Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-04
ABOUT OUR MASONS.
News and Gossip Cleaned About the
Lodges of the City.

Lodges OF the city.
A wcll-known florist Of this city has
succeeded in securing several "Acacia"
plants. This is o tree. or plant, We'll
known TO Freemaso1s. II - said to
have grown, and still to grow abundantly.
near Jerusalem. 1t is Known in the Bible.
as the Shiitah. or Shittim wood. 1t is
an evergreen. Some writers say that the
Acacla was placed On Jewish graves. The
Rabbi Schwartz. quoted by Mackey says
that 1t is called al Stunt" and looks
Ike a mulberry tree; attains n great
height, and has hard wood The gum,
which is obtained from 1t is the gum
Arabic" Masonic Writer'S have liked TO
discover much ngIrdtive teaching from
the evergreen ch1racser Of the Acacia,
and 10 deduce therefrom a mystical rep
resentation OF the resurrection of the
body and the immortality of the soul.
The Richmond Masonic Directory will
be issued again this year. il proved
very useful little book. and the craft is
clamoripg for a new edition, which Will
be published after the June elections.
Richmond Commandery, No. ., knights
Templar, held its regular meeting at the
Temple on Tuesday evening. There was
n large attendance. The commandery de-
clded 10 purchase new paiaphernalia Tor
the use of the officers in comforting the
degrees in accordance with the new ritual
which the grand encampment has re-
Gently issued Eminent Commander Cum
ningham appointed a committee to make
the necessary arrangements for the PHI
erimage of the commandery TO Boston
during the Triennial ConclaYe. one can
didate was elected 10 receive the degrees,
and several petitions were presented.
The Committee on Arrangements OF
the commandery OF st. Andrew.
No. IL. is busily engaged in MAX
ing the necessary preparation for the
pilgrimage Of that Conlmandery TO Pitts
burg in May. About seventy-hve sir
knights will avail themselves of this OPP
portunity TO visit Pittsburg. The com
mandery will be the guests OF Pittsburg
Commandery, No. !. Several members of
this body were in Richmond last year.
Joppa Lodge No. 30 met at the Temple
on Thursday night. After the regular
business was transacted. an excellent sup
per was served by Steward krause
The Masonic Glass, which met at the
Rough Ashlar last night. was largely at
tended Every lodge in the city was
r~presented and several members OF
Manchester Lodge No. IA. were also on
hand This class was organized before
the meeting of The Grand Lodge In De-
cember and has been meeting regularly
ever since in the library and reading
rooms OF the Rough Ashlar
Mr.. Charles a. Nesbitt. who has had
charge OF the business department
of the Rough Ashlar since Mr..
Dunstan sold out TO the publishing COM
pany IN December. is pushing the maya
zine ahead. The last number was
good one, and contained many readable
articles from the pens Of well-Known Ma
sons
AS soon as the weather will permit the
work on the new buildings at the Masonic
Home will be rapidly pushed forward.
The regular meeting OF Temple Lodge.
N. 9. was held on Friday night. The at
tendance was quite large, OF both visitors
and members. The first degree was con.
ferred IN excellent style by Worshipiui
Master Clapp This lodge IL In line con-
cittse financially. as well as numerically.
They have been doing their share of work
since Professor Clapp has been master.
and viii doubtless continue TO do so.
Richmond Royal Arch Chapter. No. 3.
held Its stated conyocation at Mason's
Hall On Thursday night High Priest
Solomon J. Bloomberg. conferred the most
excellent masters degree on one candi-
date, and several petitions were present
ed. II was from this chapter that Tenn
Die Chapter. No. 90. was formed last
year. Both chapters are In excellent con-
dftion. No. 80 meets IT the Masonic Tenn
Ole. Hon. William Loyenstein IS high
priest
Libertas Lodge OF Perfection. No 5.
will hold a meeting at St. Adams Hall
on Friday night for the purpose OF re-
ceiving petitions FOR the annual conven-
tion which takes place In April. Quite
. number Of petitions rave been received;
among them are several prominent MINI
listers OF this city.