The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-08-15
MASONIC
GRAND
LODGE

Worshipful Grand Lodge of A. F. G.
A. M. of Missouri and Jurisdiction
held one of the most largely attended
sessions in its history in this city this
week. Nearly every lodge in the
jurisdiction was represented and the
Craft was never in better condition
than at the present time.
Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons.
The Grand Chapter Royal Arch Ma
sons had very profitable and pleas
ing session which was largely attend
ed. Almost excellent report was read
by Most Excellent Grand High Priest
George Broomfield of st. Louis, and
on motion of Companion John l.. Mi
nor the rules were suspended and all
officers were reelected by acclama-
tion.
On Tuesday the Grand United Com
mandery held it's session and after
the reading of the very interesting re-
port by the Rt. Eminent Grand Com
mander "A. d. Butler, of st. Joseph,
the various committees made their
report and showed the Commandery
in a flourishing condition. After a
most spirited election the following
officers were elected: Rt. Eminent
Grand Commander, Willis G. Mosely,
Kansas City; Deputy Grand Com
mander, P. c. Kincaid, Kansas City;
Grand Generalissimo, Joseph Sher-
wood, st. Paul, Mimi; Grand Captain
General, ]. w. Baird, st. Louis, Mo-;
Grand Prelate, H. r. Rome, St. Louis,
No.; Grand Treasurer, T. p. Maham-
mitt, Omaha, Neb.; Grand Secretary,
VIM Roberts, Hannibal, Mo.
Public exercises were held Tuesday
night at the Second Baptist church
in honor of the Colored Masons who
are holding,a a meeting of the Grand
Lodge of Missouri and Jurisdiction.
In the audience were a number of
white people, number Of them being
Masons and members of the local
chapter.
Hon. Nelson @. Crews, of Kansas
City, Grand Master of the Missouri
order, was master of ceremonies. He
is one of the most noted Negro ora
tors in the country and that night
seemed at his best, his wit and elo-
quence being of very high class.
The following program was rem
dered:
Song-Choir.
Invocation Rev. ]. G. Hayes,
Mexico.
Song-Choir.
Introduction of Grand Master, Mel
son C. Crews of Masons, as Master
of Ceremonies, Kansas City, Mo.
Welcome to City-Hon. Rolla K
Rothwell, Mayor of Moberly.
Response ]. E. Herriford
Kansas City, Mo.
Vocal Solo = VIM. Johnson, St
Louis.
Welcome for Churches-Rev. ]. G
Hayes, Mexico.
Response-Rev. w. H. Davis, st
Louis.
Vocal Solo-Miss Helen Harvey
Moberly.
Welcome for the Craft-Mr. VIM. e
Boone, Moberly.
Response-P. G. M. Prof. A. Ed. w
Levy, ST. Louis.
Song-Choir.
Welcome of Heroines of Jericho
Mrs. ]. A. Barton, Moberly.
Response-Rev. M. S. Bryant, Lib
erty, Mo.
Song-0hoir.
Benediction-Rev J. X. Ponder
Moberly, Mo.
About 400 delegates are attending
this meeting, some of them coming
from as far away as Arizona and
number being here from Kansas ant
Arkansas. Among the most promi
nent Of the visitors are the following
Nelson C. Crews, Kansas City, Gran'
Master; Lewis F. Payne, Glasgow
Grand Senior Warden; Frank J
Brown, St. Louis, Grand Junior Wal
den; Harry H. Walker, st. Joseph
Grand Treasurer; George w. X. Love
Kansas City, Grand Secretary; w
w. Fields, Cameron, Relief Secretary
E.J. Cooper, Mexico, Grand Lecturer
Rev. w. f. Bolts, Omaha, Neb., Gram
Chaplain; Robert A. James, st. Louis
member OF Relief Board; VIM. Il
Jones, St Joseph, member OF Relic
Board; A. L. Thomas, Jefferson CITY
Grand Senior Deacon; T. G. McCo,
Miami, Grand Junior Deacon; Georg
w. Dupee, jefferson City, Grand Sci
ior. Steward; George Hicks, Platti
burg, Mo-, Grand Junior Steward
Richard Fullbright, Kansas CIT!
Grand Marshal; Ernest Boone, Louis
lana, Mo-, Grand Sword Bearer; Jai
Bryant Liberty, Grand Standar
Bearer; VIM. H. Dawley, Jr., kansa
City, Grand Register; e. w. Perkins
Macon, Grand Messenger; l. II. Bra
bury, st. Louis, Grand Reporter; ~
ward w. Levy, st. Louis, Grand Aud
tor; Crittenden G. Clark, st. Loui
Grand Attorney; VIM. Roberts, Hal
nibal, Assistant Secretary OF heliei
P. ]. Sanderson, Jefferson City, Gran
Tyler; james A. Lee, Past Gran
Master; r. T. Coles, Kansas Cit
chairman committee Foreign Core
pondence.
On Wednesday morning at
o'clock the Grand Master called II