The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-03-07
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Harmonious Biennial Session Of LOS.
isiana Grand Lodge-New OFF,
GERS Elected and InstaIIed-Ads
dresses by Supreme Lodge OF.
| ficers and Closing Banquet.
The Louisiana Grand Lodge.
Knights of Honor, held its thirtieth
regular and third biennial session
at New Orleans ON Wednesday, Feb.
4. the date having been set forward
from the second Monday of March
in order to have the benefit of the
presence of the members of the
executive committee Of the supreme
lodge, who had arranged to meet in
the southern metropolis on the 4th,
9Th and 9th of February.
Thirty-two of the states SUBJ
ordinate lodges We're represented
and all the grand lodge officers We're
present except one-Grand Trustee
Felix Alexander of New Orleans.
who was kept away by illness. The
reports of Grand Dictator P. H. Gil.
bert and Grand Reporter and Treas.
urer Henry Walters showed the af"
fairs of the order in Louisiana to
be in good condition: and the action
of the last session OF the Supreme
Lodge, as set forth il the report OF
Supreme Representatives Max Levy
and DR.. d. Bornio, met with the in
dorsement OF the grand lodge. All
the business requiring consideration
was disposed OF with expedition, in.
Guiding the election of the follow"
ing corps OF officers fer the ensuing
two-year term: Sitting past grand
dictator, P. H. Gilbert, Omega Lodge
No. 324S, Napoleonville; grand dicta.
tor. G. N. Maxent, Eureka Lodge
No. 1924, New Orleans: vice grand
dictator, H. N. Saal. Amite City
Lodge No. 2791, Amite City: assist
ant grand dictator, George j. Mar"
tin, Columbia Lodge No. 2546. New
Orleans; grand yeporter-treasurers
Henry Walters, St. Martin Lodge
No. 1928. st. Martinville; grand chap
lain, Mrs. Mary P. Mangin, Ham
mond Lodge No. 4433. Hammond;
grand guide. W. A. sandoz, Opelou"
sas Lodge No. S497, Opelousas;
grand guardian. J. J. Fuller, Union
vile Lodge No. 41S9, Dubach; grand
sentinel, j. T. Gates, Golden Rule
Lodge No. 1866, Bogalusa; grand
trustees, r. J. Barnes, Eagle Lodge
No. 2519; J. H. Black, Jr., Eureka
Lodge No. 2524, and Felix Alexander.
Excelsior Lodge No. 1926, all of New
Orleans; supreme representatives, F.
L Mo
D. Bornio, New Orleans: alternates,
James Simon, st. Martinyille, and
Sol, K1otz, NapoleonVille.
The offieess-elact were Installed
u eng
sisted by Past Supreme Dictator L.
E. Bentley, Supreme Vice Dictator
Steve r. Johnston and Supreme As
sistant Dictator r. W. Finley. Two
proposed amendments of the grand
lodge constitution were introduced
and laid over for action at the next
regular session. Several persons
were created past dictator for mer-
itorious services to the order. SUI
preme Guardian w. j. Bosworth,
acting as spokesman fol Photograph.
er Aohille J. B. Simon, a jealous
New Orleans Knight of Honor, pre-
sented to the grand lodge a large
group photograph of it's prominent
members and the members Of
the executive committee in 8
handsome frame, and the gift
was received with a vote of thanks
to the donor. Supreme Dictator
Wood, on bdhalf of the grand lodge.
presented a gold past grand dictator's
jewel to outgoing Grand Dictator P.
H. Gilbert. At the conclusion OK
it's session the Grand Lodge ado
journed to meet in New Orleans ON
the second Monday in March, 1916.
An open meeting for Knights OF
Honor was held at night, and ad.
dresses were made by Supreme Re.
porter and Treasurer F. B. Sliger OF
st. Louis, Mo-; Past Supreme Dicta-
tor j. C. Sheppard OF Edgefield, S.
c.; Supreme Assistant Dictator r.
w. Finley of Austin, Texas; Supreme
Vice Dictator Steve r. Johnston OF
Atlanta, Ca, and Past Supreme Die.
tator L. E. Bentley Of Louisiana, all
of which were listened to with great
interest by a numerous assemblage-
An njoyableabanquet followed at the
Victoria Hotel, at which Grand Die
tator Geo. N. Maxens presided and
Supreme Dictator Wood was the on
ly speaker, his remarks eliciting
hearty applause and approval.
Grand Dictator G. N. Maxent an"
nounces the following standing COM
mittees: Law and superVision-Past
Grand Dictator Sol. Klotz, Omega
No. 3248; F. F. Woolfley, Reliance
No. 1918; S. F. Hale, Iberia No. 1856.
Committee ON finance-Saul Karger,
Columbia No. 2546; J. F. Muller.
Minerva No. 1926; B J. Goodman,
Highland City No. 1862.
Donaldsonville Lodge No. 1883 was
represented at the grand lodge meet.
ing by Past Dictator John Schaff.
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