Evening journal., 1894-08-07
SONS OF ST. GEORGE.
Sixth Annual Session Of the
Grand Lodge Opens Here.
THE DELEGATES IN ATTENDANCE

Lodges From Pennsllvania, Delaware,
Virginia and the District OF Columbia
represented In Council Omcers
Elected and Business Transacted at To-
days Session.
Tho Grand Lodge Of Pennsylvania,
Delaware, Virginia ard the District Of
Columbia, Sons Of st. George, began its
sixth annual session In the Lleberman
Building, this morning. The con.
ventlon was under tho charge Of
the only cornoil Of the order In vii.
mington, Windsor Lodge, No. 80. and
the arrangements were in gcharge Of a
committee Comprised Of Richard a.
Clegg James II. Rollin, James b Tay.
lor, William MsrIick and Charles
Edwards
There was a large number Of delegates
present, all the lodges in the district
being represented Among them were:
Abraham Knowles, lodge No. 8; e. ?.
fn ell, No. l3; Simon Kent. No 15:A.gg
Warrington, No 16; Richard Davis, No.
IS; James Lee. No. 90; f. p. Walker. Nc.
90; Harry B0nham, No 29 William Grinir.
No 80; Thomas Conner, No "a: John
Davis, No 81; Charles White. No 0i;
Thomas z. Cotton, No. 20; Alfred Orr
No II; Thomas Cooper, No. 70 Albert
J. Pay ynter, No 100; Herbert j. LLOYD.
No 10l; William ~ Hlnchclifie.
No 2tS, all OF Philadelphia; w. @.
Beaumont, No. l. Thomas Fidler. No.
300; George Dainty, No. 300, Of Scran-
ton; Henry Hawke. No .. Hczleton
George Blake, No. 3. Termyn; Thomas
Singles, sr No. A. Plttston; John TAYLOR.
No s. Beaver Falls; Joseph Pearsall
No II, Brown sville; John Dixon. No.
"a Parson; James Vaughan. No 49,
Chester; w. Il. Hall. No. 81. George
Wllmot, No 40; Cyrus Gro Wley, No. 40;
90, Mansfield Valley; Daniel b
Brown, No. 90. McKeesport; BENJAMIN
Crago No. 56. Honi zdale / homas Martin,
No 60, Shenandoah; William simms, No.
6S, Erie John Cox, No.,74; Harry Guyler,
No $50. Wilkesba rrei 10 eph Hodgron,
No, n, Avoia; Samuel Lees, No.
Number 0S, Nanticoke; John
Martin. No. 10, Pleasant Valley
William Prynn, No. 1l5, harris; Owen
Fox, No. 1i6. Manor; Thomas A. Hirsop,
Jr No. III, Brinksville; William
Arsl'y, No. lls, Braddock; J. White,
No. 1874 eynoldsville; Abraham
Hill, No 121, Fred Pengelly,
No l75, Mount Crrmel; William II.
Thomas, No. 2i3, New Castle; Leonard
Rogers, Jr No $780, Shamokin; Uriah
Venning, No. 652, Allegheny City
George Hains, No. 209. Norrlstown, (,
Samuel s. Dean. No 30t,
Hyde Park Robert Want, No. 1913.
pricebureh Wolter Green, No. 306,
Charleroi; John r Budd No 872, Forest
City; Joseph Neyius, No 377, Mononga-
bella; John Il. Foster No 307. Washing
ton. ID O., and Richard A. Clegg, No 80,
Wilmington.
The grand officers now In power are /:
Past grand president William Porter
grand president, William May bin; grand
vice president, r Seed; grand secretary,
j. II Williams; grand treasurer, Robert
Stewsst; grand messenger Edward d.
House; grand inside sentinel, James
Champion; grand outside sentinel. Will
liam Heuson; grand assistant messen-
ger, James smith; grand chaplain,
Thomas p Cocton.
This morning the credentials were
passed upou by committee, the report
Of the elections held in the different
l lodges read. and several contests settled.
The Grand Lodge degree was conferred
on several past presidents.
The following officers v ere elected
Past grand president, William Maylln.
Scranton; grand president, Richard
Seed, Philadelphia; grand treasurer.
Robert Stewart, Philadelphia; grand
secretary, Thomas Wood. Philedelphis
grand messenger, William Henson,
/ Philadelphia
This afternoon the newly elected
officers will be installed and reports re.
ceived from delegates and referred 20 the
proper committees The council will re
ain in session until Thursday evening.