The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-08-15
MR.. THOMPSON
REMEMBERED
GRAND LODGE MGSONS DONATES FOR
HIS VACATION.
Grand Master Henry Reelected for
Fourteenth Time-Most of Old Of
ficers Reelected - Order of
Eastern Star Joins Grand
Lodge in Honoring Grand
Secretary Thompson
A Silver Set.

Special to the Globe.
Jackson, Tenn, August S-The
forty-third annual session of the Ma
sonic Grand Lodge closed here today
with the installation of the newly
elected officers and big banquet in
their honor. The session as a whole
is considered to have been the best
in the history of the Order. The
Grand Lodge went on record as appre-
ciating the services of faithful of
ficers when a beautiful silver set was
presented Prof. w. S. Thompson and
a donation of 5000 made for him
to take an extended vacation.
The following were appointed to
represent Foreign Grand bodies:
Alabama by w. B. Ward, of Nash
vile; Arkansas, E. W. Moseley, Of
Jackson; Colorado, Chas. Wilson, Mem
phis; California, A. M. Townsend,
Nashville; Connecticut, E. T. Brown,
Nashville; District of Columbia, C. A.
Kelley, GAINESVILLE; Delaware, L. NJ.
Ballard, Memphis; Florida, J. H. Kel.
ly, Columbia; Georgia, G. R. Wash
ington, Chattanooga; Iowa, G. G..
Hardin, Murfreesboro Illinois, R. H.
Koen, Memphis; Indiana, T. B. Har-
diman, Nashville; Kentucky, w. T.
Washington, Nashville; Kansas, Pres
ton Taylor, Nashville; Louisiana, j.
A. Henry, Chattanooga; Maryland, w.
S. Thompson, Nashville; Massachu-
sets, j. Allison, Memphis; Michigan,
j. A. Henry, Chattanooga Missouri,
]. A. Henry, Chattanooga; Minneso.
ia, w. o. Smith, Knoxville; Missis-
sippi, G. o. Hunter, Columbia; New
Jersey, G. w. Weaver, Chattanooga;
New York, S. M. Strayhorn, Martin;
North Carolina, j. H. Kelly, Column
bia; Ohio, H. G.. Swain, Mckenzie;
Ontario, w. M. Reid, Moscow; Okla
homa, L. H. Rogan, Nashville; Penn
sylvania, R. F. Thompson, Dickson;
Rhode Island, T. w. Williams, Mem
phis; South Carolina, w. S. Thomp
son, Nashville; Texas, R. B. Polk
Saddlersville; Virginia, c. H. Sim
mons, Chattanooga; Washington, R.
Fields; West Virginia, ]. Alcorn
Collierville.
This shows that Grand Maste
Henry has not been idle nor negligen
in seeking to bring Tennessee int
close relation with other Grap,
Lodges in the United States, and evel
in Canada.
The election of officers is perhap
the most interesting feature of tn
Grand Lodge. However, amidst int
ligent minds, cool heads and warn
hearts the same went off in a mos
complimentary manner and resulte
as follows: Grand Master, Prof
A. Henry, Chattanooga Deputy Gran
, Master, Rev. S. M. Strayhorn, Ma
tin; Senior Grand Warden, Rev. 7
: P. Haraldson, Jackson; Jnior Gran
Warden, L. M. Ballard, Memphis
Grand Treasurer, w. T. Hightowe
= Nashville; Grand Secretary, Prof. v
S. Thompson, Nashville.
Treasurer, DR.. A. M. Townsent
: Nashville; Secretary, Prof. ]. H. Ke
: ly, Columbia The G. NJ, ]. G.. W
e G. Treasurer, Grand Secretary, ais
/ Secretary and Treasurer of the e
dowment Department were unanimou
ly elected.
Prof w. s. Thompson Presented 81
yer Set.
On Thursday morning the beautifI
silver set which the Grand Lodge ha
purchased for Grand Secretary Pre-
w. S. Thompson, in token of the
appreciation of his twenty-five co
secutive years of faithful service
/ the fraternity, wSs turned into h
and Mrs. Thompson's care.
p The Grand Officers of the Easter
: Star were present. Grand Roy
: Patron, ]. II. Adams, of Nashvill
y was introduced and made an able a
- dress, showing forth the beginnin
= the progress and the present standil
:, of the Order He also spoke Of Il
y Widows and Orphans Home, its il
a provement and necessity, and he q
" sured the brethren that the siste
:, would be with them for the good
Is the Home.
The following were introduced al
= spoke: Mrs. A. c. LaPrade, G. w.
,s Chattanooga; Miss Mamie e. Pt
N kins, Associate G. w. Conduct
r Nashville Mrs A. r. Jenkins,
n sistant G. w. NJ, Jellico. Respon
a. on behalf of the Grand Lodge W
30 -, made by Rev. A. N. Stevens. He e
phasized the Importance of good lea
ers and the necessity of our folio
e ing them.
D. ]. Hodges, Senior Grand Pa
Master, was introduced and spo
fe very complimentary of the womel
d, work.
al Rev. E. w. Moseley was then ma
j. master of ceremonies, and In a We
mastery and eloquent way deliver
of the Presentation Address. Grand S
go rotary Thompson with his usl
NJ calm and sedate expression show
er his appreciation for this beauti
hs silver set. Mrs. Thompson made
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