Description
Descriptions of the ninety-seventh Annual
Communication of the Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted
Masons of North Carolina held at the Masonic Hall in Raleigh from
January 8 through 10, 1884, as well as a Special Communication
convened at the hall of St. John's Lodge, No. 3 in New Bern on
November 14, 1883 for the purpose of laying the cornerstone of the
new Craven County Courthouse. Also includes the names of those
present at each meeting, reports from various committees, a list of
lodges under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina,
returns from all of the subordinate lodges, returns from all of the
subordinate lodges, an accounting of the dues paid by subordinate
lodges, a recapitulation of the meetings' events, a list of the
fraternal dead of 1883, a list of Grand Lodges in correspondence
with North Carolina, names of representatives of the Grand Lodge and
their respective locations, and an index. Overseen by the Grand
Officers for the Masonic Year 1883: Robert Bingham, Grand Master;
Fabius H. Busbee, Deputy Grand Master; Charles H. Robinson, Senior
Grand Warden; William T. Kennedy, Junior Grand Warden; William E.
Anderson, Grand Treasurer; Donald W. Bain, Grand Secretary; Thomas
J. Allison, Grand Chaplain; Samuel H. Smith, Senior Grand Deacon;
John W. Gidney, Junior Grand Deacon; John W. Cotten, Grand Marshal;
M. C. S. Noble, Grand Sword Bearer; George S. Scruggs, Grand
Pursuivant; and Miles Goodwin, Grand Tiler.