The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-12-16
GRAND LODGE CLOSE
THE MASONS ELECT OFFICERS
AND ADJOURN,
After a Very Pleasant and Har-
monious Session of Several Days
in Charleston.

. Charleston on Tuesday, closed Its on
hundred and thirty-second annuo
communication at l o'clock Thurs
day afternoon, after a very harmo
NOUS session in which much impor
tant routine business was transacte,
and some very interesting points o
concern to the craft discussed.
At noon Thursday the annual cleo
ton of officers was held, the follow
ing being chosen, practically NJ
changes being made from the rosie
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, G~reenville.
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 J. F. Kinney,
Bennettsville.
Junior Grand Deacons, w. j. Rog-
ers, Darlington, and ]. w. Roberts,
G%reenville.
Grand Steward, A. L. Barton.
Charleston, and o. F. Hart, Column
bia.
Grand Marshall, John K%ennerle
Cokesbury.
Grand Pursuivant, Van Smith,
Newberry.
Grand Tyler, w. A. Winkler,
| Charleston.
The Grand Master appointed the
following district deputy grand mas
tiers:
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.
]. 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 Lindsay, Chester, Thi'-
teenth District.
G.. L. Kicker, Sumter, Fourteenth
District.
R. K. Wallace, Kingstree, Fiji
teenth DlStrlct.
w. E. Jones, Darlington, Sixteenth
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 degre"
the newly elected and appointed Of
| ficers 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 Grand Master, John K
| Bellinger, whose death had occurred
since the meeting Of the Grand Lodge
last yea was read by Past Grand
Master R. F. Diver. from the conf
mittee appointed by the GRAM
Master to prepare an address.
The report on the Masonic Or
nhan Home fund was made by DepI'
ty Grand Master James R. Johnson
showing an addition Of nearly eleve.
thousand dollars to the fund dur
ing the past year. The total nov
in hand for the establishment O
this institution is nearly $4,000
which has been collected within thu
past three years. No recommends
ton was made as to the beginning
of the home. but it IS general!
understood that nothing will be dom
until the fund has grown to $50,
600, which, at it's present rate o
progress should be . in the mex
two years.
At the Thursday morning session
reports Of committees we're submit
ted and disposed Of. Some unus
rallv interesting and illuminatinj
) discussions of Masonic jurisprudenc
were made. and some points Of III
. terest to the craft in the work o
the lodge were determined.
: It was decided to impose a penatt
S of 10 per cent or all subordinat
lodges that hereafter fail to max
returns and remittances to the Gran
Secretary by November IS.
. 1t was resolved to hold the nea
: meeting of the Grand Lodge
s Charleston on the second Tuesday !
December, 1909. The Grand Lodg
e was then closed in ample form
the third degree in