Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-12-14
SECRET SOCIETIES.
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF GOOD TEN
ID

At the meeting of the Grand Lodge OF
Good Templars held at Marion last week,
the following officers were elected and in
stalled for the ensuing year: Grand
Chief Templar. Col j. r. Miller, of Pu-
laski city; Grand Councillor. W I Keel
ing, of Halifax; Grand Vice Templar
Mrs. Rev. w. W. Wood, of Charlottes-
Vile; Grand Secretary, George w. Hawk
hurst, OF Richmond; Grand Superinten-
dent of Juvenile Templars, Mrs. S. e.
! Bailey, of Alexandria county; Grand
Treasurer, Colonel I. N. King, of Front
Royal. Among other business transacted
! was the following: Secretary Hawxhurst
| reported 253 lodges in good standing, with
| a membership Of 1900. The sum Of
SIS. TAT IS was paid into the treasury dur
ing the year and expended for the
advancement of the cause of Tenn
perance. The GOOD Templar Sentinel"
was endorsed as the organ of the order.
| The Executive Committee was authoriZ-
ed to appoint State Lecturer Roam
oke City was selected as the next place of
hsSStibAs Ntoj' ohoNSo W 4NCWbOh VI oiIho
city, was elected one of the delegates to
represent the order at the Right Worthy
Grand Lodge of the World, which meets
at Chicago, next May. The closing cere-
monies were marked by a "Love Feast''
in which all present participated. The
| delegation was a large one aud was mag
/ nificently entertained by the citizens Of
that peaceful and prosperous town.
At Lyncnburg on last Saturday night, a
complimentary banquet was rendered
. Grand Chief Templar Miller, by his many
friends IN that city.
GRAND LODGE OF MASONs.
The Most Worshlpful Grand Lodge Of
Virginia, Ancient free and Accepted
Masons, met in St. Adams Hall, Rich
mond, on last Tuesday evening, in its
11lth grand communication. The Grand
Lodge is composed Of representatives from
the subordinate lodges, and past masters
are er-ottcio members of that grand body.
There are 240 subordinate lodges in the
State, and each one entitled to three rep
resentatives. Staunton Lodge was rep
resented by the following gentlemen who
left here on last Tuesday morning u H.
Wayt, Grand Junior Warden; ". FL Fl.
Lynn, Senior Warden; W. B. McChesney,
Master, and E. M. Cushing, Past Master.
On Wednesday night the Grand Lodge
elected the following officers Grand Mas
ter. r. T. Craigbiil, Lynchburg; Deputy
Grand Master, George IL. Jordan, Smith
field; Grand Senior Warden, J. Il, Wayt,
StauntOn; Grand Junior Warden, W. Ell.
Peasants, Hollins Institute; Grand
Treasurer. W. T. Allen, Richmond;
Grand Secretary. W. B. Isaacs. Richmond;
Grand Senior Deacon. Mann Page, Bran
don; Grand Junior Deacon, J. P. Fitz-
gerald. Farmville; Grand Chaplain, G. W.
Dame, Danv.lle; Grand Pursuivant, J.
A. Cosby, Richmond; Grand Steward, W.
Krause. Richmond; Grand Tier, W. q.
Wilkinson, Richmond.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.
On the 10Th of February, 1888, the
, twenJy-fifth anniversary of the order of
Knights of Pythias, which had its origin
in Washington, will be celebrated by the
lodges all over the country. The work Of
this order was written by Mr.. Justus Il.
| Rathbone of that city, who took the CLASH
cal story of Damon and Pythias as its
basis. This he read to few friends, who
were so we'll pleased with 1t that they de-
termined to form an organization. and q
lodge was instituted. The first organized
was Washington lodge, but owing to the
excited condition Of the country, the war
, not being then closed. it became extinct.
The second lodge. Franklin. No. 2, was
formed in East Washington, and is now
the oldest one of the order. From this
small beginning it has grown, I'M
til now there is scarcely locality in the
| country which does not have K. of F.
| lodge or member. There are also State
grand lodges and supreme grand
| lodge, uniformed military rank, and
| an endowment or insurance rank. Val
ley Lodge K. of P of this city has
received circular issued by Supreme
Chancellor General William Ward, invit.
| ing them to celebrate the silver anniver-
| sary of che order in proper manner.
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