The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-15

and SO Grand Master Griffith has
asked me-, to say, on behalf of this
grand body, to Past Grand Master Bel
lamy, and to the members Of Cape Fear
Lodge, No. ?, and Wilmington Lodge,
No. 139, and Hanover Lodge, No. AS,
and Orion Lodge, No. 81, and the citizens
of Wilmington, that we are delighted
to be your guests and accept your hos
pitalit,. 1 know that u stay among
you will be both pleasant and profitable
to Us, and I trust that it may be prof.
table for the noble order which We have
the honor to represent, and which is so
dear to the hearts Of us all. l thank
YOU"
Upon conclusion of the speeches the
Grand Lodge settled down to business,
IN the Grand Master announced the
following standing committees:
Credentials-Ed. n. Penny, Iredell
Williams, DR.. R. A. Freeman.
State of the Order-A. j. Burton, r.
E.. Cox, W. J. Boone.
Petitions and Grievances. G..
Walker. w. r. Bowman, E. G.. Cox,
+ Finance-Theo. w. Winstead, W. l..
Forbes, 3. w. Barnett.
Returns and Reports of Subordinate
Lodges-Henry ]. Young, John E.
Crymes, w. H. Hardison.
Subordinate Lodges Not Represented
w. NJ. CrowelI, c. C. league, E. P.
AIbea.
Correspondence. T. Rankin, Geo.
G.. Newman, D. P. Rowe.
Unfinished BusIness-T. l.. Moore,
A. Labarbe, P. H. Williams.
Appeals-E. H. Crammer, ST. Leon
Scull, w. D. Merritt.
Decision-Perrin Busbee, Geo. Green,
! A. 3. Freeman.
LegisIation-W. r. Parker, W. j.
CrumpIer, P. c. Hawkins.
Supervision-Dr John A. Stevens, r.
G. Puryear. J. l.. WEIGH.
Constitution, Bylaws and Rules of
Order-John L.. Thacker, w. Scott
FrIzZle. Il. F. King
Degree OF Rebekah-J. w. Pagan. Z.
A. Brown, b. I. Nicholson.
Mileage and Per Diem-J. A. Orrell,-L
Cohen, w. A. Ward.
Auditing-W. l.. Smith, J.. 7. King
and J. A. Orrell, for Grand Treasurer;
and w. A. Robards. A. z. Glenn and
w. P. Belts for Grand Secretary.
The following standing committees
; were announced:
Orphan Hone-J. c. Abenathy. ]. w
Brown. j. H. Balch
Home for Aged-R. J. Jones, S. H
Taylor and T. NJ. Stevens.
Classification-F. C. Dunn, w. H
Jennings, NJ. l. Piland.
2NSSloIoSS Il. - Afiit> wv
E. l.. Welch. c.. O.. Durant.
All the grand officers were reported
present. save Grand Gurdian j. III
Shannonhouse of Charlotte; Grand
Conductor r. H. Jones, of Winston;
and Grand Herald E. H. Brooks, OF
Reidsville. The Grand Master made
due appointments for vacancies, as Wi
be noted below.
The credentials committee reported
the following grand officers and dele.
gates in attendance:
Grand MASTERY. F. Griffith. Win.
ston.
Deputy Grand Master-Dr. L.. z
McBrayer, AshevdIe.
Grand Warden-Henry E. Biggs
Scotland Neck.
Grand Secretary-B. Fl. Woodell, Ra-
leigh.
Assistant Grand S~ecretary-E. A
Womble. Raleigh
Grand Observation-Disclosures J., Jones
Wilmington.
Grand Representatives-M. w. ia,
cobb, Wilmington; Robert w. Murra!
Greensboro.
Grand Marshall. J. Hopkins, Viii
mInton.
Grand Conductors. H. Taylor, Win
ston.
Grand Guardian-J. c. Walker, Cary
Grand Herald Kleber Denmark
Grand Chaplain-Rev. F. D. Swim
dell, D. D.. Goldsboro.
Representatives-William L. Smith
Wilmington; B, A. Pope, Weldon; A
etteville; G.. C. Kornegay, Goldsboro
A. T. Lamb, NeW Bern; w. w. White
Raleigh; w. w. Crowell, Charlotte
w. ]. Crumpler, Washington; G. L
Alternately, Beaufort: z. F. Beaman
Corapeake; W S. White, Elizahetl
City; w. r. Parker, Greenyille; ]; c
Suedan. Edenton; F. l.. Hoffman,. Lin
cotton: E. c. Boyette, Mount Holly
J.. r. Rankin. Greensboro; w.
Bean. Salisbury: H. F. Schulker
Nineland; J. G. Smith. Robersonville
s. H. Taylor, Winston Salem; Y. d
Ninson. Selma; T. E. Frye, StatesVille
Z. H. Crammer, Southport: r. ]
Lemon n. T. Petit, Pinnacle;. d. T
Rowe, Newton: F. a. Brown. Tar
boro: W. D. Merritt, Rox5oro: ". !
Ward. Asheville; D. c. Naddry, Scot
land Neck; L. w. Shores, Concord
Eugene Andrews. High Point; H: J
Young, Raleigh; ]. A Orrell, Wi
mington; W. A. Foster, Rosedale; "
S. Berry. BeIlcross: Is. T. Burgess
South Mills; Geo. G. Newman. Makely
Vile: p. W. Barnett. Charlotte; T. T
Godfrey, shiloh; D. 9. Jones. Hami
ton: a. j. Burton, Reidsville; 1rede
Williams. Elm City; j. G. HaSkln
Oxford: L. Cohen. Mount Olive; W. I
Bowman, Mount Airy; w. P. Bagwel
Durham; T. H. Mcneil, Dunn; A
Owens, Poplar Branch; P. B. Wolf
Dohson; r c. Puryear, Yadkinvillt
!, J. C. Foster, Burlington; j. H. Smit
l Lionville; y. J. Walker. Cornjock; .
. w. Weshart. Hope Mills: Rev. F.
l Skinner, Clinton; A. D. Sawye
{ Moyock; j. E. Mundeen, Knots L
{ land; W. Ct. Graham. Raeford; r.
Hinson, Villas; c. u. Johnson, Ea
: Bend: W. C. Smith. Wilmington;
G. Ford, Bethel: E. n. Penny, Wi
= m%ington: c. NJ. Griffin, Spring Hop
J. B. Davis. Morehead City; II:
= Gray, Elkin; j. l.. Mcneil, Bake
Vile: j. w. Brown, Sanford A. ]
Q Freeman, Hendersonville; W. !
:. Hardison, Rocky Mount w.
Forbes, Indian Town; J. w. Faga
4 Aberdeen; ]. E.. Crymes, Waynesvlll
H, c. jenkins, Biltmore; R. E. CO