The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-03-04
Grand Lodge knights or Honor.

The Grand body bad a busy session YES.
ierday, ihesmorning hours being consumed
In the discussion Of various measures which
bad been matured by the committees. In
lbe afternoon session the newly.elected OF.
ficers were installed and other business was
transacted.
AT the ni2ht session the concluding buSl.
ness was transacted. An important meas.
ure, calculated to reduce much the expense
OF these sessions, showed that the Grand
Lodge was aciuated by principles Of the
strictest economy in its deliberations.
Grand Dictator Morton announced the
following standing committees for the en-.
suing year.
On Finance: John G.. Teller, Joseph L.
Rollins, W. II. Rickets.
Laws: NJ. 5. Block, l.. s. Edwards, Mann
Page.
The Grand Lodge then, at 10 O'Clock. ad-
l0urned To meet in Lynchburg on the first
Tuesday in March. 1882.
The body then proceeded to Sanger Halle.
where an elegant and abundant banouci. .
furnished by the knights OF Honor, awaited
them. After regaling themselves upon the
choice yiands which loaded the long tables.
and spending several hours in social eniov-
ment and listening TO the responses made
by prominent members OF the order to va
r0u, appropriate sentiments, the ENJOYABLE
occasion was brought to a mos, happy termis
nation.
AN Affecting SCENE.
During the closing ceremonies OF the
Grand Lodge touching incident occurred ::
One OF the Grad officers rose in his seat. =.
and, addressing the Chair. said that in the
general feclin" OF goodwill and harmony
which seemed TO perVade every heart his
own had been touched to it core. There was
a brother in The body with whom he had been
At enmliy for years. They bad not spoken
since the session OF The Grand Lodge four
ycllS AGO. He now wanted 10 meet that
brother at the altar and be roconciled The
brother steppcd forward and. extending his
hand, the manly words OF reconciliation and
forgiveness were spoken, while the two
claSpcd hands over the open Bible.
The Grand Chaplain rose 10 his feet,
he whole body Following his example, and
while they Sarg "Prai>e God from whom
all blessings flow = many eyes were filed
with tears and many voices trembled wi n
emotion. The members then Joined hand,
around the altar, sang the closing hymn.
and, with the benedctiOn OF the chaplain.
closed the most interesting, important, and
harmonious session this body has held since
it, organization.
ON TO snINGrON-RIcHM0ND TO BE
LARGELY REPRESENTED AT THE INAUGCRA-
TON Richmond will be largely represent
ed at the Inauguration to-day. All the
trains leaving the city Yesterday and last
night were filed 10 their utmost capacity.
q lite number Of our citizens went on the
O'Clock afternoon passenger train over the
Richmond aud Fredericksburg road. The
State Guard (cOlOredl, Captain X. \. Rlul
commanding, boarded the train at the Byrd.
street GeIO'. The Governors Guard. Cap.
tain J. II. Phater commanding, turned out
Yesterday afternoon, - strong, and marched
TO ElEI PIIk. where they took the same train
for Washington. The men presented a spIen-
did appearance aS they marched through
our streets, and Will no doubt acquit them.
selves handsomely during their absence.
About : O'Clock last night he1yy rain set
M. accompanied by slight iall Of hail. but
that did not seem 10 lessen the number who
went by the excursion trains which lett IL
city during The night. The immense crowd
whicl went over the Chesapeake and Ohio
railway was further augmented by the ar
rival of four carloads Of cXcur>ionst>
from Petersburg, in which was included
the Petersburg colored battalion. consisting
OF the Petersburg Guards, Petersburg
Blue~, and Fipper GUARDS, under COM
mand OF Captain J. II. Hill The Attuck
GulId>. OF this city, commanded hy Cap
tain w. =. Gray, left on The same train.
Another train left Elbl Park over the Fred
crck sburg road about / O'Clock list night
with large number OF eXcursionlsts.
The German Artillery, Of Charleston. :.
C.. tWcnty-eight men, under command Of
Captain +. w. Wagner, passed through the
city Yesterday afternoon on the > O'Clock
northern train bound for Washington.
They were accompanied 10y Judge Mackey
and M,jor Morrow, CORES DOndent OF the
Charleston NerS and courier. This train
consisted Of fourteen ears. and was 50
heavily loaded that il had 10 be divided in
going over the connection track.