The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-12-16
MASONS ELECT OFFICERS.
Grand Lodge Concludes Annual Ses'
sion-O. F. Hart, of Columbia,
Chosen Grand Secretary.

was OTOuSnC TO a close yoSleAudy WILL
the election Of officers. Lively inter-
est was taken by all the Masons in the
election, the matter of choosing
grand secretary being regarded as es-
pecially important. This Office has
been held for some months by Past
Grand Master Walter NJ. Whitehead,
Of Charleston, under appointment OF
Grand Master Johnson, the office hay
ing been left vacant upon the death
Of Grand Secretary ]. T. Barron, OF
Columbia. While MIR. Whitehead has
performed the duties Of the Office most
efficiently, it proved to be the opln-
ion, of a majority Of the delegates TO
the grand lodge that the position
should be held by a man living some
where in the interior and consequently
O. F. Hart, of Columbia, the only
other man nominated, was elected by
a small majority. The vote stood 33o
to 307. All other grand lodge officers
were reelected, including Grand Mas
ter James R. Johnson. W. H. Prioleau'
of Charleston, who was filling the un-
expired term of the late Gen. thinner
man Davis was selected grand treas
urer. The district deputy grand mas
ters are the same, with the exception
that Kenneth Baker, Of Greenwood
was chosen for the sixth district, wee
J.B. Hughey, of Greenwood, resigned.
Immediately after the election the Of
ficers were installed. The lnsealla-
tion ceremony was beautiful and
solemn. At 2.30 o'clock the installa-
tion ceremonies were concluded and
the members Of the grand lodge ad-
iourned to the Isle of Palms, Wnere
they enjoyed an oyster roast, prepar-
ed for them. by the Masons OF Charles
ton.
Officers for 1911.
The following are the officers OF tne
grand lodge for 1911:
Grand Mastr-James R. Johnson
of Charleston.
Deputy Grand Master-George s.
Mower, of Newberry.
Senior Grand Warden-George L.
Bryan. of Greenville.
Junior Grand Warden-R. A. Coop
er, of Laurens.
Grand Treasurer-W. H. Prloleau'
of Charleston.
Grand Secretary-O. F. Hart OF CO.
lumbia.
Grand Chaplain-The Rev. W. r.
Smith, of Spartanburg.
The appointive officers named were
as follows: Senior grand deacons' D.
P. Duckett, of Anderson, and ). r.
Kinney, of Bennettsville.
Junior grand deacons-A. II. Scnaoe'
Of Greenville, and c. K. Chrietzoerg'
of Rock Hill.
Grand stewards-S. T. D. Lancaster,
of Pauline. and L. I. PARROT, OF Sum-
ter.
Grand narshal-John Kennerly' OF
Edgefeld.
Grand pursuivant-J. E. Cogswell,
of Charleston.
Grand Tiler-W. A. Wiakler, Of
Charleston.
District deputy grand masters
First, W. e. Mazyck; second, S. H.
Rodgers, Beaufort. third, Butler Ha-
good, Barnwell; fourth, W. A. Giles,
Grant willie; fifth, B. E. Nicholson,
Edgefeld; sixth, Kenneth Baker,
Greenwood; seventh, J. B. Douthlt,
Pendleton; eighth, o. R. Doyle, Glenn
son; ninth, A. S. Rowell, Piedmont;
tenth, W. B. Patton, Cross Anchor;
eleventh, Van Smith, NeWberry;
twelfth, E. C. Secrest, Lancaster;
thirteenth, Joseph Lindsay, Chester;
fourteenth, J. B. Wallace, Camden;
fifteenth, Ira S. Jones, Georgetown;
sixteenth, W. E. James, Darlington;
seventeenth, J. C. Sellers; eighteenth,
". L. Glaze, Orangeburg.
In Session All Night.
So heated was the discussion on the
proposed amendment relaxing the
rule as to physical qualification OF
candidates that the grand lodge was
in session practically all of Tuesday
night. About 1.30 o'clock yesterday
morning tha question was put to a vote
and the amendment was killed. Inc
matter was brought up again yester-
day in the form Of a resolution similar
to the one detected and providing Tor
discussion of the amendment again
next year. There seems to De