The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-01
Names Of the Lodges With a List Of
Their Officers.
GREAT STRENGTH OF THE ORDER HERE
Now WELD. " Powerful Influence IN 'he
Community of the Most
Prominent Citizens Hold High
Masonic Positions.


fiourished No art. no science piecene-
IL. In the dark periods of antiquity.
when litcr8turo was in "a low Stti'' anu
the rude manners of our forciathcrs WIN
held from them that knowledge We no"
so amply snare. Masonry dihused JUS H'-
fircncc Thus science unveiled. arts aios''
civilization took place. and the progress
OF knowledge and philosophy sfadu"'N
dlspellcd the gloon. Of ignorance ana
larbafism Government being settled
authority was given 30 laws. ana the
assemblies of the Fraternity acquired lhe
patronage of the great and the COOL
while the tcncts of the profession INFUSED
unboundcd utility
Masonry fears neither examination nor
criticism. % is sound and good thing I'D
the very core. but ITS beauties It's truth.
and its advantages are only fully appie-
ciatcd by those who dive deep INTO us
mysteries and who approach 10 with ah
open. inQuiring and unscliish mind.
The order has grown rapidly in Rich
mond until now 10 is very powerful
and useful organization Many oil the
most prominent citizens Of Richmond be-
long TO one or the other Of the various
lodges in this city and the order wiclds
wide influence here. The various
lodges Of Richmond with their officers.
numbers of members and times and places
OF meeting are given below for the in
formation Of the public. and to show how
strong the order has grown in this city
BLUE LODGES.
Temple Lodge. 40. 9-Mccts at Masonic
Temple. first friday of each month.
Oniccrs-A. y. Abcnathy Worshipfu
master. w. o. Warthcn. senior warden. a.
Pierce Gilbert junior warden. Charles
- Spence. treasurer, Alexander W. Ar
thcr. secretary. j. ". Anderson. senior
Seacon: Barton H. Wise. junior deacon.
Hartley Carmichael. chaplain, Dennis J..
Collins tiler. Membership. ll4.
Richmond Lodge. No. 1O.-Mects at Ma
sonic Temple. first Tuesday OF each
month.
Officers H. NJ Boykn, worshipful mas
ter; W. n. Curry. senior warden. James
NJ. Gentry junior warden, George ID.
Peasants. treasurer. r. b. Snead. sccrc-
tary: n. L. Vandeventcr. senior deacon.
T. NJ Roade. junior deacon. Preston
Nash w. w. Laudrum. L. X. mason. JAS.
Y. Fair, chaplans; -. y. Collins. tilcr.
Membership. rs
Metropolitan Lodge. No. 11-Mcets at
Masonic Temple. second Thursday of
each month and on St John the Baptists
day.
Onccrs-W. Chase Morton. worshipfpl
master: George VI. Rawson. senior war
den: John w. Anderson. junior warden.
II. l.. Carter. treasurer: 5. b. Jacobs. Sec
rotary: J. H. Bradley. senior deacon.
Charles A. Fanck. Junior deacon. J. cal
win Stewart j. X. Hazen. W. J.. Gravatt.
chaplains j.. B. Collins. tilcr. Member
ship 70.
Richmor-l- Randolph lodge No. 10
Meets at the Mason's Hall. third Tuesday
OF each month
Omcers-N Thomas Mosby. worship
ful master; Charles &. Rady, senior war
don. Bcrkloy- Goodc Junior warden: w
Flctcheu Richardson. treasurer: W. Han
Grove. secretary. r. y. Toodc senior
deacon: r. y. Durrin. junior deacon
George +. kccscc. chaplain. James ~. Al
len. tilcr; Pcterfcld Vest. steward. Mem
hcrships. 107.
Dove Lodge. No 5l.-Mcots az Masonic
Temple. second Friday OF each month
and on the festival OF 81. John tine Bap-
fist.
Onicers-IIay r. Thornton. worshipfu
master: J. W. Lockwood. Jr. senior war
den: Jabez ~ ili Junior warden. T.. Payne
Reeve treasurer. Ben. IT, August. secre-
tary: q. a. IIawldns senior deacon. j. S
Hopkins junior deacon. George Cooper
w. J. Young j. }. Gravatt ~. a. Bag
by. chaplains; D. IL. Collins. tiler Mem
bershp. l6j.
St. Johns Lodge No. 26.-Mects al Ma
sonic Temple second Tuesday of each
month.
ter: Charles II. Cosby senior warden:
II. G.. Osterbnd. Junior warden. William
II. Tatum. treasurer. Junus \. Cosby.
secretary: Allie q. Quarles. senior dca-
con: Charles Gasser. junior deacon. John
u. Dickerson. chaplain ID. Il. Collins.
tiler. Mcmbt rship. IA.
Joppa Lodge. No. f0.-Mects at Ma
sonic Temple. first Thursday of each
month.
Omcers-Sol. Cutchins. worshipful mas
ter; David G.. Whitehead. senior warden:
William II. Bennett. junior warden Jas.
l.. Phippcn. treasurer; George {. Jeffer-
son. secretary; ". -. Turner. senior dea-
con: Frank II. Sutton. junior deacon.
Samuel &. Hatcher. chaplain. -. u. Col
Inns. tiler Membership Jos.
Fraternal Lodge. No. 53.-Mccts at Ma
sonic Temple second Monday i'm each
month.
Onicers-Marx Gunst worshipful mas
ter: Fol. L. BlOomberg. senior warden.
Lem Wallcrstcin. junior warden Julius
Straus. treasurer: T.. Bottighcimcr, sec
rotary. John G. Easlcv. senior deacon.
Milton T.. Marcuse. Junior deason; =. y.
Calisch. j. Levitt chaplains -. b. COL
Inns. tier: NJ j. Strauss. $. b. Roscn-
baum stewards Membership IA
Amitv Lodge No. 76.-Mccts at Ma
sonic Temple third Tuesday of each
month.
Omccrs-B $. Ragland. worshipful mas
ter. Charles Is. Fitzwilson. senior warden.
Thomas Fraser. Junior warden. william
Il Mason. treasurer. William Gibson. Jr..
sorciary: Farquhar tNnlayson. senior
deacon. Edmund r. Baker. junior dca-
con. BENJAMIN +. Shcpporson. chaplain.
John y. Newell. tilcr. Membership lN
Henrico Union Lodge. No. l5o-Meets
on Church i'm first Monday Of each
month.
Onicers-B. &. Lewis. worshipfm mas
Ter. N. q. Gates. senior warden: T.. G.
Garrison Junior warden: w. NJ. VII
liafns treasurer. William wilson score
tary: G. T.. Hughes. senior deacon. Mini
tree Folkes Junior deacon; O. Il. Kelly.
chaplain. John Pit, tier Membership.
lis
Lodge Of strict Observance No 207-
= Meets at 81 Adams Hall fourth Monday
Of each month.
Onicers-E. NJ Crutchneld worshipful
master. T. l. Reed. senior warden : r..
Crowder. junior warden. John =. Mayer.
treasurer. Charles 4. Nesbitt secretary.
= l. Eodeu. senior deacon. ". Theodore
Fllvson. Junior deacon. \ NJ. Randolph
chaplain: H. H. Coligs. tier Member
ship. %.
ROYAL. ARCH CHAPTERS
ROYAL Arch Chapter. No. 3.-Meets In
Mason's Hall on first Thursday in each
month.
oniccrs-B. c. LOWS. most cio'ncn,
high priest: II Marks. eminent king Al
bert Miller. eminent scribe W $. Mur-
ray. treasurer. George i Keesee secro-