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

AoAh houBc, ANU. y, Aprii ~, Aooo, PooScu
through the chairs and was made q
member of the grand lodge shortly
after, being elected grand chancellor in
1881. He represented tho Grand Lodge
Of Virginia at the Toronto session of
tho supreme lodge, and has served as
grand keeper of records and seal for
two years. He is also n prominent
Mason, being a member of Grice Com
mandery, No. l6, X. T.. and past
supreme ruler of the Independent Order
of Mechanics. He is one of the found
ers and present proprietors of the
Public Ledger, ono of the leading after
noon papers of Virginia; q member of
the Norfolk city council, and one of the
board of visitors to William and Mary
College. He represented Norfolk i'll the
legislature Of Virginia in 1887.
ISAAC DIGGs.
Isaac Diggs, of West Point, grand
master-at- arms, is son of Rev. Isaac
Diggs, u well-known Baptist minister
He was born in Queen county and is 30
years of age. He was educated at
Blacksburg College, grad uating at that
school in the summer of 1880. lie
studied law at Richmond College, seS-
sion 1881 and 1852, and was admitted
to the bar in 1882. He moved to West
Point in January, 1883, where he has
since lived and practiccd his profession
with success. He is now town attorney
for West Point. He was at one time
editor of the West Point Star, and is at
present president of the Tidewater
Publishing Company, which publishes
the Virginian and Star consolidated.
In 1887 he was elected chairman of
the Democratic county committee of
King William county, and was n dele
Al Il
was chairman of the convention at
Richmond that nominated George ID.
Wise for Congress in 1883. and was n
delegate to the convention that nomi-
mated him in 1920.
In January. 1890, he married Miss
Lizzie r. Warrington, OF West Point.
He Joined the Pythian order in Scptcm-
Der, 1855, was elected delegate by his
lodge to the G.. l.. in 1856 at Norfolk,
and has attended every meeting since.
In 1889, at Alexandria, he was unani-
mously elected grand inner guard from
the floor. In 1890, at Suffolk, he was
unanimously promoted to grand master
at arms.
Mr.. Diggs will deliver tho annual
address before the Alumni Association
of Blacksburg College next Juno.
W. l.. M'LEoD.
w. l.. Mcleod, grand inner guard,
was born in New York city July s, lS49.
His father was a Scotchman and his
mother native of North Carolina. Mr..
Mcleod was educated in private schools
in Virginia and Missouri, the public
schools OF New York city and in print
ing off1ces-thc Kansas Chief, the old
est paper in tho State, being his alma
mater. The greater part of his life has
been spent in North Carolina and Vir-
ginia. He has lived for the past
twenty-five years in Norfolk and Suf-
folk, having married in the former city.
For twelve years he has boon connected
with the Suffolk Herald, being foreman
of tho mechanical department and asso-
ciate editor.
He joined Welcome Lodge, No. so,
X. of p, in the fall of 1885. At tho
next election of officers, he was APP
pointed inner guard of tho lodge and
rose successfully through the several
positions to chancellor commander. He
was representative to tho session of
the Grand Lodge held in Alexandria in
February, 1889, when he was elected
grand outer guard. At tho last an
nual session February, 1900, held In
Suffolk, he was promoted to grand in
ner guard.
JOHN IL. ALEXANDER.
John ii. Alexander, y. G.. c., OF Lccs-
burg, was born in Clarke county, Sep
TENDER 30, 1916. lie entered the Con-
federatc service in Mosby's command
in April, 1S6i, and served to the end of
the war. He afterwards completed his
education at the University of Virginia,
graduating in law in 1870. Since that
time he has practiccd his profession at
LecSburg. He united with tho knights
of Pythias in 1876, and served as grand
chancellor of the State for the term of
1854. He was elected representative
to the supreme lodge in February, 1888,
to fill the uneXpired term of ID. c. Rich
ardson. and elected for full term of
four years in February, 1889.
d. j. TURNER.
D. ]. Turner, p. g. c., is a native of
Portsm outh, and was educated at Ran
dolph- Macon College. He is agent of
the Old Dominion Steamship Company
at Norfolk and represents the Thirty
first district in the State senate. He
Joined the Knights of Pythias in 1871,
and has been active in its interests
since that time He has held various
positions in the subordinate lodges, and
was elected grand chancellor of the
State in 1877. and supreme representa-
tive few years later. His present Of
fetal positions in the order arc supreme
representative and colonel and adc-dc-
camp on the stall of the major general
of the uniform rank.
The order made largo acccssons to
its membership during his term as
grand chancellor. While he held the
Office he visited every subordinate lodge
in Virginia, and is we'll known in tho
order throughout the State.
JOHN MAXWELL.
John Maxwell, of Richmond, is a