The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-03-25
GRAND COUNCIL MEETING
EOYAL ARCiNUM or TIRGINIA-
NINTH SESSION.
List of Officers and Members Present-i'e-
ports Read Speeches Made-Work Done
Another Assembly To-day, After which an

eiuia held its ninth annual session at oris
Hotel last nj lht.
The meeting opened in the Icading-room'
with Mr. James j. Blanks, Grand Regent III the
chair.
Among those present were Supreme Regent
Leigh T.. Watts, Of Portsmouth and supreme
yice-Regent c. +. Lorins, of Boston. who made
admirable addresses. Mr. \. j. Howell editor
Of the Guide and Candidate of Eoston the OIL
cial organ of the order, also made an address,
which was vel received.
4 good deal of routine business was uall'-
acted and reports OF the several stahulhs ''i'-
mittces were received a..
IL is stated hy the several representatives. that
the order was steadily Increasing ana Only, Oh
MONDAY night new council was ORGANIZED "'
BOydion Va.
OFFICERS AID MEMBERS.
The following officers and members were
present AZ the meeting last night; -
James Is. Blanks. grand RECENT MPIter =
Irvine. grand vice-rcgent; l.. >. Lclaucheur'
grand orator: r. A. Dobie. past grand regent;
William l.ONeustcln. grand secretary a j.
Rofts grand treasurer; Charles W. liarwool;
grand chaplain; William ID motifs, sFIr,tl
wards. grand sentry; J.. Alex; haiion' \. ny
G. G. Berry, grand trustees: " ilham Lo{ensteih.
William +. Alien, Marx Gun,t' finance commit
tee; john J.. Hanklns, j. Taylor Eiiysol, J.. l.
McNilkie, committee on law and appeals: -
Past GrGad RegenE.- John y. Nrlgnt' VIZ
ginia. %: Leigh Il. Watts. Portsmounth 20
Nil VI. Grafton. FREDERICKSBURG, 49, James
J.. Beck, Iynchhnrg Fj.
Lifr Members not officers or committeeman
y. "a. White. Union; 81; w J.. smith OhIou' Of
4. VI. richardson, Union, II. .,
en'ufircs-loDcrt q. stuart a. IL.
kaufman, Virginia. %, Richmond; William IL.
Williams. Union, o. Mchmond; 4. ; wells
Portsmouth. ~. Portsmouth,; II. Hodges. Nor
folk. D.. Norfolk: ". W. Neims, uthslde, ~,
Petcr~udre: Charles ". Price Lynchburg, -.
Lynehhlrg; II. kaufman, tredcrickshnrs, go
Ircdcrickslurg; Charles II. Page. Mccarthy
ids. Richmond: l.. b. Allen. Old dominion 49,
Berkeley. Ihomns 4. Dawson. Augusta, 80
stanton; /. \. Williams, PocGhonia,, 4ti'
Norfolk: j. I. kcnncy, Haven. $50, thinc9-
league: George b. lo,quc. Wise. a5l. Onancocki
j s. Brown. Henry Clay. ~. Ashland; i. y.
| Ii3gool. Famule. j9 Farmvlle; Charles VI.
Angle. ilba. 1d Richmond; John > Jameson
Alexandra. 80. Alexandria; KN. Collier Nfcd-
moro. 1Nl. Petersburg. i. l. Harrison. licnrco'
.1A Richmond; :. J.. lloombers, Nhochply' -
Norfolk: H. Whitehead: NansemOnd Ni. sur
folk: l.. n. Edwards Southampton. lpl. rankin;
". i. Williams. Ocean. 1903, Iortsmouih' II,
Theodore Liyson, BcNidcre, 1872 blchmoni'
!. H. Ingram, Manchester. 1917 Mahchcster' ,.
5. Rain. kahn l2ls. Nyhcville; James Necredy,
Roanoke ~. Roanoke. Il. q. Hughes, Nythe.
| l2l, Hampton: W. j.. Folk. Marrasquoake, i2li,
Smiihholl: George W. Wright llolston, l2,2
Marion: John Is. Lgughran, lldewater. 1872
Norfolk; J. B. Ley. Dan River, 1919. lanyille;
Patrick ". Savage, Cape Charles Cliy' 1881. cape
Tic report Of the Grand Regent, Mr.. James
j.. Blanks. which gives the details of the growth
! and progress of the order during the past year,
contained among others the following interest
| ing statements.
TlDEwATER, NO 1872.
