The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1915-09-03

The Twenty Sixth Annual Session.
OF the Grand Castle OF the Knights OF
Golden Eagle OF Kentucky met accord
Ing TO arrangements at the last SEES
sion held at Webbville. Kentucky one
year ago. At Van Lear, Kentucky on
August gath there were a great many
past chiefs present and we conferred
the past chiefs degree on FIVE of Big
Sandy's Castle members who were en-
titled 20 the honors. Brother Jno, Man
ming the Grand Chief was in the chair
and called the Castle to order NJ one
O'Clock y. m. and got To business. Az
ter hearing the report OF the different
committees the Installation OF the Of
ficers was found TO be in order and up
on role call IL was found that the
Grand Vice Chief that was elected last
December was absent and so was the
FIRST Guardsman and Grand Sunher-
aid. and as our Constitution and By
Laws provide that we fill the Hacan-
ces from the floor we proceed TO elect
them. SO the officers OF the Grand Cas-
tie are AS, follows
Grand Chief Charles Hicks, Ash
land, Ky.
Grand Vice Chief II. Green Hicks,
Olive HIN, Ky.
Grand High Priest-Clayton Nc
CURE, Ashland, Ky.
Grand Master OF Records John G..
Riley, Grayson, Ky.
Grand Sunherald--J. NJ. McCarty,
Grayson. Ky.
Grand First Gardsman--Jesse Ly-
ons. Ashland, KY
Grand Second Guardsman--James
Kitchen, olive Hin. Ky.
Grand Trustee-Thuston \. Daw-
son. Ashland, Ky.
The officers to be installed for the
next session and to be voted for at the
last meeting in December were then
nominated.
II. Green Hicks, of Olive HILL KY,
for Grand Chief
Alex Simpson. OF Ashland. KY, for
Grand Vice Chief.
John q. Riley. of Grayson. KY, for
Grand Master of Records.
Allen Drole OF Maysville, KY was
nominated for those offices without
opposition The remainder of the OF
fcers has all the way from two TO
four candidates You see we viii have
few races.
The business being completed the
Grand Castle adjourned to meet next
session. II being the 27th Annual Ses-
sion the Fourth Tuesday in August
1916 In Ashland, KY. at ten O'Clock a.
m.
Then the subordinate castle, Big
sandy Castle No. rs opened up in the
Pilgrims degree and they having pre-
yiously balloted on and elected n can
didate the Grand Castle offices occu-
pied the chairs and conferred the pill
grims degree. We then took recess
and a bountiful table was spread that
had been prepared by the good wives
and daughters of the members of the
Bir sandy No. rs Of Van Lear and we
we're cordially invited to partake of
the same; and Brothers allow me to
say right here that had 1t not been for
Brother T. n. Dawson of Park city
Castle, Girls, Cleme OF commonwealth
II. Green Hicks, OF Olive Hill ana
Charles Hicks the present Grand
Chief there is not the least doubt but
what New Hopep Castle and Char
terry Castle would he subject TO the
responsibility of nursing two OF them
members through a serious sick spell
caused by acute indigestion.
But after we had all Toasted boun-
ifully on the ice cream, lemonade,
cake and other refreshments furnished
by the Sir knights of Big Sandy cas-
tie and their ladies we opened up Big
sandy Castle in the second or knights
degree and conferred the same on one
candidate we then spent a few min
utes in few brief addresses for the
good OF the order the principle being
delivered by the Grand X. OF Callen
ID. Cole of Park City No, 40. We then
Joined the castle in regular order ana
retired to our homes that the good
people OF Van Lear had prepared FOR
us by throwing upon their doors ana
SAYING Brothers come in.
And let me add right here have at
tended | believe about fifteen sessions
of the Grand Castle OF Kentucky and
In different places, but never In the
history Of the order was we made more
welcome than we was by the local.
members OF Big Sandf Castle, and l
am requested by the Brothers OF the
Grand Castle to express our sincere
thanks for the noble and curteous
manner in which we were entertained
and also the Van Lear officials nobly
showed the members OF the Grand
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