The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-12-18
MASONIC GRAND LODGE
MEET IN CHARLESTON AND
ELECT GRAND OFFICERS.

The Sum for the Masonic Orphan
age Growing, But Orphanage Will
Not be Erected Now.
The Grand Lodge of Masons cl
South Carolina met in Charleston
on Tuesday and closed on Wednes
day. This was the one hundred ant
thirty-third annual Communication
of the Grand Lodge of South Caro-
lima, and was very harmonious, many
matters of Importance being dis
cussed but no radical changes being
made in the rules of the order.
The question Of physical quail
lcation was left undistuEbed, the
committee having reported that Il
had no recommendation to make
However 1t will be brought up agair
at the next Communication. PAS
Master w. NJ. Whitehead, having
given notice of an amendment tt
the rules In this particular, which
will be considered next year.
The trustees OF the Masonic Or.
phanage fund reported that $4,000
had been added to the fund since
the last Communication, and that
the fund now amounts to $33,4000
The report was received as infor.
nation. The Grand Lodge will make
no move to establish a home until
large amount Is in hand.
The following officers were elect
ed:
Grand Master, James R. Johnson,
of Charleston.
Deputy Grand Master, George s.
Mower, of Newberry.
Senior Grand Warden, George T.
Bryan, Of Greenville.
Junior Grand Warden, R. A. Coop
er, Of Laurens.
Grand Treasurer, Zimmerman Da-
Wis, Of Charleston.
Grand Secretary, Jacob T. Bar
ron, Of Columbia.
Grand Chaplain, the Rev. w. P.
Smith, Of Spartanburg.
The newly elected officers were
duly installed according to the an
cient rites of the Craft.
The following officers were ap-
pointed.
Senior Grand Deacons: J. P.
Duckett, Of Anderson, and J. F.
Kinney, Of Bennettsville.
Junior Grand Deacons: o. F.
Hart, of Columbia, and A. H.
Schade, of Greenville.
Grand Stewards. S. T. D. Ian
caster, of Pauline, and L. /. Par
rott, of Sumter.
Grand Marshal, John Kennerly, OF
Cokesbury.
Grand Pursuant, J. E. Cogswell,
Of Charleston.
Grand Tyler, w. A. Winkler, OF
Charleston.
The Grand Master also announced
the appointment of the following
committees:
On Hall: W. M. Whitehead, w.
2. CAN'T, NJ. B. Barkley and T.
Allen Legare.
On Cemetery: R. P. Evans, W.
G. Miller, w. H. Prioleau and E. M.
Schneider.
On Charity: l. W. Hirsch, R. A.
Sherfesee, H. Blank and John Har-
lesion.
The following were appointed Dis
trict Deputy Grand Masters and all
Of those present were duly installed:
First, w. G. Mazyck, Charleston;
Second, S. H. Rogers, Beaufort;
Third, Butler Ha2ood, Barnwell; !;
Fourth, W. A. Giles, Graniteville;
Fifth, B. E. Nicholson, Edgefeld;
Sixth, Dr.. ]. B. Hughey. Greenwoo l.;
'eventh, ]. B. Douthit, Pendleton;
Eighth, o. R. Doyle, Clemson; Ninth,
A. S. Rowell, Piedmont; Tenth, Dr..
w. B. Patton, Cross Anchor;
Eleventh, Van Smith, Newberry;
Twelfth, E. C. Secrest, LANCASTER:
Thirteenth, Joseph Lindsay, Chester;
Fourteenth, G y. Hickey, Sumter;
Fifteenth, R. ~. Wallace, Kings
tree; Sixteenth, J. C. Sellers, Sellers;
Eighteenth, w. L. Glaze, Orange
burg.
The Grand Lodge by resolution,
7ppropriatei the sum of s1OO with
which to procure a suitable testi-
monill to be presented to the re-
firing Grand Master, James L.
Niche, who was succeeded by Grand
Master Johnson, and the following
committee was appointed to carry
out the resolution: W. E. James,
j. T. Barron and ]. C. Sellers.
1t was resolved to hold the next
Communication il Charleston.