Smyrna times., 1947-10-30
C.. T. VAUGHN
NOBLE GRAND
District Deputy Oficiates At
Local Odd Fellows
Installation
M. BROADWAY, TRUSTEE

Last Friday evening, in a very
colorful ceremony at the Odd Eel
lows Hall, District Deputy Grand
Master Robert Carton, Amity
Lodge, Camden, and his official
staff, consisting of District Deputy
Grand Marshall Howard S.Worrell,
District Deputy Grand Warden
Caesar Rodney Comegys, District
Deputy Grand Secretary E. w. ].
Cooper, District Deputy Grand
Treasurer Joseph Gray, District
Deputy Grand Chaplain w. o.
Hackett, District Deputy Grand
Herald David Foresman officiated
at the installation of the following
officers of Morning Star Lodge No.
6, I. o. o. F., Smyrna. Those in
stalled were: Noble Grand, c.
Townsend Vaughn; Vice Grand,
William Knots; Recording Secre-
tary, Morgan L. Parry; Financial
Secretary, Harry Cloud; Treasurer,
Joseph w. Ennis; Trustee, Milla-
way Broadway.
Officers Appointed
Noble Grand C.Townsend Vaughn
made the following appointments;
Right Supporter to Noble Grand,
Harry C. Johnson; Left Supporter
to Noble Grand, Ernest Eierman;
Right Supporter to Vice Grand,
Norman Shorts; Left Supporter to
Vice Grand, ]. Warren; Chaplain,
Harry Lower; Warden, Allen Rob-
inson; Conductor, Julian Dunning;
Right Scene Supporter, j. Austin
Deemer; Left Scene Supporter,
William Broadway, Jr.; Inside
Guardian, Ernest Blendt; Outside
Guardian, Stephen jackson.
Committees Named
The following committees were
named: Auditing, Harry j. Lower,
w. Millaway Broadway, Julian R.
Dunning; Publicity, Morgan L.
Parry Stephen Jackson, Jr., Ar
thur w. Short; Widows and Or
phans. Charles A. Burrows, Jr., M.
v. Ford, William E. Mathews, Jr.;
Visitation and Relief, c. Townsend
Vaughn, William G. Knots, Morgan
L. Parry; Distinguished Guests,
William E. Matthews, Jr., Harry c.
johnson, James Fleming, Henry
Ennis; Program and Entertain
ment, Harry c. Johnson, Morgan
L. Parry, Allen Robinson, William
Broadway, Jr.; Membership, D.
Meredith Todd, Julian Dunning,
Harold McGrath, Ralph Peters, VIII
liam G. Knots; Music, Morgan L.
Parry, Harry C. Johnson, Ernest
Blendt, Lester Burris. Many dis
tinguished guests from different
lodges in the State were present
for the ceremony: w. L. Fisher,
Woodrow Haas, Alfred Buck, Past
Grand Patriarch from Massachu-
setts encampment, George F. Gilli-
land. Past Grand from Canada.
Past Grand Jewel Presented
Past Grand Harry Lower pre-
sented jewel to Charles A. Burrous
Jr., who was seated as Past
Grand. Mr.. Lower, on behalf OF
Morning Star Lodge, paid tribute
to his successful term of Office. At
the conclusion of the ceremonies,
the Program and Entertainment
Committee took over the program
and Harry c. Johnson acted as
Master of Ceremonies; group sing
ing accompanied by Morgan l..
Parry. pianist; Frank McCawley
sang his famous Come After
Breakfast" song, which is always
a prennial favorite. Ernest Blendt
gave q character sketch of
Southern Preacher; Henry Ennis
and George F. Gilliland related
humorous anecdotes; M. V. Ford
recited his well-known Apple
POEM. William H. Lurty also re-
cited. Past Grand Master William
E. Matthews, Jr., Past Grand Rep
resentative Joseph Ennis, Grand
Conductor Millaway Broadway and
Past Grand James Fleming gave
talks on Oddfellowship and present
and future objectives. District
Deputy Grand Master Robert Gar
ton congratulated Morning Star
Lodge No. 6 and the new officers
for the enthusiasm and interest
displayed in the organization.
Deputy Grand Chaplain Speaks
Noble Grand C.Townsend Vaughn
introduced the speaker of the even
ing District Deputy Grand Chap
lain w. o. Hacket, who spoke on
the indifference and complacency
of theAmerican people in taking
their heritage and their democracy
for granted. Much that had been
achieved has been lost. Salvation