The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-01-21
1.-THE GRAND LODGE
AFTER A TEMPLE
Masons Take Steps to Secure
One In Raleigh.
NEW OFFICERS ELECTED
DR.. n. I Clark, of Hamilton, the New
Grand Master.
NEW OFFICERS ELECTED
BRIDAL PRESENT TO GRAND SECRETARY
A Complete Register Of the Members Of The
Ord.r Now Holding the One Hun
dred and f.fieen nth Annual Meet
ing in This City
ing in This City

ing in This City
The Grand Lodge of Masons did a full
days work yesterday.
A the night SESSION the following off
GERS were elected for the ensuing year:
Grand Master-H. l.. Clark, Of Scotland
Neck.
Deputy Grand Mastery. S. LiddelI,
of Charlotte.
Senior Grand Warden-F. D. Winston,
of Windsor.
Junior Grand Warden-s. VI. Gattis, of
Hillsboro.
Grand Treasurer-William Simpson, Of
Raleigh.
Grand secretary-John c. Drewry, Of
Raleigh.
Director Oxford Orphan Asylum-John
w. Gotten, of Tarboro.
As a committee to select the officers
to install the Grand officers the follow
ing were named: A. B.. Andrews, Jr.,
w. W. Wilson and W. H. Balm.
1t was a day of business and of reso-
buttons, q happy one of these providing
for a wedding gift to Grand Secretary
DrcWry, and a business one looking for
ward to the erection of a handsome Ma
sonic Temple mere, while the order was
strengthened by the admission Of new
lodges.
Reports Of various committees were
heard morning, afternoon and night, and
besides this in the afternoon the Lee
tUrers of the order exemplifed the SYM
bolic work TO an interested body of the
brethren.
AT ..3) tho p3Vpl ranppG opI Cron6
aster Register opened with the cere-
monies Of the order. after which Mr.. w.
S. Primrose made his report as Auditor.
giving Offieial approval of the transac-
1iors of the financial officers.
Chairman Collins, Of the Foreign Cor
respondence Committee, reported adj
verscly on the proposition to establish
fratornal relations with the order in
Cuba, because Of certain irregularities
there, one OF these being the d%isbanding
of the order eight or ten years ago.
For the Committee on Charity Chairman
John Nichols made a report showing the
/ charitable work OF the order for the year.
He also introduced q resolution regard
ing the distribution of Grand Lodge dues
which went to the Committee on Juris-
prudence.
4 resolution expressing the regret of
~ u vi ii1 % w
Mr. 3. ~. Duke from the Board Of TruS-
tees of the Oxford Orphanagc, caused by
his removal to New York, was unani-
mcusly adopted.
At this point Grand Secretary Drewry
was informed that pressing business call
ed him from the hall. Having seen linn
safely out the following action vas Ia
ken:
Past Grand Master John Cotton oCing
recognized spoke of the excellent condi-
ton Of the Grand Lodge finances and
stated that it was due to the faithful
work of the efficient Grand Secretary,
Brother John G. Drewry.
That Brother Drewry would nor accept
an increase in salary although the work
was now double what it as when lie was
elected Grand Secretary. Because of this
lie thought lie Grand Lodge should show
it's appreciation OF the work of its Grand
Secretary, and that as he was Shortly
to be married he moved that a commit
tee of three b. appointed to select and
present TO Brother DrPwry a bridal pres
cnt, worthy of the Grand Lodge and the
esteem it felt fC1 him as its Grand Sec
rotary.
The motion was unanimously adopted
by a rising vote. ard the Grand Master
al pointed Brothers ". S. Liddell, s. G..
w: r. H. Bradley, G. T.. and W. p.
White rs the committee to carry the or
Ger Of the Grand Lodge into effect.
The following resolution, introduced
by Gen. w r. Cox, was adopted
Resolved. That the committee on a
Masonic Temple be directed to have pre-
pared a suitable plan Of building for the
and report at the next special or regular
session of the Grand Lodge whether a
suitable loo can be secured at a reason
able pricej IN the city of Raleigh on Which
said building can be erected. and Sa 3
committee shall further report the cost
of the building anG the location and cost
CT said lot end the most practicable plan
for erecting the building and raising the
money purposes aforesaid: that the
Grand Master and Grand Secretary be
aCdcd 20 this committee
This cOmfnittee. as now formed. is com
Ioscd Of tho Grand Master. Grand Sec
rotary. ". r. OK S. NJ, Gattis. j. S
Carr, John G. Cunningham, J. w. Cotton
ard Al. Harris.
The Orphanage committee made its 70.
pert through Chairman Samuel H. smith
IT recommended tnat the sual contrihu.
lions for tho ST.. port Of the orphanag.
90 made, and comDlimented the institu
ton that it was out of debt and its af
fairs in good shape.
Charters Were granted TO new lodges a,
follows:
5 Ro5crdcll. at Roberdcll. in aichmon,
I county.
DarnaidsviIlo 1t BarnardsviIle i,
I Bunccmto county.
: baltimore. at Lattimorc. in ClcycIan.
I county.
; 'aroleen, 1T Carolccn, in Rutherfor,