Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-03-07

son smith. representative of the Grand
Lodge Of Illinois, was intgsiuced bv
Judge Frederic Speed. aud was escorted
into the courtroom by all the past
grand masters and saluted with the
grand honors. The distinguished CUES,
made an intensely interesting address.
dealing mostly with Masonry in foreign
lands
Past Grand Master Bun y. Price OF
Memphis. was also introduced and cor
daily greeted. and he made hearty ac-
acknowledgement
Grand Master White read his address,
and it was referred 10 appropriate com
mittee.
6rand Secretary Power submitted his
thirty-second annual report. IL was
quite lengthy, aud included a retro
spect of Masonry Of Mississippi In the
last century. IL contains much Of his
toricai value, and we may give il 20 our
readers later
The trustees of Masonic Home re-
ported abort SO, 600 in hand.
The usual appropriation of FIVE hun
dred dollars was made to the Natchez
Protestant Orphan Asylum.
The constitution was amended 50 that
the grand lodge can select anv other
time for the annual meeting than Janu-
AIRY or February.
The next session will be held a.
Winona on the las, Thursday in Feb
ruary. 1902
An unusually interesting incident oc-
Cured ON the second day of the session.
The grand secretary called attention to
the presence of perhaps the oldes,
Mason in the Southwest. having been
raised in Grenada Lodge No. 81. in
ISIS. now a member Of the lodge at OK
ford On motion of the grand secre-
tary, Mr.. Lake was elected life homo
rary member of the grand lodge.
After cordial greeting and congratu-
lation by Grand Master White. Mr.
Lake, with much emotion. expressed
his appreciation of the great and unex-
peeted honor conferred upon him; and
II he had not been as faithful a Mason
as he should have been in the last sS
years. he would try to live up to the
landmarks in the few years that may
remain to him. He il 81 years Of age,
aud one of the youngest. and all con-
cede- the very best men on the road. $
A memorial service was held at Uni
versity chapel on Thursday night. which
will be fully noted later. A poetic
tribute To Past Grand Master John NJ.
stone, written by Mrs Cappleman, was
beautifully read by Miss Edith Petrie-
The following were chosen grand Of
icers:
O. L. Mckay. Meridian. grand master.
Nolan Stewart, Jackson. deputy
grand master.
J. W. Keyes. West Point. senior grand
warden.
Henry I. Howard. Biloxi, junior
grand warden
y. W. p. Bacon, Oxford, grand chap
lain.
Allen NJ. Hicks. Myrleville, grand
lecturer.
Thomas b. Franklin, Columbus,
grand treasurer.
J. l. Power, jackson, grand secre-
sary.
J. VI. Buchanan, Meridian, senior
grand deacon.
c. b. Evans, shannon. junior grand
deacon
J. A. b. Jones. Glos,er. g;and mar
shall.
J. l. Shell. Aberdeen, grand pursui
want.
J. L. Williams. Caledonia, grand
sword bearer.
Julius Yartzky, Shuqualak, grand
tyler.
C 5 Joiner. West Point. custodian OF
the work. to ill vacancy.
Law and Jurisprudence-Fre Frederick
Speed, Z y. Thomas, Greenville: J. ).
Cobb.
Complaints aud Appeals-Frank Bur.
kilt. Oxolona; ]. =. Mecool.
Finance and Printing! C. DeLap,
b. V White, II. H. Folk
State of Craft-P. VI. Savery, Irwin
Miller, W. II. Clifton
Foreign Correspondence Reporter
Rev. A. ii. Barkly.
All were loud in their praise of OK
ford hospitality and courtesy.
Nississippi Troops Surrendered 1T yIeks-
burg.
Inasmuch as the positions OF Missis
sippi troops in the defense of Vic<s
burg are soon to be designated by sur
vivors of the several commands, the
publication of the following official lis,
of same is of special interest The
commanders given are those who signed
the surrender rolls. This list appears
on page ss6. part 2, series 1. vol "a
.war of the Rebellion
1. Hudson's Battery: Lieut. Milton
II. Trantham: Barton's Brigade, Ste,
venson's Division
. Thirty-sixth Regiment; Col. w. W.
witherspoon-
8. Thirty-seventh Regiment; Col O.
S. Holland.
T. Thirty-eighth Regiment; Capt. D.
B. Seal
S. Forty-third Regiment, Col. Rich
ard Harrison
8. Seventh Mississippi Battalion; Capt.
A. NJ. Dozier.
All in Hebert's Brigade. Forney's Di
vision.
:. First Regiment Mississippi Light
Artillery: Col. wm- I. Withers; Bat
teries A, C. ID, Z. G, 1.
: s. Thirty-fifth Regiment; Lieut--Col
C. E. Jordan
4
9. Fortieth Regiment; Col w. b. Col
, bert
All in Moore's Brigade, Forney's Di
: vision i.
Batteries b, f and X. Artillery Regi
-. -ara in the seiue of Port Hudson