The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-03-02

The Grand Lodge Knights OF Honor OF
the State OF Virginia met last night at odd.
Fellows'1Iall at s O'Clock. aud wss,called 10
order by Grand-Dic,ator James x. Lamkin.
There was q full attendance Of members OF
the body, and II is expected by Tomorrow
that almost every member on the roll will
report.
There are at present forty-niUc lodges in
the order in Virginia, comprising \ men,
bership OF nearly three thousand. Four
new lodges will be organized in the next
month. The strength Of the order in Rich.
mond alone l. over one thousand, embracing
a large number If the businessmen OF the
city, and it is growing daily upon the con-
tideucc Of the community.
The organisation has for its main object
the protection Of the widows and orphans
OF deceased members and the payment OF
certain weekly stipends during the sickness
OF any OF its members. Each member holds
a certificate for 80 1000, and these certificates
have always been paid with the greatest
prOmptness.
Since the organization Of the order eight
wears ago over $4,000, 600 have been paid to
widows and orphans Of deceased members
aud $4,000 in benefits to sick members.
The following j. the roll Of flicers, repre-
scnlaliy,s. and committeeman of the Grand
| Lodge. which will be in session for several
days:
! OficerS.-B. ID. Blick. past grand die
tat0r, Norfolk; james Il. Llmkin, grand
dictator, Richmond; T. {. Morton, vice
grand dictator. Staunton; J0ha j. Wright,
assistant grand dictator, Richmond; Rev.
! II. NJ. Hope, grand chaplain, GordoDsville !;
| William II. Bliie. grand reporter, Staun-
J Il Dt,It-
mond; }. H. Payne, grand guide, Peters
burg: George W. NclmS, grand guardian.
! West Point; Julius joel, grand sentinel,
City Point.
Committees. - Grand TrustecS-John Max
wen, Richmond; W. +. Foster, Norfolk !;
/ Thomas w. Gentry. Manchester. Supreme
Representatives.. -. Blick, Norfolk; f..
! B. Branch, Petersburg. Finance Commit
tee. =. Branch, PelcrsDurg; c. 7. Hen
| ley, Chesterfield; w. T.. Woody, Rich
mond. Committee on Laws-John {. Tel
| Ter aud VI. :. Block, Richmond; Alfred
Moth, FarmvilIe.
ReDreseatatireS No. 2l9. W. j. Nc
Dowel. Richmond; NJ. 30. John +. Bell,
Richmond; No. 3G4, II. +. W. Southern,
Richmond; No. AZ, +. L. Courtney, Rich
mond: No. 3D. T.. j. B0Shcr, Richmond; ;
No. 56S, William LOvcn>lcin, Richmond
No. j93. T. W. Bass. M9nche>ier; No. 73i,
w. u. Montague, Norfolk; No. 13j, j. ;.
Van Horn. Richmond; No. 13I. james I.
NORRIS, Norfolk; no. 7jG, J. j.. Rollins,
Staunton; No. SSS. &. +. MintOn. Ports
mouth; No. 934, George II. Bagwell, AccO-
mae: No. ,937, NJ. p. Jordan, Danvllle;
No. $50. \. Myers. Norfolk: NJ. 800, Peter
Winston, Fdrmv,lle; No. 97l. Joseph I.
Bnwyer, Lynchburg; No. lOl4, John {.
Wade. ChrlstlanSburG; No. 1861, A. Wing
field. Charlottesville; No. ll50, W. Ii.
Tabb, Portsmouth; No. 1l5j, J. I. Ken
ney, ChincOteagu- Island: No. 1l9l,
+. Il. SOuthard Norfolk; No. 1928,
j. W. Wilson, Portsmouth; No. 1851,
W. II. II. Cory, Berkeley; No.
1868, Charles y. Blanks, City Point;
No. 1869, jacob Peyser, Petersburg; No.
l449. G. T. DIbEey. Hanover Courthouse;
No. 14G6, J. NJ. Keeling. Princess Anne
Courthouse; No. 1j07. Mann Paye,
Prince George county; No. 1913, {. IL.
