The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-12-15
GRAND LODGE CLOSE
THE MAsONS ELECT OFFICERS
AND ADJOURN,
After q Very Pleasant and Har-
monious Session of Several Days
in Charleston.


Charleston on Tuesday, closed its one
hundred and thirty-second annual
communication at 1 o'clock Thurs
day afternoon, after very harmo-
NOUS session in which much impor-
tant routine business was transacted
and some very interesting points of
concern to the craft discussed.
At noon Thursday the annual cleo
ton of officers was held, the follow
ing being chosen, practically no
changes being made from the roster
of last year.
Grand Master, J. L. Niche, Oar
lington.
Deputy Grand Master, James R.
Johnson, Charleston.
Senior Grand Warden, George S.
Mower, Newberry.
Junior Grand Warden. George 7
Bryant, Greenville.
Grand Treasurer, Zimmerman Da-
Wis, Charleston.
Grand Secretary, J. T. Barron.
Columbia.
Grand Chaplain, w. P. Smith,
Spartanburg.
Senior Grand Deacons, J. P. Duck
EFT, Anderson, and ]. F. Kinney,
Bennettsville.
Junior Grand Deacons, w. J. Rog-
ers, Darlington, and ]. W. Roberts,
Greenville.
Grand Steward, A. L. Barton.
Charleston, and o. F. Hart, Colum-
bia.
Grand Marshall, John Kennerle
Cokesbury.
Grand Pursuivant. Van Smith
Newberry.
Grand Tyler, w. A. Winkler,
Charleston.
The Grand Master appointed the
following district deputy grand mae
ters:
William G, Mazyck, Charleston,
First District.
S. H. Rogers, Beaufort, Second
District.
Ryan A. Gyles, Blackville, Third
District.
VIM. A. Giles, Granittville, Fourth
District.
B. E. Nicholson, Edgefeld, Fifth
District.
R, A. Cooper, Laurens,- Sixth Dis
trict.
J.. c. Watkins, Anderson Seventh
District.
O. R. Doyle, Eighth District.
A. S. Rowell, Piedmont, Ninth
District.
B. B. Bishop, Inman, Tenth Dis
trict.
George Y. Hunter, Prosperity.
Eleventh District.
E. C. Secrest, Lancaster, Twelfth
District.
Joseph Lundsay, Chester, Thi'-
teenth District.
G. L. Kicker, Sumter, Fourteenth
District.
R. X. Wallace. Kingstree, FIJI
teenth District.
w. E. Jones, Darlington, Sixteent-'
District.
John c. Sellers, Sellers, Seven
teenth District.
William L. Glaze, Orangeburg,
Eighteenth District.
The Grand Lodge being called
from the third to the first degrer,
the newly elected and appointed Of
flcers were installed In full and
ancient form. and received the pre-
scribed salutes of their brethren,
after which the Grand Lodge re-
turned to the third degree for final
work of the. session.
At the session Wednesday night
a beautiful memorial tribute to the
late Past Grant Master, John R.
Bellinger, whose death had occurred
since the meeting of the Grand Lodge
last year, was read by Past Grand
Master R. F. Diver, from the conf
mittee appointed by the Grand
Master to prepare an address.
The report on the Masonic Or
phan Home fund was made by Depn-
ty Grand Master James R. Johnson,
showing an addition Of nearly eleven
thousand dollars to the fund dur
ing the past year. The. total now
in hand for the establishment OF
this institution Is nearly $24 .00N
which has been collected within the
past three years. No recommends
ton was made as to the beginning
of the home, but it IS generally
understood that nothing will be done
until the fund has grown to S5O,-
900, which, at its present rate of
progress should be in the. next
two years.
At the Thursday morning session
reports of committees were submit
ted and disposed Of. Some unus-
ually interesting and Illuminating
discussions of Masonic Jurisprudence
were made, and some points Of in
terest to the craft in the work of
the lodge Were determined.
IT was decided to impose a penalty
Of 10 per cent on all subordinate
lodges that hereafter fail to make
returns and remittances to the Grand
Secretary BY November IS.
1t WIS resolved to hold the next
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