Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-11-20
MANCHESTER NEWS.
cTETEHEIAL AEyIvERsARY OF THE
xssoKs TO gE CELEBRATED TO-DAY.
Notable Event in Manchester's History
Programme o. Exercises- Roster
Of the Lodge.

! sAry ~ then organization ~ bon Ar To-
I dfy. The exact date on which the charter
! Il the loGec was issued j. not positively
| known. tut ai Q meeting oi the Grand
| Lodge of Virgins, held in Richmond, &C.
| tober =, 11s6. Messrs. Jacob Ruhsim3u
and Robert McCunny were delegates from
| Manchester. showing that there was al that
tine such an organization there. Gu tbe
day named the number o! the lodge Ne.
! "a wa desicnaied. There were then only
| sixteen other lodges IN the stat. The Off
ccrs q Tie Grand Lodge at that TINE were
! Edmund Randolph. grand master; John
! Martin, deputy lfand master: Gardner
! Fleming. grand senior warden; Roher
/ Mercer, grand JUNIOR warden: james Ly,s
! ,oi hanchesl,I- grand treasurer; william
! WGddil, grand s'cretaIy; Jacob Ego.
grand senior deacon; George Green, CRANE
/ Junior deacon.
LOST RECORDS.
A considerable part Of the records q the
! lOGCe. covering toe fr-t YEAR a. it, b.
! tory. have been destroyed. 4 committee.
/ artoiuled several wears ago 30 try and r
! store the missing portions have worked
/ zealuuslv. bit without avail. From WhIf
! crn be earned from the existing plpers
/ snd the charier an organization was r.
feciod on lbe night oi November 20th, rs.
PRoGHAINE 0F EXEBCIsI-
About Two weeks ago The following com
miffee. having in charge fae uTrau cement,
J Tor tbe celebration. s,ui ouf neatly gotten
up invitations % mtmbcTs " The lodge and
{ q err iam lies. 10 the high Cicui,nres ~ the
/ fraternity. and 90 iew invited guests
/ Nessrs. ". !. I0ptou. A. a. Allen. !. p.
/ Craig y. y. v gisiccr, J. II. Lamh. n. b.
owen. Henry FuZeer 10. David t. Wei-
/ gcr. and William WhItworft. The meu-
J ber,hip ~ TIE lodge rs nearly one hundred.
/ ard IL j. estimated That about five tima-
/ tins number WIZ he present at tne
/ ccifhrsfion. which will be- uotab,.
( event both IN the history Of Manchcs;ersnG
/ oi tho craft oi hat city. The follow
luC is the programme % exercises
+ The lodge viii meet ai tuc ball q; g 4. VI
and o quarter u 1v The craft VIII march g.
/ Ba.utridge Bapisi church and listen o.
Masonic sermon ~ Eey. W II. Christian.
/ clapis'u % The lodge. AZ II O'Clock th.
lodge and its guest. viii take TIE Rich
mond and Daryiiie train az TIE Manchester
/ depot and 10 g. Bor Alr, WHERE the FOL
lowing pro-rWmc vii DO carried out j.
I d., oraiion rs Wor-h'pfu William J.
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