Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1895-02-23
slMARIrANs MET.
A Called Session of the Grand Lodge
COnvenfs ia Manchester.

The State Grand Lodge, No. 6, /. O.
q. S. x d. of S convened in Manches-
ter, Va, Tuesday, 10 a. M, subject to
call of the Grand Chief, James NJ.
Buckner. After usual preliminaries,
the Committee on Credentials was ap-
pointed as follows G. ii Munford,
Eliza Bowers, James Ross, Albert Ray,
William t. Crump, ii J.. Johnson, A.
+. White, A. V. Brown, Millie Wood,
w. ID. Evans, s. A. Keen, q. r. Duke,
S. j. Ferguson.
3p. m.-Grand Lodge was called to
order, and Committee on Credentials
reported the following delegates as en-
titled to seats:
Caroline Alien, D. p. Roberts, John
Haden, Lizzie Harris, Annie White,
Joseph l.. Walker, ]. w. Saunders, j
II. Harris, DIR. II. L. Harris, T. H.
Bailey, w. IL. Hatcher, J. H. Cousins,
j. +. Bundy, ii. H. Cornish, George
Woodson, r. A. Downey, Margaret
Scott, Julia nj. johnson. Agnes Lewis,
Sarah Noodle, Eliza Wright, w ID.
Evans, j. 5. Brown, ID. f. Bats, X.
Williams, ID. d. Jackson, Robert Hoop
er, Edward Samuels, Robert Harris,
j. w. Bailey, j. +. Reid, Albert Ray,
Mary +. Williams, Jane Gardner,
| Sampson BraXton, Louisa LOckley, Sa-
rah Hill, Phyllis Burton, Lizzie Lockett,
J. NJ. Clark, A. II. Hastead, Mary L.
Smith, A. J. Morton, III. II. Allen,
Adam Harris, Q. W. Moon, n. +. John
son, G. IL. MunfOrd, J. T. Hickman,
Maria Jones, Eliza Nash, Mary Bur-
ford, Robinette Cogbill, Julia e COus-
ins, George r. Duke, Thomas w.
Mitchell, Adeline Lawson, Edith Shep-
herd, Eliza ShacklefOrd, George Wood
son, Thomas Ii. Briggs, Thomas Kin
ney, Joseph Freeman, j. II. Holmes,
| Eliza Cary, Alfred Coots, A. Hayes,
| VIM. l. johnson, William Winston, J.
w. Grinneu, Sylvania Fleming, j T.
Hickman, George +. Clarke, NJ. V. Nell
son, M. Christian, William Nash, ThOs
Holmes, Martha Crump, S. A. Keen,
| H. V. Brown, James Ross, Weston
T! Green, Edward Carter, Alexander
| Shepherd, .. Tate, Elizabeth Harris,
| Elizabeth Bailey, II. II. Brooks, NJ Ii. .
| Harris, Q. Fetts, S. j. Ferguson, Han
i nah l.. johnson, Bette Lewis, J. II
] Robinson, ]. II. Blackwell, n. c. Rob-
inson, w. II. Winston, w. III. Binford
@. c.. Johnson, Lucy Moon Amanda
| Chapman, S. @. Johnson, Elvira Jen-
| kins, Martha Fields, Julia Cross, j. b.
| Taylor, Charles Mills, j. II. Hill, Lucy
Gray, Peyton II. Brown, AIillie Wood
G. H. Williams, S. A. White, A. Hill,
S. j. Washington, NJ James, J. w.
Thompson, Rebecca James, William,
Allen, w T. Crump, Martha Binford,
Frank Trigg.
| Grand Chief Buckner delivered his
address, setting forth the disadvantage
es under which he was laboring, and
threw stinging rebukes at some of the
officials of the Order who he claimed
had not come up to the requirements
of the Order. Quite an extended ar
gument was followed,on thes8th Article
of the Charter. 1t was a masterly ad-
dress and marks him as a capable, eff
cient and fearless presiding officer.
The report of the Insurance Commit
tee was then presented.
The addresses were referred to the
Committee on Finance which was com
posed of: c. H. Munford, A. Ray, J
w Thompson, William WOOdson, Ju-
liza E. Cousins, n. G.. Robinson, Q. w
Moon, Chairman Thomas w. Mitchell
Secretary. The Committee made Z
, thorough examination of affairs, anC
reported at 10:30 p. IN. ednesday
night, after a continuous session of l:
l hours. The Board of the Insurance
Department was abolished.
Grand Secretary J. +. Reid rendered
| his resignation. Mr.. Q. w. Moon o
Manchester, was elected Grand Secre
tary.