The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-26
TO LAY CORNERSTONE
OF N0RTHS|DE LODGE
Afternoon In Highland Park at
O'clock.
J. ASTON CABELL WILL SPEAK
Right Worshipful william \. James
VIII Represent Grand Master mt the
Exercises-History Of Lodge Shows
Rapid Growth.

The cornerstone of the new build
ing of Northside Lodge, No. 1872, A.
+. & a. NJ. in Highland Park, Will be
laid Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock
The lodge expects to meet in Its new
hall in May.
Right Worshipful william A. James,
representative of the most worship
full grand master of Masons in Vir-
ginia. will be present and the address
will be delivered by j. Aston Cabell,
deputy grand master Of Virginia. Mr.
Cabell will be introduced by Most
Worshipful J. w Eggleston, past
grand master of the Grand Lodge OF
Virginia. The music will be by the
united choirs Of the churches Of High
land Park, under the direction of John
w. Fontaine. Two Communicates
knights Ternplsr, will escort the
lodge.
Northside Lodge is nine years old.
dispensatlon having been granted
March 20, 1905. Its present member
ship is lo2.
Dispensation Applied For.
+. Il. Anderson and j. G. Bowman
were responsible for the calling of
the first meeting in 1905, and In Feb
ruary of that year dispensation was
applied for by the following men,
seven of whom are still in the lodge:
James, c. bowman, No. 80: Julian
Gum, No. 40; ID. X. waithaIl, No.
10; II. NJ. Starke. No. 10: c. r. Keil
No. 3; r. Il. Catlin. No. 81; s. S.
England, No. SO; +. f. Anderson, No.
IS: c. r, WingfieId, No. SO; II. o.
Smith. c. D. Wilder, No. So
Dispensation was approved by every
lodge in Richmond, and on March 20
was granted. March Is, 1907. the
lodge was constituted by d. u. G. NJ.
Frank NJ. Rcade with the following
officers:
James c. Bowman, worshipful
master; Julian Gum, senior arden
d. X. Wal.hali, junior warden
Charles p. Wilder. treasurer: II. NJ.
stsrke. secretary: r. O. smith senior
deacon; s. S. England, Junior deacon:
John $, Smith tiler.
A sinking fund was established at
the second meeting of the lodge. set
ting aside o per cent of receipts, and
the wisdom of this move is shown to-
day by the erection of it's building as
a permanent home.
Officers OF the Lodge.
Present officers are: w. L. Size
more, worshipful master; s. H.
Templeman. senior warden: +. S. Bull
lington. junior warden: j. T. Kaempf.
treasurer: II. NJ. Starke, secretary; A.
r. Martin. senior deacon: j. r..
Gentry, junior deacon; Rev. c. II.
Boggs chaplain. Rev. w. T.. Hutche-
son, chaplain. Rev. q. .. futile
chaplain; c. T. Keil, ,iler; j. w
Young, steward; W. =. Carpenter
steward.
Past masters OF Lodge are Wor-
shipfuls James c. Bowman. Julian
Gum. David X. Walthall. Robert j.
(sa9
Milan. Austin p SPOTS. All served
one term except W. NJ. Milan. who
served two years.
The lodge sets aside one meeting
each year as ladies' night, and gives
1t over 70 entertaining its members
ladies and invited guests.
Plans for dedication services and
ladies night entertainment will be
taken up at next regular meeting.
Tho order OF procession at the
cornerstone laying satdrday will be
as follows:
Order of Procession.
Marshai-W w. l.. Size
more
Tier with drawn sword)--C. F.
Kyle.
Two Stewards with white rods)-
". c. Carpenter. j, f. Young.
Master Masons.
Past Masters
A Past Master with vessel con-
tanning corn) -Worshipfu u. Seva
Richardson, past master Ma 10.
Three Master Masons with square.
level and plumh)--N. W. Perkins. G..
l. Sa,terwhite, w. II. Vial, Ir
Two Past Masters with vessels
containing oil and wine) w orshipful
w. NJ. Milan and Worshipful a. r.
SPOTS.
Treasurer and Secretary. T
Kaempf and Fl. NJ. Starke.
Five Master Masons carrying the
five orders of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Rose, F. b. Lipscombe, DR. r. X. Lord.
A Past Master with one large
Senior and Junior Wardens-Rev
ton.
A Past Master Cor some venera BILE
brother), with the Holy Bible, square
and compasses. supported by two
stewards with white rods---Worship-
full c. II. Boggs, w. G. Tilier and Asa
Johnson.
Two Past Masters with two large
i!ghts>-Right Worshipful l.. B.
Siegfried and Worshipful w. H. Dunn
Chaplin--Rev. w. f. Hutchinson.
A Past Master with book of con-
stitution) --Worshipfui A. Z. May
nard, past master No. So.
Worshipful Master-Right Wor-
sh.pful William A. James, past
master No. 10.
Senior and Junior Deacons tsup-
porting the worshipful MASTERY A II.
Martin and J. X. GENTRY