The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-04-06
GREAT DAY AT MAXTON,
Corner Stone Of Carolina Method.

Ideal Day For the Ceremony
and GOOdly Crowd Gather ed
Officers Of the Crane Lodge
The Speech OF General Julian
S. Carr. the Orator of the Day, a
Gem-BOunttt0l DInMer Served
to Thousands ca the CallCas
GrOunds-A Red-Letter Day for
Ma xtOn and We ARasOns.
Reported for Th. Robesontan.
A goodly crowd of the best
people in the land gathered Al
Maxton On Thursday, April End,
to do honor to the Carolina Meth
odist College, the great institu-
tion that has been projected in
this growing and thriving com
munity.
No finer day could have been
made to order and there was
only one drawback to the hap
py and festive occasion-the
unavoidable absence of the Hon.
S. M. Gattis, the Grand Lodge
Master of the Grand Lodge Of
Ye Ancient, Free and Accepted
Masons Of the State of North
Carolina. This in no way inter
fered, however, with the pro-
ceedings of the day, as his place
was ably filed by his deputy.
w. Il. McLaurin, of Laurinburg.
At ten o'clock, a. M, the Grand
Lodge was opened in the audito-
rum of the graded school. buil6
ing with the following officers:
w. q. NcLaurin as Grand
Master; Hon. G. B. Patterson as
Deputy Grand Master; J. P. Nc
Neill as Sr. Grand Warden
W. H. Harding as Jr. Grand War
: den; Capt. John Duckett 81
Grand Treasurer; A. S. Webb al
Grand Secretary; r. H. Bradle.
as Grand Tyler; N. T. Mclean a
+ Sr. Grand Deacon; J. 7
Staunton as Jr. Grand Deacon
L. M. Cook as Grand Marsha
r F. L. Bundy as Grand Steward
: John Stansel as Grand Steward
J. E. Underwood as Grand Char
lain; Euclid McWhorter a
Grand Lecturer; Geo. B. Nc
Leod as Bearer of the Grea
Lights; W. H. Graham.as Crane
Sword Bearer; W. H. Humphre!
as Grand Pursuivant.
There we're present abou
200 Craftsmen, the largest dele
, cations coming from Lum berton
Red Springs, Laurinburg ant
Clio, S. c.
A procession was formed b.
the Grand Marshal, L. M. Cook
The same was headed by Max
tons crack band, which has n
equal between the mountains an
the sea. The best was saved TO
the last and the rear wa
brought up by Maxton's joy an
pride, so graded school children
The march was taken up and th
line proceeded to College Place
The band rendered one of il
choicest selections and then tt
children were marched on tt
platform, where they did ther
selves proud in the enthusiast
way in which they render'
"Ho for Carolina.
T. The chief architect, Mr.. J.
Parish, was then called to t
front and asked to place t
stone.
The Grand Master called
es Grand Officers about hin q
, proceeded to lay the same I
cGrding to the customs and u
ges Of ye ancient Brethren a
the laws made and provided
the same, with the corn
nourishment, oil of joy and "
OF gladness. There we're depo!
ed in the stone: the Book
Holy Writ. the book of Discipl
of the Methodist Church, a f
tory of the Local Churches
!, Registry of Visiting Masons
copy of the Deeds to the Coll
. Property, a history and rol
Aaxton Lodge No. All, A. F
!. A. M, copy of the Proeeedi
of the Grand Lodge, Local
al, pers, COMPOSITIONS by Sci
Children, and a Roll of the G
ed School.
mn The audience proceeded to
uB grove in rear of the Admins
w. tion Building, where stand
comfortable seats were provi
. Col. e. Fl. McRae was called
: to introduce the orator of
} day and did so with his I
J grace and Irishman story.