The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-17
MASONS AND PYTHIANS.
THREE GRAND LODGES To MEET
IN Wilmington.
The Grand L Odge OF Royal Arch Ma
sons and The Grand Commnndery
to Hold Til ar Conventions I'm Will
mington in June Next Year-The
Pythian Grand Lodge TO Meet ut
Wrightsvii' Beach,.

The Grand Chapter, Royal Arch Ma
sons, of North Carolina, held its annu-
al meeting on Tuesday and Wednes-
day at Winston and adjourned We'd
nesday afternoon to meet in Whining
ton next rear on the third Tuesday in
June. Those who attended from Will
mington were Messrs. II. CT. Smallbones
and j. C. Munds, who were grand Off
GERS, and Messrs. w. B. Mckoy and s.
G. Hall, representatives of Concord
Chapter, No. 1. They returned home
yesterday.
The following officers were elected and
appointed for the ensuing year:
Grand High Priest-John c. Drewry,
of Raleigh.
Deputy High Priest-H. G.. Small
bones. of Wilmington.
Grand King-William Anderson, of
Charlotte.
Grand ~Scribe-James D. Glenn, Of
Greensboro.
Grand Treasurer-William Simpson,
of Raleigh.
Grand S~ecretary-J. c.. Munds. of
Wilmington.
Grand Chaplain-W. D. Hubbard, of
Charlotte.
III OdPlo4 VI liz VIII
Iiams, of Wilson.
Grand Principal Sojourner-A. B. An
drews. Jr., of Raleigh.
Royal Arch Captain-F. H. Short, of
Washington.
Grand Master of the Third Veil-J. c.
Braswell, of Enfield.
Grand Master of the Second Veil.
b. Griggs, of Elizabeth City.
Grand Master of the First Veil. w.
Shuford, Of Hickory.
Grand Lecturer. NJ. Moye, of Will
son.
Grand Sentinel-R. H. Bradley. of Ra-
leigh.
THE GRAND COMMANDERY.
The Grand Commandery, Knights
Templar, also held it's annual meeting
at Winston and adjourned Thursday
night to meet in Wilmington next year
at the same time the Grand Chapter
meets.
The following officers were elected
and appointed for the ensuing year:
Grand Communications G. Drewry,
of Raleigh.
Deputy Grand Commander. K.
Norf1eet, of Winston.
Grand .Generalisimo-F. Ulrich, of
New Bern.
Grand Captain General-L. A. Dods-
worth, of Charlotte.
Grand Prelate-Rev. Thomas Bell, of
Greensboro.
Grand Senior Warden-A. B. An
drews, Jr., of Raleigh.
Grand Junior Warden-T. S. Frank
lin, of Charlotte.
Grand Treasurer-William Simpson.
of Raleigh.
Grand Recorder-James c.. Munds, of
Wilmington.
Grand Standardbearer-J. H. Foote.
of Winston.
Grand Swordbearer-John Thames, of
Greensboro.
Grand Warder-William Anderson, of
Charlotte.
Grand Inspector-F. NJ. Moye, of Will
son.
Grand Sentinel-R. H. Bradley, of
Raleigh.
Mr.. NJ. S. Willard represented Plan
tagent Commandery of this city at the
meeting and Mr.. J.. c. Munds attended
as Grand Recorder. Mr.. Eric Norden
also attended the meeting. They got
home yesterday.
PYTHIAN GRAND LODGE.
Captain T. D. Meares, Colonel Walk
er Taylor, Major w. F. Robertson and
Messrs. ]. D.. Mutt, John Haar, j. F.
LittletoQ, S. Behrends, and H. w. Col
Inns returned yesterday from ASheVllle,
where they representa- the Wilmington
lodges at the Grand lodge, Knights OF
Pythias, which held its annual conven-
ton at Asheville his week.
7 The Grand lodge accepted the invita-
ton of the Wilmington lodges to meet
at Wilmington and will hold its next
years. convention at WrightsVllle
Beach on the second Tuesday in June.
1903.
The Grand lodge elected the following
officers for the ensuing year:
Grand Chancellor-John Scott, Jr., OF
AIa-,o-an ontrnfv
Grand Vice CHANCELLOR. D. Robin
son, of W~adesboro.
Grand Prelate-Rev. E. D. Brown. Of
Kinston.
Grand Keeper of Records and Seals
W. T.. Hollowell, of Goldsboro.
Grand Master at Arms-R. Noe. OF
Pittsboro.
Grand Inner Guard-J. B. Hurley, of
Corncord.
Grand Outer Guard-M. Miller, of
WayneSville.
The following special is taken from
yesterdays Raleigh Post:
1.-THE Knights of PythiaS convention
closed today. The ina session of the
Grand lodge was held at noon and most
of the delegates returned this afternoon.
1t has been perhaps the most successful
meeting ever held and has been a record
breaker in point of representation.
Every lodge in the state except three
Aberdeen, Louisburg and Pineville-
was represented. The numbe of dele
gates present was 40 and the total rep
resentation more than 200. The meet
ing was also unprecedented in point OF
increase in the rank of the grand lodge.
About 10 past chancellors were received
in the grand lodge. which is the largest
number ever admitted at one session OF
this body. The outlook for Pythianism
in the state is considered better than
EVER before.
"a drive was taken over the Bilt-
more estate, which was the 'culmina-
ton of entertainments provided by the l
local Pythians. Forty candidates were
admitted to the D. o. K. rank. Grand
Lecturer ]. Robert Jordan was unani-
mously elected to hold his present
Office"
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