The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-17
THE APPOINTED OFFICERS
A Beautiful Jewel Was Presented to
B. s. Register,
A GREAT AND SUCCESSFUL MEETING
A Busy Days Work Yesterday Finished up All
Bust less and Grand Secretary Drewry
is Ready 10 Print Full Pro-
ceedings.
ceedings.

The Grand Lodge of Masons closed
their work yesterday and when the
morning session was over the end of a
most successful and largely attended an
nual meeting was reached
The appointive officers were named
yesterday by Grand Master Clark. They
are: A. A. Marshall. Raleigh, Grand
Chaplain; B. w. Hatcher, Liberty,
Grand Lecturer; T. ]. Reid, Biltmore,
Grand Deacon; r. n. Hackett, Wilkes
bcro, Junior Grand Deacon: f. f. Lamb,
Elizabeth City, Grand Marshal; F NJ.
Winchester, Charlotte, Grand Sword
Bearer; f. w. O'Hanlon. Winston,
Grand Pudsuivant; j. G. Snyder. Rocky
Mount. Grand Steward: w. b. Mccoy.
Charlotte, Grand Steward. and r. H.
Bradley, Raleigh, Grand Tiler.
At $50 the Committee on Installation
of officers-elect announced that the in
stallation would be made by r. j. Noble,
P. G. NJ, and that S. l.. Parks would
be the Grand Marshal.
An invitation to attend a Good Roads
Congress was received and thanks were
rendered. The representatives of the
Southern Bell Telephone Company ex-
tended an invitation to the Grand Lodge
to use their lines anywhere in the
United States while in the city. The in
vitation was received and the Grand
Secretary was instructed to acknowledge
it with thanks
The proposed innovation by P. g. NJ
John Nichols to have a Board of Gus
todians OF the secret work in place of it
being in the hands of the Grand Master,
was tabled.
A telegram was received from Judge
Francis D. Winston, who was elected
Senior Grand Warden in his enforced alb
sence in Greenville, and ordered spread
upon the minutes.
Give the brethren my sincere thanks
This renewal of esteem touches me
deeply. May God prosper the work of
the fraternity"
A resolution was offered and passed
providing the trustees of the Oxford Or
phan Asylum attend all meetings of the
Grand Lodge and have all expenses paid
as representatives.
The recommendation of the iur-
fsDrudence Committee concerning
dues to aged and infirm members was
that it do not pass. as it was felt that
each lodge should provide for this
The Grand Master appointed COM
mittee TO codify the DECISIONS and laws
OF the Grand Lodge. - his is composed
OF Messrs T. b. Womack p NJ Pear
sail and A. B. Andrews, Jr
The installation of The new Grand
Lodge officers was then entered into with
al the impressive ceremonies of the or
der
beautiful Past Masters jewel was
then presented to the retiring Grand
in eloquent words. The gift was ac-
knowledged by Mr.. Register in few
words. in which he expressed mis- apprc-
cation OF the gift and sincere thanks
for the remembrance of the lodge and for
the uniform kindness of it's members.
AS local trustees for the oxford Or
phan Asylum the Grand Master APP
pointed w B. BalIon. ". L. Mitchell and
F. p Hobgood.
Prof. NJ. c. S. Noble was appointed as
the Grand Orator for the next annual
meeting of the Grand Lodge, and Mr. R.
H. Bradley was re-appointed as the
Grand Librarian.
The proceedings OF the morning session
of the Grand Lodge were read and APP
proved.
Prayer was then offered by the Grand
Chaplain, after which the lodge ad
iourned and one of the greatest of its
sessions came to a close.