The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-06-23
CONVOCAT|ON OF THE
MASOAS.
Grand Chapter Assemblies in
Wilmington. Knights
lemplar.


Wilmington. y. Z. jams IT-Tsc GraaI
Chapter Royal Arch Mason. o. North
Carolina. ASSEMBLED 10 annual coas00atson
ii III, Masonic Temple. u vlulngton.
last night. Deputy Grand High Euc~t II
6 SmAllbone~, 81 ihs oty. presiding -
the absence % Grad High Fr3e~t Jun e.
IrcNEy. O! Raleigh. Who = detained AZ
| home on account Of sickness IN als fam
ily Although only routine hle 1c~s VAS
transacted. the opcnlas session lasted un
ltI midnight and was .gauEh. NTH much
interest from a socaal po,nt ri Nssw. Ihr
exercises opened WltA vocal relrcttou- ~
the Temple quartctte. Of Wilmington. and
very cordial welcome sddrc~> ~as drAN
cred by Companion + ; Martin. Past
Grand KING. The Tespoarc on tehaH 81
the visitors was by Judge Frames r.
Winston. Of Windsor. who rpokc aapi.ly
or the establishment Of Masonry ~ VI.
ulngton n 1893 and tho loyalty o. The
city 10 the order sincc that time Ic wa~
Enthusiastically appAudcd
The attendance upon the sessions :
very representative o. the order "a ihc
State and still Others are expected tomut-
Iow TO take part IN the Templ.r parade
nd final sessions The reports Il al ON
| Gers la~l EAEAt showed ANak ANi 1slaA.4
Chapter j. in a healthy condition IN North
Carolina and Is progressive Refresh
mcnts wcrc served ID the banquet hall dur
ing the evening and the attendance -
| WlLa ngton companions from Concord
| Chapter No. /. was very large
Today the visitors are being entertained
on a steamer trip down tho Cape Fear
| rlvcr aud arc enjoying thcmNelNc~ tu the
fullest extent. Refreshments were served
aboard and the party returned tins after.
noon for a trolley trip 10 WughisNliie
Beach a. the guests OF the local enter
tainmcnt committee.
Tonight the annual conclayc OF the
Grand Commandcry. knights Tcmplar.
WAS called 10 order IN the temple With
i good attendance OF SIR knights The
usual reports were submitted with nd
dIesecs by the grand officers. At 2 O'Clock
there was a special conclave Of Planta.
scnct Commandery, No. l, OF Wilmington.
n It's asylum in the temple, all officers
and Sir Knights appearing ~ tull Temp
lal uniform. The Valiant and Magnaui-
NOUS Order OF knights Tcmplar Was cont
icrrcd by request of S. Al1cmar Com
mandcry. No. l., upon Hon. Francs y.
Winston.
Wilmington. \. c.. June s.,The annai
| COnNOCdtlOu OF the tldHu ohdF''l I's"'
Arch Mason4. Assembly Of the Grand
Council, Royal and Select Masters aud Con
clave Of the Grand Commandcry. knights
Templar. OF North Carolina. came to "A
close this afternoon and evening with
sessions crowded with routine business
and the annual election or officers this
morning as follows:
Grand High Priest. II. G.. smallboncs.
Wilmington; Deputy Grand High Priest.
William Anderson. Charlotte, Grand KING.
James u. Glenn, Greensboro. Grand
Scribe, Lat Williams, Wilson. Grand
Treasurer, NJ. s. Willard. Wilmington.
Grand Secretary. J. c. Munds, Whining
ton; Grand Chaplain. Rev. l. II. Schu-
bert; Grand Captain of Host. A. y. An
drews, Jr., Raleigh; Grand PrIncipal So
journcr. +. n. Short, Washington. Grand
Royal Arch Captain, j. &. Braswell. I'm
field; Grand Master lnIrd Veil. J. -
Griggs. Elizabeth City: Grand Master
Second Veil j. W. Shuford Hickory.
Grand Master. First Veil, I. NJ. Robinson.
Wilmington; Grand Lecturer, F. Nj. Moyc,
Wilson; Grand Sentinel. r.. II. Bradley,
Raleigh.
This afternoon the Grand Council. X.
and s. NJ. held It's annual election OF OH
GERS. which resulted as follows: Most IL
mstrious Grand Master, \. b. Andrews.
Jr.. Raleigh: Deputy Illustrious. Grand
Master, r. Ulrich, New Bern. Grand Pr1n
cipal Conductor. VIM. Anderson. Char
lottc; Grand Treasurer. NJ. 5. willard.
Wilmington: Grand Captain or Guard, r.
g.. Neavc, Salisbury; Grand Conductor CT
Council. +. .. Toomer. Wilmington.
Grand Steward, j. x. Norfeet. winston.
Grand Chaplain Rev. Thomas Bell. Greens
boro; Grand Sentinel. T. ii. Bradley.
Raleigh.
Al five O'Clock Il parade % the princI-
pal streets Of the city was made by the
Tcmplars in full uniform and commanded
bv Grand Captain General l. \. DodB
worth. Of Charlotte. The procession WIS
HEADED by a platoon OF police and Hollow
bush's cornet band and was witnessed by
hundreds OF people all along the line OF
march. Tonight the Grand Commandeiy
held its second and final session and
did not complete the busluess before Il
until a very late hour.
The Grand Commandery was presided
lover by Deputy Grand Commander jas.
r. Norfcet. or Winston. in the absence
lof Grand Commander Drewry, who ahd /"
return to Raleigh on account Of illness
in his family. The business Of tonIght'a.
session was principally IN reatlon to the
secret work Of the order.
The election Of officers resulted ~ iol-
IIows: Grand Commander, j. h. Norfleet.
Winston: Deputy Grand Commander, L
Tlrich, New Bern; Grand GeneraiIs.ifno.
l.. A. Dodaworth, Charlotte; Captain
General. A. 3. Andrews. Jr, Raleigh.
fGrand Prclate, l.. II. Schubert. Enfield.
lGrand Senior Warden, It >. Franklin,
Charlotte, Grand Junior Warden, J. II.
Foote. il, Winston: Grand Treasurer. r
IL. Ne4ve. Salisbury; Grand Recorder.
IL. g. Munds, Wilmington.
The appointive officers VII be an
pointed tomorrow.