The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-19

Tho proceedings of the second days
session Of the Grand Lodge, X. of p, be-
gan yesterday morning at 10 o'clock
when Grand Chancellor Leonard Mar
bury raped the meeting TO order.
1t was tho largest representation of
Pythians ever yet assembled in the
Grand Lodge of Virginia. Tho grand
chancellor's face beamcd with pleasure,
but he was not well and gave up his
chair to the grand vice-chanccllor.
All the grand officers were present,
and Supreme Representative d. J. Tur-
ner, who had been delayed in Norfolk,
showed up in good shape. The grand
lodge rank was conferred on w. r. Dill,
of No. "a. and II. r. Hooper, of No. 2G.
The committee on distribution made
their report which was adopted
The finance committee examined the
books of the grand master of the cxche-
qucr and grand keeper of records and
seal and found them correct. The re-
port of the committee showed that the
supplies now furnished to subordinates
by the grand lodge, which had hereto
fore been conducted at n loss, was now n
paying Investment.
The committee on appeals and gricv-
ances was granted permission to sit
during the recess of the grand lodge.
The committee on bylaws reported,
recommending that permission DO
granted to subordinates through them
to change their time and place of meet
inp witbOut tO tlo ,rro Il
chancellor, which was adopted.
The committee on dispensations and
charters reported n recommendation al
lowing the three ranks to be conferred
by subordinate lodges for minimum
fee of So The same was adopted. They
also made reports on other matters
Which were read and adopted
Representative C. II. Lochr, of No. IL,
submitted report of the Richmond
committee on the Hines memorial,
which was read and referred to special
committee to be appointed by the
Grand Lodge for that purpose.
The grand chancellor appointed tho
following committee: Representative
Holt, No. 10; Past Chancellor Brownly,
No. "a, and Representative Hugh
Smith, No 1G, to amend and simplify
the law concerning members charged
with oifenscs-thc committee to report
at the next session of the Grand Lodge
The grand chancellor appointed the
following committee on the Hines mem
.orial: ID. j. Turner, Jr., e. p. Hulce,
w. w. Athey, G. Il. Lochr and II. A.
Hawkins.
The following were also appointed on
memoirs: III. A. Hawkins, j. A. Brewer,
r. f. Hutchinson, l. e. Howell and j.
ii. Alexander.
The grand lodge then took recess
till $3.50 o'clock.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION
was taken up mostly with the election
of officers. Several committees reported
on various matters, which were either
adopted or referred as the business al
lowed.
The election of officers then took
place. The grand chancellor appointed
the tcllcrs, who supervised the election.
The election was quiet it being un-
derstood seemingly that tho order of
succession was the plan to be adopted.
The result was as follows.
Leonard Marbury past grand chan
cel.or, Oriental Lodge, No. 6, Alcxan-
dria; w. l.. Olivier, grand chancellor,
Valley Lodge, No. is, Stanton; Isaac
Diggs, grand vice-chancellor Chelsea
Lodge, No. 50, West Point; W. ". Lith-
gov, grand prelatc, Friendship Lodge
No. 20, Manchester; II. l.. Courtley,
grand master of cxchequcr, Hines
Lodge, No. II, Richmond; Walter A.
Edward, grand keeper Of records and
seal, Norfolk Lodge, No. o, Norfolk: w.
Il. Mcleod, grand master at arms, Vel
come Lodge, No. 40, Suffolk; Joseph a.
Mutton, grand inner guard, Winchester
Lodge, No. 65, Winchester; Robert f.
hutchinson, grand inner guard, Ran
dolph Lodge, No. %, Smithville: d. j.
Turner, Jr., supreme representative,
Atlantic Lodge, No. "a, Portsmouth.
The Hines memorial committee sub
mitted report, which was adopted, pro-
viding for the appointment of com
mittee of five to have charge of the
funds and to solicit contributions
throughout the United States.
The grand lodge then took recess
till 10 o'clock this morning.