The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-16
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GRIND LODGE IN ANNUAL SES
SION WITH II. A. COOPER
PRESIDING.
Grand Master Presents Report OI
Work for Year Among Members
Hume Fund Grows AID Give,
Families of Distressed MasOns-
Past Masters Dcgree. Conferred.
Charleston. Dec. 12.--The 140tt
annual communication Of the most
worshipful grand lodge of Ancient
Free Masons of South Carolina con.
vened at the Masonic temple todN al
II O'clock. the following officers be.
ing at their stations and places:
Grand Master r. A. Cooper, Lau.
rens, Deputy Grand Master w. w
Wannamaker. Orangeburg; Senior
Grand Warden william A, Giles, Gran
iteville: Junior Grand Warden s. T.
Lanfam. Spartanburg: Grand Treas
urer W.. H.. Prioleau, Charleston;
Grand Secretary o. Frank Hart, CO.
lumtia; Grand Chaplain Rev. f. NJ,
Idghffoot. Clinton; Senior Grand Dea-
cons j. p. Duckett of Anderson and
j.. G, BisseH of Charleston: Junior
Grand Deacons N. l.. Bennett of Spar
tanbnrg and r. b. Tickling of Black
vile; Grand Marshal l.. C. Blackwood
Of Spartaptu.g; Grand pursui;ant G.,
A. Power Of yIaurens, Grand Stewards,
]. H Fowles OF Columbia and r. r,
Boiand, Ware shoafsi Grand Tfler w.
A. Sinkler. Charleston. r ~:
The following past grand masters
we're In attendance: r. F. Diver, An
derson; Orlando Sheppard. Edgefiead;
G. r. Sawyer, Aiken; +. F.. Harrison,
AbbevtAe; ]. L. Niche, Darlington;
George T. Bryan. Greenviiie: j.. r.
Johnson, Charleston. Seventeen dis.
trict deputy grand masters responded
to, the roll call. p J,
Tbs grand master then read his an
nual address. an exhaustive and illu.
minatins review Of the work of the
crsft Curing the past year. a report
the condition OF the order and a
scholarly compendium OF Masonic jur-
isprudence. Many interesting and sIg-
nificant questions were decided in rul-
inss of the 6rafd mastes. The address
was referred to appropriate commit
ties for review and report .,-~4. /
The grand trsasurer's and grand
socretary's reports were received and
referred to proper committees az weru
also the reports Of the district aspu-
tsea for review and report.
Tho c~ousrnittee on distribution OF
work reported. assigning work to the
ssverlI eoiAnAittses. s.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Masoala-hnsae
fund trustsssa shoWsd tkes fun6 TO bS
st22.0oo.S An increase Of Sioso0e since
last year. The trustees rSportSA an
expenditure Of moro than $4,000 DUR
ing the year In relief OF distressed
Masons. their widows and orphans, In
ma outside regular institutions. The
trustees recommended a continuance
Of tho plan employed for ADMINISTERS
ton cf the fund and q renewal Of ths
usual appropriation for. ' the grand
lodge to the fund. The report was
unanimously adopted. DR.. Frank ID.
Harrison Of Abbsville. whose term as
a member of the board Of trustees en-
pired with this session, was unani-
mopsly reelected a member Of the
board, for q term OF five years. as,
On motion OF Past Grand Master
Mower 1t was resolved that the fluid
heretofore & known a. the Masonic
home fund be known hereafter az the
Masonic relief fund. o..
Past Grand Master G. T. Bryan, for
the memorial committee, read a beau
tiful tribute to the hae grand chap
lain Of the grand lodge, the Row.
W. p. Smith, Of Spartanburg. who
had passed away since the grand lodge
session Of 1915. The report was unan-
imously adopted and was ordered
printed in the grand lodge proceed
ings. ,t. t.,G1
Past Grand Master e. w. Duran,
Of Minnesota, a visitor in the grand
lodge, was welcomed by the grand
master and responded with a warm
Masonic greeting. .,,
The grand master presented to tho
grand lodge the Rev. Melton Clark oil
Charleston formerly grand chaplain
Of the grand lodge OF North Carolina
who responded in an In. orestlng ad'
dress. 49,.
The grand lodge will probably con
clude It's session tomorrow afternoon
At 3:30 o'clock this afternoon Pas
Grand Master Niche presided over 8