The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-03-09

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Z. H. Blum, Nitta Yuma, grand royal
arch captain.
j. ). Brooks, Robinsonville, grand
master third vail.
T. W. Grayson, Ocean Springs, grand
master second vail.
j. s. Hudson, Oxford, grand master
| first vail.
The Order Of High Priesthood was
conferred at night on twenty candi-
dates.
The Grand Lodge.
was called to order at high noon. in its
eighty-third annual communication. bv
Grand Master B. V. White-all the
grand officers except Grand Tyler Henry
strauss being present; also present if
teen past grand masters, all the dis
trict deputies, all the standing commit
tees and the representatives of s4o
iodges--in all about 400, including vis-
itors.
Ihe opening was preceded by splen-
did program, which included addresses
OF welcome, responses and music bv the
students of the Woman's College. led
by Miss Winchester of the faculty. The
program made up a rare intellectual
and musical treat. Its details could not
be properly described in this hurried
sketch, and SO will not be ATTEMPTED.
All will be fully noted in the official
proceedings.
Past Grand Master General John Cor.
son Smith, representative of the Grand
Lodge of Illinois, was introduced by
Judge Frederic Speed, and was escorted
into the courtroom by all the past
grand masters and saluted with the
grand honors. The distinguished guest
made an intensely interesting address,
dealing mostly with Masonry in foreign
lands.
Past Grand Master Bun F. 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 to appropriate com
mittee.
Grand Secretary Power submitted his
thirty-second annual report. 1t was
quite lengthy, and included a retro
spect of Masonry of Mississippi in the
last century. 1t contains much of his
torical value, and we may give it to our
readers later.
The trustees of Masonic Home re.
ported about $50, 900 in hand.
The usual appropriation of five hun
70 ha
Protestant Orphan Asylum.
The constitution was amended SO that
the grand lodge can select anv other
time for the annual meeting than Janu-
ary or February.
The next session will be held at
Winona on the last Thursday in Feb
ruary, 1902.
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
ficers:
o. L. Mckay, Meridian, grand master.
Nolan Stewart, jackson, deputy
grand master.
]. W. Keyes, West Point, senior grand
warden.
Henry T. Howard, Biloxi, junior
grand warden.
n. 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-
tary.
j. NJ. Buchanan, Meridian, senior
grand deacon.
&C. B. Evans, Shannon, junior grand
deacon.
J. A. B. Jones, Gloster, g;and mar
shall.
j. L. Shell, Aberdeen, grand pursui-
want.
J.. L. Williams. Caledonia, grand
sword bearer.
Julius Yartzky, Shuqualak, grand
tyler.
c. S. Joiner, West Point, custodian of
the work, to fill a vacancy.
Law and Jurisprudence-Fre
Speed, E. n. Thomas, Greenville; ]. S.
Cobb.
Complaints and Appeals-Frank Bur-
kilt, Okolona; ]. +. McCool.
Finance and Printing!. G. DeLap,
B. V..White, II. II. Folk.
State of Craft-P. M. Savery, Irwin
Miller, w. II. Clifton.
Foreign Correspondence Reporter
Rev. A. H. Barkly.
All were loud in their praise of Ok
ford hospitality and courtesy.
"An Quiet Along tho Potomac"
CRAIG, MISS, Feb. IA, 1901.
Col. PowER--I have often been asked,
"Who wrote the poem, All Quiet Along the
Potomac Tonight" think from the
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