The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-25
DEATH OF REV. GEO. v. DANE
Rector Emeritus Of Camden Parish and
Church Of the Epiphany,
SUDDENLY ILL AND DIED IN An HOUR.
For Thirty Years Chaplain Of the Gran1
Lodge of Virginia. knight Tenn
plsr and Prominent Odd Fell
low-The Funsral.

DANvILLE. VA. Dee. H-Spccial.-
Rev. George Washington Dame. ID. ~.
rector emeritus. of Camden parish and
the Church OF the Ephinany. OF this city.
died suddenly at his home here at $50
O'Clock this evening.
DR. Dame was born In Rochester, New
Hampshire July q, lsl2.
He came TO Virginia with his uncle, J.
i. Gushing, In the spring or lszs. Mr.
Gushing was thSp president OF Hampden-
Sidney College and to the kindness OF DIR.
Danes father he was indebted for MS
education. or this account he brought
young Dame to Virginia to educate him.
DR.. Dame was, therefore. educated NJ
the Hampden-Sidney College. In Prince
Edward county. and graduated In lszy.
lie then studied medicine privately IN
the old Prince Edward College until 1882.
when he went to Philadelphia to prose-
pennsylvania In 1888 he was elected
instructor in Greek an Hampden-sidney
College.
lie resigned frcm Iiampden-sydnsy Col
lege I'm 1886. on account OF falling health.
In 1897 he took charge OF school In
l.ynchburg, and In 1910 he came TO pan
VILE, and was elected principal OF the
Danville Female Seminary. and lived anu
idoortu mere untii ne laid DOWN thc haf-
ness TINS evening.
AS A RECTOR.
He was ordained deacon I'm the Epis.c-
pal Church In 1910. and ordained priest IN
1911. and became recto. of Camden parish.
which then covered the counties OF Pitt
sylyania, Henry, Franklin. ana patrick
He organized the Church OF the Ephf-
any here with eight n,1enbers. and found
time from his school trties 10 labor Tor
the Master He remained rector unul
last spring, when H. resigned on account
of old age having held the position nfty-
five years
During this time his hundreds OF acts
of charity make up much OF the bright
est history OF Danville. lie was an en-
thusiastic Mason, having been Initiated
into the order IN Cumberland county In
1893 tie was master OF Roman Eagle
Lodge. OF this city for thirty years. lie
was grand chaplain of the Grand Lodge
OF Virginia since 1864. lie was also a
knight Templar and distinguished odd
Fellow.
HIS FAMILY
His wife. who was Miss Mary Maria
Page daughter OF Major Carter rage.
of Cumberland county ana grand-daugh-
ter of General Thomas Nelson. OF hevo-
lutonary fame, died last September.
OF their nine children five are living;
Captain j. c. Dame. Of Richmond; Rev.
w NJ Dame, OF Baltimore; Rev. n. r.
Dame. of Winchester: Rev george W
Dame, JFs OF SWNfHh, i,'is "'' - -
Lucy Il. Thompson. of Clarke county
va
The funeral will take place thursday
afternoon.
Or. Dame had not been well since the
day after the celebration OF the seventy"
nfth anniversary OF Roman Eagle i<odBe'
on the 18th instant
A CELEBRATION.
Or. Dame had but recently written 2
history Of Roman Eagle Lodge. when.
had iust been issued from the press In
neat book form. -.
That night Roman Eagle Lodge held
grand meeting in celebration or its sev-
enty-hfth anniversary, 10 receive tn,s
well-written history. and to do honor to
the aged craftsman who wrote II. ana
who has so long served the lodge
At $50 o'clock Or. Dame entered the
room, escorted by a detachment or
Knights Templar and was received with
grand honors. A ceremony specially pre-
pared for the occasion was gone through
with, ana very interesting pfo9ramm7
executed which consisted, besides tne
reading of the history by me ysneraDic
and very fine music. followed ny elegant
refreshments.
HIS SICKNESS.
Following that occasion. when the ven.
erable man had gone through unwonte1
fatigue and excitement, he had not been
entirely well, but had not taken 10 ms
bed.
tied Mrs g. u. Poindexter on Monday.
Several ladies' ineighborsl were yisitirg
him, and he was laughing and chatting
with them, when. al J:Jo this AFTERNOON,
ne was suddenly taken III; ana atnouxn
medical aid was summoned, ne continueu
to sink. and passed away within an
hour lie retained his mental faculties 70
the last