The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-27
.ELKS NOW
MANCHESTER
Lodge Was Instituted Under.
Flatterlng Auspices.
THE CREAM OF CITIZENSHIP
Approaching Marriage Of Mr. vi
Garter and Miss Norma Wake.
Funeral This Afternoon-Rev
H.fH. Moore Well Again
Manchester bureau Times. Dispatch.

Manchester Bureau sTimes. Dispatch,
No. 11o2 Hull Street.
Manchester Lodge OF Elks, No. s43, Is
now an esta bllshed fact.
The lodge was Instituted last night BY
District Deputy Phil 20. Kelly, assisted
2 by q corps OF officers made up Of mem
bers OF other lodges. and work on tho
limitations and Institution was begun ut
2 o clock yesterday afternoon, which ended
at II o'clock last night rs
1>wenty-seven members were Initiated,
embracing the cream OF Manchester ctl-g
zenship, and containing list OF some OF
1.-THE most substantial business ana profess
sionu men III the dty.
n Officers were elected for the lodge
year. which closes on April LIST. ana on
next Monday night another meeting will
4 be hold, at which tir11o officers for the
year beginning April LIST will DO chosen.
y The officers clocted were: Exalted Ruler,
Eugene w. Llpscomb; Esteemed Leading,
Knight, Ernest H. Wollsi Esteemed
Loyal Knight. ]. Fl. Paterson; Estoemed
Leoturing knight. Bon. p. Owen; Score
{tary William j. Morrisett; Treasurer. ].
Morton Graves; Trustees W. 3. Bradley,
George ID. Gary and q. T. Duyal.
District Deputy Phil G. Kelly appointed
the following grand officers to assist him
In the work: Grand Exalted Ruler, +.
w. Cunningham; Esteemed Leading
Loyal Knight Thomas Boudar; Esteomed
Lecturing Knight. Preston Belvin; Grand
Secretary, C. M. Anglo; Treasurer, ] ohm
C. Weckert, Esquire. H. Fleischmann, Of
Alexandria; Tiler, P. H. Curtis; inside
Guard, w. "A. Snyder; Chaplain. F. F.
Burke.
The charter membership embraces the
following names: e. II. Wells, Ben. P.
Owen, NJ. J. Morrisett, J. w. Moore, DR..
r. G. Hill, Clarence Walden, George =.
Gary, ]. II. Patteson, l.. NJ. Latham, 9.
( r !. Jones. p. T. Duval, ]. N. Graves, w
II. Washington, w. r. Beattle, j. B.
ELipscomb, W.9B. Bradley, r. v. Owen,
y. f.. Duval, D. II. Fey. D. O.. Cogbll,
n. II. Walden, ". e. Tarrant, nj. T. Burke,
ID. u. Toney, c. l.. Petit. G. B. German,
IT. s. Neister. 1.
The visitors from other cities present
were: IT. A. stontenburg, Alexandria,; g.
M. Livingston. w. T. Baugh, w. Koenig,
+ Fl. w. Clarke. T. a. Mnetree. Henry.
EWhyte. OF Petersburg: Fred Lewis, OF
Baltimore; c. f. McCabe, Of st. Paul;
Il. Fl. s1egel. ], O. Phillips. James d.
Vaughan. Simon Solomon, Robert Scott.
Chris Evenson. Ed. Donahlle, 1sadore
Stratus, q. r. Nelson, W. s. Mccoy, Mark
Davis, r. D. Felthaus, Ivan Mueller, G.
Ruehrmund, Jefferson Wallace, John
Howard, Jr., T. RIA. Burke, Richmond
After the institution, which was done
by Secretary r. r. A.. Burke, Of the Rich
mond Lodge, at the instance OF Deputy
Kelly, the latter made few remarks. In
which he said that the lodge started out
under the most favorable and flattering
auspices.
with such splendid MEMBERSHIP
he said Manchester Lodge is bound 70
reflect credit upon the city and upon Elk
DOM"
He thanked all those who had assisted
him In the work and complimented the
lodge upon its fine list of officers
IS After the installation Exalted Ruler
Iipscomb appointed the following officers:
q VIZ owen. Is e. esquire; W. r.. Beattie. In
side guard Dr.. ". B. Hill. chaplain
a BANQUET prepared by Brother scherer.
OF Ford's Hotel, was then enjoyed, . ana
various resolutions. OF thanks were. ADOPT
I'd to the 'SwIneford Water company
the Ferguson Music House ana the Ni ,l -
ohae ter' Maaons for the use of the hall.
~ N1ARRIAGBf ANNOUN CEMENT.
~ ond Mrs. David Patterson Wake
,ove issued Invitations for the marriage
~ their daughter. Miss Norma Belle
5Tjthgow, TO Mr.. w. J.. Carter, The cere--
mony Will take place Tuesday tternoon,.
Anil 7th ut i O clock. at No. IDOL Porter
street 8s M anchester. Mr.. Crater is one.
or Manchester's best known business JUST
men and his prospective bride Is widely
known and esteemed.
FUNERAL TO-DAY,
The funeral Of the infant son q MT y,
and Mrs. Ala. Atkins Will DO from me
home, in Swanshoro, this afternoon ~
2 o'clock 8and the interment VIII % YIN -
Maury Cemetery.
Miss Esther Jones. daughter Of MT and
Mrs Charles Jones. OF swansporo. 's
cutie sick with malarial fever.
u A thief attempted to enter me resi-
dence OF Mr.. Philip Anderson. NO, l2o7
cambridge Street early yesterday morn
ing, but was frightened away
The men who We're injured ~ the
wreck on the Atlantic Coast Line aeveral
days ago are reported asfgetting along
nicely,
Rev; Fl. III, Moore. pastor OF Cowardln,
Avenue Church. who has been III TOR
some time, has returned from Mathews
county, where he went to recuperate, and
he will occupy his pulpit on Sunday
Mrs. John w. Masslc is now able TO
ba out again, and Is Visiting MIS- J. 2.
IDonnely on Porter Street.
Rev IS. IT,. Porter Is preaching at Balm
bridge Street Baptist Church every at
3ternoon mt o'clock and every night nj
8 o'clock, Everybody cordially invited.
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