Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-14
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
BY THE MASONIC GRAND LCDGS'
CoLCRED.
~ a. Clark. Reelected Grand Master
and j. {. Peak Deputy Grand
Master.

business ana VII! Ztlt ltitiiS - .->ss@
tcnogga# ri2zz... Aakil transacted 4
IL. .e amount Of business and collect-
ef . large amount OF money for their
Masonic temple. When Grand Master
Noses \. Clark. ordered the grand
f#nior warden 10 call the grand lodge
from refreshments To labor. aad for
tie transaction OF business, ever. dele.
z4ta to tie =aand lodge Has il. hi5z
seat aHd listened aateaaitelF with bow
e.. heads u tie prayer made y Re-.
IN Co0nar-e- of#LiJtle HaeA.-
Has aaaoHa ea#taat In. j E. Cor
lin vas il ~ H.. H-m5 an5 ~s e
.5.- 10 CON 6at aHFtlH4 tHa=a aaS. ua5
al the suggestion of Grand 4saslss
ea.4. H. harrison aasz ze.gase4 -
I'll the postlfaa=aa.l > 80 s. Nail..4=
va elected sao1dea. vas aa#euae-
Cd that tEa firm 6f Wolf Nichols af
Pine BluHs Woa.d present the 4ran6
lodge with shades necessary for tlle
rev bH;laHlg 6 dc eos at s.. 4
yo-e Of thanks W. e@5a1dag. jlg= il II.
Promptly a 4octoeE. br. Thomas II.
Jackson. called for the orders Of the
day which vas the election Of of
fees.
August Richmond. Of Little Rock.
obtained the foor and spoke in terms
of praise Of the work Of Grand Master
Clark for the past tWenty-one years
for the uplifting Of the craft.
The rules were suspended authorize
irg the unanimous vote of the grand
lodge for Moses y. Clark as grand
master. The resolution went through.
and Deputy Grand Master Peak an
nounced the election Of NJ. \. Clark.
In like manner Prof ] E. Peak was
elected deputy grand master. and W.
f. Tally c. S. Mebane Carey Brown.
Edward Gardner. and S. II. Heard
We're placed in nomination for S. G.
W; and W. F. Tally was duly elected
ta the position.
At this point the grand lodge sus
pended business for the purpose Of
receiving Mr. VI. y Austin a promia-
ent lawyer of this city, and president
of the electric light company MI.
Austin addressed the members OF the
grand lodsa on business concerning
the erection OF the temple. He was
listened to attentiyely by all present
and was escorted i'll by J. \. Donohoo
chairman Of the committee Oh temple.
The grand lodge resumed the elec=
t;aH of officers after the speech which
took up the resi- Of The morning ses
sion Pref J. e. No1hin. Pa. p. wa
elected asand secretary, without any
opposition with Harrison as assistant.
and J. Jones. OF Pine Bluff. was elect
ed treasurer These men We're eject
ed on merit
There is nomore important Ottice in
the grand lodge than the secretary OF
the Masonic Benefit association. I H.s
position has been held for some time
past by Prof S T. Boyd, A. NJ. Of
Prescott. Ark, who was reelected to
the position without any opposition.
George H. Moore Wynne. Ark. jun
ior grand warden; J. n. Donahoo. Hell
ena, Ark, secretary temple fund; w.
W. F. Tally Noxube. Ark. sanior
grand warden.
Last night a lodge of sorrow was
had, and the exercises We're conducted
by August Richmond The memorial
sermon was preached by Dr. T. H.
Jackson. 1t was the most impressive
service of the grand lodge.
This afternoon at 4 o'clock the cor
nerstone of the Masonic temple will
be laid with impressive ceremonies. A
large platform has been erected at tnc
temple site to accommodate the guests
of prominence who have been invited
The mayor pro TEN, the aldermen OF
the city, and others, will be notable
guests. An elaborate program has
been prepared and will be consummat-
cd to the letter. including Masonic
ceremonies and addresses from the
Masonic di9nitaries The program
was printed in tae Graphic last satur-
day