The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-07-08

1t was also discovered that all the
Grand Lodge jewels had been mis-.
placed and the Grand Secretary was
instructed to procure some new ones.
A little leisure is a good thing some.
times. 1t enables persons to look
around with greater perspicacity and
take note of details. 1t might be a
good plan to make the leisure hour
a feature of each annual communica.
ton.
The committee finally reported and
after a short time the annual address
of the Grand Master washeard. 1t
was fully up to the standard, although
more brief than usual. The work of
three years was summed up and graf
itude was expressed for the support of
the brethren in assisting in the same.
Under Neurology the loss of Brother
Sonny Vaughn, Brother Robert Fitz-
gerald and Brother Thomas A. Jordan
was lamented. Each of these breth-
rem had been an earnest worker for
many years and was a distinguished
figure in the work of the Grand Lodge.
DiOShCl ANObCll AlASCldlu was lOI d
Past Master, but was superintendent
of the Masonic Home at the time of
his death and had rendered signal ser.
vice in that capacity. Brother Thos.
A. Jordan was a pillar of Masonic
strength in the city of st. Louis and
had been three times elected to grand
office.
The Grand Master also announced
that subordinate lodges had beer very
active during tue year in acquiring
property and that the estimated value
of the same now amounted to over
three hundred thousand dollars. 1t is
worthy of note that during many years
there was present at each session OF
the Grand Lodge a subordinate mem,
Der, Brother Tom Williams, father OF
Past Grand Master Chas. G. Williams
Uncle Tom, as he was and is affec'
tionately called, always took a deer
interest and sometimes a considerable
part in the affairs OF the Grand Lodge
He had attended so long and regular
ly that most of the brethren thought
he was a regular member of the Crane
Lodge and often it appeared that he
too, thought so.
He freely participated in the discus
! sions and made himself heard upoI
questions of moment, all the while dc
ing no harm, but really a great dea
of good through his good common
sense and his honest, homespun nc
tions. Uncle Tom is n of our bes
examples of thrift and business sue
cess, being the the owner of larg,
farming interests. He is also n o
the best examples of fair masonic zeal
having devoted many years to loya
service in the ranks without aspirin
so much as to be master of a lodge.
The hour finally arrived for tn
election of Grand Officers and Brothe
Nelson c. Crews, Deputy Grand Mas
ter, was the unanimous choice TO
Grand Master.
During his three years as Deputy h
had manifested rare talent as a pre-
siding officer and this added to hi
other natural qualities made him fiji
ted for the place far beyond the e1
pectations of his most ardent friends
He took hold of affairs with such Wis
orous interest and devoted himsel
with such commendable assiduity a
to make his three years of service
revelation of power and ~capability.
: He at once set to work to finish u
: the work begun by his ~predecesso
and to give stronger tone to the benz
ficiarv denartmenfs of the order II
= took a broad vision of all Masonic II
~terests and it was not long before h
had won the hearts and the confidenC
OF the entire membership of the juri
a. dicfion