Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-02-27
-MASONIC. MUTUAL BENEFIT
ASSOCIATION.

AT an adjourned meeting of the Gen.
eral Board of Directors Of the Masonic
Mutual Benefit Association, held in the
hall of Malta Lodge No. =, A. +. d
A. NJ, Charlestown, w. Va. Feb. %,
1875, the following members were
present. Geo. NJ. Beltzhoover, Vice
President; H. NJ. Billings, Secretary
and Treasurer; d. H. Cockerill, A. S.
Chambers, w. F. Alexander, ]. S.
Fleming, by proxy II. c. 'Entfer.
The minutes of last annual meeting
held at Harrisonburg, Va, and the min
utes of the called meeting held at Shep-
herdstown, w. Va, May 9th, 1874,
were read and approved.
On motion, the settlement Of the &C
counts of the Association with b. F.
Harrison, late Treasurer, made by the
Local Board, were ratified and APPROX
ed.
The reports Of Secretary and Treas
urer were submitted, and on motion, a
Committee Was appointed to audit and
examine said accounts. Committee,
w. F. Alexander; d. Fl. Cockerill and
A. S. Chambers.
On motion, j. S. Fleming, w. F.
Alexander and H.. NJ. Billings, were ap-
pointed Conmuittee to recommend the
names of members 10 form. a General
and Local 10. srd1or the ensuing year.
A recess was Aten taken to offer the
above commltlce. time to perform their
respective at5ts& af.er which the said
committee made the following reports,
which were4adtpted.
The committee, to audit accounts, of
Secretary and Treasurer report the same
correct .l:'
The committee to report the names
of General and Local Board reported
the following.
For General Board, NJ. B. Buck, J..
F. Balthis, A. S. Chambers, G. Adams,
A. A. Biggs, S. s: Neil, J. p. A. Ent-
Ter, G. +. Compton, G. NJ. Beltzhoover,
Fl. G. Entler, Geo. A. Chrisman Jr.,
Robert White, VIM. Wilen, Jas. Law
Hoof. For Local Board-D. III. Cock
Grill, John w. Grantham, A. B. Wood,
, w. f. Alexander. B. F. Harrison, j.
F. Welshans, J. S. Fleming.
The Directors and members present
then went into an election for officers
for the ensuing year, and upon ballot
Thos. N. Ashby, of Front Royal, Va,
was declared elected President; 6. NJ.
BeItzhoover, Vice President; and II. NJ.
Billings, Secretary and Treasurer.
On motion, the Local Board were d.
rected to approve the bond of Secretary
and Treasurer. 80
The existing schedule of assessments
was taken up and discussed, and on mo
ton it was expressed as the sense of
this meeting that the present schedule
of assessments be retained and ap-
proved.
On motion of d. H. Cockerill, the
Secretary be required to notify Direc-
tors Of their election, and to request
them to use their utmost exertiOn to
forward the interests of the Association
the present year, and that they are ex-
pected to attend The meetings of the
General Board. b.
On motion of ]. S. Fleming, any
members who have already forfeited
their membership by non-payment of
dues, may be re-instated upon his for
mer rate of assessments by paying all
arrearages within eighty days after such
forfeiture-but after that time can only
be re-instated upolr the new rates of
assessment.
On motion of MS. Chambers, the
next annual meeting of the General
Board be held at Martinsburg, w. Va,
the End Thursday in January 1876.
On motion, the Secretary was direct
ed to furnish copy Of the minutes of
this meeting for publication in the pir-
ginia Free Press, with the request that
other papers copy.
On motion the Board adjourned.
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