The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-12-26
Masonic Installation.

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Masonic Hall was filled Friday even.
ing with representative body of citi.
zens, invited guests of the fraternity,
to witness a public installation Of the
oflicers-elect Of Johnson City Lodge
No. iS6, +. & A. NJ, aud Thomas Il,
Matson Chapter, No. i31, Royal Arch
Masons. The officers Of the Blue
Lodge were first installed by Most
Worshipful Deputy Grand Master, DR..
f. s. Miller, and were:
II, d. Gump, W. NJ; Henry Wolfe,
s. W.; W. B. johnson, J.W. ;E. d.
Houston, Treas; G. W. Walden, Sec;
W, L. James, =. D.; Geo. r. Brown,
J. DIV +. Jones, Tyler; Rev. T. B.
Russell, Chaplain; W. J. Bush and NJ.
b. Martin, Stewards.
Then followed the installation of the
Chapter officers by Deputy Grand
High Priest W. ]. Exum and Deputy
Grand Marshall Robt. Burrow, as fol-
lows:
NV. Boring, High Priest; E. s. Mil
Ter, Jr, King; W. J. Bush, Scribe; Rev.
I. b. Russell, Captain of the Hest; l..
ID. Gump, Principal Sojourner; H. II.
Carr, Treas, E. G. Reeves, Sec.; L. D.
Houston, Royal Arch Captain; w. II.
Yates. Sd Vail; Frank Miller, I'd Vail;
Andy Spencer, LIST Vail; s. P. Bolton,
Sentinel.
The officers were clothed with the in
sigma OF their respective stations, and
the ordinary mortals were transformed
into an attractive looking body of men
DIR. Z. s. Miller sat on the throne on
the right of High Priest Boring and
looked like King six or seven times, at
least every time we saw him. Will
Bush looked like the Gear of Russia,
Will johnson resembled Romeo, and
some OF the companions who did not
get to wear these gay costumes looked
like 80 cents.
At the conclusion of the ceremonies,
Hon. Robt. BurrOw announced that on
account of the crowded condition of the
room the goat could not caper, but that
in q room below feast had been spread
and invited all present to attend. leav.
ing us under the impression that there
nature could caper. The invitation
was responded to like call to arms by
a pretty, old style maiden. And such
a feastl Did you ever attend one OF
the masonic suppers? If not, then you
have lived in, vain. We have, and we
hope to live to enjoy many returns Of
the season. They are 80 delightfully."-
informal Your plate aud coffee euI
seem to be filled automatically, and il
it requires q DR.. Walter Miller or q
Charlie Lide to find the bottom OF eth
er. If there is any one thing more
than another that makes one feel com.
Portable when he begins to eat al
these affairs it is the mystic word whis.
pered in your ear that is an open So
same, rs it were, to all before you. We
undertake to say that You have heard
this word more frequently than any
other in connection with masonry ant
little understood its meaning unless {
mason has led you to the threshold o.
one of these annual feasts, as DR.. Z. s
Miller led US, and while your tongue
was swimming around in your moutl
and your eyes bullying out of you
head, has softly whispered in you ca
goat"
Supper on this occasion was served
in the store room next to Gump's, anC
about two hundred persons enioyeC
the generous hospitality Of this nobl
order. Besides the wives and daugh
tiers of the members there were presen
great many friends Of the mason
with their wives and daughters. I
was splendid body Of people aud the
did ample justice to the abundance G
good things set before them and hear
filv nrOnOuu0ad IL q UQuuoroD unnal