The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-10
MASONIC HOME
SCHOOL CLOSES !. )
Interesting Exercises i'll the
Presence Of the sa
Board.
MANY MEDALS ARE AWARDED
Bright Youths and Maidens Con
test for High
Honors.
MANY MEDALS ARE AWARDED

The regular monthly meeting of the
Home was held at the Home on June
Sth, this being the day set apart for
( the closing exercises of the Home school.
The following members of the board
were present: j. s. Moore, A. r. Court
ney. Julius Straus, w. Il Poole, T. II.
Elicit, Hugh r. Smith, John w. RIoh-
ardson, John +. Mayer Charles H. Nes-
bit and George G. Jefferson. The board
met at 1880, received reports of the
various committees and transacted other
routine business Of Importance to the
Home.
At 2:30 o'clock the board Of governors,
the children of the Home and friends
assembled in the chapel. whore exer-
clses were opened with prayer by Rev.
Dr. w. A. Cooper.
Following the opening song by the entire
school came the awarding Of medals as
follows: Scholarship. Lester L. Tibbitts,
Va. Lodge, No. III, surry county, pre-
sented by John q. Mayer; scholarship,
Hazel p. Morse, Pleasant Lodge, No.
GO, Roanoke, presented by Hugh r. smit !;
ruclOl ilbSillt Oullle NfSl ~ uuo SlIlOOSb IA
lington Lodge, No. 1O2 Essex county,
presented by r. n. Elicit; department.,
Claude PARCELS Anderson Lodge. No.
U.s. Amherst county, presented by John
w. Richardson. These medals were fur
'nished through the William B. Isnacs
Memorial Fund. General department.
&"Loumor'' medal, given by Henry Hutz-
Ter, was won by Charles A. Saunders,
King William Lodge, No 225, Hanover
county, and was presented by julius
Straus.
A Close Contest.
Next cnmo contest In recitation, by
Miss Mildred Black. Marshall Lodge,
< No. 80, Lynchburg; Clarence Hit, Elkton
b Lodge, No. "A, Elkton, Va; Allen Nc
Cabe, Henrico Lodge. No. $50. Richmond.
and Frances Baylor, Blandford Lodge, No.
8, Petersburg, and so well did each one
recite that the committee, composed OF
DR.. w. A. Cooper, Major B. F. Howard
and Mr. Quarles, had some difficulty in
settling on the winner.
Allen NIcCabe was, however, finally
awarded the medal. a beautiful gold one,
which was donated by Rev. r. B. Eg-
gleston. and 1t was presented by Rev.
WA. Cooper.
Robert II. Moore. Wytheville Fraternal
Lodge, No. 50, Wythe county, won the
medal donated by Mrs. Barbour, super
intendent of the Home. for obedience,
and J. S. Moore, president of the Home
board presented 1t.
Elder p. Reynolds, Harmon Lodge, NO.
222, Tazewell county. won the medal CIV
en- by Mrs. Barbour for punctuality. and
it was presented by J. Thompson Brown.
The Band of Mercy, of Richmond, Mrs.
hurry president offered a medal for
kindness, and this was won by Adalina
c. Tapp, Portsmouth Naval Lodge, No.
30, Norfolk county and was presented
by Major A. r. Courtney.
Mr.. T. II. Elicit, member of the board
of governors, will in the future donate
a medal to the best speller at the Home
school. and ]. s. Moore, president Of the
Home board. will offer a medal for the
best recitation, with only girls in the
contest. s%5
The medal given this year by Rev. Mr..
Eggleston and for which both girls and
boys contested will next year be. contest
ed for only by boys. Mr.. N1oore.>as above
stated, having provided one for girls
A Pleasing Incident.
A pleasing and meritorious incident OF
the occasion was the presentation of a
beautiful gold pin to Miss Edna Bar
hour by ]. S. Moore, on behalf Of the
Ladies' Auxiliary Association of the
Home, as token of their appreciation
Of her services. rendered gratuitously. In
the training Of the children Of the
Home.
An examination of the grade sheet.
kept by Prof. Nelson. who has had
charge of the Home school during the
session just closed, shows thatethe chill
dren have done good work.
1t was gratifying to tho board of gov
errors to sec so many Of the friends
OF the Home present, thus encouraging
the great work the Masons Of Virginia
are doing, and they hope at the end
of another scholastic year to give, II
possible, more interesting programme,
and have larger attendance of friends
and Masons.
Colonel John w. Richardson, repre-
sentng the great Southwest section Of
the state on the board Of governors. Is
proud that the boys and girls from his
section at the Home are taking medals,
and is delighted that they are still at
It, having taken three this year, as will
be observed in the foregoing report.