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OLIVER SPRINGS MASONIC LODGE HISTORY
From ?The Story of Oliver Springs, TN, and Its People- Vol. II? bySnyder E. Roberts, pub 1983
Exercpt
Omega Lodge No.536 Established (excerpted from referenced book)
By 1889, Oliver Springs had grown to a sizeable community with manymen of outstanding ability and no doubt many of them were Masons.??The first meeting of Omega Lodge No. 536 F&M (under dispensation)was held on February 15, 1889 in Wiley Hall with JOHN G. BRUCE asWorshipful Master, WILLIAM PAYNE SMITH, Senior Warden, and JABEZ G.MITCHELL, Junior Warden. The Worshipful Master appointed thefollowing officers:
H. H. WILEY, Treasurer; THOMAS PHILLIPS, Secretary; T. R. EVANS,Senior Deacon; P.H. HOSKINS, JR, Deacon; T. A. BUTLER, Tyler; E. W.SCANDLYN, Chaplain, and ALEX ALLEN and T A. JENKINS, Stewards. J. L.SCARBROUGH and C. B. JACKSON were present. A committee was appointedto draft a code of By Laws for the Lodge. Wiley Hall was leased forone year.
The Charter for Omega Lodge No. 536 bears the date of January 30,1890.
Cornerstone Ceremonies
Omega Lodge was involved in numerous laying of cornerstones. On June24, 1890, Past Grand Master H. H. INGERSOLL conducted the cornerstoneceremony for the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. On September 22,1915, Grand Master T. A. HISEY participated in the Donovan High Schooland Sulphur Springs High School cornerstone ceremonies. On July 31,1916, JEROME STANSBERRY acting as D.G.M. conducted the cornerstoneceremony for the Reed, or Tuppertown School. On September 23, 1916,Omega Lodge was requested to assist in the laying of the cornerstonefor Wheat High School. On September 18, 1920, the Grand Masterassisted by Past Master CLEM JONES, conducted the cornerstoneceremony for the new brick Lodge Hall for Omega Loge No. 536.
Memorial Resolutions
Omega Lodge was blessed with strong capable leaders throughout itsformative years. Membership grew at a healthy rate. However, theLodge minutes contain resolutions to the memory of many of itsdeparted leaders. These resolutions, or memorials, deserve specialmention because of the care and beauty of their wording. Most bearthe trademark and handiwork of the incomparable HARVEY H. HANNAH. TheLodge was especially saddened by the death of its first WorshipfulMaster, JOHN G. BRUCE. The Lodge gathered on October 14, 1891 toconduct his funeral, and a beautifully worded resolution was preparedfor the minutes.
Other stalwarts in the Lodge who were honored by memorial resolutionsincluded: THOMAS PHILLIPS (5/8/1895); W. P. SMITH (10/16/1897); R. M.CHAPMAN (3/9/1901); THOMAS R. EVANS (11/30/1901);THOMAS D. LEWIS(7/11/1902);JABEZ MITCHELL and T. E. MCBEBEE (9/15/1906);JOHN J. JACKSON(11/9/1910); AUSTIN F. STUBBS (10/21/1911); SAM M. RUSSELL (7/5/1922)Rev. EVERET B. BOOTH, Pastor of Oliver Springs First Baptist Church(3/29/1920); and WILLIAM D. ?BILL? RICHARDS, who had faithfully servedthe Lodge as Secretary for more than thirty years, on December 19,1931.
Early Leaders
In addition to the original officers of Omega Lodge, outstanding earlyleaders included: the four RICHARDS brothers, JACK QUEENER, DR.JOSEPH REES, DR. JOSEPH J. WALLER, EVAN PHILIPS, LINK WILLIAMS, HERMANAHLER, FRANK JONES, ED TAYLOR, A. C. SMITH and ?SPOT? HENLEY who isespecially remembered for his outstanding work in the conducting ofmany Masonic funerals.
With the building of the new brick Masonic Hall on Estabrook Avenue in1920, new leaders began to emerge. These leaders during the RoaringTwenties included: EZRA MCGLOTHIN, ROBERT P. REEVES, JAMES H. SMITH,ALEX JACKSON, WAYNE SUMMERS, METHYR BOOOTH, SAM KEEBLER, FRANK L. LADD,TOM GROSS, FRANK WALLER, and others. The 1920?s were very activeyears for Omega Lodge. The Lodge was honored with visits from atleast three different Grand Masters. Many petitions for Lodgemembership were being received, the Lodge had negotiated a favorable10-year lease with the United States Postal Department for the firstfloor of the Lodge building, and the town of Oliver Springs wasenjoying a generally prosperous period
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Newspaper clipping in scrapbook of Mrs. May McGlothin. No year, butitems in the scrapbook are in the 1920s range.
Funeral to be Held for Car Victim Today
Body of E.M. McGlothin To Be Taken to Morgan County for BurialService.
Funeral services for E.M. McGlothin, who was killed when struck by anautomobile in the John Sevier yards on Rutledge pike, will be at10:a.m. today at the John Sevier Baptist Church. Mr. McGlothin wasthe operator and proprietor of the Caswell Coal and Mercantile Co.The Revs. Joe Cross, Billy Hightower, Eli Brown and H.F. Smith willconduct the services.
The funeral party will go to the Pleasant Grove Baptist church inMorgan County for se3rvices there at 1:30 p.m. Burial will be in theDavis Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Ernest Tally, R.U. McDaniel, G.A. Troutman,J.R.Hutchins, John Tittle, and Robert Frazier. Honorary pallbearerswill be members of the mother's class which Mr. McGlothin taught forfour years at the John Sevier Baptist Church.
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1891 - 1936 (45 years)
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