Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-09-12
Grand Lodge !. O. c. T.


In accordance with the announcement
made lasl week. the Graz Lodge of Virginia
of the Independent Order of Good Templars
met in Oneida Hall at o'clock on Tuesday
night of last week, the following officers be-
ing present =
/ Grand Chief Templar, (Rev.) R. E. White,
of Neapolis, presiding.
Grand Vice Templar, Mrs J. NJ Thorne, of
Falls Church.
Arlington.
Grand Chaplain, W. H: Dunlap, of Chase
City.
Grand Secretary George W. Hawxhurst, of
Falls Church.
Grand Treasurer H. d. Shepherd, of Chat
| ham
In attendance on the Grand Lodge there
were 125 delegates, representing forty odd
Lodges.
Tuesday nights session, was occupied in
comforting the degree of the Grand Lodge on
some of the members upon whom 1t had not
been bestowed before, and in hearing the re-
ports of the Grand Officers of the past year,
which were referred to committees for exam
ination and approval before adoption, and the
appointment of standing committees. Ses-
sions were held Wednesday from a.. m. to
II m. and from to 5 p. IN. From the bust
ness sessions the world is shut OUT
| Wednesday night, IN the Lodge Room, an
address of welcome was delivered by John A.
Alexander of the city, which was responded
to by Hugh D. Shepherd. Interesting re-
marks on the good of the order were made by
James H. Shepherd, Rev. M. Hawpe, of Stras-
burg, Rev. w. w. Wood and w. l. Burdeck,
of Accomac county.
Then the members proceeded to the dining
room of the Hoover House where they and
some invited guests partook of the supper
prepared for the occasion The party, con-
sisting of ladies and gentlemen. were about
two hundred in number.
After the supper quite number of toasts
were offered and responded to in appropriate
style by the persons designated for that pur-
pose. Not having room for the toasts, OF
which Mayor Fultz was Toast master, we give
merely the subjects and the parties who re-
sponded to them as follows
The Pulpit''-Rev. W. W. Wood.
"Our Cody Women''-Prof. Ormond Stone,
University of Virginia.
''Our Judiciary"-Judge Lyman Chalkley.
1.-The Press''-Arthur H. Taylor
1.-The Young Mems Christian Association
Grand Chief Tempiar, Rev. R. E. White, of
Neapolis.
1.-THE Masons''-A Kalstrom, Washington.
1.-The Odd Fellows"-C. S. W. Barnes.
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The Session of Thursday morning COM
menced at o'clock. The report of the Fl
nance of Committee was adopted, which pro
vides for the reduction of the captation tax of
subordinate Lodges for the support of the ex-
penses of the Grand Lodge from Is to II!
cents; dispensing with the salary of the Grand
Chief Templar, and the retention of the salary |
of the Grand Superintendent of Juvenile |
Temples which merely pays the necessary ex-
penses of that official
The following Grand officers for the ensu-
ing year were elected =
Grand Chief Templar, Rev. H. L. Hout, of
Strasburg By reclamation.
Grand Vice-Templar, Mrs. Lille Birrell, of |
Alexandria.
Grand Counsellor, Mr. Thomas Whitehead, |
Jr., of Amherst
Grand Secretary, Mr.. George W. Hawk
hurst, of Falls Church. Reelected.
Grand Treasurer, Mr.. Hugh D. Shepherd, of !
Chatham. Reelected
Grand Superintendent of Juvenile Temples |
Mrs. Arthur S. Woodhouse of Staunton. Re- |
elected.
Rev. Robert E. White, of Neapolis, and Mrs.
J. NJ. Thorne, of Falls Church, the retiring |
Chief Templar and Vice Templar. were elect
ed delegates to the International Supreme
lodge of the order which convenes in Boston,
Mass, IN June. Mr.. H. NJ. Trimble, of Rich
mond, and DIR. John E. Boyd, of Botetourt,
were elected alternates.
The following are the appointed officers for
the ensuing year: Grand Chaplain, 2. Parker
Richardson; Grand Marshal. Dr. R. T. Ram
sey; Grand Deputy Marshal Mrs. Irene R.
DOMAIN; Asst. Grand Secretary, Miss Nellie E.
Grand Guard, F. M. Munson;
Grand Sentinel, T. B. Gllispie Grand Messen-
ger, J. H. Binford. All the grand officers
we're then installed by Past Grand Chief Tenn
plar Kalstrom, of Washington.
Lynchburg was selected as the place for
holding the next meeting of the Grand Lodge.
The public meeting Thursday night at
which speeches were made, was held in the
Hall in the Crowle building instead of Colum-
bian Hall as had been intended, as Wm. B.
Ward who lives near that Hall is lying dan
gerously ILL., The Hall was crowded with an
audience of ladies and gentlemen. The meet
ing was presided over by Mayor A. H. Fultz
who introduced the speakers, who spoke in
the following order -
F. B. Kennedy of Staunton; Col. J. R Mil
Ter. late Prohibition candidate for Governor;
Treasurer of the Grand Lodge, Hugh D. Shop
herd of Chatham, Va; O. W. Blain, Grand
Chief Templar of the State of Maine; and w.
T. Bundeck of Accomac county, Va. The au-
dience was dismissed by Rev. w. W. Wood.
The Stonewal Brigade Band RECALLED the au-
dience between the speeches with delightful
music which was greatly enjoyed and raptur-
ously applauded and added greatly to the en-
joyment of the meeting
Session of the Grand Lodge was held Fri
day morning for the transaction of routine
business No Session was held in the after
noon, as but little remained to be done, and
the afternoon was spent in visiting different
parts of the city. The concluding Session
was held at night, when the business was
finished and the body adjourned sine die.