Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-20
AMERICAN MECHANICS.
AIR. FLOYD HUDGINs, OF THIS CITY
HOEORED.
List of the State Council Officers Elected,
Roanoke Selected as Next
Meeting Place.

The fifteenth annual session of the
Virginia State Council! of the Junior
Order of United American Me .!lanics,
which convened at Cape Charles Tues
day, closed Wednesday. There were
about one hundred and tift, delegates
present representing the 142 councils in
the State.
Mr.. Floyd A. Hudgins. OF this city
who served the order as State VIC
Councillor the past year. was elected
State Councillor. the highest active u:-
flee in the order.
Mr. Iludgns has been identified with
the Junior Order Of United American
Mechanics since 1892. when he organs
lied a council here. now known as NJ.
65. He was elected a representative to
the State body in 1895 and last year, at
the annual session a Alexandria, he
was elected State Eicc-Councllor on
he first ballot. He has worked hard in
he interests Of the order and his cleo
zion as State Councillor is a fit recogni-
ton Of his faithful services.
Mr.. Hudgns is the youngest and the
only unmarried member of the order
who has ever held the Office OF state
Councillor.
The other representatives at the Cape
were Messrs J. T. Nicholson ana L. L.
Christie. Of Council No. 81. and Mr. a.
H.. Minter, of Council 40 lis (ESaat
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State Councillor Hudgins and .nI
other local representatives returned
yesterday from Cape Charles. &C
companied by about thirty delegates
from other sections Of the State, among
them being Past State Councillor David
Bottom, Past State Councillor r. =
Keeton, State Council Secretary Thus
p. Ivey and Past National Represent /
tive S. w. Miner. These gentlemen
were escorted about the city md
through the shipyard BY Mr.. Hludgns
and other members OF the local co,,a-
ellis.
State Secretary Ivcy will remain over
tonight and will be present at ih,,
meeting of Council No. 65 The other
delegates left for their homes yesterday
afternoon.
THE MAJORS WELCOME.
Tuesday morning the Grand Council
was called to order by Mr.. David Bot
tom, State Councillor. An address IL
welcome was delivered by Hon. John
w. Carroll. acting mayor Of Cape
Charles, in which lie extended the free
dom OF the city TO the delegates. Tho
response was made by Mr.. Thomas y
1vey. Of Petersburg. State Council sec
rotary. The council then went into So
crct session.
OFFICERS ELEETEE.
officers were elected yestcr lay .:ol-
lows: State Councillor. Floyd a. Hudg-
ms, Of Newport News; State Vice.
Councillor, r. f. Crddc, of Rich
nond; State Council Secretary, 1hos.
b. Ivey, Of Petersburg rc-eleetr1)
Treasurer. George w. Kinsey, of Rich
mond: State Council Conductor, G..
Nelson Cradlin. of Alexandria: state
Warden. Z. r. HiltZhmer. of Saltvlle;
Inside Sentinel, w. w. Bland, of Crewe;
Outside Sentinel. Z. l.. Kuhn, or Rich
mond; three trustees, c. w. Todd, Of
Norfolk; w. u. Yeaman, Of Richmond.
and G. TT. Pcttijohn, of Portsmouth
NENHr PLACE OF MEE,TpNC
1T was decided to hold the next meet
ing on the third Monday in October,
1900, at Roanoke.
PER CAPITA TAN.
Much discussion arose yesterday over
the per capita tax of the national or
sanzation. and considerable reluctance
was expressed rs to paying this. The
matter was debated at length ana with
some heat. but finally resolutions It a,
1t is understood that the lodges of
some other States are vcrglng on re-
Dellon, or in open rebellion. against
such enforced payments TO the national
4 organization. 1t is also understo od
that the lodges of Virginia are strongly
opposed to such payment. but are yet
hopeful that the matter may be adjust
ed satisfactorily to all concerned.
The matter Of establishing a funeral
benefit association. based on mem brr-
ship. was also discussed.
HEAVY GROWTH OF THE ORD FIR
The order has enjoyed a large growth
IN the past year, especially in Virginia,
which IS the banner State of the Union
IN new membership, as it has a record
or nineteen new councils and nearly two
thousand new members during the past
fiscal year.
J. VINCENT Pl.'RLESY
"A prominent representative present
was Mr.. j. Vincent Perlcy. nation Il
representative from charlottesville, Va,
dde is Il member Of forty-iivc orders ana
treasurer Of eleven. He is d thrty-sec-
ond degree Mason and presents an I'M
posing sight when wearing his regalia
OF the Mystic Shrine and the symbols
and jewels of the various orders "a
which he belongs
A party Of members of the council
stopped over in this city yesterday
putting up at the Imperial. Among
them We're:
A. L. Bradley, j. c. Williams, w. "
Atkinson. Jno. 3. Allen. Jno. G. Week
ert and III. w. Mays, Of Richmond; "
J.. Lee, Charlottesville: G. L.. Bowdcr
TOMS Creek; W. II. White, Mt. craw.
ford: Charles Watson. Mt. Sidney: j
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