The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-01-14
Grand Lodge of knights of Pytfias--
Installation and Important BUST


At the session yesterday the officers ol
the Grand Lodge elected on the previous
night were installed by p. G. c. Hartman,
assisted by G. &. Wade. These officers are
as follows:
William H. Wade, of Richmond. Grand
Chancellor; l.. B. Allen, of Norfolk,
yice.Grand Chancellor; Fl. G. G.. Hart.
man, of Richmond, g. r. and C.. Scribe !:
J. B. Vaughan, Of Richmond, G.. Banker ;
A. D. Warfield, of Alexandria, G..
Guide; DR.. James NJ. Jarvis, of Ports.
mouth, G. Inner Steward Chas. III. Epps,
OF Richmond, G. Outer Steward; z. G. c.
Hugh Latham, of Alexandria, q. Venera-
BILE Patriarch.
The following is a list of the Past Grand
Chancellors: II
D. W. Bohannon, G. r. Bufum, W. j.
Tyson, II. D. Danforth, j. B. Vaughan,
and Henry Armstrong.
P. 6. Chancellors Wade, Bohannon, and
Tyson were chosen representatives to the
Supreme Lodge of the World.
The Grand Chancellor made the follow
ing appointments of standing committees:
State Of the Order.-P. G. C.'s H. La
than and Fl. Armstrong, and Past Chan
cellors VIM. Loyenstein, j. Fl. Capers, and
Isaac Hutzler.
appeals and Gr1euances.-Past Chancel-
lors H. A. Atkinson, Jr., D. W. Bohannon,
J. G. Spruil, M. P. Handy, and E. S. Boyn-
ton. -
Laars and Supervision Chancellors
VIM. 81. Crew, L. L. Bass, VIM. E. Cree,
j. NJ. Jarvis, and j. C. Teller.
Finance and MiIeage.-Past Chancellors
". j. Tyson. P. Weisiger, Charles Milhi-
ser, Charles T. Binford. and 6. L. Simp-
son.
Returns and Credentidls.-Past Chancel-
lorS D. Mitteldorier, Charles Harvey, G. R.
Bufum, o. Morganstern, and W. II. Mays.
Special Committee ON Reuision Of the Con-
stitution and Lars.-Past Chancellors VIM.
LOvenstein, II. D. Danforth, P. Weisi-
ger, D. Mitteldorter. and II. B0hmer.
At the session of Thursday night it was
resolved that application should be made
to the General Assembly for the incorpora-
ton of the Grand Lodge.
just before the adjournment, the special
committee to whom was referred the part
Of the Grand Chancelor's report referring
to the q. B. n, together with the accom-
panying papers, presented report sub
| stantlally reiterating the action of the Grand
Lodge at the special session in July, pro-
testing against the action of the Supreme
Lodge on this subject, and invoking that
body to repeal it's obnoxious legislation.
ue report WAS unanimously adopted.
Leave was granted Charity Lodge, No.
10, of Norfolk, to reopen its charter for 60
days, in view Of the peculiar circumstances
! of their case. The Representatives of the
Norfolk and Portsmouth Lodges recon.
| mended the re-appointment of Henry Arm.
strong, of the former city, as district
deputy Grand Chancellor, and the Grand
| Chancellor announced that Mr.. Armstrong
would be aDDOinted,
A special committee. consisting of H. A
Atkinson, Jr., D. W. Bohannon, and L. B
Allen, was appointed to prepare tribute
of respect to the memory of Past Chancel
lor Seth Creekmore, of Damon Lodge, No
7, who died in this city few weeks ago.
| Altogether, the session Of the Grand Lodge
| just brought to close, was an interesting
and important one, and the legislation &C
complished will rebound to the good Of tht
| Order in Virginia. There was n good at
| tendance, too, and the ability displayed il
the debates on the multifarious question:
presented was most gratifying to those who
have watched the progress Of the Order
from its infancy until it has attained its pre-
sent promising proportions. The next seS
| sion of the Grand Lodge will be held in tht
city of Richmond on the second Wednes
day in January, 1872.