Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-12-21
DEFENSE CLOSES CASE IN POISON HEARING
4 BRANCHES OF
MASONSPLAN TO
INSTALL JOINTLY
Big Occasion To Be Held
At Hall Tomorrow
Night

This is a big week in Masonry
for Americas citizens connected with
that order. And Wednesday nlght
is to be the biggest occasion OF It's
kind ever seen here, if plans wnicn
are in progress are realized.
The big week began last Friday
night with the annual election OF
officers jointly by Amerlcus Lodge
No. 13, F. & A. M, and M. b: Coun-
Gil Lodge No. 95, and will culmlnate
Christmas Day with the annual de-
votional exercises by the Command
cry at noon in the lodge hall. A
later event in the order, however,
will be the journey OF the degree
team to Ellaville Monday night to
confer the Masters degree on
group of candidates.
The joint installation Wednesday
night at the lodge hall, which will
be for all Masons and members OF
their family, and will be largely
social affair, will include Americus
Lodge No. 13, M. B. Council Lodge
No. 95, Wells Chapter Royal Arch
Masons, and the Order of the East
ern Star. Grand Master Bass, of
the Georgia Grand Lodge, has been
invited by the Masons, and the East
ern Star has invited Mrs, Adkins,
of Cordele, Associate Matron, to be
present and participate in the cere-
monies. Following the installations
refreshments will be served, in
charge of the ladies of the o. E..
S.
To Start Terms.
On Friday night Americas lodge
No. 13 will hold its first regular
meeting with the new officers pre-
siding. On Christmas Day, precise
ly at the noon hour, the Command
cry will hold its annual exercises
in unison with other Communicates
throughout the country. This is an
occasion of solemn reverence for all
members everywhere.
The journey of the degree team
to Ellaville Monday night, accompa-
MED by number of other local
Masons, will be an important occas-
ion. The local degree team, COM
posed of picked men from both the
blue lodges, has a wide reputation
throughout this section, and for the
last several years has been called
upon at the district conventions to
exemplify the work. Under the cap
taincy of DIR. j. R. Statham it has
reached high state of perfection,
and is looked to all over the district
for authentic Masonic demonstra-
tions.
Ellaville will serve the visitors
with a barbecue.
New Officers.
The officers elected by M. B.
Council Lodge No. 95 last Friday
were: J. H. Shumake, w. NJ; While
Marshall, S. W.; Dan Chappell, j.
W.; E. A. Nisbett, S. D.; Evan Ma
this, j. D.; Talmadge Crabb, S. s.;
Emmett Miller, ]. s.; J. H. Hartzog,
secretary; J. E. Hightower, treasur.
er.
The Officers of Americus Lodge
No. 13 are: E. j. Witt, W. M; j.
3. Cutler; ]. T. Clarke, ]. w:
Theron Jennings, S. D.; J. Curry
Pouncey, ]. D.; S. l. Saunders, S.
s.; J. R. Williams, S. T.; S. l.
hammond, secretary; S. D. Heys,
w. R. Buckalew was appointed
tyler for both lodges.
Wells Chapter, R. NJ A. officers
,AOSSh iaoI nlSuC are WlDle Mar
shall, r. P; E. A. Schneider, king;
y. ). Schofield, scribe; J. E. Righ-
tower, treasurer; S. l.. Hammond,
secretary; Dan Chappell, C. H. +;
Lewis Ellis, P. S.; J. r. Williams,
Master First VEIL; S. T. Jennings,
Master Second Veil; J. E. Sheppard,
Mother Third Veil; J. H. Shumake,
sentinel.
The new o. E. S. officers are
Mrs. S. R. Edge, Worthy Matron; /;
Frank ]. Payne, Worthy Patron:
Mrs. John Quarterman, Associate
Matron; Miss Ruth Clark, secretary:
Mrs: Lucius Harvey, treasurer; Mrs.
K. L. Edwards, Conductress; Miss
Marion Stalker, Associate Conduc-
tress.
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