Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-01

the World meets second and fourth Mon
day nights at Monroe Hall. NO oil west
Main street. January 1. 1862 Number
of members, 156; added by initiation. AZ;
Total, 1876. Suspended. 4: died. 1; present
membership. 1856 This camp is in -four
ishing condition, it's finances are in good
shape, and 1t has social feature in the
nature of a smoker about every month.
J M. Bnford is the consul commander
and Isaac Held the clerk for the ensuing
year The members carry policies In
sums from S., 900 to 5000 and payments
Of death claims are made, usually in
about thirty days after the approval of
the claim.
Order of Druids.
BeIvidere Grove, No. q. United Ancient
Order of Druids. meets at Belvidere Hall
every Wednesday evening. The officers
are: Noble Arch. Sidney Gates; Vice
Arch. R. ]. Carlton; Financial Secretary.
w. F. Doyle; Recording Secretary, 3.
Herndon Hudson: Treasurer. T. M. fiar-
grave: Conductor. E. P. Ford: Inside
Guardian, Howard E. Brooks: Outside
Guardian. Henry Asher. Past Arch and
Chaplain. L. c. Mabie- This grove was
organized in January of 1902, with
charter roll of thirty-tive and now has
an active membership OF 127, an increase
o. ninety-two.
Improved Order Heptasophs.
Stonewall Conclave. No. 654. was insti-
tuted some three or four years ago. and
has about held its own. The order gen.
orally. is on the increase. and doing very
much good. Stonewall Conclaye has
about forty members on the roll. and ex-
poets to increase gradually. The officers
for the ensuing term: Archon. j. F
Powell: F'inancier. Robert n. Northern;
Secretary, Nelson Powell: Treasurer.
Richard W. Jones; Sentinel, A. D. Jen-
kins; Past Archon. Charles l. Phillips;
Medical Examiner, j. A. keck. Trustees,
J. F. Powell. c. 1. Phillips. J. F. Bauer.
Stonewall Lodge. No. SO Knights of
Honor. has neither increased nor de-
creased In membership during the year
It numbers twenty-five. all of whom have
grown gray In the cause OF fraternal
insurance. John T. Chappell. dictator:
William Fl. Knauff, reporter; William L
Smith, financial reporter; P. v. Scherer
treasurer. This Iooge has paid to the
widows and orphans of Church HILL
$4,000 in the last twenty-five years.
United noderns.
Although one of the youngest frater-
nal orders In the city. yet the United
Moderns begins the new year with the
brightest Of prospects, and there is every
reason to believe that by the end OF 1905
the order will rank well up among the
greater organizations. There are now
three fourishing lodges Of Moderns in
Richmond. and two others will shortly
be instituted each with a good charter
membership. Each Of the three lodges
here has had prosperous year. and
each will more than double its. member
ship during the coming year.
Dixie Lodge. No. g. has more than dou-
bled its membership in the past year, and
has upon its roll many of the best fra
ternal mem of the city. Already ten or
fifteen new members are pledged for
this lodge for January. and its growth
for the year is bound to be large.
Virginia Lodge. No. l99 has increased
its membership during the year by more
than 800 per cent, and the coming year
will show very large Increase
Fulton Lodge. No. o53. was organized
late in September. and has at present
about fifty members. Fulton Lodge will
easily double It's present membership, and
the outlook is most excellent for much
larger growth.
The United Moderns IS a thoroughly
up-to-date organization In every respect.
The American Child.
The American Guild Is home tnstitu-
ton. and it enjoys the distinction OF be-
ing the first fraternal beneficiary society
organized South 1t was chartered by the
Legislature of Virginia in the year 1880
and its first chapter was known as
Pioneer Chapter No. l. OF which Mr..
William H. Bailey was governor and
Colonel E. Leslie Spence secretary. which
Office he holds to this day. Colonel
Spence is also the secretary OF Old Do
ninton Chapter. No. III.
In addition TO these two chapters there
are in this city Franklin Chapter. No AT.
of which MIR. E. Bottigheimer Is secre-
tary and Mr.. II. T. Ezekiel Is governor;
Friendship Chapter, No s5I, Of which Mr
o. F. Wise is secretary. and Mr. w. G.
Pr.rsr governor: Richmond Chapter. No
.leei OF which Mr. P G. Martin is sec
rotary. and Virginia Chapter. No. 1205.
of which ar. R. L. Cardwell Is secretary
The American Guild has chapters In
every section OF the United States and
Canada and Its membership may. there-
fore be found as far East as Connecticut.
as far West as California, and South as
The order regards the past year as
the most prosperous In It's existence. hav-
ing nearly doubled its membership and
materially enhanced It's assets
The old original ten-year plan has be-
come practically extinct. the members
having In 4 large measure exchanged
their certificates for those on the present
benefit plane. which secure for tho mem
bers provision ard aid In the event OF
sickness. accident. permanent disability.
err Old eEe. and 1pF his family aud 6tuer