Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-04-12
THE GRAND LODGE |. 0. 0. F.


Lodge of Odd Fellows closed
yesterday Past Grand Manly B. Ramos,
chairman of the finance comm ittee, pre-
scented Recommendation asking that
the Grand Lodge endorse the action Of
the committee in not allowing per
diem to those representatives who alb
sent themselves from the daily sessions
of the Grand Ledge. Adopted.
The Grand Marshal announced that
Grand Representative Joseph Burrows
OF the Sovereign Grand Lodge, was in
waiting to be introduced. Grand Rep
resentative Larrabee retired and intro
duced the grand officer who was re-
ceiveG with honors of the order.
y resolution to grant Verbena Lodge
new charter was introduced and
adopted.
The committee on charters reported
favorably upon granding charters to
the following lodges which are now
working under dispensation: Moth Ell,
No. Sc; Big Stone Gap, No. 81; Cor
louisville. No. 80 Blackmaker, No. II !:
Brunswick, No. 43; Columbia, No. II
James River, No. As; Phenix, No. 80
Mariners, No. so; Mizpah. No. So:
Columbus, No. 81; Oronoco, No. IS ;
Tdewater, No. &c; Nottoway, No. GS !:
Powhatan, No. 60; Oak Dale, No. 20;
Big Spring, No. II; Dayton, No. y.
The committee on dues and benefits
recommended that the weekly benefits
be one half ofthe yearly dues per week,
and that the annual dues be not less
than $500 per annum, which was adopt
ed.
The report on the Orphans Home was
received and read. The report stated
that Lvnchburg Lodge No. :, and
James River would give 81 800. Rep
resenlative Bal Twin stated that McCabe
Lodge, Of Abingdon. would give 5000
ard a building. The offer of McCabe
Lodge was accepted. A subscription
Of =. 0G0 in aid OF the home was made
by members OF the Grand Lodge.
The following Board Of Directors Tor
the Orphans Home were then elected
Past Grand Master Whitehu:st, Grand
Warden Vale, Past Grand Master
Baucher, Past Granis Montague, Boil
ton. Schrrer, SohaH al1 B&rr, Gran.
Treasurer Ferguson. Past Grand Mas
ter Ley.
Past Grand Buflsholder, Of Not;oway
Lodge. offered the following resolution:
Tia, there De, and the same is
hereby created. an Office to be known
as Grant cturer The duties of said
officer snail be TO organize and install
AID instruct lodges throughout the
jurisdiction.
J'b5 resolution vas adopted unani-
moIs!y.
Manchester vas unanimously chosen
IS he next place 81 meeting Tor the
tiTaud Lodge ia 1883.
The rglaj' old feiioy. published
h. GranG Master Thomas \. kendler.
al Richmond, was made the official
organ of the order in this jurisdiction.
The committee reported that .
Uniform set Of bylaws be adopted for
the lodges of this jurisdiction.
The report was rejected.
A resolution 10 change the date Of
the meeting OF the Grand Lodge from
the 2nd Tuesday in April to the 2nd
Tuesday in Moy was adopted.
The Grand Lodge assembled al S 2.
N. and received the Grand Lodge Of the
District OF Columbia with hopors Of the
order.
A resolution was offered. requesting
that the Grand Representatives from
mis- jurisdiction use their influence to
have law passed in the Sovereign
Grand Lodge. making all secretaries
OF subordinate lodges, who have served
fivc Years, Past Grands in good stand
ing. Referred to tie committee on
amendments.
Past Grand Manly B. Ramos, chair
man Of the finance committee, asked
the Grand Lodge TO state the amount
per diem to be allowed representatives.
A vote being taken it was decided that
- per day be allowed for board for
three days.
1t was moved that business be sus-
pended and that fraternal courtesies be
exchanged between the Grand Lodges OF
the District of Columbia and Virginia,
which was adopted Addresses were then
made by Grand Master ]. II. Wood,
Deputy Granl Master T. \. Wood, Past
Grand Richard Emmons. Grand Mar
shall J. T. Jones, Grand Representative
F. A. Stiers and Grand Representative
". P. Allen, of the District of Colum-
bia Grand Representative j. G. Ma
gnire, of California ; Grand Representa-
tive Geo. B. Davis, of Richmond; Past
Grand Hill Montague, of Richmond,
Past Grand Representative Marion
Colbert, after which the Grand Lodge
adjourned until o'clock this morning
The Grand Lodge convened at a.
m. and the finance committee submitted
its report. 1t recommended that the
grand lecturer be instructed to investi
gate the affairs of Saltville Lodge and
report TO the grand master, who shall
take official action in the matter. This
lodge, it is reported. has a large amount
of money in its treasury, and, it is cur
rently reported, that tee same is being
used for other purposes than for Odd
Fellowship. The report also recon-
mends the sum of $1,000 for salary
and $500 for travelling expenses of the
grand lecturer.
This caused considerable discussion
by various representatives. Past Grand |
Manly B. Ramos championed the re-
commendation. After considerable dis
cussion the sum of $l,l00 was appro
priated for the office of grand lecturer
The report was adopted as whole.
The per capita tax was increased
from fifty to sixty cents. This Will
ada 800 10 the revenue of the Grand !