The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-02-20
GRAND LODGE NET
AT HATTIESBURG
MISSISSIPPI MASONS HELD AN-
NUAL MEETING AT HATTIES-
BURG LAST WEEK-ABOUT
1000 DEIEG ATES PRESENT.
e. j. Martin Is Selected Grand Mas
ter, and Next Annual Meeting Of
the Grand Lodge VIII BE Held
al Meridian - Fine Progress.

st Meridian - Fine Progress.
The annual meeting of the Missis-
sippi Grand Masonic Lodge was held
at Hatuesburg last week. and the at
tendance was very large. about one
thousand delegates having been in at
tendance. Grand Recorder Freder-
ick speed. Of Vicksburg, who has at
tended every meeting that has been
held during the past twelve years, is
authority for the statement that the
crowd at Hatuesburg was the larg-
est that has ever attended a Masonic
convention in Mississippi
The session was formally opened
Tuesday morning, when a public
meeting was held at the Hattiesburg
Auditorium. The Masons were vel
coined to the city by Hon. J. D. Don
aid, mayor of Hattiesburg, who paid
an eloquent tribute to Masonry and
to the personnel of the Mississippi
branch of the order. NJ W. Connor
spoke on behalf of the Hattiesburg
lodge, the response on behalf of the
Grand Lodge having been made by
Hon. Wiley H. Clifton, of Abb
erdeen. Addresses were also deliv-
cred by Mrs. d. B. Holmes, president
of the Hattiesburg chapter of the
United Daughters of the Confederacy
\and Hon Henry CLAW Yawn, the re-
eriI.g grand master.
Grand Master Yawn presided at the
session which was held Tuesday after
noon, and presented his annual re-
port which was read by Grand Re
corder Speed. The report was very
elaborate, and showed fine progress
to have been made during the past
year, fourteen new lodges having
been installed. 1t told the the vista
tions made by the grand master to |
subordinate lodges, of the discipline
administered and the decisions rem |
dered, and of the marking of graves |
at Johnson's Island. The Masonic |
Home was discussed at length, and |
TO the document were appended cop
les of the reports of the grand lectur |
er and the various district lecturers. |
At the session Of the Grand Lodge |
which was held Tuesday night, Meri- |
dian was unanimously selected as
the next meeting place, and the fol- |
lowing officers were elected for the |
ensuing year: Grand master, E. J.
Martin of Hattiesburg; senior grand |
warden, w III. Clifton, of Aberdeen; |
junior grand warden, NJ. w. Connor,
of Hattiesburg; grand chaplain, Rev.
W. c. Galceran, of Columbus; grand
treasurer, B. V White, of Meridian;
grand secretary, Frederick Speed, Of
yicksburg; grand tyler, ]. Yarefzsky,
of Shuqualak; trustee of the Orphans
Home, T. u. Sisson, of Winona.
From the above list of officers, it
will be seen that Rev. w. C. Galceran,
pastor of the columbus circuit, was
elected grand chaplain. This is an
office of great dignity, and is an hon
or worthily bestowed, as Mr.. Galceran
is not only an earnest and Jealous
minister of the gospel but clever
and courteous gentleman, who enjoys
the good will and esteem Of all who
know him. Another Lowndes coun-
ty man was honored with an office,
Hon Jones L. Williams, of Caledonia,
having been appointed grand sword
bearer Mr.. Williams has held this
office for a number of years, and was {
reappointed by the new grand master. /
The session of the grand lodge on j
Thursday was devoted largely 10 {
hearing reports from different off /
GERS and committees. One of the i
most interesting reports was that sub i
mitted by the trustees of the Widows /
and Orphans Home at Meridian
Hon. T. B. Franklin, Of this city. is a / 4
member of the board, and the repors Z
showed that s46,119.37 has been ex- f
pended on the construction of the a
home and buildings. AS no provi- \
sion was made at the session of the y
Grand Lodge last year for the sup {
port of the home. the trustees recon- t
mended an assessment of % cents per
capita for the endowment fund v
The recommendation was adopted, o
as was also the following resolution: {
Resolved, That the trustees of the +
Masonic Home be authorized and di- b
rected to pay. out of the income of t
the endowment fund, to any lodge a
sum not exceeding $50 in any one b
case, and in one year, for the support b
Of an INDECENT brother Master Mason
Or widow or daughter of Master