The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1913-04-11
MASONIC BODIES
ELECT OFFICERS


inent Masons of the State in attend
ance the annual meetings of the
Grand Chapter, Royal Arch Masons,
and Grand Council, Royal and Select
Masters; were held in Spartanburg
yesterday. The Grand Commandery,
Knights Templar, will meet today.
Sumter was chosen as next years
meeting place for three bodies.
The Grand Council met in the Ma
sonic temple, over True's store, at
8 o'clock, and concluded its deliber-
ations by noon. The attendance was
the largest in the history of the or
ganization. 1t was stated that since
the last previous meeting the num-
ber of subordinate councils and the
membership had almost doubled. A
number of important amendments to
the constitution were adopted and the
retiring officers all reelected, as fol-
lows:
John M. Graham, of Columbia,
grand master; w. A. Giles, of Gran
ityille, deputy grand master; Joseph
Lindsay, of Chester, grand principal
conductor of the work; c. Frank
Johnson, of Columbia, grand treas
urer;Ho. Frank Hart, of Columbia
grand recorder.
The Grand Chapter met in the af-
ternoon.' Reports of officers were re-
ceived and referred to committees.
AT o'clock the Amounted Order
Of High Priesthood, in which only
past high priests of chapters of the
Royal Arch Masons are eligible for
membership, met. and conferred the
degree of high priesthood upon the
following candidates:
Augustus Boyd Correll, Spartan
burg, Thomas Dozler Forbes, George
town; Benjamin F. Robertson, Glenn
son College; Elbert Watson Stone,
Union; Charles Kilgore Chritzberg,
Rock Hill; James Alpheus Galloway,
Mallory; John Darcy Kennedy
Charleston; Barlow Walsh, Sumter;
Wallace Munro Smith,, Greenville;
Brooks Swygert, Laurens; Morris
Samuel Polier, Aiken; and Jacob
Shontz Hartsell, Cheraw.
Officers of the Amounted Order of
High Priesthood were elected as fol-
lows: j. l.. Mitchie, Darlington, pres.
ident; Joseph Lindsay, Chester, vice
president; the Rev. w. P. Smith,
Spartanburg, chaplain; C. Frank
jackson, Columbia, treasurer; O..
Frank Hart, Columbia, recorder; Viii
liam E. Bantt, Charleston, master of
ceremonies; E. P. Miller, Benefits
vile, conductor; w. w. Wanamaker,
Qrangeburg, herald; S. T. Latham,
Spartanburg, steward; C. X. Chreitz-
berg, Rock Hill, sentinel.
The Grand Chapter met again last
night and elected officers for the com
1Rg year. c. Frank jackson. Of Col
umbia, was elected grand treasurer
for the fifty-sixth consecutive year.
He has held the office continuously
since 1858. The new officers are:
:. George S. Mower, Newberry, grand
high priest; George T. Bryan, Green
vile, deputy grand high priest; w. A.
Giles, Granitsville, right excellent
grand king; S. T. Lanham, Spartan
burg; grand scribe; the Rev. D. M.
Fulton, Darlington, chaplain; C.
Frank Jackson, Columbia, grand
treasurer; o. Frank Hart, Columbia,
grand secretary; E. P. Miller, Ben
'nettsville, grand captain of the host
r. S. Marks, Columbia, grand SEN
tinel.
The Templars will hold their an
nual convention today. In their
plumed chapeaux and handsome uni
forms the Sir Knights will parade
through the city, escorting the grand
officers. This will be the only public
ceremony of the meeting. The con-
vention will be terminated with a
banquet tonight. The Knights will
meet at 9:45 o'clock at the Masonic
temple, march to the Finch hotel and
escort Grand Commander George S.
Mower to the temple. The meeting
of the grand commandery will be
probably last through the day. The
banquet will be served at the Y. M.
c. A., by the ladies'auxiliary at 6 o.
clock. q
G.. Frank Jackson, of Columbia, so
years old, who has been for IS years
grand treasurer of the Grand Chap
ter, Royal,Arch Masons of South
Carolina, yesterday was elected to the
position for another term. So far as
lis KNOWN this is the record for con-
'tinous service in a Masonic office.