Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-10-10
WELCOME.

Q~uhl opening cflciuOHicSs
WELCOME.
Rev. a. r. Holdcrby delivered an address
Of welcome on behalf of Ashland Lodge,
and was responded 10 by Mr.. 4. B. Cheat
ham. district counsellor, on the part OF the
District Iodge At 1870 the District Lodge
adjourned t0 p. VI. for dinner. according
10 assignment 10y the Committee on Enter
tGnment
COMMITTEES.
The following committees We're an
nounccd viz: On Finance, +. q. Glenn,
n. Il. Sutton. and Judge ). {. kedd; on
State Of the Order. Rev. \. X. Holdorby.
b. T.. Barker. Charles W. Perkins. Miss
Nav Whitehead. ard Miss Gcrtie l.. Atkin-
son.
At4P. NJ. the District Lodge met, when
reports from the Committees on Finance
and State of the Order were received, and,
after discussion were adopted.
OFFICERS.
The annual election Of officers resulted
as follows: j.. A. Hohson. district chief
tcmplar Miss GurtIe Lee Attkisson, DIS
trict vico-tcmplar: j. Is. Burroughs. dis
trict counsellor: i. ID. Miller, district sec
rotary: Mrs NJ. II. Whitehead, district su-
perintcndcnt Of juvenile tcmplars; }. !,
Atkinson. district treasurer; q. >. Shack
clford. past district chief temPlar; Rev a.
II. H0ldrrbv. district chaplain; T.. h.
Snead. district marshal Miss Marian Lau-
rens. deputy marshal; John Mason, guard ;
q. W. Perkins, sentinel II. G. TraylOr as
sistaut secretary.
The election of district chief templar,
district counsellor. district secretary, and
district superintendent OfjUyenlle templars
were by acclamaton.
Rev. A. K. Holderbv was elected dele
cate 10 the Grand Lodge and +. q. Glenn
as alternate.
Bya vote Of thirty-three TO six the Dis
trlct Lodge voted to meet monthly instead
of quarterly.
OTHER WORK.
The report of the District Secretary was
read and adopted.
A collection was taken up for the benefit
of the lecture work of the district, and
~l0.69 was received
The officers were installed by District
Deputy J.. G.. Glenn assisted by full
corps Of Grand Lodge officers.
THE BANNER.
The District-Lodge banner was won by
jefferson Lodge for the largest number OF
limitations. Rescue Lodge has held tins ban
ucr for the past three months. NrS. NJ. IL
Whitehead, on behalf of Rescue Lodge,
turned over the banner III afew well chosen
remarks, anu 1T WIS iNtu Ili~'lt''t W "'i -
fcrson Lodge by Rev. 4. K. Holderby, and
received by j. b. Burroughs on behalf OF
his lodge.
Dstric;-Lecturer Il. c. Traylor reported
the organization of one lodge since the
last session of the District Lodge.
SONG SERVICE.
AtqP. VI. the good of the order was
reached. when most interesting song
service was held, iuterspersed with short
and enthusiastic remarks 10y Messrs. Hold
erbv. Redd. Hobson. Sickels, Perkins,
Travlor. Mrs. Whitehead and others. \
vote of thanks was rendered Ashland
Lodge for the handsome manner III which
the members entertained the delegates.
The District Lodge adjourned at 10 =. NJ.
to meet with Rescue Lodge, in this city, on
the second Mondav in November. The
delegates returned to this city on the late
train.
The following are the committees APP
pointed for the year boy the District Chief
Templar: Credentials. +. ID. Miller, \. Is.
Chcatham. and }. G.. Garner; Programme,
l.. \. Fox. W. II. Sickel, and Miss May
Whitehead: Audits +. W. Taylor, :. G..
Rcdd. and Rev. r. b. Beadles; state of
Order. Rev. A. r.. Holderby, l.. Ct. Glenn,
oud L. C. IraVlOr