The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-09
KNIGHTS OF HONOR
TO MEET TO-DAY
Supreme Lodge to Assem-.
bic at the Masonic
Temple.

Vhe first session Of the annual conven-
ton OF the Supreme Lodge, knights OF
Honor, will be held at o'clock this after
noon In the Masonic Temple Of this city.
BY this time a number OF those who
VIII be In attendance are already in the
city. Owing to the fact that it is a rep
resentative body. elected by the various
grand jurisdictions. the Supreme Lodge
Is not large gathering, but It Is select
company Of men. It's membership in
cludes many names that are well known
throughout the country. The business Of
the organization s of no uncomfortable
Importance, and these two facts combine
to make the visit Of the lodge to Rich
mond OF more than passing interest.
The headquarters Of the body will be
the Jefferson Hotel. The meeting place
will be@the Masonic Temple. The Execu-
tive Committee has already been at work
here and has completed all preliminaries.
The first session OF the lodge itself begins
at 2 o'clock.
In fraternal beneficial insurance the or
ganizatiorl occupies prominent place. be-
Ing one of the pioneers in the work. For
the past thirty years its business has been
Conducted with wonderful success. and the
passes belief. The sum of eighty millions
Of money has been paid out to widows and
orphans Of members And this Is not all.
On occasions N such as Youngstown; GalXes
fever epidenics 1t has expended some ten
millions more. Its financial condition was
never better than at the present moment
will have to be elected. and the choice
will In all probability fall upon Governor
]. c. Sheppard. Of Edgefleld, S. e: At
cupies the position of supreme vice dicta-
tor. He commands great Influence in the
order as he does In the social and poliu-
cal life of his State. He it was who had
~, fnr
the governorship OF South Carolina and
displayed unequaled nerve and courage In
that fierce struggle. While he has not
been very long IN the Supreme Lodge ne ne
moment of his membership In the body
his marked abilities lifted him to leader
ship. 4, I.
tendance on the present meeting are the
Following officers and supreme lodge re-
personalities:
MASS; SUI supreme yice-dlctator.e Hon. J. &.
Sheppard, Edgefield, SC: supreme as
slstant dictator. Clarke H. Johnson. Prov
Noah ri. Givan. ST. Louis, No: supreme
Mo; supreme chaplain. Rev, II. N, Hope
prem guardian. Christopher Hewig,
Eynnsyle Ind sentinel H. H.
Wood. New York, N. "; I, s. Ledbetter,
Cedartown. Ga. past supreme dictator,
Hon. l., a. Graft, Louisville. Ky; SUI
preme master Of exchequer, DR.. II. G..
Dalton, st. Louis, Mo.
Supreme lodge representatives..
SCHWARTZ, J.. a. Powe, George thorn
Curry Maxwell IL l, Grove. Charles
Barrett Benjamin White. 7. J. Apple
yard. G, L. Baltzell, s.. r, Johnson, j. q.
.iitlo,o3dTorth. 4: n; Gilmore; y; $, Can
Conduit s. B. Riggs, Rev, a. J. Hess,
u, G, Boone. G. II. BrownIee, James
Simon, salmon Record, Theodore u. Lips.
Il, 4, kidder. ", J. Battlson. p, "A,
G{ e B, Watts, Y. NJ, Kinsey, g.
ms, George e Tooker. Sidney Farrar,
John Maglll. Henry Sanders. ". r, Ryan.
]. b, Whitaker Hon.'T, IT., KIuttz, NJ. c..
Levagood Charles Hauck, IT. w. Allison,
], A, Lindsay, N; = Kennedy; J; ]; Yer
J, Moore r. ". Hudson. G. w. Robinson,
a., g, Stone, Judge r. r. P'rentis. w. s.,
Gulre, Fred l.. Brick,