SmitheTs, GOrdou>yllle; No. 1919. DR.. +.
ID. Phillips, Smithteld: No. 1864, j. W.
Wake. WinterpOck, Chesterfield; No. 1897,
Robert :. Chew, Fredericksburg; No. 1914,
\. u. Blake. Norfolk; No. 1910, W. II. Tay-
lor, Richmond; No. 1856, II. +. Byrd, Ac.
comac; No. 2001, John Mullins. Norfolk
county; No. 2O62. John J.. Nash, Norfolk
county, No. 209O. 7. II. Hines. suffolk;
No. 2096. l.. ;. Edwards, Richmond No.
2132, L. W. EarleS, Pittsylvania; No. 2lG4,
X. X. Horne. MechanicsyitIC: No. 2l9l, X.
II. Duesberry, Richmond; No. 2l92, X. Il.
Chapman. SmithfcId, Isle OF Wight: No.
219S, W. y. NORRIS, Petersburg; No. 22l3,
James \. Patterson, WaynestOrO'; No.
2264, w. II. Ricketts,, Orange Courthouse;
No. 2307, Robert :. Lewis. Cupcper Court
house: No. 2312, DR.. :. II. Price, BufOrd-
vile. Bedford county.
There being an unusually large attend
ance OF new members, the Committee on
Credentials were more than an hour in eX-
amining the papers submitted TO them, du
ring which time the prelmiuaries OF the
session were disposed Of. Is the report Of
the committee 80 representatives and 90
past diCtaOr> were seated. They were in.
trOduced by Graud.Guidt j. II. Payne, and
received the degree OF Old Age, with the
usual impressive cermonleS OF the ORDER
The body then as constituted consisted Of
80 fourh.degI ee members IN able body OF
repre>entative.men gathered from every
section Of the State.
Grand. Dictator LamkiL introduced Mayor
W. &. Darlington, who delivered the ad-
dress OF 'wcc1me, in which he referred I'm
eloquent terms to the results OF the work
ing> OF the Older aS seen here in Richmond
in the relief brought to hundreds Of widows
and orphans who had been relieved from
distress and want by IFS beneicent prOyi-
>ionS. He closed with beautiful and hearty
WORDS Of welcome, which wcnt TO the
hearts Of ali present and elected loud ap.
pause.
The reports Of the Grand Dictator, Grand
Reporter, Grand Treasurer, State MedI-
cql Examiner, Supreme Representatives,
Finance Committee, and Committee on
Laws and Supervision, were then offered
and referred without reading 10 the several
Committees on Distribution. Appeals aud
Grievances. Slate OF the order and Re-
turns and Charters, and the committees |
given time TO report.
Ii being announced by thc Grand Re-
porter that supreme dictator IIOke, o! Lou
isyIle, ky., would he in the city to-day, |
committee, consisting of MeSsrs. William |
LOyensteD, John &. Teller, and B. ID. Blick, |
was appointed to welcome him and invite |
him TO attend the session Of the Grand |
Lodge.
The Grand Reporter announced that |
Orient Lodge, Norfolk, which had been
suspended, was reinsia,ed by order OF the |
Supreme Dictator, and instructed The Com.
lnittee on Credentials 10 report favorably on
the credentials OF its representative, who |
was sealed.
After disposnG of deal OF routine busi-
ness the body, at 1880, took recess until
this afternoon at O'Clock. by which time il
was expected that the several committees
would be prepared to have the work before
lem in shape for the Grand Lodge TO pro-
,eed 10 business in earnest.
on motion Of Grand-Trustee Thomas w.
1eatry, the hour of s O'Clock was set for
he election OF officers, which. with their
n 4 allatinn will nrnh lilly elnsIllne the