The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-25
GRAND ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER OF
VIRGINIA CONVENED LAST
NIGHT.
ATTENDANCE IS LARGE
NEARLY ALL OF THOSE EXPECTED
ARE IN ATTENDANCE-tOM-
MANDERY MEETS TO-
MORROW.

Two days session IN inc Masonic lFfH-
pie ia this city.
The grand committee ON work con-
vened Monday, at which time ii exem-
pIified all the degrees Of the branch
of Masonry represented. during Mon
day night and yesterday morning.
Al the session held last night there
were number of delegates from vari-
Gus parts Of the state present. The
opening session consisted chiefly OF
routine business within tho private
limitations of the order, and were not
given out for publication.
Tonight the elections and an
noancements OF appointments viii
take ~Iace.
Grand Secretary w. -. Banks, of
Petersburg, gave out the statement
that there are 6.527 Royal Arch Ma
sons in the State of Virginia. Chap
ters have been added al Victoria and
Smithfeld.
There are now thirty seven chapters
in the State.
At the one hundred and second con-
vention Of the Royal Arch Chapter Of
Virginia, resolutions were adopted fav-
oring the support OF the Virginia Ma
sonic Home, for Mason's children in
this State. Every chapter in the dis
trict had especial attention called 10
the need OF help in this great work.
! Orphanage Prospering.
An unusually large sum has been
reported as the result of this call on
/ the various chapters. The report from
| the orphanage shows that the work
I has grown in Importance until 1t Is
/ now one Of the most responsible and
! important institutions In the State.
affording means of education for hum
! drods of children. and sending them
! out into the world equipped for the
/ battle 81 life
| Monday morning the working COM
| mittee began it's sessions and this
! committee MAS In such session until
| late in the afternoon yesterday.
| This afternoon at 9 o'clock The
| Grand Council OF Amounted High
/ Priests VIII hold an annual session.
! The grand council officers consists Of
! the following:
! w. j. HUBBARD, president; J. Il. Alex
| ander. vice president; Ed. h Conrad.
| chaplain; {. A. Nesbitt. treasurer
| James &. Blanks. recorder: W. IL. Nc
! Chesney, master OF ceremonies; ]. II.
! Price. conductor: James Bowman.
/ herald; W. e. Mathews, steward, J. J.
| Green, sentinel
! The following are the officers of the
|
! 1911:
| W. s. Mathews, Big Stone Gap,
/ grand high priest; Stanley w. Martin,
! Lynchburg. grand king; Sol. Cutehins,
| Richmond, grand scribe; George w.
Poe, Richmond. grand treasurer: Jas.
| b. Blanks. Petersburg, grand secre-
| tary; j. w. c. Bryant. Jr., Clifton
! Forge. grand captain OF host; Isaac
| ii. Adams, Jr.. Lynchburg, grand
| principal sojouruer; James w. S. Butt.
| Portsmouth, grand royal arch captain
| John K. CharIeton, Richmond, grand
master third vail; J. T.. ". Timber
man, Alexandria, grand master second
| vail. James Bowman, Roanoke, grand
master first vail. j. j. English, Jr.,
! Richmond. deputy grand tre.t urer !.
| Charles A. Nesbit. Richmond. deputy
grand secretary; Frank 7. McFaden,
d. D., Richmond, Grand Chaplain;
Oscar ]. Adams. Richmond. grand
marshal, James A. Pamplin. Rich
| mond, grand tiler; w. ]. HUBBARD,
| Richmond grand lecturer James e.
| Alexander, Alexandria, assistant grand
/ lecturer.
| Committee on Work.-William ].
| HUBBARD. grand lecturer: James Il.
| Alexander. Alexandria, assistant grand
| lecturer; James III. Price, Stanton.
| James Bowman, Roanoke: William
| Chapman, Portsmouth; John T. Coch-
| ran. The Plains.
Committee on 1raternal Correspond
| ence.-Charles a. Nesbit. A. r. Court
ney, and y. W. HUBBARD
! Committee on Finance.-Joseph V.
| Eidgood l.. L. Christian ANA RI. i. w.
! Southern
! From this list or officers il is Gus
| tomary to prnmote those who have
| had the time and opportunity 10 give
| faithful service. h. hat Is more
| than likely to be continued with tho
/ highest officer retired to the post OF
past grand hieh priest, each follow
! ing officer being promoted, except
! where a request is made for relief
from servios.
| 1t was deeply regretted last nsht
I that Mr.. j. w. g., Bryant, Jr.. of Cliff
ton Forge, grand captain of host. was
compelled to be absent from the ses-
sion. by reason of Illness in his fam
Fly. it was said. His place. as grand
captain Of hosts. was filled by Mr.
! James r.. Price, of Stanton. All of
tho others OF the Royal Arch Chap
night 5s. s= -, ,,..- -.-r.s RI. .-e. ,,e
! Officers Elected Tonight.
The session to-day and tonight will
be the most important connected with
the meeting Of the Royal Arch work.
The announcement of officers, includ-
ing the district deputy grand high
priests is expected to be of especial
interest
On Thursday the eighty-ninth stated
3 conclave of the Grand Commandery
Of Knights Telpplar OF Virginia will
be held in the Masonic Temple, COM
menctng at 10 O'Clock In the morning.
! AT the last conclave there was Of
fered resolution relative to the APP
four assistants. The resolution car
ried with it the division Of the juris-
diction into four districts, with one
OF the four inspector-generals TO be
assigned to each district. This mat
| ter is expected to come before tho
session this week.
| ON Monday night the Scottish Rite
Masons elected officers for the Grand
| Council OF kadosh, composing the
nineteenth 10 thirtieth degrees. In
| elusive.
u. q. C'Fiaherty was elected COM
irnander: Emmett Seaton. first lieuten-
| aft-cnumander; ". Withers Miller.
second acknowledgements ]. Gus
tavus Hankins. chancellor: David G.
Kennedy, orator Samuel Cohen.
tairloner treeleetedl: Cnarlse 4; Nss-
MHn ass mos, up-.o-da,s