Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-03-07
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
Annual Meeting OF Masonic Grand
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NOTES or PAST AND CURRENT EVENTS.
By ]. L. POWER.


devoted nearly all of last week to the
annual meeting OF the Masonic grand
bodies The atte endance was larger
than for many years. and there were
many matters of special interest
The Grand Commandery met at Water
Valley, Rev. John A. b. Jones. Grand
Master, and all his staff. All the COM
manieries made reports and were rep
resented-the total attendance being
fully one hundred. Nine Past Grand
Commanders were present.
After the usual formalities OF Open
ing. the Grand ConImandcry proceeded,
In full dress, to the PRESBYTERIAN
church. where the devotional Offices
were observed. The beautiful edifice
was filed to its full capacity. The
Grand Prelate. Rev. DIR. d. r. waddell,
preached the annual sermon. and the
choir rendered most delightful music.
The annual offering for the Natchez
Protestant Orphan Asylum amounted
10 ss1.50
The report OF Grand Recorder showed
. large increase in membership over
the previous year-i40 having been
knighted in 1900.
Gen John Corson Smith. Past Grand
Commander of Illinois. and one of the
most distinguished citizens of that
State, was present. and after a cordial
greeting made . very interesting ad-
dress
The following were chosen grand OIL
GERS for the ensuing year:
Harry T. Howard. Biloxi. grand com
mander.
o. l. Mckay. Meridian, deputy grand
commander.
R. ii. Henry, Jackson. grand general
issimo.
Frank Burkctt. okolona, deputy
grand commander.
II. +. Dixon, Natehez. grand senior
warden.
H. NJ. waddell, Meridian. grand jun
Tor warden
Rev. Irwin Miller, Walnut Bend.
grand preiste-
g. J.. Bahin. Natchez. grand treas
urer-
J. l. Power, Jackson. grand recorder.
George C. Myers. Holly Springs. grand
standard bearer.
Nolan Stewart, jackson, grand sword
bearer.
George C. Hoskins. Brookhaven. grand
warder.
The grand captain of the guard viii
be appointed by the grand commander.
The custodians of the work and
grand lecturer and district deputies
were in session At Water Valley on
Monday and Tuesday. and continued
their conferences at oxford
Ii was our great pleasure to visit the
Eastern Chapter and to be enrolled in
its membership.
Hamasa Temple, Mystic Shrine. held
forth Tuesday night. Ninety eigh,
candidates were put through in ample
form. A sumptuous banquet followed.
On Wednesday morning all proceeded
to Oxford A passenger coach was at
tached to freight train. and we didn't
get to Oxford till IL o'clock, which dis
arranged the program.
The Grand Council of Royal and Sc
lect Masters convened Immediately
after dinner. and transacted most of il:
business before $50 pm The follow
ing were chosen grand officers:
Frederic Speed, vicksburg. grand mas
ter.
Pm. Savery. Tupelo. deputy grand
master.
A. A. Posey, Aberdeen, grand con
ductor of work.
G.J. Bahin, Natchez, grand treasurer
]. L. Power, jackson. grand recorder
S. I. solomon, Meridian, grand con
ductor of work.
Nolan Stewart, Jackson, grand stew
ard
The Grand Royal Arch Chapter mel
at 40 p.m M and dispatched much busi
ness in a very short time
The salary of grand lecturer was in
creased, and he is required to give al
his time to visiting and instructing
chapters
The ritual of the general grand chap
ter was accepted BY nearly unanimous
vote.
Past Grand High Priest General John
Corson Smith, of Chicago. was intro
duced and welcomed. and made an in
teresting talk
The following were elected grand
officers;
John s. Cobb. Verona, grand high
priest
Geo. c. Myers. Holly Springs. deputy
grand high priest
O. L. Mckay. Meridian, grand king
J. f. Dixon, Natcaez, grand scribe
Rev j. j. Brooks. grand chaplain.
G.J. Bahin, Natchez. grand treasurer
j. L. Power, Jackson, grand secre
tary.
E E. Clement, Biloxi, grand captain
OF host.
Meridian, grand lecturer
w. A. Rodenhamer, Okolona. grans
principal sojourner.
C. II. Blum, Nitta Yuma, grand roya
arch captain
j. S. Brooks, Robinsonville, grand
master third vail.
T. W. Graysou. Ocean Springs, CRANE
master second vail
J. S. Hudson, Oxford, grand maste
first vail.
The Order of High Priesthood wa
conferred at night on twenty candi
dates
was called to order at high noon, In It
eighty-third annual communication, o
Grand Master b. v. White-au Tn
grand officers except Grand Tyler Henr
Strauss being present; also present ~
teen past grand masters. all the dis
trict deputies, all the standing commit
tees and the representatives OF "a
lodges-in all about 900, including vi
itors-
The opening was preceded by spler
did program, which included addresse
of welcome. responses and music oy IN
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