Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-05-22
OF INTEREST TO MAsoNs.

AT a meeting of the committees of the
Lodges of the S9th, District, held at
Graham, Va, May 9th, 1891, there were
present: James P. Kelly, representing
Tazewell Lodge, No. 90; John b. Gra-
ham, representing Pocahontas Lodge,
No. 240; Alex. w. Tabor, representing
Keystone Lodge, No. 2l5; T. +. Suthers,
s. NJ. Graham, and r. X. Wright, Jr.,
representing Hartman Lodge, No. 222;
Bro. james P. Kelly was appointed
chairman, and Bro. II. K. Wright, Jr..
secretary.
The Secretary stated that the meeting
had been called to arrange details for n
Masonic celebration and banquet to be
held OH the Gath of June, 1891, under
the auspices of the Lodges of the 30th
District.
The Secretary was directed to extend
invitations to the officers of the Grand
Lodge for the year 1890, to Past Grand
Master Craighill, Grand Lecturer Geo.
w. Wright, and other eminent Dusons.
On motion, it was resolved, that the
celebration consist of the complete ex-
emplitication Of the work in the first
three degrees of Masonry, and, TO this
end, each lodge in the district is earn
estly requested to appoint not less than
three Master Masons to represent it on
the working team, which team will meet
Mt Graham on Tuesday, June 23rd, for
practice together, and in the meantime,
that the various members of the team
should perfect themselves ;is far as
possible i'll the work of all three degrees.
to enable them to take any part that
may be assigned them.
That, each lodge shall arrange for the
payment of the travelling expenses of
its representatives in the team, each
lodge may deem most appropriate.
But, that the expenses of the banquet
be limited to $3.50 per plate, to be paid
by the members purtaking.
On motion, il was resolved, that the
expenses of the specially invited guests.
which are not charged to the Grand
Lodge, be paid by the several lodges of
the district represented in the team,
provided the said lodges agree and pass
resolutions to that effect.
on motion, it was resolved, to pub
lish these proceedings and extend n gem
eraI invitation to all Master Masons in
good standing to he present at Pocahon-
tas during the work on the afternoon
of June 25th and to attend the banquet
mt Graham the same evening. That,
the Secretaries of the several lodges in
the district be furnished with comics of
these resolutions and requested to mott
fy Bro. I. F. Suthers, Graham, Va, of
the action of their respective lodges in
approving or disappearing of them. us
soon as possible, also to notify Bro.
Suthers of the names of the members
appointed for the work; and to notify
him not later than June 18th of the
probable number of members that will
attend the meeting and banquet, in or
der that all may be provided for.
On motion, Bro. j. b. Saunders was
appointed committee of one to obtain
special rates on the railroad for the
time between the 22d and Goth of June.
On motion, the Master of Hartman
Lodge was requested to appoint com
mittee on reception.
On motion, the following we're ap-
pointed committee to station the Off
GERS and otherwise manage the work of
the district team r. w. Bro. w. G..
Bottimore, D. D. G.. NJ; W. Bro. F. II.
Baker; w. Bro. S. NJ. Graham and one
member of each of the other lodges
represented i'll the team, to be selected
by the brethren herein named, prefera-
bly, the Masters of the visiting lodges, if
they be present,
On motion, it was resolved that the
newspapers published in the district be
requested to publish these proceedings,
and to appeal to our brethren in general
to show by their presence that the work
of their committees, and this effort to
promote the good of Masonry, in gener-
al, meets with their hearty approval.
JAMES z. KELLY,
Il. K. WRIGHT, JR., Secy. CHI m n.