The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-12
INSTALL OFFICERS
OF GRAND LODGE
North Carolina Masons End An
nual Session at
Raleigh.
NEW CHARTERS BY STATE
Failing Off in Number of New
Corporations for 1911, as
Compared With 1910.
NEW CHARTERS BY STATE
Especial to The Tlmes-Dispa.ch.

tSpeCidl TO ne 1lmes-DlSDatCn.l
Raleigh, n. c.. January 1.-THE
North Carolina Grand Lodge of Masons
had busy session to-day rounding UP
the work of the 1912 session. the in
stallatIon of the new officers being the
principa! feature. The officers are: ".
B. McKoy. grand master: F. NJ Win
chester. deputy grand master; j. T.
Alderman. senior grand warden; F. p.
Hobgood, Jr.. Junior grand warden;
Leo .. Heartt, grand treasurer; John
G. Drewry, grand secretary. Appointive
officers: Rev. C e. SIadray. grand chap
lain; r. +. Edwards. grand lecturer;
4 B. Andrews, Jr, senior grand
deacon Claude l. Pridgen, junior
grand deacon; George S. Noriiee,.
grand marshal: Henry \. Grady, grand
sword bearer; james C. Braswell.
grand pursuivant; Charles n. Seller
and X c. Cantwell. grand stewards:
X. I. Gowan. grand auditor: Marshall
Deiuncey Haywood grand historian.
State Superintendent of Public In
struction j. Y. Joyner and Superin-
tendent of Public High Schools y. W.
walker have gone to Grcenville, where
they will attend the sessions of the
Southeastern District Conferences of
the High School Principals and the
County Superntendents OF Public
Schools in session there.
Captain 4. ]. Doughcrty, United
States Army. detailed for special work
with the North Carolina National
Guard. has gone to Asheville, Hickory,
and Statesvillc, for conferences with
the military officers of each place for
The Improvement of the service He
goes 10 give special instructions in
military schools OF instruction.
a charter was issued to-day for
The Farmers Cooperative Exchange
Company, Lexington, capital 100000
authorized and $4,000 subscribed by
f. r. Proctor and others OF Lexington,
Townsville and High Point sections.
there being nifty or moro incorpora-
tors. The North Pole Ice Cream
Freezer Company, of Charlotte. also
was Incorporated with $4,000 capital
authorized and $1,000 subscribed by C.
T. Hudson, .. w Williams and others
The Abbott Motor Charlotte Company,
Charlotte, has changed It's name to The
American Motor Car Company, Julian L.
Lummas being president.
During the year ending December
81, there were issued in this State only
316 charters FOR nav corporations.
year previous. 1t is believed by many
that the increasing regulations. with
the national tax and multiplicity OF
reports imposed on the corporations. is
having the effect OF checking the
tendency toward Incorporation as
departure from the old practice OF In
dividual and copartnership relations.
Candidates In Accord.
Governor Kitchin issued a statement
to-day 10 the effect that lie and SEN
ator Simmons have agreed upon the
question of having the State Demo-
cratic Executive Committee call and
regulate the United States senatorial
primary which is to be held in the
fall.
Chief Justice Walter Clark and Ex-
Governor Charles b. Aycock favor tho
primary, but advocate leaving the mat
ter with the State convention. Gov
ernor kttchin says he will join with
DINER candidates in keeping expenses
to the minimum