The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-02-21
OVER 600 IN ATTENDANCE BROOK.
HAVEN In GALA ATTIRE.
Natchez Selected as the Next Place Of
Meeting Officers Elected.
Ample Accommodations for the Large
Number Of Visitors.

haven is delighted with them anc
we hope they are pleased with us
Every preparation possible, nee
essary and unnecessary, wa
made for their coming, and fut
tering flags, Masonic emblems
myriads of yards of bunting ant
electric lights have spoken some
thing of the cordial welcome ir
every heart to every Masonic Wis
itor.
| There is no lack of accommoda
tions, many of our best homes be
ing disappointed that no guests
were assigned them. Brookhaver
can entertain a larger body thar
the one now on hand.
On Monday at 8 a. no. the Ma
sonic Grand Lodge of Mississippi
held its first session. The busiest
men in town that day were the
credentlal committee, A. G. Lowe
of Aberdeen, and Geo. e. Hos
kins, of this city; and the districl
deputy Grand Masters, who re
viewed the work for the year.
On Tuesday, DR.. |. w. Cooper
president of Whitworth College.
extended welcome from Brookha.
ven in masterly and graceful
address at the place of meeting,
the Opera House, which was elo
quently responded to by Hon. IA,
c. Yawn, Junior Grand Warden,
of Lumberton. Master I. B.
franklin read his annual address.
and Grand Lecturer A. M. Hickgl
of Yazoo, lectured on the worl
lof the Order. An important dis,
cussion was held on the location
of the Widows and Orphans
Home, the Masons having ovel
I$50,OO0 in the endowment fund
land something like $4,000 in thu
building fund to be devoted te
|this purpose.
1t was decided this morning tt
continue this matter for 6 months
Iduring which time the undersign
ed committee will hold themselves
lin readiness to receive bids from
places Wishing the location OF the
Home. The committee is as fol
lows:
t. B. Franklin. Grand Master,
b. V. White, Grand Treasurer
Frederic Speed, Grand Secreta
ry; w. A. Roane, p. G. M; j. 7
Murray, Sr., P. G. NJ; 0. L
Mckay, P. G. M,
/ Yesterday, Natchez was chosel
as the next place Of meeting
Columbus receiving something
over 400 votes and Natchez 500
Last night the Grand Officers
were elected, as follows:
| Grand Master, Charles II. Blum
shelby; Senior Grand Warden.
Henry G. Yawn, Lumberton
Junior Grand Warden, Edwin I
| Martin, Meridian; Grand Chap
lain, Walter G. Harbin, Gunni
son; Grand Treasurer, Benjamin
IV. White, Meridian; Grand Sec
retary, Frederick Speed, Vicks
burg; Grand Tyler, Julian Yaretz
lsky, Shuqualak; Trustees Masonic
Home, Thomas M. Franklin
/ Columbus, Thomas Upton Sisson
| Winona.
| The Grand Lodge proper ad
journs today and the higher orders
will begin their observances, ane
sessions.
| This afternoon the Grand Coun
cil will be held in the Masonic
Temple, and tonight the R. A
Degrees, at the same place
Tomorrow will take place th,
meeting of the Grand Chapter
and at night the Order of Higl
Priesthood.
| A Grand Concert, compliments
Try to visitors, will be given a
Whitworth College at 8 o'clocl
tomorrow evening and we hop,
every visitor will avail himself o
this opportunity of seeing Whit
worth and her large body of stu
/ fdents,
On Friday morning the Gran,
Gommandery will assemble at th
Masonic Temple and public ser
vices will be held at II o'clock a
the Methodist church by th
Knights Templar. Special musi
for this occasion has been prepar
ed by local talent.
A Shrine parade will take plac
lat p. ~. and meeting of th
Shrine at 7:30 IN the Hartman
Building followed by a gran,
banquet at the Inez Hotel vii
close the grand annual conclave.
Brookhaven will then feel lik.
one who treads alone some ban
quet ball deserted; II but vii
struggle on in the bright hop
that some day when her eIectri
cars and automobiles are in re
pair, and her mammoth hotels ar
completed; when her skyscraper
shall have pierced the clouds an
. Iher Union Depot stands at th
Junction. when her parks ar
improved and expanded and be
Epublic halls afford unIimite
|, space, when The BoEue Chit
river has become deep water
: and our steamboats, whistle
J lheard above the roar and rattle {