Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-11
], 4. HARRISON "a a
AGAIN HEADS
NEGRO MASONS
Contest Was Spirited, and
Count Not Completed I'm
til Early Today.
(Ry W. B. Cloman.)


reelected most wcrshipful grand
master of the Masonic grand lodge,
negroes, jurisdiction Of Arkansas. ac-
cCrding to the count of the ballots
cast last night, the count being COM
pleted early this morning. Election
of other officers will be had today.
The third days session of the forty
fourth annual communication Of the
most Worshipful grand lodge F.. & "A.
NJ, convened at their grand temple,
al $50 O'Clock a. m.
Vhe formal methods of opening, the
grand lodge were proceeded with. aft
or which the grand master ordered
the reading of the minutes of ycster
days session. The grand recorder
read the minutes, and after some
soodly numbers of corrections were
made, the minutes were adopted.
A new grand department was Gre
ated this morning known as the
burial board, with secre ary-treas-
urer at it's head
The laws governing this department
as given by the committe, created eX-
pressions of many different opinions,
but the recommendations of the COM
mittee, as 9, rule, were adopted.
Afternoon Session.
AT $50 o'clock. Grand Master Har-
rison called the grand lodge from re-
freshments to labor, and entered i'm
mediately upon the business OF the
| afternoon. Bro. J. w. McCrary, man
| ager of the Arkansas Masonic Moni-
tor, made his report, which was
| adopted.
| The trustees, through Bro. J. II.
| Hunt, their secretary, concluded their
report, which showed that they had
| collected this year $4,000, disbursed
| $4,000. and have balanace on hand
of $780,
Much of the time of the afternoon
was used in the report of the COM
mittee on returns. At $50 p. m., the
| grand lodge was called from labor to
!! refreshments.
The Night Session.
At $50 o'clock, the grand lodge
resumed lis labors, and the commit
| tee on returns concluded its report,
| which was adopted.
The grand master required each
| officer handling monies of the grand
lodge to report the amount collected
| this year as we'll as the amount dis
bursed, and the amount on hand. He
| asked the WOrshipful masters to make
| note of these collections, disburse-
| ments and balances, that they might
| 'intelligently report conditions when
! returning home. This method Of
business gave the representatives of
| 'he grand lodge great satisfaction
Hon 70 ~
| grand lodge, made a report telling of
the legal condition of the most wor-
| shipful grand lodges property
| This new order of the most progress
i've grand masters in Arkansas gave
the brethren another gratifying treat
This report was read by Brother |. T.
| Gillian upon request of Attorney
Jones, who was somewhat ill., Dur
ing the past year, the grandmother
appointed Attorney Jones the grand
attorney for the grand lodge Of Ar
| kansas, the wise action of the grand
master being approved by the broth
| Tcn and ratified by the craft
The election of grand lodge officers
| was the next order of business. j. f.
Harrison was reelected on the first
| ballot, over George H. Moore. This
| is the seventh consecutive time Prof.
Harrison has been elected to this high
office, and he is now beginning his
seventh year Of service in that office
After the result of this ballot was
| announced, the grand lodge was call
cd from labor until this morning at
| $50 o'clock.
The Financial Statement.
Inc total amount raised from all
departments this year, was reported
as follows:
| From NJ. B. A. department $50, 1858
From Charity department 2,3O0.7S
/ From grand lodge department 2,2O5.O4
| From Sec. Temple dept 6,57232
From Temple managers - 5000
From Printing dept. --- 100000
| The amount of balance on hand
| from all departments for this year is
| reported as follows:
| NJ. B. A. dept. ------$ S36.O3
Grand lodge dept. --------- 2,237.37
! Charity dept. ---1 ,3S3.S7
trustee dept -------- 1,C04 so
Printing dept. ------- 1900
The Financial Reports.
e'rand Secretary William Bobo re-
ported grand dues collected this Ma
sonlc year as aggrcgating $4,000.
The Commits on the charity boar7
reported and its doings for the year
were adopted. Their receipts and dis
oursements are as follows: Receipts
'-Sl,O90,31 brought forward; collect
ed, sl.21o.47; balance, $2,3O0.7S; paid
out, S9l7.21; balance, $1.3S327.
Bro. j. S. House, secretary endow-
ment beard, reported for that board
ana the report was adopted. Receipts,
S3c,6G91S: disbursement 0,469.65;
balance. s2S103.
Annual statement from Aug. 2, 1915.
TO Aug. ., 1916: Receipts-Balance
on hand. S65.74: collections first quar-
ter, S6,605.0S; collections second quar-
ter, S10,004.69: collections third quar-
ter, S6,442.71: collections fourth quar-
ter. S1,6S2.46: total collections, $50
750.6S, Disbursements quarter,
S6.6o6.37: second quarter. $9,9S1.26;
third quarter, s6,3Ss.69; fourth quar-
ter, S7,493.13. Total disbursements,
$50 400 .6S. S. T, Bovd secretarv-