The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-29
FREE MASONS OF HIGH DEGREE.
The Grand Chapter of Royal
Arch Masons Convenes.
The Convention in Masonic Temple Last
Night-Address of the Grand Hirh
Priest-Strength of the Order in
Virginia -To-day's Interesting Pro-
graInmc.

About fifty representatives. of the
Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons
and Grand Commandery Knights Temp
lar arrived hero from Monday evening
to last night, and the meeting of the
Grand Chapter in Masonic Temple last
night was well attended. The chief
object of the convocation last night was
to lay out the work for the session.
The address OF the grand high priest
and the appointment OF committees were
the principal features of the evening.
To-day the grand chapter will meet
in committee of the whole at IL o'clock.
and tonight it will convene in regular
annual session, when the election of
officers will take place.
The grand commandery of Knights
Templar will meet tomorrow morning
at 10 o'clock. The session at night will
close with grand banquet at Hotel
Roanoke. 1t is expected that Gen. John
p. 5. Goblin, of Lebanon, Pa, grand
master of Templars in the United States,
Will arrive here this morning and par
ticipate in the proceedings.
The grand officers of the orders pres
ont here are: John w. Parham, of
Petersburg, grand high priest; j. H.
Wayt, of Stanton, grand king; George
w. Wright, OF Marion, grand scribe; w.
I. Allen, of Richmond, grand treasurer:
w. B. 1saacs OF Richmond, grand sccre-
tary; Judge w. l.. Jeffries, OF Culpeper,
treasurer and captain of tho hosts: j.
L. Carter, of Danville, grand principal
sojourner; W. ii. II. Lynn, past grand
hight priest and grand lecturer; w. IL.
Peasants, OF llollins, past grand high
priest.
In a brief talk of the reporter with
Grand Secretary w. Il. lsaacs the fol-
lowing Masonic notes of interest werc
obtained: lie said there were seventeen
Masonic bodies in Richmond. and thirty
chapters and nineteen communicates in
the State. The lodges, chapters and
communicates, taken as a whole, meet
about four times a week. In Virginia
there are 10000 Master Masons, 400
Royal Arch Masons and 300 Knights
Tcmplar. The grand lodge meets on
the Tuesday succeeding the second
Monday in September OF every year.
The grand chapter and grand com
mandcry meet at such time as both NAV
respectively select. The local lodges
meet, as rule, once month, although
some meet every two weeks
The Grand Chapter met last night in
lts annual convocation at the Masonic
Hall, with j. II. Parkam. of Petersburg.
grand high priest, presiding. and the
following grand officers present: j. H.
Wayt of Staunton. grand king: George
W. Wright, of Marion, grand scribe; w.
Il. Allen, grand treasurer; W. b. Isaacs.
grand secretary: Judge W. l.. Jcifrics.
OF Cnlpeper. grand captain of the host:
John Il. Carter. of Danvillc. grand prin-
cipal sojourner: j. +. Christian, of
Richmond. grand royal arch captain
pro tenn. George w. Poe, of Richmond.
grand master of the third veil: Frank
a. Reed. of Alexandria, grand master
of second veil; j. +. Cook. of Peters
burg, grand master OF first veil pro tenn
Most Excellent George W. Dame. of
Danvillc, grand chaplain.
The Grand Chapter was called to order
with those orders prcScntand after some
routine business the Grand Chapter
closed till tomorrow night. after which
Murray Chapter No. 80 of this city was
opened and the royal arch decree con-
ferrcd on three candidates by Grand
Lecturer II. II. Lynn, assisted by some
of the members of the grand working
committee and the local committed.
Officers of the chapter will be elected to-
morrow night.