The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-22
SELECTED OVER STRONG FIGHTS
MADE BY SEVERAL 9TH
Err CITIES.
.JN0. S. BROOKS, GRAND MASTER
Shriners' Parade And Banquet Takes
Place Friday-Attend-
ance Large.

anCe Large
Gulfport, Miss, Feb. 22.-Hatties-
burg secured the next session of the
Grand Lodge of Masons The vote
was taken this morning.
Jackson, Natchez and Vicksburg rep
resentatives were active in their ef-
forts TO secure the meeting for their
cities.
jackson made an especially strong
fight for the meeting, claiming to have
legitimate claims Of it's own aside from
the friendly wire pulling which is the
only sign of politics at the Grand
Lodge session. For three years the
state capital has been doing it's best
TO land the Grand Lodge and its dele
gates urged this as the fairest reason
in the world why they should have the
1912 meeting
officers Elected.
Officers have been elected as fol-
lows:
John S. Brooks, Lula, Miss, grand
master.
Jno. R. williams, Indianola, Miss.
senior grand warden.
B.V. White, Meridian, Miss, re-
elected grand treasurer.
Frederick Sheed, vicksburg, Miss,
reelected grand secretary.
Julius Yaretsky, Shuqualak, Miss,
reelected grand tyler.
Balloting for junior grand warden
continued at noon, with R. A. Carson,
of Columbus, leading.
Gulfport. Miss, Feb. 22.-Masons
from every part of Mississippi met
here yesterday and greeted each
other at the opening of the Grand
Council of the state, which went into
session Tuesday morning to remain
in session through the week. The
streets are crowded with them, so
are the hotels and the boarding hous-
es, while the scene around the Great
Southern, the Masonic headquarters,
is one OF color and genial goodfellow-
ship.
WhiIe the delegates commenced to
:auTve as early as Sunday afternoon,
the majority of them did not reach
the city until Tuesday night, This
was due to the fact that Tuesday was
given over entirely to committee meet
ings and the business organization
which brought the officers of the va
rious lodges together,
After addresses of welcome and a
musical program, Grand Master Wal
ter NJ Conner of Hattiesburg, thanked
+" the city Of Gulfport and the Gulfport
Masons for convention setting which
he said it has seldom been his pleasure
to have seen equalled. He reviewed
some of the achievements of Masonry
spoke of the good that had always
come as the result of the meetings OF
the grand lodge and hoped that the
Masons present would be able to en-
Joy again the hospitality of Gulfport
The remaining sessions will be en-
Rirely business, though the days viii
be SO divided that there will be plenty
of opportunity for the guests to en-
Joy the entertainment program which
has been prepared by Gulfport. Mucf
interest is being taken in the Shrin
, ers' parade Friday afternoon and the
banquet in the evening. The Shrin
4ers are the "cut-ups" of Masonry anC
they promise to make this session o
the grand lodge set up and take no
tice" before they are through.
Among the prominent early arrivals
are Grand Master Walter Conner. o
Hattiesburg: Deputy Grand Maste
Robert A. Carson, Grand Treasure
Benjamin V. White, Meridian; Gran,
Secretary Frederick Speed of Vicks
burg; Grand Lecturer Allen M. Hicks
James c. Fit,h Natchez; Geo. A
Thomasson, Monticello; Oliver L. Mo
Kay. Meridian: John S. Brooks, Rot
insonville: C. F. Emory, Canton; Ed
win j. Martin, Meridian; Wiley F
Clifton, Aberdeen, and number Q
other officers and men high in the OF
der. 4 u