The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-02-20
six HUNDRED DELEGATES HERE
During the Three Days Meeting Opened Tuesday Morning
With Members Full Resaa-Eecion Of Grand Ohfcers--
TwrSeven Shner Candidates Led Through the Desert -Ad-
dress Of Welcome by Rabbi Brill -.Banquets, Etc,

afsf, Gus j. Balm; Natchex; grand
recorder, Frederic Speed, vicksburg
grand chaplain, Irving Miller, Wal
nut Grove; grand captain of the
guard, ST.. Solomon Meridian. grand
steward Nolan Stewart jackson grand
sentinel Julius Yaretzky Shuqulak.
The royal arch chapter met at II
u. m. and after the meeting was
opened for business the reports of the
high priest, grand secretary and grand
treasurer we're read ami adopted.
The election of officers resulted as
follows: grand high priest, John F.
Dixon, Natchez; deputy grand high
priest. E.E. Clements Ocean Springs;
grafsd king VIM. AgEkodsnhsimer,
Okolona; grand scribe Q, Fl. Blum,
Nitta Yuma; grand captain of hosts,
John s. Brooks, Robinsonville; grand
chaplain, Joe J. Brooks, Lula; grand
treasurer, Gus j. Balm, Natchez;
grand secretary, Frederick Speed,
vicksburg; grad setinel, Julius Var
etzky, Shuqulak.
THURSDAY,
At II O'Clock a. In. the grand lodge
opened its session at the court house,
and when Grand Master e. N. Thomas
sounded the gavel every seat IN the
spacious court doors was filed. Hon.
A. j. Rose, Oh account of sickness,
was prevented from delivering the
welcome address on behalf OF the
city, and Rabbi Brill, who was on
the program to welcome the Masons
on behalf Of the local chapter, well
coined them on behalf of both city
and lodge. Mr.. Brill addressed the
assemblage in fervent e,oluence, and
expressd the true sentiments Vf our
citizens. Following are his words:
Officers and Members Of the
Grand Lodge, Ladies' and Cen
tlemen:
To me has been assigned the
proud privilege of speaking the
word of Welcome on behalf of
Greenville Lodge 206 OF Free and
Accepted Masons. We extend to
you. brethren of the Grand Lodge
of Mississippi. the glad and sim
cere welcome of our Lodge and
therefore of our hearts. We Joy
funIly hail your coming amongst
US and have looked forward CRATE
fully to your visit which promises
to us SO much that is Instructive,
inspiring and uplifting, No words
+ mine need emphasize that we
feel honGred by your presence in
our midst. What city in Missis-
sippi, claiming to stand for and
favor educational advancement as
we'll as moral improvement could
fail to appreciate distinguished
gathering like this, dedicated to
the service of the Great Architect
of the Universe, devoted with
earnestness and zeal t. the noble
ideals of truth, justice and liberty,
and worshippers at the shine of
faith, hope and charity. l am
justified in saying on behalf Of
our people in general aud our
brethren in particular that you
could not have met at any other
place where your meeting might
have been haiIad with greater sat
isfaction aud gladness, and that it
is a source of intense qualification
to them to be able to show how
they delight to honor those worthy
brothers whose interest and zeal
have maintained and whose intelli.
gence and perseverance, have pro-
moted the growth CT Free Masonry
in the State of Mississippi.
What an institution worthy of
study aud admiration and devo-
tion is the ancient and honorable
order in the perpetuation of whose
sacred traditions, We with tue
myriad. numbered Free Masons of
the Past, mingle our voices and
unite our hearts today. With
= fstions rooted in earliest
", il has ever stood rock
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