Milford chronicle., 1933-10-13
H. W. T.PURNELL
new MASTER OF
STATE MASONS
EContinned from First Paae1

lCoHfiHned from FHn FdgeI
No. II, and member of Hope Chap
ter, No. Z, Royal Arch Masons, OF
which he is past high priest. He is
a member of Joppa Council, No. g.
and st. Johns Commandery, as well
as of Delaware Consistorya He is
also a member of Lu Lu Temple.
Ancient Arabic Order Mobiles of the
Mystic Shrine, and of Evergreen
Forest, No. 40, Tall Cedars of Leb-
anon. He is also a member of the
Georgetown Rotary Club and Cham
ber of Commerce, a Republican end
is a member of the official board of
the Wesley Methodist Episcopal
Church, at Georgetown.
Mr.. Mingate, the new deputy
grand master, lives at 723 Coverdale
Road, Wilmington. He was high
priest of the Grand Chapter, Royal
Arch Masons, of Delaware in 1880.
He is a member of several Masonic
bodies, including Eureka Lodge, No
%, of which he is past master and
treasurer; Delta Chapter, No. 5, of
which he is past high priest and
trustee; Delaware Consistory, and
Lu Lu Temple. He has been grand
treasurer of the Grand Lodge, A. F.
and A. NJ, since 1929. He is a direc-
tor and secretary of the Brandywine
Building and Loan Association, and
assistant treasurer of the board of
trustees of the Home for Friendless
and Destitute Children. He is asso-
ciated with Laird and Company, and
is a member of the North Baptist
Church.
Clarence B. Hess, of Wilmington,
was elected and installed as Most
Illustrious Grand Master of the
Grand Council, Royal and Select
Masters, last night in the Masonic
Temple. The installation was in
charge of Past Grand Master Her
man H. Hanson, of Dover, and Past
Grand Marshal George o. Fearon, of
Smyrna.
Other officers, who were elected
and installed are: Deputy Grand
Master, J. Wallace Woodford, mayor
of Dover, principal conductor of
work, Calvin E. Afflerbach, of
Georgetown; treasurer, John Nc
MILAN, Wilmington; recorder, Mar
shall NJ. Carpenter, Wilmington;
grand chaplain, w. Frank Sharpe,
Georgetown; grand marshal, Harold
W. T. Purnell, Georgetown; captain
of the guard, John P. LeFevre, Do
yer; grand conductor of council,
Thomas R. Saunders, Wilmington,
grand sentinel, Harry C. Kennedy,
Wilmington; steward, Thomas K.
Brown, of Wyoming.
Notable guests, high in Masonic
circles of other jurisdictions includ-
ed: Olin D. Beardsley, Most Illus
trious Grand Master, District of
Columbia, accompanied by several
subordinates; Most Puissant H. w.
Henderson, of Newark, N. j., of the
New Jersey Masonic Jurisdiction;
Grand Chaplain, the Rev. DR.. Carol
w. Burke, of Red Bank, N. j.; Past
Grand Master, Frederick P. Hurley,
of Little Silver, N. j., also of the
New Jersey Masonic Jurisdiction.
Prior to the election and installa-
ton at the Masonic Temple last
night, the Grand Council, had din
ner with their guests, at McConnells
Cafe.
The Past Grand Masters Associa-
tion, A. F. G. A. M. of Delaware, an
other prominent Masonic organiza-
ton, also held its annual meeting
last night, following a dinner at Nc
Connell's Cafe. DR.. r. X. Stephen
son, of Smyrna, retiring president
of the association, presided.
Thomas ]. Day, of Wilmington,
was elected president. Other officers
elected are: w. Stewart Almond,
Jr., of Wilmington, deputy president;
James P. Pierce, of Milford, secre-
tary: Stuart ]. Horn, Wilmington,
steward.
A number of distinguished Masons |
from other jurisdictions were guests.
They included: Harry c. Kimball,
grand master, District of Columbia;
j. Claude KEEPER, past grand master,
and grand secretary, District of CO.
lumbia; Charles H. Littlefield, dep
uty grand master, Rhode Island jur- !,
isdiction; Carl H. Claude, executive
secretary, Masonic Service Associa-
ton of the United States, Washing
ton, d. c.; Harold w. T. Purnell, of
Georgetown. deputy grand master,
Grand Lodge of Delaware; John F.
Wilmington, grand secre-
Lary.
The next annual meeting of the
association will be held Wednesday
evening, October 8, 1884, in Whining
ION.