The most important act Of my administration,
| ard one which cau,cs more anxious thought ana
careful dclibtratiou. was that Of granting -pc-
cIal dispcn.a ION for the formation Of a fourth
! council I'm the city of Norfolk.
| 4 petition. signed hy fOrty-three gentlemen.
was presented TO the three existing councils ask
| ing their approval Of an Application Tor new
council stating, among other reasons their de-
! cldtd preference 90 being oiheered ana governed
by men of their own number and selection and
that so strong was this desire that nol -,ompl-
| ance with thoir request would deter them from
| connecting themselves with the order. and as
surfing the three councils that tins preference on
! their part was not intended and must not be- on
strucd as In the least diarcsprctiul TO the exist
! After receiving communications from each Of
/ three Councils. viz: Pocahontas. No. 4a3: Nor
| folk, No. ~; and (ampOstella, No. .3, ObIectng
! TO the formation OF q new council visited the
| city of Norfolk. and after consultation with
| brethren of the order became fully convinced
! that the objections urged were not good and
sufficient. and felt 1t 20 he my duty To exercise
/ the high prcrogatiyc of Grand Regent and over
/ rule the objections and grant special dlspensa-
tion for the formation OF a new council
This dlspcnsauon VA, placed N the hands OF
! Special Deputy Grand Regent L.J. lefaucheur,
! and on Tuesday evening, August %. ltD IN COM
| pany with our worthy grand secretary, brother
/ WIN. Ioyensteln. Grand Orator letaucheur and
! two of the Norfolk brethren, l instituted Ildc-
! water Council. No 1902. with thirty-tWO charter
! members. The wisdom OF this action rs. IN my
! Judgment, fully demonstrated in the fact that IN
! les, than seven months the council has more
than doubled its number.
HoIsroS COUNCIL, NO. 1872.
An application for q new council 70 be located
| in the town of Marion, Va, signed by the re
! Quisite number Of applicants, was duly presented
and the requisite papers and supplies were
hahn. and on the 29l day of May. 1870, be- regu-
LARRY instituted Holston Council, No lg72. The
| reports from this council are very encouraging.
DAN RIVER, NO. 1870.
Through the active efforts Of Deputy Grand
| Regent John f. Edwards the requisite number
/ of applicants were obtained for "a council 20 be
located at Dunyllle. Va. After the constitutional
I number had passed the required medical eXami-
nation visited The city Of Danyille and, on the
| 9Th day of October, l-pO, assisted by Deputy
| Grand Regent John T. Edwards and Brother T..
| e.. Bagby. OF Southsido Council No. 2!N, nsti-
| tutrd Dan River Council 40. 1919, and under
! the leadership of Past Regent James Il. Ley it
| bids iaIr 10 become 1Ourlshlng and prosper
Gus council.
CAPE CHARLES CITY, 80 1887.
To Brother l.. j. LeFaucheur, our grand ora
! tor, we are indebted for the requisite number Of
| applicants for h council 20 be located az Cape
| Charles City, Va. As soon as the preliminary
| matters were all duly arranged the necessary
| papers and supplies were duly forwarded 70
! who. on the 26th day Of January, 1891 regularly
| instituted Cape Charles City Council No. 1856.
| This young council bids fair 10 prove n Yalua-
/ Die accession TO the slsterhood OF councils IN
this Jurisdictions and is the third council ostab-
llshed on the Eastern shore OF Virginia.
CHARTERS FOR NEw COUNCILS.
Some months after the last session Of the
/ Supreme Council received charters for several
councils instituted IN this State previous 70 the
/ session of that body.
Instead of forwarding by mail the charters 10
| the several councils. ! deemed II best for the
! order that they should bee presented 10y some
| officer of the Grand Council who would at the
same time officially inspect tho work Of tho
/ council land lmpart such instruction as might
| he found necessary. Accordingly the charters
were presented as follows;
Manchester. No. 1917. by the Grand Regent, in
company with Grand Secretary William Loyen-
| stein.
hahn Council, No. 1918, by P. &. Regent James
/ J.. Beck.
Roanoke Council No. isls by the Grand Re-
Wythe Council. No i2!s. by Grand Secretary
| William l.oyenste IN company with q. Y. Re
/ gent ". /. Irvine. Grand Orator l.. j. LeFau-
/ cheur and Grand Chaplain G. W. Harwood.
J. Letaucheur, IN company with G. Y. Regent
! ". +. Irvine.
Holston, No. lg72, by P. C. Regent James L.
Beck
DEATHS
| during the year 1890: Forty-three Of our mem
! hers were summoned from time 20 eternity.
! Death Ia, been busy taking from rs our friends
and brothers, invading not only the sacred pre-
| clucts OF our subordinate councils, but from
the official roster Of our Grand Council he has
stricken the name OF our first Past Grand Re-
| gent Brother James T. Morris, which sad event
occurred on the sth of June. 1870.
OFFICIAL vIsIrATIoNs.
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