Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-03-26
The Grand Master in Staunton.
LARGE CoNyoCATION OF MAsONs-WORK
IN THE LODGE-BANQUET AT THE vIR-
GINA HOTEL,

4 IN THE LODGE-BANQUET AT THE VIR-
i GINA HOTEL,
&C., &C., sc.
The visit of Peyton S. Coles, Most Wor-
shipful Grand Master of Masons, in Vir-
ginia, to Staunton Lodge, No. 10, on
| Wednesday night, was the occasion Of the
largest assemblage of Masons that has
gathered here within the recollection OF
the Oldest member of this fraternity. The
grand officers of the Grand Lodge of Vir-
ginia we're invited, and Right Worshipful
VIM. B. lsaacs, Grand Secretary, was
| among the honored guests Letters were re
ceivsd by W. NJ, J. Howard Wayt. from r.
W., Henry W. Murray, Grand Junior
Warden, and r. W. w. +. Drinkard.
Grand junior Deacon, regrettlng that bu-
siness engagem prevented their attend
ance. By eight o'clock, every seat II the
large and handsome lodge room in the
Masonic Building was occupied.
PERSONAL.
Staunton Lodge has 145 members, a
large proportion of whom were present,
besides which there were nun Der of III
vted guest from every lodge in Augusta
county and some from adjoining counties.
OF the one hundred and seyenty-fve pres
emit we noticed among the visiting breth-
ret the names OF the following gentlemen :
Rev M Frost, Jr, late of Lexington, KY,
now pastor of the Baptist church at Staun-
ton, Rev R Van Horn, pastor of the
Methodist church at Waynesboro, Mr.
/ 57Maasfasd .Mesdall of lodge No, 1447 Eng
|: land. Messls Wa Chapman ana G u
Chapmsa.Gi i. Of Ohio. D Logan, of VIM
chester, W r Jewell, Lexington; VIM B
McChesney and NJ Ervine, Harrison
burg, w H Hartman. G Dull, D Camp
bell and 4 7 W Duke, j., Of Charlottes-
vile, and Messrs r G Wright. W Gill
keson, ] T Long. j G Fry, I Hawpe, G
W Fitch, G M Parkins, j I Clemmer, j
N Britton, G l. Dull, NJ Kunkle, R T
Dull J B Bare, r 5 Heizer, D N Van
Lear, J M Carson, J W Beaver, J M D
Watson, Geo E Moore. r F Larew, r II
Palmer, G e Miller, II Hawkins, G w
Fitch, W J Jones, NJ D Wood, J M Way,
H McFall, II Fl Shackelford, ] H Mont
gomery and J g Myers of Augusta.
RECEPTION OF THE GRAND OFFICERS.
After the opening of the Lodge in due
and ancient form, Grand Secretary VIM.
B. Isaacs, was introduced by Jr. Deacon,
DEBTOR, and cordially welcomed by w. M.
Wayt and received by the fraternity with
the grand honors A committee OF Past
Masters, H. M. Bell, w. L. Balthis and
W. +. Butler, accompanied by Sr. Deacon,
Snapp, and Jr. Deacon, DEBTOR, then re-
tired to the ante-room and conducted
Grand Master, Peyton s. Coles, to the
lodge room. After an introduction from
Past Master Butler, and welcome from
the Worshipful Master and the grand
honors from the lodge, Mr.. John w. Stout
was introduced, and in the name.Of Staun-
ton Lodge, welcomed the Grand Master
ia graceful and eloquent speech of ten
minutes, which was heartily arplauded du-
ring its delivery and at its close.
The Most Worshipful Grand Master
responded at some length in which he
spoke feelingly of the reception and wei
come he had received, efond associations
that attached him to Staunton Lodge and
the revered memory of one of its former
dress was also full of information and ad-
| vice calculated to promote the efficiency OF
| the order and was received with loud ap-
plause. Grand Secretary Isaacs being called
upon by the Master, responded in his hap
piess vein and in his finished address which
engaged the close attention Of his audi
ence impaired much valuable masonic in
| formation, which, from the gentleman s
high official position, he was SO competent
| to give.
| WORK.
The lodge then spent two hours in work.
A popular merchant of Stanton Was raised
| to the sublime degree OF Master Mason
Grand Master Coles, one of the brightest
Masons in the fraternity, conferred the de-
gree and the work was smoothly done by the
officers and some Of the members of Sta I'm.
ton lodge and much enjoyed by the large
number of Masons present.
THE BANQUET.
About half past ten o clock the lodge
adjourned and marshalled by Messrs. E
| NJ. Gushing, W. II. Ii. Lynn and VIM. L.
Bumgardner the brethren marched in pro
cession to the Virginia Hotel where an
excellent and bountiful supper of substan
tials awaited them. Nothing that could
add to enjoyment of the hour that followed
was left undone by the courteous proprie
tor and his attentive assistants, ant
after all had eaten and were filled, Wor
shipful Master Wayt who had throughout
presided with ease and dignity, proposed
the following
SENTIMENTS.
The Grand Lodge of Virginia-We low
her as mother. May we never be un
mindful Of the instruction she received in
infancy from Blair, Randolph and {
Marshall
Responded to by Grand Master Peyto1
S. Coles.
The Masonic Record.-We will abide b.
it whether written or unWrituen.
Responded to by Grand Secretary VIM
} B. ISaacS.
} Masonry Uniuersal.-May our hearts b
as full of love toward our brethren as tn
| world is full of MasOns.
| Responded to by Past Master. A. M
FauntlerOy.
Having as heartily enjoyed the feast o
reason afforded in the eloquent and timel
/, responses to the sentiments, as that of tn
savory viands which preceded it and tn
hour of twelve having arrived. this lafg
company of brethren dispersed in ''harmc
n.y. and SO ended pleasant and instruc
tive meeting of this great fraternity