The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-07-13
Masons and Stars
End Convention
With Installation

After three days sessions in Sc
attic, the Grand Lodge OF Mas
ons, Grand Chapter Royal Arch
Masons and Grand Chapter Or
der Of Eastern Stars of Wash
ington and Jurisdiction. ended
their annual conclave for 1888
Wednesday at the Masonic Hall,
21st and Jefferson st. The three
bodies held a united Thankagiv-
ing service Sunday night at Mt.
Zion Baptist Church where they
heard a sermon by the Rev. T.
M Davis. N. j. Graffell direct
ed the program in which the
welcome address was given by
Dr. II. B. Cooper and responses
were made by w. II. Wilson,
Mrs. Rebecca Dent, Mrs. Eta
Hawkins and Mrs. c. Pickett.
Addresses were also given by
James e. Shepperson, past grand
master and Joseph r. Sims.
grand master. Vocal selections
were rendered by John E. Prim,
Mrs. Emma Hancock and a trio
OF girls. The church was crowd
ed for the service. Monday morn
Ing the three masonic groups
met in joint assembly and heard
Mayor John F. Dore extend the
official greeting of welcome to
Seattle. Joseph T. Sims, grand
master, responded.
MAsoNs
sixty-four delegates represent
Ing II lodges were present for
the 30th annual convention of
the Most Worshipped United
Grand Lodge of Free and Ac-
cepted Masons of Washington
and Jurisdiction. The sessions
were presided over by Joseph t.
Sims. grand master. The SEES
sions are reported the most har-
monious and progressive IN its
history. Reduction of grand
lodge dues, a two year morator-
iums on delinquent debts; abol-
ishment of the burial insurance
department were among the en-
actments of the grand body. The
following were elected as grand
lodge officers: Joseph T. Sims.
Yakima, grand master; w. II.
Wilson, Seattle, deputy grand
master; Doc L. Harrell, Spokane.
senior grand warden; Chester
Alexander. Victoria. junior grand
warden; r. L. Bird, Portland,
grand treasurer; Fred u. Har-
ris. Tacoma, grand secretary; r
H. McCurdy. Seattle, grand lee
turer; C. e. Rounds, Seattle,
grand trustee.
ROYAL ARCH MASONS
In their annual session Tues
day the Grand Chapter Royal
Arch Masons elected officers as
follows: ]. A. Johnson. Seattle,
grand high priest; N. N. Carter,
Seattle. deputy grand high priest;
L., e. Jones, Victoria, grand
king: Jack Butler, Spokane.
grand scribe; L. w. Sims, Spo-
kane, captain of the host; Rev.
T. A. Patterson. Spokane, grand
lecturer; Newton Solomon, Ey-
erett, grand treasurer; Clarence
Grubbs, Spokane, grand secre-
tary; Doc L. Harrell, Spokane,
principle sojourner; Rev. S. A.
franklin, Everett, Royal Arch
captain; N. II. Green, Seattle.
grand master first veil; ]. B.
Scott. Seattle, grand master sec
ond VEIL F. L. Marshall, Seattle,
grand master third veil.
EASTERN STAR
Sessions of the United Grand
Chapter Order of Eastern Star
were presided over by Mrs. Re-
becca Dent. Seattle, grand mat
ron. Fifty-five delegates repre-
senting 10 chapters we're present
for the goth annual communica-
ton. The grand chapter elected
officers as follows: Rebecca Dent
Seattle, grand matron; T. A.
Patterson, Spokane, grand pat
ron: Bertha L. Waggener. Seat
tie, associate grand matron; VIII
liam La Belle, Portland, associ-
ate grand patron; Katie Hender-
son, Portland, grand secretary;
Callie B. Mathews, Tacoma,
grand treasurer; Susie e. Mar
shall, Seattle, grand secretary
burial dept; Alice C. Sims, va
kima, grand treasurer burial de-
partment; Carrie Davis, Everett.
grand lecturer; Della Clark, Sc
affla grand trusfaa