The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1904-06-03
Organization of the N. W.
Grand Lodge Of Masons
In Mississippi, at a Special Com.
munication held in TupeIo, May
26, 1904, for Laying the Cor
ner Stone Of the Lee Coun.
ty Court House.

ner Stone Of the Lee Coun.
ty Court nouse.
| Thomas U. Slsson, Winona,
Grand Master; John s. Cobb, p.
e. M, Verona, as Deputy Grand
Master; Jas. A. Mayfield, Amory,
D. d. G.. NJ, as Senior Grand War
den; w. M. Ticez, New Albany,
w. NJ. as Junior Grand Warden;
|J. D. Hunter, Tupelo. Grand Chap
lain; j r. Clayton, W. NJ, Gun
town, as Grand Lecturer; K. ).
Thomas, P. M, Plan,ersville. as
Grand Secretary; G. B. Hood, Z.
| NJ, Tupelo, as Grand Treasurer;
lC B. Evans, W. NJ, Shannon
as Senior Grand Deacon; John
W. Stephenson, P. NJ. Holly
Springs, Junior Grand Deacon !;
Eugene Curtis, w NJ M ,oresvilIe,
and j. L. Arnold, r ,I,Iwyn, w u. .
as Grand Stewards; + n Savery,
P. q. A., TuptI ~ 'iraud Mar
shall; W. +. Thuma-. BALDWIN, AS
| Assistant GrAud Marshall; S. NJ.
| McGee, P. NJ, Corona, as Grand
Sword Bearer J. ). Kinds, p. NJ i,
Gunfown, IA Grand Pursnivant !;
J. M. Monnow, St Louis, Mo as
Grand Architect; G. n Van Hou.
ten, P. Il. c.. Tupelo, carrying the
Holy Writings; R. 6. Lilly, z. M.
Chestervllle, carrying tue Book OF
Constitutions c, s. CulIens, P N i,
New Albany. carrying the silver
vessels with oil; John +. B. Blum
mer, w. NJ, Pascagoula. carrying
silver vessels with wine; w. A. Ma
bers, W. M Amory, carrying the
golden vessel with corn Jas. B ',d,
W. M Saltillo; J n Boone, p. NJ, g,
Bonneville; J. NJ Powell, P. M !,
Poplar Springs; j. &. Williams,
p. M. Pikeville; Beu Moreland,
P. NJ, Nettleton, each carrying
one of the five Orders of Architec-
ture; W. w. Cunningham, P. M !,
Bonneville, carrying the vessel of
salt.
List of choir:
Mesdames JAS Thompson, VIM
lHoyle, B. B. Fitzpatrick, J. D..
Hunter, r F.. Robertsoa, Ione
Tucker, Van C. Kincannon
Misses Jennie May Harris, Kate
Keyes, Hattie Keyes, Ola Gardner,
Marion Clifton, Leila Watson,
Charlie Began Georgia Henderson
Ruth Brown, Mary Halle Savery,
Dale Raymond, Erian Ballad
Katie Lee Berry, Maggie Riley
Linda Kincanuou. ),
Messrs Shelby Topp, Jim
Thompson, Arthur Delay, J. T.
Garrett, Will Kelley,
Representatives present from
2S subordinate lodges in Missis-
sippi.
Escort-Ist, Division E A. f G.
and NJ Masons, Bro. J. l.. ,Kenne-
dy, Marshall; End, Division r A
r IL s Masons, Bro. J. A. ThOmp-
son, Marshall.
Noted Masons in attendance 23O,
ROLL. OF DEPOSITS
In corner stone of Lee county court
house, Tupelo. Miss, May 26, 1904
Copy of Holy Writings.
Officers of the III. W. Grand Lodge
of Masons in Mississippi; M. Ex.
Grand r A Chapter, Nj l Grand
Council r & s Masters of Missis-
sippi, NJ E Grand Convention Or
der of High Priesthood of Missis-
sippi, aud Grand Commandery
Knights Templar Of Mississippi
Officers and members of the fol-
lowing Masonic Lodges:
Richmond, No 81, Baldwin, No
1OS, Palmetto, No l52, R E Lee,
No 156, Mooresville No 21S, Camp-
helltown, No 228, Verona, No 263,
Saltillo No 294, Tupelo, No 3lS,
Nettleton, No
Officers and members Of
Tupelo r A Chapter No Z, We
roma r A Chapter No At, Tupelo
Council No 6 r & S Masters, Ivan
hoe Commandery X T No 10, Tupe-
10 Lodge No 1873 K Of P.
Officers .. s. Government.
Officers Of the State Government
of Mississippi, including members
of the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatiyes, by DR.. j. M. Hoyle.
Officers of Lee county from its
organization to 1904, by Norblu
Jones, Esq.
Officers of town of Tapelo, by c.
| w. Troy, sec. and treas'r.
Roll of Attorneys Of Lee county.
Roll of pastors and church clerks
Sunday school sup'ts, teachers
and pupils of the different religious
bodies of Tupelo, viz: Methodist,
Baptist, Presbyterian, Cumberland
Presbyterian, Christian, Catholic,
Episcopal and Jewish. This lis,
lalso includes the different societies
Of Epworth Leagues, Christian En-
daavor. Earnest Workers. the Cll.