The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-20

ELECTION AND INSTALLATION OF
OFFICERS.

Having worked Hard ror Two Days the
Grand Lodge Of United Workmen
shake the Dust Of Our CITY From Their
rect.
The Grand Lodge Ancient order Of niied
workmen. met again yesterday morning
At 10 O'Clock. 4 great deal OF routine busi-
ness was transacted, and the following oM-
GERS were clcclcd for the ensuing year
Grand Master Workman, Walter a. Bar
rows, Of New Jersey.
Grand Foreman, William II. foulk. Wit
mington. Del.
Grand Oyerseer, Dr. George +. Truiit
of Maryland.
Grand Recorder, A. =. Colbert Bait
more, Md.
Grand Receiver, Mycr Iirsch' Baltimore
Nd.
GRAND Guide. J. 4. h. lIyslop, Virginia.
Grand Inside Watchnan. 4. u. Jones,
Wilmington. Del,
Grand Outside Waterman. l.. +. Dryden
MARYLAND.
Grand Trustee. Joseph Grape Baltimore,
Maryland.
Nr1HOU MhfIlUI INNNllUiff 81 WI ~ 70
wilkins, Baltimore. Nd.
Two representatives 10 the supreme
Lodge. J. ". Dcfendorf aud Samuel tccles,
.Ir.. were elected. and the execution OF tht
third one was pending when recess was
taken for dinner.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Al Die afternoon session Past Grand
Master Workman William II. Nermilia, of
New Jersey. was elected the third rcprescn-
fatiNc 81 the Supreme Lodge.
The title Of the Grand Lodge was charged
20 as % include Virginia IN the title.
Milford and Wilmington, pei, and Balti-
more. Nd. We're proposed as the next place
Of meeting for the Grand Lodge, and VIII
mington was chosen.
TO SEPARATE NEw JERSEY.
A resolution was passed requesting the
supreme Lodge 81 set apart New jersey as
"A separate Beneficiary jurisdiction when
they shall have attained membership oil
$500 or more.
The officers elected nj the morning session
were duly installed INTO their respective
offices by Pest Grand Master Workman D..
Alpbeus Van SAINT.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Grand Master Workman Burrows am
mounced the following standing committees
for the ensuing term:
ON Gnance. Henry ID. Moore. New Jer-
sey; 4. ". Tussey, New Jersey; and LOUIS
.Sasso. Delaware.
ON laws and supervision: Henry Lingen-
fielder. MARYLAND: !. II. Short, Maryland;
and 4. II. C0lyer, New Jersey.
SILVER SCI.
Al the conclusion Of these exercises Mr..
y. W. DicfcndOrf was presented with sill
yer set. Mr.. Samuel Eccles, Jr., made the
presentation, and he referred 10 the splen-
did services that had been rendered the
order by Mr. DiCfendori. lie spoke in bciii-
I NJ terms of the high esteem in which The
Grand Master Workman bad been held by
his associates and friends.
Mr.. Dicfend0r responded in happy
speech, and in appropriate words express
ed his appreciation Of the present lie said
that il was his desire 10 do all possible ion
the order, and that this work Of apprecla-
ton would make him ever more Jealous for
the carse of the United Workmen.
PAST GRAND MASTER.
Mr. Diefendorf. at the Grand Lodge meet
fng held last year, was elected Grand Mas
Ter Workman. by the rules OF the order.
he having served one year in that capacity.
he becomes Past Grand Master Workman
at this convention. The silver set was pre-
scented 10 him 10y the Grand Lodge men, and
is a beautiful gift II contained a dozen
e each of knives. forks and spoons. n solid
silver. with the German text letter "D' en-
grayed on them.
The casket which holds the silver, and
which is about "a by Isis worked up in plush
and satin, and was made by Ihegen of
Philadelphia. the inside ofthe top con-
tains the inscription.
Presented to
John W Diefcndori,
4 q. NJ. w.
BY the Grand Lodge Of
Maryland, New Jersey and Delaware
Mnrch 10, 1890.
At $3.50 thc Grand Lodge adjourned %
meet in Wilmington ON the third Tuesday in
March. iS9l.
A MEETING Al THE HOTEL.
At Fords Hotel. last night, a meeting Of
the Grand Lodge was held i'm the rooms of
Mr.. Diefendorf Mr.. Georgs Norris, of Jor-
10y City, y. j., the retiring chairman of the
committee on laws, was presented With
S52.5 as a gift from the Grand Lodge. Past
Grand Master J. Alfred Nansant made the
presentation, ana Grand Master Barr0ws
and Past Grand Master Dieiendort made
short addresses.
a resolution was adopted, conveying 90
Grand Oyerscer, DIR. George I. Irmtt, the
sympathy and coincidence of the Grand
lodge in his afliction. and expressing the
also resolved that everything that could al
ieyiste his suferings be done, and that all
expense Of his accident be borne by the
Grand Lodge. Grand Foreman foulk was
appointed a committee Of one, 20 carry the
resolutions 10 DIR. Iruitt.
THE AFTERMATH.
Tuesday night. while the Grand Lodge
was in session. the ladies who accompanied
the representatives.. and who are stopping
at F0rd's Hotel, took possession of Mr.
Defenders room and spread prettily ar
ranged table Of refreshments. When the
Lodge men returned they were invited 90
partake Of the Niands. and the occasion was
heartily enjoyed by all.
Mr.. \. .. Price. Of Baltimore, Md. one of
the representatives. formerly lived i'm Rich
lnOnd. lie resided on Church Hill, and
took part i'm the war on the Confederate
side.
\ large number of the representatives
left for their homes yesterday evening.