The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-16
GRAND LODGE CLOSE
THE MAsONS ELECT OFFICERS
AND ADJOURN,
After q Very Pleasant and Har-
monious Session Of Several Days

in Charleston.
The Grand Lodge Of Masons o
South Carolina, which met i
Charleston on Tuesday, closed its on
hundred and thirty-second annua
communication at o'clock Thurs
day afternoon, after 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 elec
ton of officers was held, the follow
ing being chosen, practically NJ
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, ". 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 J. W. Roberts,
Greenyille.
Gyand Steward, A. L. Barton.
Charleston, and o. F. Hart, Colum-
bie
Grand Marshall, John Kennerle
Cokssbury.
Grand Pursuiyant, Van Smith,
Newberry.
Grand Tyler, W. A. Winkler,
Charleston.
The Grand Master appointed the
following district deputy grand mas
ters:
William c, Mazyck, Charleston,
First District.
S. H. Rogers, Beaufort, Second
District.
Ryan A. Gyles, Blackville, Third
District.
VIM. A. Giles, Granittville, Fourth
District.
3. E. Nicholson, Edgefeld, Fifth
District.
R. A. Cooper, Laurens, Sixth Dis
trict.
J. c. Watkins, Anderson Geventh
District.
o. r. Doyle, Eighth District.
A. S. Rowell, Piedmont, Ninth
District.
B. B. Bishop, 1nman, Tenth Dis
trict.
George Y. Hunter, Prosperity.
Eleventh District.
E. c. Secrest, Lancaster, Twelfth
District.
Joseph Lindsay, Chester, Th-.-
teenth District.
G. L. Kicker, Sumter, Fourteenth
District.
r. z. Wallace, Kingstree, FIT
teenth District.
w. E. Jones, Darlington, sixteent
District.
John c. Sellers, Sellers, Seven
teenth District.
William L. Glaze, Orangeburg
District.
The Grand Lodge being called
from the third to the first degre"
the newly elected and appointed Of
acers 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 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 Gran'
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 $4,000
which has been collected within the
past three years. No recommends
ton was made as to the beginninS
of the home, but it is generally
understood that nothing will be don"
until the fund has grown to $780,
900, which. at its present rate Of
progress should be in the mex
two years.
At the Thursday morning session
reports of committees were submit.
ted and disposed Of. Some unus-
nally interesting and Illuminating
discussions of Masonic Jurisprudence
were made, and some points Of IL
terest to the craft in the work OF
the lodge We're determined.
1t was decided to impose a penalty
Of 10 per cent on all subordinat-
lodges that hereafter fail to make
returns and remittances to the Crane
Secretary by November IS.
1t was resolved to hold the nex'
meeting of the Grand Lodge IL
Charleston on the second Tuesday l.
Decem Der, 1909. The Grand Lodge
was then closed in ample form u
the third degree in Masonry.
Holly Rollers Dispursed.
Sandusky, Ohio. Dec. 10.-Iat
Holly Roller organization at Berlin