Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-05
LADIES WILL RESIGN,
Masonic Home Auxiliary Decides
to Disband in February
ACTION At ANNUAL MEETING.
Feel That the Days Of Their Usefulness
Are Over.
THEIR POWERS WE'RE ABRIDGED.
The Mnfron Was Made Absolute ~
the Auxiliary Decided to Retire
Result OF Their Labors.

The ladies' who have for eight years
labored for the interests OF the Masonic
Home OF Virginia. and have through
their efforts contributed more ihen $4,000
to the home. have severed th# connec-
ton with the institution. and the Ma
sonic Home Ladies' Auxiliary, which they
constituted, has practically been dis
banded
This action was decided upon by tho
ladies at their annual meeting. held Tues
day afternoon at the Masonic Temple.
and henceforth the Board Of Governors
Of the home will have to conduct the in
sttution without the assistance OF tho
ladies', on whom they have in the past
largely relied.
The ladies' have for some time been con-
sldering the advisabilIty OF some such
action. They felt that they were not
shown the consideration by the Board OF
Governors which they felt was their due.
They did not demur, however. until they
were given to understand that the matron
OF the home was absolute so far as they
were concerned, and realized that tho
powers which they had hitherto exercised
had been vested in the matron, and then
they concluded that their days OF use
fulness to the institution were az an end.
TO CONSUN1MATE IN FEBRUARY.
Mrs. J. II. Capers, the president Of tho
auxiliary, FIRST rendered her resignation.
and then the others present followed suit.
but in view of the fact that Tuesdays
meeting was not as large "a IL should
have been for such important action 10
be taken, It was decided that the action
Of dlsbandment should not be consum-
mated until the first Tuesday in Febru-
airy. when a full representation OF the
various lodges IS expected TO be present.
The membership OF the auxiliary Is 10.
and OF these 155 ladies are residents OF
Richmond. the other fifteen being scat
tered throughout the State The powers
which have until recently been enjoyed
by the auxiliary have. however been ex-
ercised by an executive committee OF one
lady representing each lodge In Rich
mond and Manchester and the officers OF
the organization, who are Mrs J. II.
Capers, president. Mrs. p. y. August,
recording secretary; Mrs w. H. Tatum.
corresponding secretary; Mrs Joseph
Rosenbaum, treasurer, and Alesdames II.
L. Pelouze and J. D. Crlmp vice-presi-
dents.
HISTORY or THE WORK.
The ladies' organized their auxiliary in
November 1880 and when they tDol1
charge OF the home II was almost bare
of furniture. They gave a bazaar. from
which they realized NiO50.70, and this,
with the interest which accrued uDon II.
was raised TO about $500 In AN. they
have contributed some $1,000 10 the
home. and naturally they felt much in-
terestcd in Il. They now have $500 In their
treasury. which VIII De donated 90 the
home. but IL will be- given I'm such a man
ner that the ladies viii have the say as
to how 10 shall Doe expended.
The interest OF the ladies I'm the insti-
tuition has been waning for some time.
and Mrs. Capcrs discussing the matter
with a Dispatch man yesterday. said
that she had for some time realized that
"a disbandment must come sooner or
later. She had been trying ~ resign. she
said, for three years, as she realized that
the work Of the auxiliary was practically
at an end. but she had deferred action
until last Tuesday.