The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-16
|CROSS RE ELECTED
| MASONIC MASTER.
coIored Lodges in session Here This
Week Complete Their Sessions
Yesterday and Adjourn for
Year.
APPOINTMENTS MADE
Resolutions Expressing Appreciation
Of keokuk and Its People are
Passed by the As
sembIy.
APPOINTMENTS MAD

At O'CLOCK thursday afternoon
the grand lodge convened for its final
session and all tho representatives
we're in their places at the appointed
hour The delegates were loud in
their praise Of The Daily Gate City
for the splendid manner in which the
proceedings Of the grand lodge had
been looked after, and they lauded
the owners and editors for the liberal
space devoted to the grand session.
Ollie Folks, ]. II. Williams, of Bur
lingon, and A. D. Rice, Of Davenport,
arrived for the afternoon session.
At the opening ceremonies beau
tiful bouquet of carnations was pre-
sented to the grand master from
Alpha and Electa chapters of Keokuk.
probation of the token in remarks
highly eulogistic of the two chapters
of the ladies of the O. E. S.
BY resolution of Past Grand Mas
ter John l.. Thompson, the hour for
], the election of officers was set at
o'clock.
Fraternal greetings from Alabama
and Georgia were read by Past Grand
Master John r. Thompson. Highly
complimentary remarks were made
by Deputy Grand Master I. B. smith
of Nebraska and Grand Reviewer A.
G. Clark of Iowa. The committee on
appeals and grievances made it's re-
port and was excused.
The committee on Jurisprudence
made its report, which was adopted.
Gross Is Reelected.
At o'clock the grand lodge pro-.
ceeued to the election of officers. BY
a unanimous vote, w. w. Gross, of
Keokull, was elected grand master.
The applause which greeted this az
ton was tremendous and lasted for
over a minute. The grand lodge de-.
manded q speech and the grand mas
ter responded by expressing his high
appreciation of the confidence re-
posed in him, and assured the grand
lodge he would give it the very best
that is in him at all times.
DR.. r. S. Taylor, Of Davenport, was
elected senior grand warden by IMAM
imous vote Dr. Taylor told the
grand lodge he could not make
speech. but he thanked the grand
lodge for the high honor conferred.
For junior grand warGen. B. N.
Hyde of Des Moines, George w. Ash
by Of Cedar Rapids and D. N. Crosth-
wait of Marshalltown were nomi.
mated. At The conclusion Of the bal.
lot D. N. Crosthwait was elected by
a majority vote.
For grand treasurer John D. Reeler
of Mason City was elected by unani.
nous vote.
w. H. Bailey was elected grand
secretary by q unanimous vote.
For grand custodian. G. c. Johnson
of Des Moines. II. E. Williams of OF
tumwa and John E. Bradford OF Dav-
export were nominated. The ballot
showed John E. Bradford elected to
responded to calls for a speech with
remarks that met the approval Of the
grand lodge.
The Rev. ]. Sterling Moore Of the
Missouri Jurisdiction, visited the
grand lodge and was invited to adj
dress the grand body He gave his
torical account of negro Masonry
from Moses to modern times. He
spo;ye of the far-reaching character of
Masonry and appreciated being in the
presence Of SO many distinguished
men.
The Apnointive Offices.
Grand Master Gross made the fol-
lowing appointments:
Senior grand deacon, Albert Gates
Junior grand deacon, r. /. Lane.
Senior grand steward. j. w. Lacy.
Junior grand steward, Thomas Rob
inson
Grand marshal, j. w Roberts.
Grand standard bearer. A. O.
Powell
Grand sword bearer. J. D. Yancy.
Grand pursuivant, Ollie Folks.
Grand master of ceremonies, G. W.
Ashby.
Grand tyler, John Shores.
Grand auditor, L. d. Lowry.
Chairman of committee on foreign
correspondence A. G. Clark.
Deputy grand secretary, H. w. Rose
Grand chaplain, M. O. Culberson.
The above grand officers were IN
stalled by Grand Master Gross