Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-10
PAST MASTERS MEET
ANNUAL SESSION AND BANQUET OF
THE ASSOCIATION LAST NIGHT.
NUMBER OF HAPPY SPEECHES MADE.
The Degree Conferred Upon One
Candidate, Who Halls from Floyd
County-Fourtecn New Members
Enrolled on the Roster.

The annual meeting and banquet of
the Past-Masters' Association, Ancient
Free and Accepted Masons, was held at
ST. Adams Hall last night. and the at
tendance was larger than ever before in
the history Of the organization. The past
masters degree was conferred by Wor-
shipful DR.. j. w. Eggleston on Mr.. s.
j. Conduff. OF Floyd county, and the
officers to preside over the association
during the ensuing twelve months were
elected and installed. as follows:
Worshipful, j. s. Moore, Of Lodge No.
$50, president; worshipful ]. II. Capers.
of No. 50. vice-president; Worshpful Isa-
dore Lovenstein, OF No. SO, secretary and
treasurer; and worshipfu George T.
King, OF No. 1870. sergeant-at-arms.
After the business of the session was
concluded Or. Eggleston made ringing
speech on Masonry in general. Judge
b. r. Wexford, Mr.. Julius Straus, Major
A. r. Courtney. and Rev. Hartley Car
michael spoke in behalf of the Masonic
Home of Virginia. Fourteen new names
were enrolled on the roster Of the asso-
to the banquet-hall where Caterer Will
liam Krause, who had laid himself out
for the occasion, served a magnificent
feast, the menu including the daintiest
and rarest dishes that the market affords.
Full Justice was done the choice edibleS,
and when the table, which was hand
somely decorated, was cleared off, and
cigars were produced. the worshipful
president, Mr.. Moore, raped the assem-
blage to order, and introduced Grand
Master Courtney, who delivered a short
address on the necessity for Masonic
education among the brethren OF the
craft. Judge Wexford next spoke. giving
a brief outline Of the history Of Masonry
from its foundation. I'm the days of King
Solomon. 20 the present day. DIR. Car
michael then gave a brief talk, and Col
onel James Lyons spoke few words.
Among those present were: Worship
fuls }. s. Moore. A. r. Courtney, b. K.
Wexford. Il. @. Morris. c. Il. Wing0.
James Lyons, Jackson Guy. James T.
Crump. Everett Waddey. Marx Gunst,
Ellis Bottighelmer. Sol. Fleischman. Hart
ley Carmichael, Young Jones, r. L.
Peters. John +. Mayer. II. w. Southern,
S. j. Conduit, George 7. King, John 7.
Hughes, Leroy Brown, c. w. p. Brock,
II. +. Smith. John F. Powell. j. W.
Brown g. b. Jacobs. Il. ]. Warren w.
VI. Woodward, f.. NJ. Crutchleld, Julius
Straus, Isadore Lovenstein. j. II. Capers.
Goodman Davis, and others.
MASONIC NOTES.
Washington Royal Arch Chapter No
2, and Lafayette Royal Arch Chapter, No.
43. will hold a joint called convocation
on Monday evening. Work will be done
in the Royal-Arch Degree by No. 3, and
the council degrees will be conferred by
No. AZ. AS these chapters are two OF
the largest and most prosperous I'm the
State, a genuine love-feast is expected
Joseph ]. English. Jr.. District Deputy
Grand Lecturer, of District No. 3, paid an
official visit to Richmond Chapter No
8. Thursday last, and in his address con-
graduated the representatives of Royal
Arch Masonry upon their growth curing
the past year.
Dove Lodge No. So, at its stated COM
rnunication. on Friday. conferred the
degree of f.. A. on a prominent business
man.