Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-12-20
MASONIC GRAND LODGE.
10th Communication Held In Char
lesion Last Week-Officers,

CnarleStOI, Dec. 10. The Most
Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient
Free Masons of South Carolina con-
vened yesterday at II Il. III. in its
li0th annual communication at the
Masonic Temple. The Grand Master,
II. A. Cooper, Of Laurens, read his
annual report, and the Grand Secre-
tary and Grand Treasurer submitted
their yearly statements.
A motion was passed that all Mas
ter Masons in good standing be ad-
mitted to seats in the Grand Lodge.
and all lodges under dispensation
were admitted to the privileges OF the
session. The address Of the Grand
Master was an exhaustive and illumi-
mating review OF the work Of the past
year.
An increase Of $4,000 in the Ma
sonic RELIEF fund since last year was
reported by the Masonic Home Fund
trustees. More than $4,000 was ex-
pended by the trustees during last
year for the benefit Of worthy Masons
and their widows and orphans in dis
tress. A continuance of the plan for
the administration Of the fund and a
renewal OF the usual preparation
was recommended by the trustees.
Dr. Frank E. Harrison, Of Abbeville,
was reelected to the board OF trus-
tees for a five-year term.
A beautiful tribute to the late
Grand Chaplain Of the Grand Lodge,
Rev. w. p. Smith, Of Spartanburg,
was read by Past Master G. II. Bryan,
on the part Of the memorial commit
tee. This memorial was ordered
printed in the proceedings of the
Grand Lodge.
New Officers.
Charleston, Dec. l4.-At 2 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon the 140th annual
communication of the Grand odge
Of tic Masous OF South Carolina, was
closed, after officers had been elected
and installed and much routine busi-
ness attended to. There was Only Il
slight change made in the list of Of
ficers. Officers follow:
Grand Master--R. A. Cooper. OF
Laurens.
Deputy Grand Master-W. ".
Wannamaker. Of Orangeburg.
Senior Grand Warden William
A. Giles, OF Graniteville.
Junior Grand Wardcll-S. n. Lam
ham, of Spartanburg.
Grand Treasurer-W. II. P:iCleau,
Of Charleston.
Grand Secretary-O. Frank Hart,
OF Columbia.
Grand Chaplain-Rev. w. T.. Thay~
er, of Sumter.
The Grand Master maGo NC follow
ing appointments:
Senior Grand Deacon. l.. Duck
EFT, of Anderson.
Junior Grand Deacon. c. Bis.
sell. of Charleston.
Grand Marshall. G. BlackwooG,
of Spartanburg.
Grand Pursuivant---C. A. Power,
OF Laurens.
Grand Tiler--W. A. Winklcr, Of
Charleston.
District Deputy Grand Masters.
1st-W. G. Mazyck, Charleston.
2d-P. NJ. Buckner, Walterboro.
3d--A. A. Lemon, Barnwell.
4th-W. w. Edgerton, Aiken.
5th-B. E. Nicholson, Edegefield.
Gth-Kenneth Baker. Greenwood.
7th--T. T.. Watkins, Anderson.
8th-R. ~. Hallum, Pickens.
9th-A S. Rowell, Piedmont.
10th-W. B. Patton, Gross Anchor.
11th-Van Smith, Newberry.
12th-M. II. Sandifer, Rock Hill.
13th-Jos. Lindsay, Chester.
1dth-J. B. Wallace, Camden.
15th-R. x. Wallace, Kingstree.
16th--T. e. Wannamaker, Cheraw.
17th-J. c. Sellers, Sellers.
1Sth--W. l.. Glaze, Orangeburg.
19th--H. II. Anderson, Tucapau.
20th-B. B. Bishop, Inman.
Senior Grand Warden w. A. Giles
made the following appointments:
Junior Deacons, n. L. Bennett. of
and r. b. Ficklng, of
Blackville.
The following appointments were
made by Junior Grand Warden S. y.
Grand Stewards, James II.
Fowles, Columbia, and n. b. Boland,
of Ware Shoals.