The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-01-01

Ccmbs's Halt semLmonthly. w. II. H.
Combs, G. r.; George w. Combs, Scribe.
LIncoln Tent, No. 100, meets at Mason's
Hail. ]. Il. Griffin, chief ruler; j. Ii. Is.
Mayo, scribe. Membership, 20.
INDEPENDENT o..rvR OF oooD-FELLows.
Mount Vernon Court, No. 4, meets o.
Golden Rule Hall. William r. Tom'in, G.
L.; g. A. v. Dickerson, X. Of X. Men,
bcrship, 90.
Combs Court, No. 8. facets at the same
hall second Monday. W. II. Roane, c. H..
Dudley b. GraysoD, X. OF X.
KNIGHTS OF TEMPERANCE.
lvanhoe Commandery, No. l, meets at
Good-FeIlows Halt tri-mopthiy. W. II.
Carter, eminent commander; j. ID. Booker,
recorder. Membership, 80.
DEGREE TEMPLE GOOD TEMPLARs.
Hickman Temple, No. l, meets brst ana
third Thursday nights, at O'Clock, over
Combs's store. Robert MeNaughton, de-
gree Templsr. Membership, 81.
DEGREE DIVISIONS SONS OF TEMPERANCE.
Fideli,y.Degree Division, No. l, meets at
their hslI the nrst Monday monthly. Lewis
Dickerson, prefect; w. X. Green, recorder
Membership, 1I9.
Cbarity-Degree Division. No. q, Andrew
j. Brown, project, meets at same hafi'
Membership, 129.
81. Martha Council, No. 35--Sarah Sparks,
PC; Il. q. Mason, secretary. Meets 81
same hall ~ below. Meets first and fourth
Tuesdays at 4P. NJ. Membership, 81.
ST. LUKE's.
Matthew Council. No. 30. meets at 81;
Luke's Hall, Franklin street, on hrst ana
third Tuesday nights at O'Clock. henry
Burton, w. c.; Edward Romon' L. D.
Membership, 40.
Grand Officers, 1S79-'80: A. G. Brown,
grand chief, Lynchburg; w. N. L. Forres-
Ter. grand secretary, Richmond. Number
Of lodges in the State, rs; membership
about 1900. The next session OF the Grand
Council will be held at Staunton the thiro
Tuesday In August, 1880.
JUVENILE TEMPLE OF GOOD TEMPLARs.
McNaugbton Temple, No. ], meets at
pafierson's Hall, Sidney. Mrs. Robinson,
superintendent: Annie Randolph, secre'
tary. Membership, %.
KNIGHTS OF PROTECTION
Simon Lodge, No. 3, meets at Good-W III
Hall first Monday In each MONTH James
A. johnson, king; II. b. Gaines, scriDe;
Henry Newton, keeper OF the Keys. Me"'
bership, 30.
VIRGINIA STATE TEMPERANCE SOCIETY.
Rev. T.. II. Gentry. president, Hanover,
Rev. George Il. Pricheit, vice. president
Dinwiddie; w. II. l.. Combs, Esq, secfe-
tsry, Henrico; Rev. Philip b. Peyt0n,
treasurer, King and Queen. This Is an
omen Temperance Society, and embraces IN
its membership all temperance men ana
I'D tn
Temperance Reading Rooms, 9O3 Seven
teenth street. Henry n. Graham, p!esf
dent: w. II. l.. Combs, secretary.
Total membership Of the various TEN.
perance organizations IN the State about
$4,000; number OF lodges, divisions, coun'
ellis. tents. courts, communicates, temples,
and unions about 1000. There is In TINS
city 1850 local societies ana secret societies OF
various kipds-29 numbering in member
ship from two 10 six hundred.
Literary Organizations.
Excelsior Literary Organization. M. IL
Griffin. president; j. Henry Patterson
secretary. This is the Oldest organization o
its kind in the city, and has flourshinl
limited membership OF 25. Meets ever,
Friday night at Combs's Hall, Seventeenth
street.
Arose Lyceum, j. II. 7. Quarles
president; George Washington, secretary
Membership, Is.
Acme Lyceuin. j. II. Johnson, presi
dent; w. II. Anderson, secretary. Mem
bership, 10.
Dumas Reading Club. Miss Kate Dab
ney. president; X. b. Taylor, secretary
Membership, 1s.
Institute Lyceum. NJ. W. Braxton, presi
dent; Professor Jones, seci etary. Mem
bership, 30.
Alpha Lyceum. II. Nelson Graham, presi
dent; John III. Scott sec'e'ai1' "oi'oe'
ship, 10.
Temperance Reading Club. Thomas ID
Rogers, president; j. T.. Ferguson, secre
tary, Membership, IL.
Educational and Historical Association
j. w. Cromwell. president.
United Order Of True RefOrmers.
Nit. olive Fountain, No, l, meets at Solo
mons Hall. on ST. James street, on first an,
last Thursday nights. j. White, w.
Membership, 90.
Mt. Maria Fountain. No. 4, meets ut Fou
sbee-Street Hall on first ana last Friday
L. Morton, w. NJ.
Grand Officers j. Il. Brown, q. NJ; u
Watkn., &. V. NJ; II. II. Watkins, Il. /.
X. Cabell, q. 5.
lolOred Political Organizations.
Readjuster Club-Joshua Anthony, pr'
sident. Membership. 493.
Greenback Club-W. ii. L.. Combs, pre-
sideni A. &. Banning, secretary. Men
ber>hip on roll, 19s Meets monthly
Bannin2's Hall.
Union League Political Club-W. {
Roape, president. Membership, $40.
Malone Campaign Readiuster Clul
Jackson Ward-John ii. Randall, pres
dent; +. ii. Mann, secretary. Member
ship. 1872.
Equal-Rights Club-P. II. Fleming, pr
sident. Membership, 5000.
Henrico R,adjuster Club OF Fairfield
j.. Brown, president; X. b. Evans, SEE
relaIy. Membership, 1853.
VIRGINIA PENIrENrIARY.