The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-11
DELEGATES REACHED CITY
YESTERDAY ON THE MID
DAY TRAIN
P L E. A S ANT TRIP
The Elections and Appointment
of Officers For the Ensuing
Year.

Local delegates and visitors to the
one hundred and thirty-eight annual
communication of the Most Worship
ful Grand Lodge of Ancient Free Ma
sons OF the, district of South Carolina
which was held in Charleston on
Tuesday and Wednesday of this week,
returned to Anderson yesterday on
the midday train.
Inc delegates reported most pleas
ant and profitable stay in the City by
the Sea. The only matter of general
interest transpiring at the meeting
was the decision of the Grand Lodge
to leave on for the present the build
| Ing OF the Masonic Home. For several
years. as generally known, the Ma
sons have been accommodating a fund
for the erection of a Masonic Home in
some county OF Soth Carolina. The
fund now amounts to over $4,000.
The officers Of the Grand Lodge, all
| OF whom were serving, were re-elect-
ed and Installed in accordance with
the ritual OF the order. Gand Master
| George IT. Bryan, OF Greenville, an
nounced his appointments of incum-
bents to the offices which are required
to be filed by that method.
Gold Watch for Mr., Mower.
Past Grand Master George S. Now
er Wednesday received a handsome
gold watch as a token from the Grand
Lodge OF appreciation for his service
to the order. The presentation was
made by Deputy Grand Master r. A..
Cooper of Laurens.
Reports Of numerous committeees
were received during Wednesdays
| session. 1t was stated that many of
the reports covered matters of much
m M o N 70 hn "a
Probably the public interest con-
nected with the meeting was more
| concerned with the action taken We'd
nesday night when the Grand Lodge
! decided that a Masonic home would
not be built for the present, but that
| all funds, above the nucleus oi $780,
600, which may be received for the
home will be devoted to caring for the
| INDECENT Masons and the widows of
| Masons. The interest from the $780,
900 Will be used IN this manner.
The officers of the Grand Lodge in
stalled Wednesday were as follows:
| Grand Master, George T. Bryan, of
GreenvilIe: Deputy Grand Master. r.
A. Cooper. Of Laurens; Senior Grand
Warden. w. w. liWannamaker, of
Orangeburg; Junior Grand Warden.
w. A. Gyles, OF ,Greenyille; Grand
Treasurer, w. II. Prioleau, of Charles
to.:; Grand Secretary. @. F.. Hart, of
Columbia, and Grand Chaplain, the
Rev. w. p. Smith, of Spaitanburg.
Appointfye Officers.
The appointive officers were an
nounced as foll5#s. Senior Grand
Deacons, J. P. Duckett, of Anderson !:
and c. c. Bissell of Charleston !;
Grand Marshal. Tew. Dantzler OF 81.
Matthews; Grand Pursiuvant, M. v.
Miller, OF Charleston; Graufd Tiler,
M. A. Win&ler OF Charleston; Junior
Graund Deacons, @. X. Chreitzberg, of
Rock Hill, and A. j. Thackston OF
Orangeburg; Grand Stewards. NJ l..
Bennett, of SpartanEurg, and r. B.
Ffckling, of Blackville.
| The district Deputy Grand Masters
or each Of the twenty districts were: :
w. g. Mazyck, OF Charleston, first; w.
NJ. Steinmeyer. OF Beaufort; A. A.
Lemon OF Barnweil: w. w. Edgerton.
of Aiken; B. E.. Nicholson, of Edge
field; w. X. Baker. OF Greenviiie:
T. Frank Watkins ofS Anderson; E.
Earle, OF TownvilIe: A. S. Rowell, OF
Cross Anchor; v. Smith, OF Whitmfre !;
NJ. Fl. Sandifer, of Rock Hill; J. Lind
sey. OF Chester; j. p. Wallace Of Cam
den; Il. C. Hasleden OF Georgetown:
| T. e. Wannamaker. of Cheraw; J.. C.
Sellers. OF Sellers William l.. Glaze,
Tucapau; B. B. BisirSp, OF Inman.
Wednesday night BUST Chapter NO.
], ose Croix. exempIified the fifteenth
degree OF the Scottish Rite at the Ma
seonfc Temple Grand Master Bryan
and other Grand Lodge officers were
present.