Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-12
MASONS 70 HOLD
BIG JOINT AFFAIR
Final Degree Work Of Year To Be
Held Wednesday Night-To
BE Farewell Occasion

Next wednesday nlgnt, december
IA, the two Masonic lodges of the
city will convene in 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. M
The meeting will be called meet
ing of Americas Lodge No. 13, F. &
"a M, and M. B. Council Lodge No.
95, T. & A. M, 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 80 p. m. Supper
will be served promptly ali 6:45s
Brother James L. Glawson presiding
at the festivities S. L. Mcdaniel
and Talmadge Crabb, committee on
refreshments and arrangements, and
at 1850 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 on hand and deliver the princi-
pal address at this meeting, but up
to this time positive information has
not been received as to whether or
not the brethren shall have the pleas
ure of hearing him.
Inasmuch as the two remaining
regular meeting nights of the two
local lodges will be devoted to the
election and installation of officers,
this will be the last degree work of
the year at which the present officers
win preside and is therefore in the
nature of a 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.
8 80 P. M.-Joint opening, with
regular officers Of each lodge in their
respective stations.
Americas Lodge No. BE. J..
Witt, worshipful master; j. e. Cut
Ter, senior warden; J. G. Pouncey,
junior warden; S. r. Heys, treasurer
s. L. Hammond, secretary; T. L.
Jennings, senior deacon; Murray
Dunn, junior deacon; S. /. Saunders,
reiiior steward; j.. r. Williams, Junior
steward.
NJ. B. Council Lodge No, 95--J.
I'll. Shumake, worshipful master
While Marshall, senior warden; Dan
Chappell, junior warden; j. e. High
tower, treasurer; j. Al Hartzog, sec
retary; Talmadge Crabb, senior dea-
cen; w. C. Flatt, Junior deacon; J.
Lewis Ellis, senior steward; j. P.
Gaftner, junior steward.
Tsyler-4W. H! f,uckalew.
Comforting first section Master
Degree.
GAS P, M-Called from labor to
refreshment, land refreshmentsl, S.
l.. Mcdaniel Talmadge Crabb, com
fiittee ON refreshments
Z 80 P. M.-ConfeTing second
Master Degree by j. E. Sheppard, E.
e. Schneider, worshipful master; j..
e. Cutler, senior warden; J. G, Poun-
cey, junior warden; Harry D. Schnei-
der, senior deacon; Murray Dunn,
junior deacon; s. |, Saunders, senior
Steward, J.. P. Gartner, Junior Stew
ard; Dan Chappell, J--la; j. H. Shu-
make, J-fo; s. L. Hammond, j.
ltan; While Marshall, spokesman, F..
c.; j. E.. Courtney S. F. Man; Will
lis Tucker, w. F. Man; j. G. Hoist
Search W.; j. 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 will be devoted entirely to busi-
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