Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-02
THE MASON'S DOINGS.
ecorr,su.RlrE BODIES TO WORK ALL
Tnr DEGREES THIs MONTH.
s,n.-, u.,ouet 10 re Served BY the Grand
Steward Commandery ana
Chapter oficers.

Iibertns Lodge OF Per'ection' NO. D.
will NEE. at St Adams Hall tomorrow
night 10 confer the fourteenth degree,
STYLED Perfect Flu Mason OF the I'm
effable" Seriea
All the scottish.Rite bodies are
making elaborate preparations for the
animal reunion beginning Saturday. No
vember 18th. and ending with the grand
banquet Tuesday evening, November
18th, There will be twelve or more
candidates for the degrees.
Libertas Lodge Of Perfection, w. y;
English venerable master, will be called
for O'Clock +. NJ. on the 10th, and the
DEGREES rom the fourth 10 the fourteenth
inclnsive will be conferred that alter
noon. Supper will be served at z o'clock
sharp. on the night of the 18th Pelican
CHARTER. OF Rose Croix, No. z, William
Pvsn master, will confer the fifteenth 10
eighteenth degrees inclusive.
NOTABLY HIGH DEGREES.
On Monday the 18th during the morn
inc and afternoon Rev Hartley Carmi-
chael will conferthe ksdosh degrees from
the nineteenth TO the thir.ietb, inclusive,
and on Monday night Dalcho Consistory,
No. !. Charles A. Nesbitt, master, Will
rive the famous historic degree OF In
epector-Inquisltor, the thirty-frst, with
most elaborate properties In style OF
surprising grandeur. The braziers, the
balances, and the great vessels OF ham
mercd brass for this Inspector lnquisitor
ceremony are now being manufactured
for the consistory at the Masonic works
at Detroit at cost, it is understood, oil
something Ike 81, 900
The degree Of Master OF the Royal
Secret, or as it is generally STYLED, Sub
lime Prince Of tho Royal Secret, thirty
second degree, will be conferred Tues
day evening before the banquet.
Urand-Stewsrd Krauee has received
cartc-blQncbc to get up royal enter
tainment and has already ordered several
delicacies from New York.
The nspector-General for Virginia,
Captain John i. Mayer, has invited a
number of brother inspector-generals OF
other States to DO present on this occa-
sion.
ROYAL-oRDER MEN.
Rev. Mr.. Buchanan, of Hanover coun-
~. received the Royal Order of Scotland
in Washington on the Goth of October
along with Rev. Mr.. Carmichael. Mr..
English, Mr.. Barrow, and others of
Richmond. This makes ten Royal-Or-
der men in Virginia out Of the entire
limited membership for tho United
States.
ST. ANDREWS DAY.
November Both is the anniversary Of
the Commandery of st. Andrew, No. ID,
knights Templar, Parker I. Conrad,
eminent commander, but as the 3Oth
falls this year on Sunday the Monday
following will be observed. The cleo
ton of officers will then take place, and
the Grand Commsndery of Virginia will
be present and install the officers.
BLUE LODGE NOTES.
st. Johns Lodge, No. 36-Albert
Witte, worthy master-met at st. Al
bans Hall last night and made four en-
tered apprentices. The lodge repaired
to supper OF 10 O'Clock.
Eenrico Union Lodge, No. 100, meets
at its hall on Twenty-ffth street to NOR
row night, and Richmond Lodge, No.
10, meets at St Adams Hall next Tues
day night.
OFFICERS OF THE GRAND LODGE.
The Grand Commandery of Knights
Templsr and Grand Royal Arch Chapter
of Virginia held their annual meetings in
Roanoke last week. Officers were elected
as follows:
Commsndery-Right Eminent Daniel
J. Turner, Jr., Norfolk, grand command
err; Very Eminent James Little Avis,
Harrisonburg, deputy grand commander;
Very Eminent Frederick Greenwood,
Norfolk, grand generalissimo; Very
Eminent +. T. DoWnhsm, Alex
andria, grand captain-geDeral; Very
Eminent Rev. George w. Dame,
Danville. grand prelate Very Emf
nent j. p. Corbin, fredericksburg,
grand senior warden; Very Emil
nent j. L. Parham, Petersburg, grand
Junior warden; Very Eminent w. L.
Allen, Richmond, grand treasurer (;
Right Eminent ". B. Issacs, Richmond,
grand recorder; Eminent E. II. Miller,
Danville, grand standard bearer Emf
nent j. V. Bidgood, Richmond, grand
sword-bearer; Eminent j. II. Capers,
Richmond, grand warder; Eminent Il.
b. Shelburn, Petersburg, G. of q.
Grand Chapter j. Howard Wayt,
Staunton, grand high priest f; George w.
Wright, Marion, grand king; William
L. JeHries, Culpeper, grand scribe; w.
L. Allen, Richmond, grand treasurer |;
w. b. Isaacs, Richmond, grand secre-
tary; John 4. Carter, Danville. grand
captain of the host; George W. Poe,
Richmond, grand principal sojourner !;
+. A. Reed, Alexandria, grand royal
arch captain !; j. F. Christian, Roanoke,
master third veil Jacob Bumgardner,
Stanton, second veil /. $. Tower,
Richmond, first veil Rev. George W.
Dame, Danville, grand chaplain.
Each grand body contributed $3.50 10
the endowment fund OF the Masonic
Home. The bodies will meet next year
in Petersburg.