The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-23
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MaSOnS
Richmond Dispatch. March IL. 1858
Metropolitan Lodge. No. II, and
Joppa Lodge. No. 40, A. r. G. A NJ
arc going 10 have good time dedi-
tcat!ng their new lodgerooTn in St AL
bans hall Last night the arrangement
committee was appointed rs follows:
ID. Danforth, s. r.. Jacobs, NJ Hutz-
Ter. Y. Weiseger ]. L. Laughton, Jr.,
and NJ. Ciaggett.
l. II. w Witcoeer, of Savannah, Ga.
inspector general of Georgia and
South Carolina OF the Scottish Rite of
Masons here or official business in
Connection with the Scottish Rite
/ AiAso1s, was guest Of Dove Lodge.
No. 81, A. r. and a. NJ. at it's COM
muntcauon held on Friday night the
18th, instant. AT Masonic Temple,
tos We Broad street
MIR. Witcoher delivered an interest
ing and instructive address before the
lodge. Mr.. witcober- is regarded
as one Of the best-Informed Masons
In the country and the position he oc~
cupies Is one or great honor and one
held by very few In this country; he
being one OF the highest Masonic Of
ficials in the United States and Is
noted for his knowledge OF lore per-
talning to the fraternity. He is an in
; teresfing talker and his address was
not only very Instructive, but was
greatly enjoyed by = large Number OF
Lodge m eraoers ana VISITORS who were
present M
Postmaster Hay. r. Thornton. chair.
man OF the local committee. with
lWorshipfui Master A B. Hutzier and
DR.. G. IL. Rudd, met Mr.. witcober
upon his arrival at Broad street sta
ton at $3.50 O'Clock Thursday after.
noon and escorted him TO the Hote
Jefferson. where he made his head
quarters while in Richmond.
4 Temple Lodge, No. 9. held d called
communication on Saturday afternoon
the II, instant, at 1880 O'Clock In its
lodge room In Masonic Temple, 10!
, W Broad street. There was work In
Il the masters degree. Members o
, sister lodges and transient brethren
were cordially invited to meet with
them
. There was a goodly attendance anC
a pleasant afternoon spent In iodg.
work.
To provide funds for extensive al
I tsrattons and repairs recently made a
the Masonic temple in Richmond a
100 W. Broad street ar order ha
/ been entered In the circuit cour
| authorizing the trustees Of the CRANE
T lodge of Virginia. A. r. & A. M, I,
ineumber the property by loan o
$4,000. The upper floors of tn
8 Masonic temple were entirely re
modelled last summer new heatine
lighting and ventiiasing systems bein
: Installed. a new elevator put in an
the arrangement of the rooms altered
Manchester Chapter, No. Is Roya
! Arch Masons. held special meeting
: on Friday night, the i4th instant, a
3 Masonic Temple, South Richmond
r There was an urgeant request for til
members to be present and quite
1 large attendance answered the cal
I much work waA done and n pieasan
} evening had.
Mtzpah Chapter, No. "a. o. f. 8
] held Its regular meeting in its Iodg
! room in Masonic Temple, los. W
' Broad street on Tuesday eveninl
: March 18Th. when on election of of
ficers was held. which resulted as fol
. lows: Worthy Maron, Mrs. Matt
4 tDriski1l; Assistant W. NJ, Mrs Dais
: Butter: Worthy Patron. A. 4fTipurnoy
Secretary Mrs. Kenneth; Treasurer
Mrs. Ida Thompson. Conductor. MIR
Bousnlan: Assistant Conductor. Mis-
i It daTSiidi,s aIA NcoDS. In
officers were installed by Mrs. Susi
Virginia Meredith. worthy Gran
Mauon of Virginia. with Past Worth
Y Grand Matron, Mrs, Booker. actin
4 as grand marshall.
4 Worthy Matron. Mrs. Driskrl an,
worthy Patron A Flournoy wer
7 elected representative to the gran,
chapter. which meets in May next
. in the city OF Roanoke Mrs Mar,
Malonec. the retiring worthy matron
declined to accept the past officer
jewel which is customarily bestowe,
,, at the end of each term, but In lie,
thereof directed that the PRICE of tn
; same be contributed towards the SUI
port OF some French orphan. Their,
was a very large attendance of mem
bers and visitors. and At the close o
the session Of the chapter. refresh
Iments were served and all departet
with the recollection OF a delightful
evening spent In the work OF tht
lorder.
The Parcel Post entertainment gtver
ihy the Eastern Star of the city or
Friday night. the t4sh instant, was 6
igreat success. Notwithstanding the in
,climent evening. More than s20t
was realized from the sale Of Parcels
iand other articles contributed to she
Iaffair. which will be applied to main.
tanning the O. f. s. home, north OF
the city. Many parcels are yet fol
sale II any ono wishing TO contribute T..
Order OF Eastern Stnr.~<
Naomi Chapter. No. 4, meets M Ma.
sonic Temple at Highland Springs, on
I the second Friday In each month nj
at o'cloc. Mrs. Julia r.. Hill. worth
| Ruth chapter, No. 8. meets In Ma
Isonic temple. 1o9 West Broad street
on the second Tuesday In each month
al o'clock. Mrs. Matte Woodbridge
worth matron.