Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-05


Suspended or dropped for nom
payment Of ues....................6S9
Expelled ..""...."...."........ IA
u 81
Total members December 81, 1895. g. 91
| Number Of brothers relieved. .05;
| Number OF widowed families relieved. 3i
| Number OF brothers buried. ............. 81
Amount paid for relief OF brothers. .6sS
Amount paid for relief Of widowed
families OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. DIN
Amount paid for relief Of Orphans. us
Amount paid for burying the dead. l.6a
Amount paid for special relief........ $50
Total relief. .................s2 ,56s
Receipts for dues. ...................... s,SSs
Receipts from admissions and de-
greeS ......................... lo,eVa
Receipts from rents and invested
funds ........................... S,ocS
Receipts from all other sources.... SAG
Total receipts. SO 2sl
Number of weeks sickness for which
benefits were paid. ....................b,l6 S
The amount paid for the working or
current expenses Of subordinates
Tor the year. ....................... SSl,ozs
Amount paid for expenses Of the
Grand Lodge for the year.......... 1853
Grand-Secretary Ross, Of the Sover-
eign Grand Lodge. says: Tho report
has been examined and found correct.
Old Virginia did well in 1895. Don't think
many jurisdictions win surpass you"
Net increase for the year UP to De-
cember 81, 1885, LIS. II we add to the
above figures new lodges Instituted since
x,,tt e. tasfa.
bership OF something over 800. we have,
in all, a total net increase OF over 1900
members up to the end Of the present
Grand Lodge year.
The increase In receipts by subordinates
from all sources for year ending Decem-
Der 81 1895. was sl1.5s3.
The increase in the amount paid out
for relief during the same period was
S,5H on the preceding year.
TWENTY ONE NEW LODGES.
The following lodges were instituted du-
ring the year:
Milford. Guynn's Island, June Is. 1885.
r. Il. Branch
Chatham, Chatham. June q. 1896. w.
p. Horner.
Christiansburg, Christiansburg, June q
1895, Charles d. Fox. @. w.
Australia, Longdale. July IS. 1886. ].
V. Grinstead.
Clover, Clover, July IL. 1895. w. d. HILL
Pocahontas.
Olive Branch, Houston, September 16
1885, w. IL. Bailey.
Huntersville. Huntersvine. septem Der
20. 1885. W. III. Evans.
Horse Shoe, Churchwood, October II,
1896. Charles ID. Fox. G.. w.
Mt Sidney. Mt. Sidney, December Is.
1895. J. C. Fretwell.
Basic City. Basic City, December 30,
1855, Hill Montague. G. NJ.
ST. Elmo. Chilhowie. January 81. 1896,
j. J. Scherer.
Horeb. Horeb. February 4. 1896. NJ H.
Bolton.
Chase City. Chase City. February 4, 1896,
W. II. Bailey.
Hanover. Ashland. February 20, 1896,
C. w. Morris
Etheridge, Prices Forks, February q,
1896 s. M. White.
Norton. Norton. March II, 1886. s. C.
Pry.
Free Shade. Free Shade. March Il. 1885,
George Il. Jones.
Boydton. Boydton. March 20. 1886, W.
II. Bailey.
Iron Gate. Iron Gate. March =. 1896
Ruth. No. 8. Daughters Of Rebekah.
was ItFlNtu at itduiPtSh va oNtoDSf w
1896, and removed TO Phoebus. On Novem-
Der 18th this lodge had sixty-one men,
bers-thrty 'one sisters and thirty bro
theirs.
The condition Of the order was never
better than at this time. and reflects
great credit on Mr.. Montague's govern
ment.
ABLE LIEUTENANTs.
In Messrs. John w. Ferguson. the
Grand Treasurer. and T.. Wiley Davis.
the Grand Secretary. Mr. Montague has
two abla lieutenants.
Mr.. Ferguson 10 senior member OF the
printing firm OF John w. Ferguson &
Son, and has been treasurer OF the Grand
Lodge since 1856. He 10 70 years OF age.
but is as hale and hearty es q man in
his forties. and Is a most popular and
member OF the order.
Mr.. Il. Wiley Davis, the Grand Secre-
tary. was elected in 1874. and has held
the office continuously since. He Is one
az Richmonds best-known contractors.
and A director In the Citizens Rank. He.
IKE Mr. FERGUSON. II deservedly popular
a mong his brethren. as his long tenure
an Office would Indicate, and there 80
every reason TO believe that both no and
Mr.. Ferguson viii succeed themselycs.
In compliance with q resolution. adopt
"a AT the last session OF tho Grand
odae. Mr.. Montague complied very
comprehensive leafiet OF shout 1000 words.
succinctly setting forth Tho purpose and