The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1916-10-20
JAMES N. SAUNDERS
is CHOSEN NEW GRAND MAS.
TER OF KENTUCKY MASONS
Supreme Office In Great Order Con-
frered Upon Stanford Man by
Grand Lodge This Week.

Lincoln lodge No. 60, Free and Ac-
copied Masons, of Stanford, was at
Louisville this week, elevated to the
eminent position of Grand Master of
Kentucky Masons, the supreme hon.
or in the great and noble fraternity
of Missionary that can be conferred
upon a member of the order. That he
will in every way measure up to the
Hottest traditions of the rank, and
the highest standard ever set by any
officer of this ancient and honorable
order, his brothers of Lincoln lodge,
and the people among whom he lives
and moves daily, know to be well as
sured and without shadow of doubt.
Lincoln lodge, Stanford and Lincoln
county feel it an honor to them as
well as to their brother and fellow
citizen that the Masons of Kentucky
should have selected this man, out OF
the thousands of members of this or
der, to sit in the most exalted chair
in the Grand Lodge. The honor is
well and worthy bestowed, and gavel
of the Grand Master will be faithful
Iy and fair and impartially WELD
ed in the hands of this man at all
times and upon all conditions.
The election of Mr.. Saunders came
in the usual rotation of officials of
the Grand Lodge, he having served
as Deputy Grand Master during the
past year. AS many as possible OF
the local Masons who could go, at
tended the Grand Lodge this year for
they felt personal interest In the
elevation of their brother member
to the high post he now fills. All
testify to the beauty and solemnlty
of the occasion. Those who heard the
speech of acceptance of the new
Grand Master, say that he fairly out
did himself in eloquence and fervor.
1t is customary upon such a momen-
tous occasion for the home lodge of
the newly elected Grand Master TO
be first to present him with a floral
tribute upon his ascension to the
orders highest chair. This was done
on behalf of the Lincoln lodge No.
60 by Joseph Hopper, of this city,
now attending the Presbyterian The
illogical Seminary at Louisville.
Young Hopper's address to the
Grand Lodge and the new Grand
Master in making this presentation,
is said to have been a gem in every
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attention of the entire membership
of the Grand Lodge. Then followed
Grand Master Saunders's short
speech in response, which is said to
have been equally as beautiful IN
tenor and language. And so impress
ed was the membership of the Grand
Lodge by these three speeches, that
it was moved and carried, though al
most unprecedented in the history OF
the Grand Lodge, that these three
speeches be written out and lncorpo-
rated in the official proceedings OF
the Grand Lodge sessions of 1916.
Other Masons of Lincoln county
who have long taken an active part
in Grand Lodge proceedings were
honored at the session, DR.. L. w.
Pennington, of Stanford being ap-
pointed Grand Senior Deacon and
Stanley P Stephenson, of Huston
vile. Grand Pursuivant. The entire
list of appointive Grand officers as
named by Grand Master Saunders is
as follows:
Appointive Grand Officers
Grand Chaplin-Stephen B. Lam
der. No. 81, of Bloomfield.
Grand Senior Extraordinarily
W. Pennington, Lincoln, No. 60.
Grand Junior Deacon-Luther
Johnson, Buckhorn, No. 796, of
Buckhorn, Perry county.
Grand Marshal-James R. Rod
gers Hope, No. 246, of Barbour
vile.
Grand Sword Bearer-Aaron A.
Sharp, of Daniel Boone, No. asa of
Red House.
Grand Pursuivant-S Stanley P.
Stephenson, of Hustonville, No. 1874.
Grand Tyler-Charles A. Gipe, of
Robinson, No. 266, of Louisville.
Standing Committees
Appeals-H.H. Holeman, Madison
Vile; Neville S. Bullitt, Louisville;
H. K. Herndon, Lancaster.
Bylaws N. Turner, Day.
ton, Guy A. Hardin, Brandenburg;
Observation-Disclosures o. Hopper,
Mt. Sterling; VIM. R. Johnston, Leb-
anon.
Finance-Robert R. Burnam, of
Richmond; Will Ward Duffield, Har-
Ian; Sam p. Browning, Maysville.
Jurisprudence-W. c. McChord,
Springfield, John w. Brown, Ashland
and John C.. Worsham, Louisville.
Lodges Under Dispensation-T.
c. Delvaux, Glasgow; Henry Schuer-
man, Carrollton; Thomas P. Posey,
Adairville.
Necrology-Allison G. Holland, of
Lexington.
Our Homes-Sam w. Bates, Shep-
herdsville; Randolph H. Blain, Louis
vile; Hugh Moore, Danville.
Grand Lodge Proceedings-W. w.
Clarke, Owensboro.
Visitors-Mason p Brown, Frank
fort; Q. R. Jones. Middleburg; Robt
Lee Merriman, Harrodsburg.
Trustee of Masonic Temple-Wm.
B. Trumbo, Jr., Louisville.
Biography of Grand Master-Jas.
E. Wilhelm, Paducah.
A great many warm friends in this
section were gratified by the cleo
ton of Hon. Henry S. McElroy, of
Lebanon, as Grand Junior Warden,
which puts him in line for Grand Mas
ter in a few years. Other officers of
the Grand Lodge were advanced in
Office by progression, save that Grand