Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-10-20
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Street here this week.
/ Thirteen years ago, the M. w.
King Hiram Grand Lodge was or
gained with three Lodges, which
consisted Of only 20 members and
under the capable leadership of
III. J. C. McClendon 33rd degree,
Grand Master, and Ill. Clarence
Winters, 33rd degree, Grand Sec
rotary. They have brought forth
an organization dedicated to help
ing falling humanity. Not only
has the Grand Lodge helped the
widows and children in their time
Of need, but is helping morally,
intellectually, and the spiritual
improvement of the individuals
and society.
Outstanding features of the
meeting will be the annual reports
Of the Grand Secretary of all col
lections and disbursements anI
the annual report Of the Grand
Treasurer, I'll. Steve J. Edwards,
Jr., 33rd degree.
When we were organized, the
annual payroll to all officers was
only three hundred dollras and to-
day our annual payroll is approx
imately ten thousand dollars. An
other example, our donation to
deceased brothers beneficiaries
was twenty-five dollars, today, it's
never under two hundred dollars
from the Grand Lodge. Today,
we can boast of Subordinate
| Lodges in nearly every nook and
corner of the State.
Nearly all Subordinate Lodges
are making extra donations to
their deceased's beneficiaries. Some
in the amount of one hundred dol
lars. Some of the Subordinate
Lodges pay other expense on the
funeral and a donation to their
sick. These lodges also have bank
accounts which the Grand Lodge
has nothing to do with. No wait
ing, no installment payments; do
nations made in due notice of
! death.
The M. w. King Hiram Grand
Lodge has thousands of dollars in
the bank in Government bonds,
savings account and checking ac-
count. All Indebtedness paid. A
nice modern office for the broth
ers with two full time office girls
employed. We make donations to
churches, individuals, annual do
nations to the Red Cross, Com
munity Chest, Infantile Paralysis
and other charitable institutions.
The Eastern Star department
(Electa Grand Chapter) has thou
sands of dollars in their treasury.
A modern equipped office with
full time office girl employed. Do
nations made to deceased's bene-
ficiaries in the amount of one
hundred twenty-five dollars. Su-
coordinate Chapters make addition
al donations to their deceased.
Our Grand Lodge is member
of the General Grand Masonic
Congress and it's affiliated bod
les, Supreme Council and Imperial
Grand Council of the U.S.A. The
Eastern Star Department is a
member of the Supreme Grand
Eastern Star Chapter of the U.
S. A.
Plans are now underway to run
special train to Chicago, Ill. in
1852 for the next biennial session
OF the Congress, so all members
can see and know for themselves
the national standing of the King
Hiram Grand Lodge and the ma
tional affiliation of it's members.
No secrets in the King Hiram
Grand Lodge, but the grips, signs
and passwords. The books stand
open at all times to any financial
member of the order. We are free
from dictatorship, all members
having free speech. This Grand
Lodge is in the reach of every
member on roll.
The progress our Grand Lodge
is making, with the increasing
number of reports COMING inf,