The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-23
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
,xrrHFsTTyG EXERCISES OF THE
LODGE HALL.
Election Of Onicers and Proper Instaiia-
ton Of Then-Hines Memorial Con-
adhered and Funds Appropriated.

The Grand Lodge OF Virginia Rnights
y, Pythias) met again at 10 o'clock yes
to-day morning. and was called to order
hv Grand Chancellor Isaac Diggs, of West
Point. All OF the Grand Lodge officers
were present.
The Past Grand Chancellor's degree
was conferred on several entitled to that
distinction.
The following were appointed a commit
tee on memoirs: Sidney Britt.B. c. Lewis.
George W. Taylor. John w. ID. Butler
and c. NJ. Brown.
Major-General Carnaham. OF India
napolis, and Supreme Chancellor Black
well, OF Kentucky. made speeches in re-
ference TO the work OF the order. ana
the last speaker spoke feelingly in refer
ence TO the Hines Memorial. Mator-Gen-
eral Carnaham spoke especially in refer
ence to the Uniformed Rank.
Responses were a by Past Grand
Chancellor John H.. Alexander and Rep
resentstive Harry Woody.
L~ynchburg Lodge, No. II. recently or
ganized, made application for admission,
and the papers were referred to the COM
mittee on charters and dispensations.
The Grand Chancellor appointed the
following special committees: To report
as 10 the accounts of the late John c..
Teller. keeper of records and seal-H. l.
Lewis, II. A. Hare. J. w. Cary, Il. A..
Emmerson and T.. H.. Evans.
Unfinished business-J. r. HUMPHREYS.
f. NJ. Crump. John c. Seibert, j. H.. Cap
itane. II. w. Furcron, w. T. Mars and
]. c. Rudiger.
AT II o'clock the special order Of the
Hines Memorial was taken up. and sew
eral speakers addressed the Grand Lodge
In reference to the pertinent subject.
After a lengthy discussion the following
resolution was submitted by the Hines
Memorial Committee of tho Supreme
Lodge and adopted:
Resolved. That to accord with the or
der of the Supreme Lodge and at the
same time place Virginia on a parity with
the other grand Jurisdictions the Grand
Lodge of Virginia be requested TO turn
over TO the supreme master OF exchequer
all funds now in the hands of the com
mittee on the Hines memorial. and that
said committee be instructed to transmit
promptly to the custodian of the Hines
memorial fund OF the Supreme Lodge
all additional funds coming into their
hands"
h finance committee read the report
of the grand keeper OF records and seal.
which was adopted.
The Grand Lodge at this juncture took
a recess until $3.50 O'Clock.
When the Lodge reassembled $500 was
voted 20 the Hines memorial fund.
The Grand Lodge officers were then
elected and properly installed as fol-
lows:
w. l.. Mcleod. Suffolk. grand chancel-
Tor; w. T.. Lithgow. grand prelate: T. L.
Courtney. grand master ~exchequer; Wal
ter A. Edwards, Norfolk. grand keeper of
records and seal; Joseph II. Nulty. Win
chester, vice-grand chancellor; Robert +.
H~utcheson, grand master-at-arms; w. r.
Garrett. L~eesburg. grand inside guard;
William Woodin. Danvilie. grand outside
guard.
After the transaction OF certain routine
business. the Lodge adjourned until $50
last night.
The night session Of the Grand Lodge
was called to order by Grand Chancellor
w. l.. Mcleod at S o'clock.
A number of past chancellors were
introduced and the Grand Lodge Rank
conferred on them, after which the
Grand Lodge went into secret session to
consider the new Ritual as adopted by
the Supreme Lodge. At the request OF
the Grand Lodge Supreme Chancellor
w. w. Blackwell and Supreme Repre-
sentative ID. ]. Turner exemplifed the
unwritten work OF the order.
The motion to change the time Of meet
ing from the third Tuesday in February
10 the third Tuesday in May was re-
jected. after which the lodge adjourned to
meet tomorrow morning at 10 a. NJ.