Minneapolis spokesman., 1959-09-25
Masonic GFond H
Lodge Rejects
Lawrence Master

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other Grand officers followed.
NEasOns of the Year
Tuesday evening, the public pro-
gram was presented with the
Grand Master presiding. Speakers
were Mayor Stephen Juba Of Win
nipeg, Charles ID. Doty, past grand
master; Piercy Haynes, Master Of
Regent Lodge No. 5; LApercen
Greene presented the trophy 10
Piercy Haynes and w. Dan Nc
Adams, chosen as "the Masons
Of the Year" through nomination
by their respective lodges and ad-
judged by the Past Grand Mas
ters, G. d. Doty, Samuel L. Ran
som, and L. e. Tarver.
Grand Presented Key To City
Mayor Juba presented the grand
master Lawrence a gold pin Of
the City Of Winnipeg and a bsaIti-
full engraved silver serving dish
to his wife, Mrs. Helen A. Law
renee. from the citizens Of the
Manitoba city. All Masons present
were introduced to the audience.
OES Visits Session
Highlight Of the Wednesday ses-
sion was the annual visit Of the
Eastern Star. Headed by mrs.
Fern Helm, grand matron and
Clarence w. Smith, grand patron,
fifty ladies visited the Grand
Lodge. Included were officers Of
Prince Hall Grand Chapter, oE.s.
Minnesota & Jurisdiction and visit
or from Illinois, Wisconsin, Kan
sas, Iowa and Nebraska. william
CLANCY, grand steward, welcomed
the Eastern Star and A. W. War
rington Of Winnipeg delivered the
principal address. Mrs. Helen
Lawrence, past grand matron, re-
sponded. Flowers from the O.E.S.
graced the Grand Lodge podium.
The grand matron and grand
patron delivered brief speeches.
Mrs. Blanche Mayes, associate
grand matron, spoke of the beauti-
full O.E.s. Brochure printed by the
Spokesman and Recorder Publish
ing Co.
Final Reports
Final reports, election Of Of
ficers, and installation were on
the agenda Of the closing session.
Grand officers elected for 1859
so: John r. Lawrence, reelected
grand master for a seventh. term;
Clarence w. Smith, deputy grand
master; Jerry Brisco, grand senior
warden; Lamar Roberts, grand
junior warden; Chalmer Lawson
reelected grand secretary; w.
Dan McAdams, grand treasurer
and Lapercell Greene reelected
grand lecturer.
AppOintive Officers
Appointed Grand officers: Past
grand master Sam Ransom, chair
man, Foreign Correspondence;
Raymond w. Cannon, grand at
torney; L A. Gwynne, grand IL
brarian; W. B. Lewis, public re-
lations chairman; James r. Lynn,
grand senior deacon; Piercy Hay
mes, grand junior deacon: William
Clancy, grand senior steward;
John Ewing, Jr., grand junior
steward; Lee Wiley, grand pursui-
want; Rev. ]. w. Junell, grand
chaplain; James Watson, grand
standard bearer; Lewis williams,
grand marshall; Maurice Coaltley,
grand sword bearer; Paul Wood,
grand publicist; Samuel D. Nit
chell, grand tyler; William Davis,
grand organist.
District Deputy Grand Masters
District Deputy Grand Masters:
Nathaniel Hardy, st. Paul; Leon
ard T. Green, Minneapolis; Simon
Ref, Jr., Duluth; Rev. w. r. T.
Roman, Winnipeg and Daniel
Coates, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Grand Auditing Committee:
Past grand master; L. e. Tarver,
chairman, Edmund D. Moore, Carl
H Griffin; Harvey Moss, and
Floyd Manson.
Meet In Minneapolis In 1860
The Grand Lodge accepted the
invitation Of Palestine Lodge No.
7, presented by its Master, John
Ewing, Jr., to hold the 66th an
nual communication in Minneapo-
lis.
A large crowd attended the BAN
quet and dance sponsored by the
Regent Club at Drewry's Hall on
Wednesday evening.
The beautiful Eastern Star ses-
sions which followed the Grand
Lodge climaxed a scintillating
week for the Prince Hail Masons
and Eastern Stars. The delegates
and visitors were guests at the
Royal Alexandria, MacLaren, Corn
wall Bell, and Brunswick Hotels.
William weathers Of North Star
Lodge, Des Moines visited the en-
tire session.
Mrs. Helen Bailey Of Winnipeg
registered the officers and dele
gates.
ALBERTA JONES IS
KENTUcKY'S FIRST