The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-11-18

or the Masonic Home Met and Transacted
Much Interesting Business.

The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Masonic Home
held their first annual meeting at the Masonic
Home, on Captain Babcocks farm on the
Seven Pines railroad yesterday afternoon.
Notwithstanding the incement weather the
attendance was good, tor about fifty ladies'
Were present at the meeting.
Mis-. James IA. Capers. tue president OF the
organization was In the chair and Mrs. Is. l..
August, the secretary. recorded.
Mrs. Capers presented her report for the
year, which was adopted. The report read
as follows:
Ladies of the auxiliary and officers and
board Of governors OF the Masonic Home We
welcome you 20 this. the first annual meeting Of
our auxiliary. which was Crganlzed here on the
18th day of November. 1890. We held our first
meeting in december, and commenced our
work with forty-seyen members. and we think
our work has progressed reasonably well. all
things considered. The interest is increasing;
our membership is now about 2j0, including
active and honorary members.
To tighten the duties of our secretary. we
found 1t necessary to create the Office Of cor
responding secretary and elected Mrs. W. II.
Tatum 10 that Office. We have also appointed
q monthly visiting committee of three ladies
for each month TO visit the Home hoping
thus 10 interest our ladies moro in the WORK
and 20 encourage Mrs. Acree BY their pre-
seDce.
I'VE have purchased and presented TO the
Home very neat and substantial bookcase.
which we hope will soon be filed with good
books. Our Association met the first Tues
day in October with the understanding that
we would hold monthly meetings of the aux
iiiary during the winter, having decided 10
hold fair early in the spring for the benefit
OF the Home. The ladies iully understand
that this fair means work for every active
member and they will take great pleasure in
Initiating the gcntlemen OF the fraternity into
It's mysteries by the time the Temple is com
pleted, the use of which has been rendered
our auxiliary by the board of trustees
~ he officers of the auxiliary were elected TO
conduct the fair. which we hope will prove a
great financial success. thereby enabling our
ladies' association 10 aid substantially IN the
good work of providing a home, not only Tor
the orphans. but for the destitute widows of
WasOns as well
Ladies. let us enter upon the work for the
coming year with greater zeal In the cOnsci-
entious discharge of our duties. and when we
rest from our labors here may we all find a
home IN that house not made with hands,
eternal in the heavens"
Miss Sarah Straus read her report as treas
urer of the organization. which showed yery
good financial condition. Over 800 are de-
posted in bank TO the credit Of the auxiliary.
The report was adopted.
The officers of the organization were then
reelected for the ensuing year follows.
Mrs James IA. Capers PRESIDENT Mrs. VI. i.
Cuares. vice president Mrs b. T. August,
recording secretary Mrs William II. Tatun.
corresponding secretary Miss Sarah Straus,
treasurer.
The work in connection with the fair was
discussed at some length. The board ot
trustees Of the Temple has decided that the
large hall OF the Temple shall flst De thrown
open 10 the public on that occasion and the
fair. which will not last less than two weeks,
will be held during the second half OF the
month OF April next. The officers of the
Ladies' Auxiliary Will be IN charge of the fair,
and they will be ably assisted by committees
from the ten lodges of this city and the one
from Manchester Committees from the
Commandery, Chapter and Shrine will also be
in unison with them.
The ladies will also be assisted by an adj
visory board. which Is TO be formed out of
one representative from each one OF the
sven lodges Up o. tho tImo OF ,ho fair
the Auxiliary and the committees will hold
Joint meetings every first uesday In the
month ut st. Adams Hall. Third and Main
streets. at 12.30 +. NJ. and at the close of
each meeting a lunch will be served
The claims of the Auxiliary will also be pre-
sented 90 the Grand Lodge Of the Masons az
its next meeting on the second Monday of
De ember, when the object of the fair will be
explained ia detail.
The Masonic Home at present shelters ten
orphan boys. but IL Is the desire of the board
OF governors to enlarge the buildings 80 as 20
be enabled 10 offer home as well 10 widows
as u old. inhrm and needy Masons.
The proceeds OF the coming fair are intended
TO be used for that purpose. The Masonic
Home being q State institution the ladies hope
confidently that the fair will be largely patron
lied by all Masons living IN the various parts
of the State.
Every sunday afternoon religious services
are being held at the Home for its inmates
and the people living IN that vicinity. On
next Sunday the SERVICES will be conducted
by the Rev. +. \. Calisch. the new rabbi of
the synagogue Beth Ahaba.
The ladies OF the Auxiliary feel greatly en-
in their noble work and they con-
fidently hope that they will be literally sup
ported by al charitaby disposed people.
At the close OF yesterdays meeting an ee-
CANT lunch was served TO the ladies', which
met with so much approval that hereafter
every monthly meeting of the Auxiliary Will
be brought 70 o close by luncheon.