by Officers. Adjourn
ed to Meet Here Next Year With
Hiram Lodge.

The Grand Lodge of Masons which has
BEEN in annual convocation here this
week completed its business yesterday
and adjourned to meet here again next
year.
Yesterday morning the grand Officers
were installed by Past Grand Master
Walter e. Moore, Mr. j. b. Briggs acting
as Grand Marshall.
The elected officers, as already stated
were:
Grand Master, b. S. Register.
Deputy Grand Master, H. l. Clark.
Senior Grand Warden, w. s. Liddel
Junior Grand Warden, f. ID. Winston
Grand Treasurer, VIM. Simpson.
Grand Secretary, John G. Drewry.
The appointed officers, named yester-
day, We're:
Grand Chaplain, Thomas Bell, of VIII
SON.
Grand Lecturer, B. W. Hatcher, OF
Liberty.
Senior Grand Deacon, S. NJ. Gattis, OF
Hillsboro.
Junior Grand Deacon, T. J. Reed, Bit
more.
Grand Marshall, J. c. Biggs. Durham
Grand Sword Bearer, A. X. Smith
Smithfield.
Grand Pursuivant, II. L. Farrow, Win
ston.
Grand Steward, r. N. Hackett, Wilkes
boro.
Grand Steward, DR. f. NJ Winchester
Charlotte.
Grand Tiler, r. H. BRADLEY, Raleigh.
Grand Master Royster i'm language
touching and appropriate expressed his
upon him and pledged his best efforts fol
the faithful performance of his duties.
Past Grand Master Moore expressed
his profound pleasure in being selected tt
install the grand officers and prophtssieC
the prosperity of Masonry during the com
ing year.
A Past Masters jewel was then pre-
scented to retiring Grand Master r. ]
Noble, as token Of love and esteem on
the part of the Masons of North Caro
lima for the faithful manner in which ht
has served the GRAND Lodge. The pre-
sanitation speech was made by Mr.. w
B. McKoy and fittingly responded to by
DIR. Noble.
Speeches of thanks and congratulatio1
were made by Past Grand Master Samue
II. Smith, Senior Grand Warden Wal
ter S. Liddell and Junior Grand Warden
FRANCIS d. Winston.
The resolutions introduced Wednes-
day. proposing to change the place of the
next meeting, were tabled. and the invi
tation of Hiram lodge, No. 40, of Raj
eigh, to meet with it next year at the
same time and place was accepted. Al
that time Hiram Lodge will celebrate
it's one hundredth anniversary.
A resolution of thanks to Grand Tilel
r. III. Bradley for the good Judgment
and excellent taste displayed in the pur
chase of new regalias was adopted.
After adjournment of the Grand Lodge
Grand Master Royster, in accordance
with a resolution that had BEEN adopted
during the session, appointed a commit
tee to assist the local lodges here in their
effort to erect a Masonic temple in this
city. This committee is composed of:
Mr.. S. NJ. Gattis, of HillsbOro; Maj
John w. Gotten, of Tarboro; Mr.. \. ],
Harris, of Henderson; Gen. Julian 5
Carr, of Durham, and Col. John S. Gun.
ningham. of Cunningham.
They will act in conjunction with SIM
liar committees appointed by the two
lodges here. The Hiram lodge committee
for this purpose is headed by Mr.. f. III
Busbee; and DIR. d. Il. Eevrett is chair
man of the VIM. G. Hill Lodge.