The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-02-20

The meeting Of the grand bodies
OF the Masons in this city this week
was one of the largest in the history
| Of the order in the State. It is esti-
mated that on Monday 400 delegates
were In the city and some few more
belated ones arrived the following
day. The Accommodations of the city
were nearly taxed to full capacity
but where things were little bit
crowded, citizen and visitor gave
and took what came with pleasant
there's always room for one more. :"
1t was very representative body
OF visitors and our people were gald
to welcome them and were very we'll
pleased with their appearance AMI de
corum, while the visitors seemed to
enjoy the open hearted welcome ex-
tended to them
The forty fourth annual conclave
of Masons of Mississippi was called
to order about 9 O'Clock Monday
morning at the Masonic Temple by
Commander r. Fl. Henry, of Jackson.
The preliminaries lasted for about
all hour when a pr procession Of templars
in full uniform marched to the Pres
byterian church whore Rev. John
Brooks. Grand Prelate, delivered the
annual s>rmon.
On Tuesday afternoon the election
of grand officers was held which re-
suited inS the following manned being
elected to the responsibl positions:
Grand commander, Frank Burkett,
Okolona; deputy grand commander,
J. F. Dickson, Natchez; grand gener-
alissimo, Rev DEB. Waddell, Merid-
ian; grand prelate, N. G. Augustus.
Okolona; grand treasurer, Frederic
Speed, Vicksburg; grand captain
general, Geo. G. Myers, Jackson;
senior grand warden, Nolan Stewart;
jackson; junior grand warden, Geo.
9. Hoskins, Brookhaven, grand stall
dard bearer, Garland d. Brown, Water
Valley; grand sword bearer, j. S.
Brooks, Robinsonville; grand warden,
E. E. Clemens, Ocean springs.
After the election of officers the
members OF the grand commandery
adjourned to the Eagles new hall
where the council was organized.
The reason for the adjournment of
the commandeIy was for the confer
ring of degrees on several candidates
who came here to receive the work.
At night the council continued its
sessions and conferred degrees. Thrice
Illustrious Grand Master Savory, Of
Tupelo, presided and exemplified the
work.
At 3 O'Clock. Tuesday afternoon,
the shriners, dressed in their togas
and unique costumes. led their vic
Tins candidates iniatated that night
tied together with two-inch rope
to prevent their escape, through the
principal streets Of the city. They
we're cheered all along the way and
furnished quite soucre Of amusement
for the citizens who had never VIZ
messed a like sight. After the i'll.
itiation of the candidates that nigth a
sumptuous banquet was spread at
Correro & Grego's restaurant. Toasts
were made and wit, wine and wis
dom flowed freely, and the poor can
didates, however sore in body they
night have felt, we're made to feel
that the shriner candidates lot did
not always fall in hard places.
WEDNESDAY.
The second day of the grand Mason
ic conclave proved, most interesting
one to those present. The business
before the grand commandery was
finished early in the morning, as was
also the installing of its new officers,
and the grand commmandery took up
the work left off last night. At the
session today the following officers
we're elected to preside over that
body:
Thrice illustricus grand master, P.
NJ. Savory, Turelo; deputy Grand
master, ]. s. Cobb. Yer
principal conductor of v r.
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