Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-04-03
A BIG o EVENT.

Mountain GfOVt nau as VlSllOIs
Monday and Tuesday Il large number
Of FreemasOns who came from our
sister towns and the country around
them, as well az from the more dis
tant parts of the state. The occasion
was the comforting of the Chapter de-
grees of Freemasonry upon IS Mas
ter Masons by Mansfield Chapter No.
1872, r. A. NJ. Fifty members had
recently been elected to receive these
degrees but various causes prevented
q number from being present.
As those were principally residents
Of Mountain Grove and vicinity and
territory TO the east of this city, by
agreement a dispensatiOn was secnr-
ed from the Grand Chapter which
permitted the work" 10 be done in
| the Mountain Grove Masonic hall as
the most convenient point for those
concerned.
Mansfield Chapter came here with
It's paraphernalia and work began
| shortly after nine O'Clock Monday
morning and continued with inter
missions for meals and rest until
1920 Tuesday night. Grand Lecturer
G. G, Marquis was In charge and was
assisted by Springfield, Mountain
Grove, Mansfield and West Plains
members, and it is doubtful If a sim
liar class ever had the fOur Chapter
degrees-Mark Master, Past Master,
Most Excellent Master and the Royal
Arch-conferred upon them in a
more thorough and impressive man
ner. Rev. c. II. Briggs. Past Grand
High Master, did much of the work
and was ably assisted by Past High
Priests Custer and Wells. of Spring
field. McCullah of MariOnyille, Davis,
of West Pains. Craig of Mansfield
and other Companions.
The following is a list Of those
upon whom the degrees were con-
ferred: Ivy Pence. George Feese,
R. W. Corbett, T. NJ. Moody. c. +.
Young, Jesse Lereau. Logan George,
Thurman Parker, DR.. II. G. Frame.
Harry V. Allgeier. Harry Hubbard,
Frank Newton, T.. f. Harris, DR.. j.
NJ. Goats, l.. NJ. Edens. Luther A.
Huffman, c. II. Burchard. c. d..
Shannon, John A. Rhea, John Busby.
l.. H. Wells. Ralph W, Day, Bird c.
Ellis, s. W. Grimes, Guern A. Rich
ards, Luther l.. Gresham. l.. Small
wood, Edward Abbott, r. F. Living
ston, VIM. H. Blakely. w. +. Shan
non, A. j. Baymiller, A. II. Brad
ford. Jesse W. Allen. F. G. Blakely.
The meetings were attended by
probably fifty or sixty Min. Grove
members OF the Mansfield Chapter
and the following from more or less
distant points:
G. C. Marquis, Grand Lecturer,
Lexington, Mo.
Rev. DR.. C. II. Briggs, Past Grand
High Priest. Springfield. Mo.
w. A. McCulah. Grand Master
Third Veil. Marionville, Mo.
Zachary r. Wells, Past High Priest
OF Vincil Chapter. Springfield. Mo.
G. W. Custer, Past High Priest of
Springfield Chapter.
r. A. Kirkpatrick, Springfield.
w. X. Davis, Past High Priest, and
]. w. Boyer, High Priest. West Plains.
Cabool-Chas. p. Patton. DIR. A. E.
Wood and DR.. T. Brooks.
Houston-Cfark Howell. Jack Nc
Caskill, James A. COrbett, Roscoe
Leayitt, DR.. ]. A. johnson and Roy
Brown.
Norwood--Francis NJ. Huffman,
r. L. Calhoun and - Grant.
Seymour--Luther Fly
Mansfield-N. ]. Craig, G. A. Ste
phens, ]. d. Reynolds. ]. L. Craig,
John Strong, Joe II. Dennis, r. r
Reed, Amos Roy. Ed Newton, P: w
Newton. Hugh Williams and L. r
Newton
Cedar Gap-Ed Cook.
No formal banquet was served, bu'
those in attendance were given cart'
blanche to eat at Cote T. Livel!
cafe az time and their convenience
suited, at the expense OF the Mans
field Chapter. As a whole tn
gathering was one which will long b.
~rememherei nleasantly by those VIII,