Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1894-08-04

Harmony Grand Tabernacle, No.
2. Grand United Order of GalIlean
Fishermen of Virginia of the United
States of America. assembled in the
town of Pulaski, Va, Tuesday, July
10th, 1894, at q. M. In the opera
House.
The Convention was called to Or
der by Hon. Jordon Thompson,
State Grand Ruler. Address OF well
come by His Honor Mayor John L.
Loving.
The morning session of July 10th
was opened to the public. All were
cordially invited to be present.
On Friday, July 18th, the parade
took place at ; o'clock p. m.
Grand public installation at s
O'Clock ID. no. The public was invit-
ed to be present. Addresses by
Grand Ruler..Thompson, +. j. Web
ster Grand Secretary, and others.
The grand wine banquet took
place after the public installation.
All having tickets were admitted,
otherwise Scots.
| After the organization of the Con-
vention, the Committee on Creden-
tials reported delegates from all ov-
err Virginia, including West Virginia,
also North Carolina and Tennessee.
The session was full and quite har-
, monious.
The Grand Secretary made his re-
, port showing an increase OF member
J shin under Harmony's Jurisdiction
. to date, 10000, established during
> the year over so Subordinate Taber-
o nacles.
There was an endowment feature
established, to be known as the
y Fisher Universal Endowment.
= The saments or be put In operat
Z November, 1894, with headquartet
> at Richmond, Va.
Il The following are the officers fol
4 the first year
= +. J. Simms, President: b. {
- West, Vice President; w. f. Mason
Secretary and Manager; I. Ii. Hast
10 inps. Treasurer.
y Board of Directors Major John
. son, G. w. Winston, William Mason
/. Major Morris and b. n. Allen.
% The Grand Ruler made his repoI
"A showing that he In company wit
the Grand Scribe had travelle
IN quite extensive in the interest OF tn
,g order. In making his report Il
"A Grand Ruler mentioned incidentl
much suffering and sacrifice the
AR passed through In introducing Il
ca Order In some sections OF N. y.
M According to an act passed In tt
'c- 18th annual session, the suit VIII
rio instituted against pan ties unlawfT
av ly using the name of our order.
mn After transactsng ali business &
nj body resolved itself into commi
~ tee of the whole and the follows
Ifi- officers were elected for theterm
Tho Jordon Thompson, Suffolk, VI
~ntG. R.; f. A. Green, Pocf hontas, Va
,lAssistant G.. R; William Maso
Richmond, Va, q. Treasurer; G.
ata Steward. Pulaski, Va G. Scribe;
of F. Mason, Richmond, Va, "a
mel Scribe; B. N. Allen, Richmond. V
se- s. G. Deputy; T. II. Austin, lvanh'
Inp Va, G. Chaplain; J. Nj. Harper, r
axe cahontas, Va, G. Lecturer; Wal
ade Thompson, Pulaski, Va, G. Hera
r.. G. w. Winston, Henrico Co., Va,
; 70 MarshaII; Edward Holland, Po'
are hontas, Va, IL. Guard; j. I. Ga
ont brill, Ivanhoe, Va, g. o. q.
mo- The following delegates were ele
: 70 ed to attend the National Gre
: . Council which meets In Petersbu
5 re- October, 1894: j. ii. Binford, T..
Stewart, b. c West, VIM. Mas
Hale B N. Allen and Joseph Thompson
the After which the Grand Lodge
ants journed sine die TO meet In It's z
auIs ISession in Clifton Forge, Va.
tbIs BE-. West and w. F. Mason, q
ntly mittee on puOhca'ion'