The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-04-14
General Meeting OF the Grand Lodge
Of the B'nai Birth.

IL
R'nai Birth (Sons OF the Coyenant), held q
general meeting Yesterday at its hall, corner
of Howard and Lexington streets. Mr.. NJ
K. Walter, the president of the Grand Lodge,
occupied the chair, and Mr.. s. B. Gump
acted as secretary. This being the first gu
thering of the Grand Lodge after the exten.
sion of it, boundaries great interest was con-
centrated thereat. There were present dele.
gates not only of the different lodges Of the
Order In this city and of Washington,
Georgetown, Cumberland, and West Vir-
ginia, but also of Richmond and Norfolk,
Va. Charleston, S. c.; Savannah, Colum.
bus, Augusta, Albany, Americas, and
Thomasville, Ga. District No. 8, by the &C.
ton of the Chicago Convention of the Order,
now embraces Maryland, the District Of Co.
iumbiu, Virginia, North ard South Carolina.
and Georgia. 1t has thus gained an acceS.
sion Of fourteen lodges, with membership
of over eight hundred members, and con-
tans now twenty-four lodges and member
ship of 1850.
After the opening of the meeting, the fol.
lowing were found to be the accredited dee
gates to the Grand Lodge:
rive omit all but the Virginia delegates: :.
Rimmon Lodge, of Richmond, Va: W.
Loyenstein. NJ. Hutzler, Julius Strauss, and
Levi Hexter.
Beniamin Lodge, Richmond, Va. Solomon
Wise, II. l.. jacobson, and Philip Whitlock
Maon Lodge, Norfolk, Va: Fl. Ham
burger.
ETah Lodge, Harrisonburg, Va: A. A,
Wise.
The following gentlemen were appointed
q committee to revise the constitution 1t the
District Grand Lodge: Messrs. ". Loyen'
stein, f. SmsoD. D. Dreyluss, FL. West
hcimer, aud NJ. Emerich.
At the afternoon session an invitation was
received from the lodges Of Richmond, Va,
requesting that the next meeting of the
Grand Lodge be held in that city. The IL
vitation was accepted, and the Grand Lodge
resolved to hold its next meeting in July at
Richmond, Va.
An application for charter for lodge at
Charlottesville, Va, was read and granted.
The motion for revision Of the Endow-
ment plan then came up. aud tic Grand
Lodge resolved itself into Il Committee OF
the Whole for its consideration. lr. W.
Lovenstein in the chair. According 70 the
law, as now in force, each surviving mem.
Der pays to the widow of i deceased brother
the sum Of one dollar; and there being at
present 1850 members in the district, the
widow and heirs of any deceased member
receive S1,GS0, but it was found that the
delegates to the Grand Lodge desired that
the endowment be fixed at 1000, so that
| the tax on each member will be only little
over sixty cents.
After brief discussion, the Committee on
| the Whole rose, and after the President OF
| the Grand Lodge, Mr.. Walter, had taken his
seat, a resolution was passed that until the
| next meeting of the Grand Lodge, which
| takes place in July next, the heirs of de.
| ceased member of the district shall receive
| the sum Of 81 ,000 1t was understood that
at July next the matter will be definitely set
| tied.
The Committee on the Constitution, Mr.
| Loyenstein chairman, appointed ut the morn.
| Ing session, made report, in which num-
Der of changes in the present constitution
are recommended.
II was stated that Mr. NJ. Il. Walter has
been appointed a member of the Court OF
Appeals Of the Order, Rev. DIR. Sold mem.
Der Of the Centennial Committee, and Mr.
w. LoTenstein 4 member Of the Executive
Committee. After some business Of minor
importance bad been transacted the Grand
Lodge, at O'Clock in the evening, adjourn
| ed.
Later in the evening q banquet was given
| By the members Of the GRIND Lodge III thls
| city in honor OF the delegates from the south
| Sir. NJ. X. Walter presided, and speeches
| were made by Messrs. s. Wolf, w. LoVen
stein, n. Waller, and otlcrs.-Batamort
| american.