Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-22
CLOSING EXERCISES HELD At THE
MASONIC HOME YEsTERDAY.
The OCCASION ONE OF INTEREST.
Many Prominent Mnsons In Attend
ance-The Children Acquit Them
selves CreditabIy-ThOse Given
Special Mention.

| commencing at III 90 q CLOCK, Win n Sfdnt
march of the children around the asse m
, bly-room, in which were gathered large
number Of those interested in their vel
fare
The opening prayer was offered by
Rev. Charles r. Hyde, pastor of the
Third Presbyterian church after which
a very interesting programme. arranged
by Mrs. W. S. Murray, was rendered by
the pupils. The sweet voices of the chill
dren were heard with much pleasure in
a number of musical selections, and the
training exhibited by many of them in
elocutiOn and instrumental music, re-
Gected great credit both on themselves
and their instructors
At the close of the programme a shsrt
address was made by the president of
the nome, Judge Il. X. Wexford, Jr.,
| after which a gratifying report Of the
| Educational Commttee-Mr. j. Thomp-
| son Brown, chairman-was read.
THOSE DESERVING MENTION.
No medals or honors were awarded, but
mention was made of Eva VI. King lead
| ing her class Grade ~ in scholarship
and department; Macon W. Baylor. lead
ing among the boys Grade -; Mary f..
| Pearson, Clarence e. Hit, and Les
| lNi L. liDbCNAb NNfIdut 81 illilldH l.
| Gregory, George OConnor, and Ernest
| w. Boiling Grade u. T.. Louise Os-
! borne, James II. Bowling, and Laura Nc
| Cabe were entered at the Richmond
| High School in February, and ranked
! third in class in June. Mr.. Julius Straus
presented each Of the girls and Mrs.
Murray with a small fan. and inspired
by his example, a lady present promised
to send the boys some marbles. Then
the whole audience adjourned to the
grounds in front Of the building, where
a tree. kindly given by Mr.. w. II. Hood,
was planted in commemOration Of the oc
casion
Among those present beside the mem
bers of the Board of Governors, were DR..
George ". Darlington, Grand Secretary;
Revs. c. X. Hyde, X. A. Goodwin, and
Junius Wilkins. Mesdames w. j. Pey-
ton, Il. w. Chelf, and Charles III. Hasker,
Misses Mary G. Thaw, Mary Osterbind,
Southern, and Bodeker, and Messrs. S.
b. Jacobs, w. NJ. Williams, II. f. W.
Southern, and f. A. T.. Thornton.
LIST OF PUPILS.
The following is a list of the inmates
of the home at the present time, to-
gether with the lodges by which they
are sent:
Male.-Luther Smith AGREE, Arlington,
No. 1922 Walkerton, King and Queen;
Stanton, Augusta; Louis Napoleon
Bass, Manchester, No. IA, Manchester,
Chesterfield; Clinton Wesley Hit, Elk
ton, No. "a, Elkton. Rockingham; James
David Hit, Elkton, No. a. Elkton, Rock
ingham; Bernard Hoskin Baylor, Bland
ford, No. 5, Petersburg. Dinwiddie;
Thomas Booth Baylor, Blandford, No. 3.
Petersburg Dinwiddie; Macon Wright
Baylor, Blandford. No. g. Petersburg,
DinWiddie; Levi Eliza Terrell, Morotock,
No. 2lO, Danyille, Pittsylvania; George
Cabell Terrell, Morotock. No. 30, Dan
Vile. Pittsylvania; Ralph Bertsel Tib-
belts, Virginia, No. III, Claremont, Surry ]
Lester Linwood Tibbetts, Virginia, No. |
III, ClaremoEt, Surry; Clarence Clark |
Hit, Elkton, No "a, ElktOn, Rockingham;
James Melvin McCabe, Henrco Union, |
No 100, Richmond, Henrico; Allen Good |
win McCabe, HenricO Union, No. 100, |
Richmond Henrco; Henry Levy Mallory, |
Waddell. No. 22S. Gordonsville, Orange; |
Thomas Horton Sebrell, Seaboard, No. |
56. Portsmouth Norfolk; John OCOnnor,
Norfolk, No. /, Norfolk, Norfolk; George |
OConnor Norfolk, No. 1, Norfolk, Nor
folk; Charles Taylor OConnor. Norfolk,
No. i, Norfolk, Norfolk; Philip jackson
Gregory, Marion. No. 81, Marion, Smythe:
Marvin Carlisle Bowling, Preston, No. A.
Jonesville, Lee: Ernest William Bowling.
Il |
Hyatt Bowling. Preston, No. Al, Jones'
Vile, Lee; Bella Frank Bowes, Vinton,
No. 2O4, Vinton, Roanoke; Garland
Waddy Wilde. st. Johns, No. So, Rich
mond. Henrco; William KirkwOod Os-
borne. Manchester, No. IA, Manchester,
Chesterfield; Ashton Waldo Wood. Wad-
iell, No 22S, Gordonsville, Orange; Nicho-
as Charles Carper. Rocky Mount, No.
.Ol Roanoke, Roanoke Elder Pierce Rey-
|
Joseph Petrie Reynolds, Hartman, No.
%, Graham, Tazewell
Female.-EliZabeth Lewis Baylor Bland
ord, No. 3, Petersburg Dinwiddie;
Frances Warner Baylor. Blandford, No.
Petersburg, Dinwiddie; Eva Mayer
King. Richmond. No. 10, Richmond, Hen
leo; Mamie Hazard King, Richmond, No
O. Richmond HenricO; Minnie Hudson
ling. Richmond, No TO- Richmond Hen
Ian. No. lOi, Damascus, Washington;
iaggie Jane GrCseclOse, Liberty Hall,
20. lO4. Damascus. Washington; Laura
ane McCabe, Henrico Union. No. 100. |
richmond, Henrico; Mary Estelle Pear {
on, Mecklenburg, No. So, Smiths {
loads. Mecklenburg; Lillian Thomas
iregory, Marion, No. 81, Marion, Smythe; 1
josephine Gregory, Marion, n. 81, Marion,
mythe; Rhoda Gay Osborne. Manches-
r., D. |
.ouise Osborne Manchester, No. H.
Manchester. Chesterfield; Annie Hedg-
eth Dunton No. 249. Skpwith, Meek !
,nburg; Lala Frances Reynolds, Har- |
ian. No. 222, Graham, TazewelI. l
OFFICERS AND INSTRUCTORS.
The officers and instructors Of the =
ONE are: b. r. Wexford, Jr, president; :
harles A. Nesbitt, secretary; j. Thomp- =
IN Brown chairman Educational Com
ttee.
Ladies' Auxiliary-Mrs. j. II. Capers.
Mrs. Benjamin T. August, Sec
,tary; Mrs. j. ID. Crump, chairman Edu- G
ltional Committee; MIS-. l.. T. AGREE, n
atron; Henry p Boggs, teacher; Mrs. &
T. j. Peyton and Miss Mary Osterbind,
usic; eslie +. Watson, vocal music; h
rs. w. S. Murray, voice culture and 8
lysical expression. &
MEETING OF THE BOARD.
A meeting of the Board OF Governors
the home was held subsequent To the
exercises. at which il was y
cided 10 adopt a system of sanitary =.
-igation for the institution. This sys- n
m is now in successful operation not II
ly throughout Europe and in the va -
JUS parts Of the North, but also at the =
ntral Asylum, at Petersburg. Other -,
utine business was also transacted.