Smyrna times., 1943-10-14
w. w. HYNSON is
MASON HEAD
Elected Grand Mason by State
Lodge at Wilmington
Meeting Recently
DEPUTY MASTER NAMED

The 138th annual communication
of the Grand Lodge of Delaware,
A. F. and A. M, ended at Whining
ton with the election of Walter w.
Hynson of Smyrna, as grand mas
ter to succeed j. Thomas Warren of
Wilmington, who conducted the
two-day meeting. Although the
official business of the communica-
ton ended with the election several
appointments are to be made by
Mr.. Hynson. Succeeding Mr.. Hyn-
son as deputy grand master is w.
Harry Lewis, also of Wilmington.
Bayard w. Almond of Temple
Lodge, No. IL, was elected senior
grand warden; Urah w. Long,
Doric Lodge, No. 80, Millville, jun
Tor grand warden; Chester R. Jones,
Oriental No. 81, Wilmington, grand
secretary, and j. Harry Beckerle,
Temple Lodge, grand treasurer.
Grand Master Installed
The new grand master was in
stalled by the retiring grand mas
ter. Mr.. Warren, and Grand Master
Hynson then installed the other
new grand lodge officers. The fol-
lowing appointive officers were an
nounced by Mr.. Hynson: Grand
chaplain, the Rev. Robert E. Green,
Smyrna, member of Temple Lodge
No. 9, Milford; grand marshal,
Henry E. Best, Dover, member of
Harmony Lodge No. 10, Smyrna;
grand senior deacon, ]. Allen Frear,
Jr., Dover, member of Union Lodge
No. Z, Dover; grand junior deacon,
Henry I. Law, Wilmington, Lafay-
cite Lodge No. ID; grand sentinel,
Frank ]. Flanagan, Wilmington,
Eureka No. %; grand senior stew
ard James T. Carpenter, Delaware
City, Jackson Lodge No. 10; Junior
steward, Fred w. Pepper, Milton,
member of Endeavor Lodge No. II;
grand sword bearer, ]. Lawrence
Abbott, Laurel, Hope Lodge No. 3,
Laurel.
Delaware Graduate
Mr.. Hynson, born at Preston, Md,
was educated at Delaware College
and taught school for three years.
He then served as bookkeeper and
clerk in the Fruit Growers National
Bank of Smyrna, and was with the
bank until a few years ago, when
he resigned from the position of
vice-president and trust officer.
Was Active Banker
Active in the Delaware Banker
Association, Mr.. Hynson served as
president, in 1924-25. He was elect
ed a representative in the State
Legislature in 1928. He served as
chairman of the finance committee
and secretary of the joint budget
committee. A member of the
Smyrna Board of Education for
more than 20 years, he also was
president of the board for several
years. Mr.. Hynson was member
of the Old Age Welmare Commits
sion which planned and built the
welfare home at Smyrna. He was
treasurer of the town of Smyrna,
treasurer of Asbury Methodist
Church, served as governor of the
Delmarva Peninsula Association
was vice-president of the Della
ware Taxpayers Research League
and a charter member and past
president of the Smyrna Rotary
Club He is a member and a past
master of Harmony Lodge, No. 10
A. F. and A. M, Smyrna, of Will
mington Consistory, 80 degree, and
Lu Lu Temple, Philadelphia. Mr.
Hynson has one son, DR.. Theodore
E. Hynson.
New Deputy Master
Mr.. Lewis, the new Deputy Grand
Master, was born in Wilmington
educated in the public schools. He
entered business life in the leather
industry. For the past 20 years
he has been connected with the
Equitable Life Assurance Society
of the u. S. A. as special represen-
tative. A past master of Wash
ington Lodge, No. 1, A. F. and A
NJ, Mr.. Lewis is former president
of the New Castle Levy Court.
YOUTH MEETING AT ASBURY