The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-28
1t Was Done in a Highly Pleasing
Manner at Masonic Temple.
WILL PROVE AN INCENTIVE HERE
rhe Lod ses OF Richmond May Organ
ixe Degree Teams and Do Away
witt, the Use of Books in the
Vrorl1-Those Who Were
Present. The Visitors
from Baltimore.

About five hundred members Of the vari-
Gus lodges of Odd-Fellows Of this city and
Manchester were present at the Masonic
Temple last night to witness the confer
ring of the degrees on two members by
the degree team OF Pacific Lodge. No. So,
of Baltimore. Past Grand Master ". H.
Bailey opened the exercises and acted as
master OF ceremonies. The degree team
conferred the initiation degree upon Mr..
Parsons, of Ahou Ben -Adhem Lodge, and
the third degree upon Mr.. Q. Z. F'lanhart,
of F'itzhugh Lodge, No. 93
The work of the degree team was con
sidered by those present to be the finest
ever seen here No books were used and
the degrees were conferred while music
was being rendered. After comforting the
initiatory degree the team skipped the
first and second degrees and conferred the
third The work was beautiful.
The resalia worn by the team a-e of the
finest manufacture. They were beautiful
and costly The work was done with great
precision and exactness. The method as
demonstrated by the visitors will, no doubt.
prove an incentive to the establishing OF
degree teams by the various lodges in this
city.
Beautiful music was rendered throughout
the exercises.
AS soon as the exercises at the Masonic
Temple were completed, nearly all those
present repaired to Murphys Hotel, where
a sumptuous banquet was served and
speeches made by we'll known Odd-Fel
lows.
1t was about y o'clock when the guests
were seated at the banquet tables and be-
gan TO partake Of the delicacies offered by
the hotel. Mr.. Manly Ramos was
" 0r-
fered prayer.
sonae very interes ing talks Were made
by MesSrs. Bailey, Davis, Jones, Ramos
and others.
The members of the Pacific Lodge, of
Baltimore, who were present were as fol-
lows:
Messrs. Charles H. Hatch, Marshall
DuVall, i. Edward Teale, Richard a. MIL
Ter, Jr II. Sanderson, NJ. NJ. Jones, A
w. Pecor George w. Lee. S. Stern, S.
Prentice, Hy. Schlin, Daniel Boss, ". W.
Mont. r. H. Spedden, George Franck. Wm
h I.are, II. a. Voight, George w. AIcGill,
Albert H. Larduslley, George w. Cod
man. Charles Cushman, James G. Watts,
7. Z. Bull
Among some of the well known Odd
Fellows who were present at the banquet
and exercises at the Masonic Temple were
Messrs. Charles o. Sayille, John Saville,
T. Wiley Davis, II. i. Ezeklel, Hlit Mon-
tague, George 3. Davis, Manly B. Ramos,
d. C. Richardson, DR.. Stratton, Albert o.
Boschen, Walter G.. Duke, McEafn Pleas
ants, B. L. Tuttle, r. NJ. Mason, T. l..
Griggs. n. ]. Hancock W. p. Partin, D.
McLelland Joseph Helpon. Samuel
Thompson Pulliam. Thomas 3. Hicks,
William Foster j. William East, Amos K.
Henry, George E. Jones, Henry F'legen-
heimer, ]. C. Peerman w. D. Gates. DR..
Dawson, DR.. ]. Sills Daniel, William T.
Parker, William NJ. Parsons, Ernest Fay,
Charles Cooper, w L. Shepperd, Charles
\. Hurd. Yarbrough, Edward Allen, En-
NETT Knowles. Pitcher, II. NJ. Reinhardt,
w A. Clarke. Jr., Thomas y. Kendier,
George Stiles. Bruce McLelland, Charles
]. Billups, w. II. Bailey. II. W. Ware.
~ J. Hancock, Jr.. E. E Dupriest, 0. E.
.Flanhart and f. W. AIiltZ.
The Baltimore visitors will be driven
about the city in carriages this morning
by mambres of the Abou Ben Adhem
Lodge and Will leave this afternoon for
home