The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-28
GRAND COUNCIL SESSION
MEETING yxr1THRsBURG YEsTBR-
DAY OF 1HE ROYAL <ECANCM.
Public RsesptIon--Address OF V'cs-"ese"'
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS i,nanc'a' AN"
Other Reports--To Invite Moody.

of
at Odd-Fellows' Hall. IN TINS ci'S' :"
& O'Clock this afternoon, Charles !"
uarwood. grand regent, In the cna'r' ih'
afternoon session was devoted exclusively
% the apnointmen;s OF the various com
mittecs. The principal business VIII o'
transacted tomorrow. when reports IRON
the different councils in the state VIII
be submitted and officers for the ehsu-
ing term elected. The hail in when 'he
Grand council is holding its session, IS
enc Of the nandsomcst in the State.
,rhe following Is "A list Of the oincers
I'm attendance upon the grand cou"cll =
Charles w Harwooo. grand regent ;
IA & Scott. grand vice-reSent, j. D.
Jameson. grand orator; w. r. IRVINE
nast grand regent; William Lovensteih'
s,ro,d secretary: A. u. Bolts. siaho
treasurer: Rev 5. 5. Balm grand c"aP-
lain: ". J. Williams, grand sHue' 80
l.. Boomi~rg. grand warden = ~
Lumsden. grand sentry A. MyeiS 80 49,
&. Berry grand trustees: VIM. boFe,,-
stein. supreme representative; James D.
rianks. supreme representatives ). lay
loy Ellyson. ". III. Williams ana j. -
Ranks finance committee; John t.
uankIns. J. II. Ingram. and Marx Gunst'
comnittec on laws and appeals
psi Grand Regents: John j. Wright
Virginia. -: Leigh r.. Watts. Portsmouth
~. WIN VI. Grafton. Fredericksbufs'
40: Jas. l.. Beck. Lynchburs. DO hich-
ard 4. Dobie. Pocahontas, 49, James d.
Blanks. Sycamore. 18S;
Life members mot officers or commit
tcemrn1: y. X White, Union. 81; W. l..
smith. Union. 81: A. NJ. Richardson
Union. 81: Charles W. Price. LyHchDurS'
s05. -.
Among the representatives, are: y. 1.
Davis and Charles g. Bosher. virginia
q. Richmond Rowland I'M. Union d.
Richmond: W. L. Yeaman. Mc,aIthS'
SIS. Richmond. }. A. Brown. Henry Gay
ssf. Ashland: 4. +. Seal, Eiba. co. Hich-
mond x. W. Collier. sycamore 40
Petersburg: Vim. }. Kerr Henrlc0' 80
Richmond W. II. Tatum, Shockoe. 80.
Richmond. Charles !. BdrSamin. be.Fl-
dcre, 1893, Richmond.
fnD a. n.Icnn".
Tonight AT O'Clock public welcome
Was rendered the Grand Council at the
Academy OF Music No one was ad-
mitted without ticket which read as
follows Admit to Royal Arcanum En-
tertainment. Academy of Music. Narch
9Th. atSP. NJ" over seventeen hundred
the Academy was packed 10 overflow
ing. 4 large numher Of the audience were
ladies' The following was the programme
OF exercises opening prayer. by Rev.
II. W. Battle. ID. D., pastor Of the FIRST
BAPTIST church: vocal solo. by Mr. Robert
Stiles vocal duet by Miss Jessie Boiling
and Miss Genie Smith; accompanies.
Miss Mary symptom and Or. II. w Tai
lev. humorous reading. by Mrs Frances
Leigh Starr. vocal solo. by Miss Tenie
TAYLOR: addresses. by Hon. G. w. Haz-
gard supreme vice-regCnt, of fennsyi-
vania. and Senator William Lovenstein,
secretary Of the Grand Council Of VIZ
cinia. The exercises were brought to a
close with the benediction, by Rev W..
c. Starr. y. d., pastor Of the Washing
ton-Street Methodist Episcopal church.
Addro.. Of We. Regent Hazard.
Supreme Vice-Regent Charles ". Haz-
card. Of Pennsylvania, vas introduced
and welcomed to the Grand Council. and
responded expressing his real pleasure
at his being present.
The reports of the grand officers were
submitted The report Of the grand secre-
tary shows the total membership Of the
order IA the State. TO be 1880: number of
councils instituted during the year, ?.
The report OF the grand treasurer shows
the receipts for the past year to have
been S5.OH0j: disbursements, Ms3S.57.
After the appointment Of the various
committees the council adjourned to 10
o'clock tomorrow morning.
10 ASK Mr.. sicody 20 Visit Them.
4 committee, consisting Of enc minis
ter from each OF the denominations IN
this city, will leave here tomorrow
u fph p
Moody to come 10 Petersburg al the
close of his meetings in that city and hold
one service to assist i'm educating a
sentiment here 60 the ultimate purpose
of aiding the Young Mems Christian
Association to complete their new hall
The committee consists OF Revs. W. q.
Starr. Il. *. WIN, G. Il. Hams and II.
W. Battle.
Mr.. Silas McBee Of Sewanee. Tenn.
second yice-gresident Of the Council OF
Brotherhood Of st. Andrew of the United
States. will pay an official visit TO the
chapters of this order in this city on next
Saturday and Sunday.
The choir Of the Good Shepherd Memo
rial Episcopal church on Sunday presented
the organist. Miss Maggie Sheffield, with
a handsome prayer-book and hymnal. as
testimonial Of their high appreciation
OF her services.
Misses Virginia and Annie Lassiter gave
reception last night 10 their guests
Misses Carter and Rosalie Thornton
daughters of Professor William NJ. morn
ton. chair of the University of virginia
Oth.r Matters.
The cold snap of the past two days
and nights, IL IS said. has killed all the
fruit i'm the neighboring counties that was
a.. ia. 81. Ia
late apples Vegetation has also been con-
siderably damaged a gentleman from
Prince George county told me to-day that
the thermometer in his neighoorhood TINS
morning registered ten degrees below the
freezing point.
Mr.. William O'Brien was painfully bit
ten on the leg by a dog last night. whhe
returning home.
II was learned to-day from II gentleman
from Waveriy that Mrs. 5. Il. Spratley.
who IL is alleged was drugged and robbed
by DR. Henderson,. the so-callcd physician,
IL much improved. The bitter feeling
against the doctor is now dying out.
Blackstone Academy.
The building committee Of the Hoge
Academy. at Blackstone Va, was IN
session here to-day until late in the
afternoon. The Revs. Il. III. Fleming, d.
d.. T. +. Epes and j. w. Rosebro, ID. D.,
and MIR. NJ. Harris We're present.
The financial statement was very en-
couraging. Several plans for the build
ing were submitted and discussed. Among
those was one from Pebbles & Carpenter.
OF Norfolk. il is hoped 10 Rave this
academy TO be open for the fall session.
Plan tor the PRIMARY.
The city Central Democratic COM
mittee met tonight and adopted plan
for a primary election. the principal fea-
lures of which are these: The election
will be held April 18th next; all legally
qualified white Democrats Will be al