The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-03-02
gtHNUAL SESSION
JS HELD by MASONS
Address by Grand Master LanIlam.
4 Many Lodges Active,

Charleston, Feb. 23.-The 184th an
nual communication OF the Grand
<kspdge Of Ancient Free Masons Of
sySouth Carolia opened in due form this
2s'morning in the Masonic temple, with
sBrend officers at their stations and a
large representation OF the many
Il lodges in the state present The fea-
sture of the morning meeting was the
sSaddress OF Grand Master S. #. Ian
ham of Spartanburg. Reports Of Grand
kSSecretary o. if. Hart OF Columbia and
}AtHrand Treasurer Jesse Sharpe of
SSharleston, who was appointed to fill
the vacancy caused by the death re-
sNcently OF Grand Treasurer w. H.
Rrioleau Of this city were presented
and referred to proper committees. 1t
ives expected that a matter OF much in
interest for consideration at the even
ling session would be the report of the
ssbntlding committee, there being under
sway plans for extensive remodeling of
the Masonic temple, involving an ex-
penditure Of between $4,000 and $75,-.
GOO, to provide accommodations OF a
more satisfactory nature for the II
sSblue lodges and various other Masonic
e bodies OF Charleston, and to improve
SssYsthe grand lodge accommodations. The
2g 2g5ilroposcd plans will bovcte tho sec
ss8;ond floor exclusively to the uses Of the
S8sgrand lodge and the third floor to the
sS$meetings Of blue lodges. There would
gApe other improvements, with an ex-
l@fension of the building on the two
t3Stioors. and the installation Of an elc-
ssSvator service. Tomorrow annual cleo
eSsttons will be held the same officers
b holding over another year. 1t IS like
sSSsly that Jesse Sharpe will be elected
}8grand treasurer. The grand masters
aSGddress showed the state Of the craft
8Rto be llourishing with some 25, ,0O0
4 members and over 800 lodges in South
4 Carolina
n Masonic lodges in South Carolina
8 have lost 36i members by death since
December, 1919, according 20 the an
8nual address Of the grand master, S.
begT. Lanham. Palmetto lodge OF Lau-
grens lost 6. The comprehensive e.
port Of the Masonic leader gives
h teresting information relative to the
,5 activities OF $50 blue lodges through
out the state.
6BsST The grand master reports that four
lodges were constituted since the last
"A convention as follows: Equality, Pa
q cific, Pleasant plains and Pamplico.
y Six lodges are working under dspen-
! sations as follows: Johnsonville, Wan
8snamakcr, Lafayette, st. Johnson's,
gSSunset and Hammerton
sSff Grand Master Lanham directs at
tention to movement begun in
& France to erect upon the plateau OF
9sDonamOnt on the battlefield OF Yer
IS dun 4 memorial to the soldier MaSons
aSwho died for the cause OF democracy
ssIThc memorial is to be the gift OF
sgMasons OF the world
g@ Blue lodges in all parts OF South
slCarolna are in a healthy condition,
n f5accordng 70 the grand master. The
1850 loagcS have n membership Of 23, ,301
s5nId several lodges are planning to
.sserect temples. The grand master says
has shown that the action
gof the grand lodge in raising the
minimum fees was a forward step.
M The grand master in his report (i-
ssrects attention to the cxtradordinary
tfs cssion held in Columbia on January
s1S. Shcn the three degrees OF sym
%bolic Masonry were conferred upon
&thc Rt Rev. William 4. Gucrry,
&bishop Of The diocese OF South Caro-
s6lna. The grand master says this was
ga momcItous ana epoch making occa-
Hsion
& The grand master reports the fol.
lowing deaths in Palmetto lodge of
8I.aurcns, since December. 1919:
~. /. Coleman, Rev. ~ j. Holmes, Louis
&C. Matthews. Julius Y. Sitgreaves, ].
q Henry Spouse, II. p Traynham
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