The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1922-02-26
MIR. PAUL MURPHEY
Is GRAND MASTER
CHOSEN HEAD OF MISSIS-
SIPPI MASONS AT MER-
IDIAN MEETING
WELL KNOWN HERE
Has Frequently Visited COIum-
bus Lodge And Is Well And
FavOrably Known All
Over State.


Meridian, Miss, Feb. 9Th,
Mississippi Masonic grand lodge
which has been in session in this city
since Monday concluded the variou.
sessions today with meeting of The
grand chapter, local and visiting
Masons declaring the convention tt
have been one of the best attended
and most interesting held in years
The work of each branch of the state
body is said to have been carried out
without a hitch, while the social ev-
ents arranged for the entertainment
of visitors by local committees have
been highly enjoyed
Officers of the grand lodge were
elected as follows; Paul Murphy,
grand master; Marsh Helmer, Nc
Comb, grand senior warden; Irwin M.
Moody, Meridian, grand treasurer; E.
w. Fawcette, Meridian, grand secre-
tary; Rev. E. W. Cunningham, Oko-
Iona, grand chaplain; julius Yaretzky,
Shuqualak, grand sentinel.
Grand lodge subordinate officers
were elected as follows: w. L. Per-
kins, Lexington, deputy grand mas
ter; Fred Lotterhouse, Jackson, grand
orator; D. H, Shipp, Yazoo City, SEN
ior grand deacon; A. H. Jones, Nc
Comb, junior grand deacon; Morris
Goldstein, Greenville, general mar
shal; j. X. Young, Lexington, grand
sword bearer; r. B. McVay, grand
pursuivant, chairman of the follow
ing committees; Jurisdiction, j. r.
Tally, chairman; w. A. Roane, EN-
NETT Carpudine; complaints and ap-
peal, j. j. Mcintosh, chairman; Lon
w. Lowe, j. r. Rozee; finance, James
H. Johnson, chairman; I. E. Pegram,
]. f. Thomas; credentials, w NJ.
More, chairman; w. NJ. Mayfeld, Ben
S. Dever; fraternal correspondence,
II. C. Yaw; managers Masonic Home,
H. F. Broach, j. ]. Harralson, D. II.
Mccullough; Mason's Service Asso-
citation, L. A. Benoist, Jesse H.
Brooks, w. II, Carter; sup-ordinate
lodges, f. N. Thomas, j. l.. Williams,
S. E. Barnett.
Grand council officers were elected
as follows: G.. w. Batson, Hatties-
burg, grand master; Abe Meyer,
Vicksburg, deputy grand master; John
DeLoch, Jackson, principal conductor
of work; J. Boggs Dixon, Natchez,
grand treasurer; Ed l.. Fawcette,
Meridian, grand recorder; Rev. j. w.
Chisholm, Forest, grand chaplain; w.
H. Whitaker, Grenada, grand captain |
of the guard; r. w. Hinton, Jr,, Lum- |
berton, grand conductor of work; j. /
l.. Willius Yaretzky, Shuqualak, grand /.
sentinel.
Committees were named as follows:
Cryptic law, j. G. Yawn, j. L. Will
lams, w. j. East; subordinate coun-
ellis, j. Rice Williams, A. ]. Jones, L. I
McAuley; finance, l.. A. Benoist, /
John J. Mcintosh, VIM. A. Johns; ne
crology, j. j. Brooks, Rev. w. II. Me-
Intosh, L. NJ. Cooper; state Of craft,
p. H. Murphy; j. r. Rowzee, +. H.
Thomas; unfinished business, f. +. /
Rankin, w. L. Tate, T. E. Moody.
The grand chapter elected officers .
this afternoon as follows: Grand .
high priest, Z. N. Thomas, Green
vile; deputy grand high priest, j.
Rice Williams, Houston; grand king,
c. J. Vanarsdale, Indianola; grand
scribe, +. F. Rankin, Columbus; grand
treasurer, j. Foggo Divon, Natchez;
grand secretary, f. L. Faucette, Mer-
idian; grand chaplin, Rev. ]. w.
Chisholm, Forest; grand captain of
the post, L. NJ. Moody, Meridian;
grand lecturer, w. H. Carter, Colum-
bus; grand principal sojourner, w. II.
Grenada; royal arch cap
tain, Louis A. Benoist, Natchez;
grand master Of the third vail, r. W.
Henton, Lumberton; grand master of
the second vail, /. J. Scharff, Corinth;
grand master Of the first vail, Alfred
II. Jones, McComb City; grand tyler,
Julius Yaretsky, Shuqualak.
Standing Committees - Capitular
laws. J. L. Williams, w. J. East, il.
+. Stansel. u
Complaints and Appeals - Robert
E. L. Dwiggins, J. J. :
Brooks.
Subordinate Cha2ters-Clarence S.
Cullens, Jerry II. Power, Morris Gold
stein.
Finance A. Benoist, J. J. McIn- /.
Iosh, William Z. Johns.
Correspondents Reporter-Geo. c. :
Meyers. Jackson.
Special Committee on Ritual-C. J. =
Vanarsdale, J. Rice Williams, c. n.
Harris.
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