The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-07-21
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CONVENTION OF DISTRICT GRAND LODGE
No. 8.
Full Asssadance-Grand Banquet Mt Montf.
cello skall-Spccches OF Mayor Kelley Dis
srict Grand President M. r. Walter, Simon
WOLF ESQ, Police Justice White, Etc.


Jewish citizens, and as they walked the
streets in their holiday robes, gaily chatting
together, or performing hospi,able offices TO.
wards strangers OF their race, one could
easily see that something out of the usual
order of things was animstiug them.
The cause of their cheerfulness was the
annual assembling of the District Grand
J. Lodge, No. S, Of B'nai Birth Tor Sons Of the
Covenant), a large and Eonrishing Hebrew
order, for the first time. in this city. The
Jewish citizens Of Richmond are among
those most loyal to her Interests, most obedl-
ent to her laws, and most proud OF her
beauty, and as consequence 'Little Billy
Loyenstein, the Strause's, the Heller's, the
Won Mays. the Milhiser's, the Levy's, the
Daviss. the GunSts, the Salamonsky's, the
Schaap's, the Thalhimer's, the Roses,
the Harris's, the Becher's, the Rosen-
baunl's. the Mitteldorfer's, the Holzinger's,
The Syccl>'s, the Wise's. the Nelson's, ct i'd
on,ne genus. were assiduous in their atten.
lions to their visiting brethren, and we are
sure produced pleasant impressions of the
CITY Of Seven Hills.
The jurisdiction of District Grand Lodge
No. ) embraces the States OF North and
South Carolina, Georgia, Maryland, District
of Columbia, and Virginia, and nearly all OF
these States were we'll represented at the
meeting on Sunday.
MEETING OF THE GRAND LODGE.
The Grand Lodge met in the Masonic Hal
on Broad street at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, and 'yas
called to order by President Walter, when
Mr.. Julius Strause delivered on the part ol
the Richmond Lodges an address OF vel
come to the visitors, and rendered them Q
L. nsx of
O'Clock that evening.
Mr.. NJ. r. Walter, President, responded.
and accepted the tender in well-timed re.
marks.
All the officers of the Lodge were in their
nlaces. as follows: L. Gredel, 1st Vice-Pres.
ident: b. Gersdorf, I'd Vice-President S.
We'll, Treasurer S. B. Gump, Secretary
NJ Emmerch, Sergeant-at-Arms.
The roll of delegates were called, and the
following answered to their names
Jededjdh, 7, Baltimore.-S. Gump, Abra.
ham Goodman, F. Simsop, W. Upper, A.
Gersdorf, j. Lansdorf, NJ. We'll, Philip
Fuld.
Hasmonea, As, Baltimore. Jackson, D.
Binswanger, l.. Groedel, F. Phillips, S. Was.
sernar, S. Berney, Charles Meyersberg, A.
Fuld.
Elijah, SO, Washington-Simon Wolf, NJ.
Cohen, b. Gusdorf.
Kinq Dautd, go, Baltimore--E. Goldman,
3. We'll, NJ. Emmerich.
Rimnon, 6S, Richmond--William LoVen.
stein. Moses Huizler, Julius Straus, Levi
Hexter. - - -
BENJAMIN, 60, Richmond--Solomon Wise,
Ph. Whitlock, N. L. jacobson.
Gabriel Riesser, rs, Baltimore-S. Hart
man, L. Prag, S. Wiel.
Joseph, Is, Savannah-M. Mitchell.
Columbus (Ga. J, T-Myer Hecht.
Dan, 93. Charleston rs. CD. Jacobs.
Potomac, 104, Georgetown-G. Shlesin.
ger, A. Fisher, W. Nordllnger.
Grace Aguilar, VI, Westinghouse.
Herzburg, 5. Goldstein, 5. Rice.
Covenant. 125, Washington-P. Joseph,
NJ. Walter, D. Oppenheimer.
Lud,cig Philkpsoa, 1888, Baltimore.-G.
Rosenhelm, Nj. Bernard, Il. Rosenthall.
Gate City, 144, Atlanta,-LouiS Seldner,
A. Haas.
Maloccht, 146, Macon-J. II. Hertz.
!Na0n, 172, Norfolk-H. Hamburger, Jul.
Adelsdorf, Charles Myer.
Ber Choytn,, 1T, Cumberland, Md.-s.
Adler, n. Coleman, S. Sonneborn.
Eyah, 2O4, Harrisonburg, Wa. A.Wlse,
NJ. y. MlCslelDacneF.
Monticello, 214, Charlottesylle-Aaron
Brunn.
Savannah, 2l7-Joseph NJ. solomons.
The report of the General Committee was
submitted, which showed the membership
to be 1877. Since last meeting Monticello
Lodge has been instituted at Charlottesville
and Savannah Lodge at Savannah. A char
ter was granted for the institution of new
Lodge at Wilmington, N. c., which will be
installed during the present week.
The reports OF the several committees
were then referred to a special committee,
consisting of P. Pres. Solomon Wise, Of
Richmond; Charles Herzberg, of Washing
ton; B. We'll. of Baltimore: Joseph NJ.
Solomon, Of Savannah, and D. Jacobs, Of
Charleston, S. G.
The remainder of the days session was
taken up in the consideration of the report
of the Committee on Constitution, Of which
P. Pres. (Mr. William Loyenstein) is chair
man, and many changes were made.
The principal amendments were: Restrict
ing LODGES of oyer one hundred members to
an additional member for every thirty-three
members: abolishipg quarterly meetings
and adopting annual meetings on the last
Sunday in January: giving the Executive
Committee power to grant charters ana
transact the business Of the Grand Lodge
during recess.
AT 5 O'Clock the Grand Lodge adjourned
until yesterday at O'Clock.
THE BANQUET.
At 8 O'Clock P. NJ, sharp, the visitors and
the members of the Richmond lodges With
their invited guests assembled at Monticetic
Hall, and in few moments all were seated
at the tables, which bad been we'll laden with
good things under the superinteHdence ol
Field Marshal Meyer Won May. The table;
were arranged in three rows. Presiding
over all and seated at the head Of the centre
table was William Loyenstein, Esq. To his
right sat President M. r.. Walter and
Mayer Kelley, while to hisleft was slmoI !!
Wolf. Esq, of. Washington, u. &. Sol
Wise. ESQ, presided over the third table
with Judge Joseph White and NJ. Gersdorf
second Y. F., TO his right and left. T
Whitlock presided over. the second table
with NJ, GroedeI, Srst v. P, and NJ. Em
merich, Sergeant.at- Arms, on his right anG
left. l....-.,t..
The substantials being disposed of, con
yersaLion was stepped, silence ordered, and
Mr. President Lovensten delivered an ad
dress of welcome, in which he dweit upor
the bend of union that had been created be
tween the States In which this order pre-
vailed, and especially in the States composing
this district since the District Graud Lodge
No. 5, had been created. Bis remarks were l
appropriate and eloquent, and were received
with great applause. He then announced
the regular teasts In their order We merely
give lhe toasts without the sentiment fol
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