Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-27
Delegate Kass Secures Acceptance
: Of His Invitation Over Those Of
RIchnond and Other cities.
ALL OLD OFFICERS REELECTED
Hines Memorial Fund Question oceu'
ales Considerable Time During
Continuous Afternoon and Evening
Session. and lie slated For Further
Discussion Today.

bristol was chosen as the place OF
meeting for the forty-iifth annual
meeting OF the Virginia Grand Lodge
Knights Of Pythas, and officers Tor
the ensuing year were elected during
continuous session o. me grand
lodge held yesterday afternoon and
evening. There were no very close
contests for the Offices, and all OF the
old officers we're reelected, as fol-
lows:
Grand Chancellor-Rev. John Hal
lowell Dickinson. Richmond.
Grand Vice Chanceilor-H. NJ.
Lewis, OF stanton.
Grand Prelate-Rev. l.. +. Scott,
OF Bristol.
Grand Master at Arms-John ".
Boone. of Franklin.
Grand Keeper of Records and
Seais--H. N. Darnall, of Roanoke
Grand Master of the Excnequer-
3. A. Rafsin, of Richmond.
Grand Inner Guard-C. o. Savlile,
of Richmond.
Grand Outer Guard-W. c. Caring
ton, OF Lynchburg.
Supreme Representatives-D. c.
Richardson. mayor of Richmond. and
Col. Geo. c. Cabell. Of Norfolk.
At Bristol Next.
The matter OF the meeting place of
the Grand Lodge for next year was
taken up at the evening session, and
Bristol won out over Big Stone Gap.
Richmond. Norfolk and Roanoke. the
Invitation OF Delegate II. NJ. Kass o.
Bristol. to make that city the meet
ing place of the Grand Lodge being
accepted
After ell of the routine business
had been disposed of the question o,
the Hines memorial fund was taken
up and the discussion OF the report OF
the committee on this fund was said
to have been very spirited and the
night session lasted far Into TINS
morning without the matter being
settled.
II Is expected that 1t VIII not DC
possible for the entire work OF the
Grand Lodge to be completed before
sometime this afternoon. when they
viii be able to adjourn.
Rain Prevented Parade.
A large number of the delegates.
especially those Of the uniform rank,
who were TO take part in the grant
parade and competitive drill, which
was postponed on account of the rain
Yesterday morning. left the city dur
ing Yesterday ami Beni Mora Temple
OF the Dramatic order of the Knight
OF Kcrassan. who took within the
folds OF its branch OF the order over
class OF twenty-five tyroes on Tues
day night. at the big ceremonial SEES
sion, returned to Richmond yesterday
afternoon over the Chesapeake ana
Ohio railroad in the special car.
II is expected that the majority OF
the visiting brethren who are no,
members OF the Grand Lodge will
leave this morning Immediately pe-
fore the adjournment of the Grand
Lodge.
The principal business OF todayS
session win be the discussion of tae
disposition OF the Hines memorial
fund which will again be taken up
st the morning session.
Nav Members Arrive.
The second DAYS session was cali
ed to orde: at 800 O'Clock yesterday
morning. IN Pythsan Hall. and the
first business to be transacted was
The work Of initiation Of asnumber OF
new members of the Grand Lodge.
which reports showed that the Grand
Lodge and subordinate lodges and the
order generally throughout the state
Is In excellent shape. both IN pofns
Of number and financially.
The reports show that over twelve
hundred new members have been Ia
kan into The lodge throughout the
State during the past year by the
varicas lodges which were represent
ed al the Grand Lodge.