The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-10-28
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The Grand Division OF Virginia met in IT'S
1oray..eyenth annual session at the nail OF
Harmony Division last evening. The attene-
ar.ce on this session was not as large as on
former OCCASIONS
The following officers answered to their
names at the ,opentng Of business u. W, Z.
Rev. George C. Vandersiice, g. ". a: 1T III.
W. Leigh Burton, G. Scribe I. Mney
Davis, g. r. D. w. Bohonop, u. ConoaeeoI
tpro tena.) &. s. yskntiue, G. Sentinel tprc
sesa,l B. A. Jacob, G. ChapSain kes- II a, D. D.
Betty. :, .,a c,,, nd
Division were initiated In due iorus, sn fe"l
credentials being found correct.
REPORT OF rae GRAND woRrHT TSTRiAKca.
.The Grand Worthy Patriarch submitted
his annual abatement, from winch we ao-
stract the following synopsis OF the Work
isps or the Order during The year. After
the introduction he says: [" II 10 matter OIL
regret that all OF the temperance organize.
lions Ia our State are not snfted In one poao.
,erfui combination. for thus we could move
forward to greater resultss but we are glad
to know that the good work is going Tor
ward. II tre do nos measure up TO our
responsibility another Will take oar cro'en'
We bare the prestige OF age and past exPe'
riepce to encourage Us.
He again strongly urges The importance Of
raen,ne a lecturer in the Geld. Rev. B. II,
Mullen has been thus successfully employed
Tor part OF the year, the funds being Insult
fcient to keep him steadily at work In thai
cxpacity. He recommends that each d.
vision represented here pledge itself for suct
amount as 10 thinks Itself able TO pay for this
object. and thus increase the membership anc
sil to the spread OF temperance principles
The different portions Of the report were
referred to appropriate committees:
Rev. r. II. Mullen, grand lecturer, made
detailed report OF his operations as such, the
results of which were recently published IL
the Dispatch.
sEcRErARY's REPORT.
The Grand Secretary, T. Wiley Davis,
submitted the annual report, OF when We
present the following abstract:
Duripgthe year seventeen divisions nave
been chartered or re6rgauized, and are now
In GOOD working order; five hundred and
sixteen members have been admitted into
the Order and of the whole number in the
State n, O05) only three have died, and only
two hundred and fifty-three dollars have beer
paid for benefits. The several divisions o.
The Stale have on band and invested ,0OO
three divisions have surrendered their char
tiers.
~rREAsURER's REPORT.
The Grand Treasurer ID. W. Bohonon..
submitted bis report. as follows: Balance or
hand las, meeting, SS4; received since thai
time, $334.31 total, SA2S.Sl. Expended du
ring the year, S271.23; leaving balance on
hand, $570S. This and the report OF the
secretary were appropriately referred.
The following committees were ap'
pointed:
Credentials: T. Wiley Davis, q. W. Dues.
berry, Jr., and William Hancock.
Finance z. s. Valentine, George D. Har'
wood, and j. T. Jacob.
Charters: E. G. Minor, R. s. Valentine,
and William b. Peasants.
Publications: +. Wiley Davis, w. b
Pleasants, and B. Fl. Mullen.
State Of The Order: Caleb Jacob, j. Curtis
TAYLOR, and Fl. A. Green.
On motion the Grand Division adjourned
TO meet at the hall of Marion Division, Sid
ney, tonight at 1880 O'Clock.