Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-12
MASONS TO HOLD !,
BIG JOINT AFFAIR
Final Degree Work of Year To Be
Held Wednesday Night-To
Be Farewell Occasion

t NexI wednesday nights december
IA, the two Masonic lodges of the
city viii convene in a joint meeting
in regular "get-together'' affair, at
which time they hope to entertain the
majority of 700 Masons in Sumter
county, as well as contingents from
a number of smaller cities in the dis
trict.
Word has been received from Ro-
chelle, Cordele, Leslie, De Soto,
Buena Vista, Ellaville, Plains and a
number of other towns, that their
lodges will be on hand with repre-
sentative members, and the necessary
arrangements have been made by the
local lodges to entertain as many as
can possibly arrive.
The meeting will be called meet
ing of Americas Lodge No. 13, F. &
A. NJ, and M. B. Council Lodge No.
.95, f. & A. NJ, for the purpose of
comforting the Masters Degree upon
five candidates, and the first section
Of the degree will start of $3.50 p,
m, lasting until 6:30 p m. Supper
will be served promptly al CAS-
Brother James L. Gfawson presiding
lat the festivities. S, L. MeDamfei
and Talmadge Crabb, committee or
Refreshments and arrangements, and
at 1880 p. m. the second section OF
the degree will commence.
An invitation has been. extended
to Past Grand Master Ballard, Of
Brunswick, well known to all Geor-
gia Masons as one of the best in
formed Masonic students in the state,
to be ore hand and deliver the princi-
pal address at this meeting, but up
to this time positive information has
not. been received as to whether on
not the brethren shall have the pleas
ure of hearing him. A4
Inasmueh as the two remaining
regular meeting nights of the two
local lodges win be devoted to the
election and installation of officers,
this will be the last degree work of
the year at which the present officers
will preside and is therefore in the
nature of farewell meeting to those
who are unable to attend regularly.
Detailed program of the meeting is
given below. Souvenir copies will be
distributed at the meeting All Mas
ter Masons in good standing are cor
daily urged to attend.
Detailed Program.
$3.50 P. M.-Joint opening, with
regular officers of each lodge in their
respective stations.
Anericus Lodge No. 13-E. j.
Witt, worshipful master; j. E. Cut.
lef, senior warden; J. c.. Pouneey
junior warden; s. r. Heys, treasurer
$. L. Hammond, secretary; T. L.
Jennings, senior deacon; Murray
Dunn, junior deacon: ST.. Saunders
senior steward; ]. R. Williams, junior
steward.
NJ, 3. Council Lodge No. 95--J
H. Shnmakc, worshipful master
While Marshall, senior warden; Dan
Chappcll, Junior warden; J. E. High.
tower, treasurer; j.: "A. Hartzog, sec,
retary; Falmadge Gr;abb, senior dca.
con; w, G. Flatt, Junior deacon; J
Lewis Ellis, senior steward; J. P.
Gartncr, junior steward
5Tyfcr-W. H. Buckalew.
! Comforting first section Master
Degree
GAS P. M-Calfed from labor to
refreshment, (and refreshn1ents), s.
L. Mcdaniel, Talmadge Crabb, com
mittee' on refreshments.
7;30 P. M-Conferring second
Master Degree by ]. E. Sheppard, E.
E. Schneider, worshipful master; j.
Il. Gutler senior4warden; j. G. Poun-
cey, Junior warden; Harry d. Schnei-
der, senior deacon; Murray Dunn,
junior deacon; S. l. Saunders, senior
Steward, ]. P. Gartner, junior Stew
ard; Dan Chappell, J-la; ]. H. Shu-
make, J-lo; S. L, Hammond, j.
luim; While Marshall, spokesman, +.
c.; ]. f. Courtney S. F. Man. Will
lis Tucker, w. r. Man; j. G. Hoist,
Search W.; ]. R. :Statham, Hiram
Harry Williams, chairman music COM
mitee.
Masters lecture delivered by Past
Grand Master Ballard
This joint communication brings to
"a close the degree work Of the lodges
under the officers for 1921, as the
remaining communications of the
year viii be devoted entirely to busi-
ness. Friday evening, Dec. is, at