The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-12
GRAND LODGE OF
VIRGINIA MAS0NS.
One Hundred and Twenty.
Ninth G onvocation Will Open I
III Ample Form Tonight.
MANY MAsoNs IN THE CITY
Grand Working Committee Ex.
emplified Unwritten Work
Yesterday.

Many prominent men from all parts OF
Virginia. members OF the Masonic frntet.
nifty. are ilocking to Richmond this week
to attend the 10th Annual Convocation
OF tho Right Worshipful Grand Lodge OF
Masons In Virginia, which will be opened
In ample form Mt the Masonic Temple
on Broad Street ut 1880 O'clock tonight.
Tho advance guard came III by the
trains OF yesterday afternoon and last
night AS many as hundred we'll
known Masons are already hero, and To :
day. trains will bring in several hundred
more.
The adyiccs so far received by Grand
Secretary Darlington indicate that at
least 500 out-of-town Masons will attend
this session OF the Grand Lodge. The
Richmond contingent added to this viii
swell the attendance to as many AS
ESQ.
Work Exernplified.
The grand wording committee, tho Gus
todians or the secret work, and the au-
thority on the ritual, held conferences
all day yesterday, and before largo
classes they caemplihcd the unwritten
work. All tho members OF the COM
mittee were present at the conference.
They are. Messrs. w. r. Rea, Park Jones,
J. NJ. Gift, II. w. Whitaker, j. C. Pruner,
c. g. Davis, Past Grand Master n. G.
kerns, James Bowman. II. NJ. Rogers. e.
L. Cunningham George w. Wright and
p. X. Bowman
Last night the committee met with Fra
ternity Lodge, No. SO. and conferred the
masters degree on two candidates. It.
was regular meeting Of the lodge and
was attended by n large number Of Ma
sons from all parts OF tho State.
The grand working committee will hold
SESSIONS this morning and this after
noon and every morning and afternoon
while the Grand Lodge is in session. The
Grand Lodge, when 1t meets tonight. will
hear tho annual address of the grand
master and the reports OF the other
officers and the standing committees.
These reports will DO referred to tho
appropriate committees. and their reports
on the same. moss OF which will probably
be made ut the session tomorrow after
noon or Tomorrow night Will furnish
tho grand body with enough business to
keep II ut labor until Thursday night, at
which time It will probably close.
Reflect Old Officers.
The committees will be busy tomorrow
morning and tomorrow afternoon map
ping out work for the Grand Lodge. To-
morrow night officers for the ensuing
year will be elected. but as all the pres
Ont officers viii probably be continued
in their stations. the election Will not at,
tract the attention It does every second 7
year. Ill
Grand Master Kosciusko Kemper who
reached the city last evening, Is tho
guest Of Grand Secretary G. w CARING
ton. Deputy Grand Master S. J. Quinn
Is stopping with Grand Senior Warden J.
w. Egg!eston.
Grand Junior Warden J. ". Keilam
will not be able TO attend this session
OF the Grand Lodge. because OF the III
ness of his wife.
II Is said that the repor OF the secre-
tary and that OF the treasurer will show
that in all respects the Grand Lodge has
had the most prosperous year OF ITS ex-
iatence. The finances are in good shape;
the order has grown in numbers and IN,
nrencc, and peace and harmony prevail
throughout the grand Jurisdiction.
The socinl features Of this session o.
tho Grand Lodge will not DO overlooked.
Tho supper tomorrow night VIII, OF
course. bo feature, and then Grand
steward Krausc will be in his clement