The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-16
Masons

Masons
Grand NASH. r. l. Cunningham.
Of. Newport News. officially vlsi.ea
Temple Lodge, No. on Friday nisn.
the 7th instant, in It's lodge room y
Masonic Temple. 100 w. Broad stfoe..
He delivered ringing address, COM
manding the good work Of his depety
Grand master for this district enu
several umhipful mastor Of the .ous'
Ut the city. who also briefly ado =
So. the lodge. Messrs- Rooinenn
Hnrsvstar and Matthews Of the Btily
Sunday organization all members Oh
TN Masonic order, attended the com
munication of the lodge. after sne
closc Of the services At the AUDITORIUM
sAout 500 members Of the order wote
prssent and the singing ana LAX Oh
the Sunday visitor were % popular :
that Il was with difficulty. the wor-
sAipful master OF the lodge oroushs
tle proceedings to a close. All tnose
present then explained what oar
eenthall whom refreshments wers
served
M. Rodeheavcr and hts associates
ang and played numerous seieclonS'
ind were accorded a royal welcome.
.Tha exercises were finally brought
10 q close by all members singing
America and q rising vote OF THANKS
vas extended to the visitors.
The first cirimonied session fos
1919 Of Acca Temple. Ancient Ar
Al Nobler OF the Mystic Shrine war
AsSd At Masonic Temple. 100 N. Broad
street,. Saturday evening, the Sth IN
Ntsat when Illustration Noble Elias j.
Jacoby Of indianapolis. Ind. In plhA'
ro<autAh of North America war en-
0ngtained. A business session pegah
q -four o'clock r. M. followed by th9
hanouet 1t $50; a band concert al
S:fG and the introduction OF the
|sbmp>rf,i Patentah at o'clock. A,
$50 the patrol drill began. and al
a:lR the s.Sesond Section" came on
Including many more features OF en-
tertainment provided for the Imperial
guests, with the final at 1l:so r. NJ
whom the distinguished guest ana his
marty left for the south, being al
Charlotte, n. c. on Sunday and Mon
day the 10th and nth instants MANY
candidates were initiated ana Stsi'"i
present from all over the state aooa
COS being present * the banquet i fte
ut,hllshea Official program shown ten
.reronia 10 he in a most prosperous
condition both financially and mum
iDcaIlv. SIX %obler died during lsls
ppo hundred and eighty five NohieE
sn,eud the service OF which i've Af<
t,eionelS, sum Major, twenty-shtfl
(-..ptaiuer forty-two Neutenants, ana
one hundred and three non-conW'e'
Sfon.,' officers and ptivates. one lieo-
tenant having died at Quanteo'
on IAN. 1st 1912 the told memneFsh'l
Acra Temple was ls4a. and they hops
ID soon make II @as,
stated eondan of St, Andnur
,,,n,f,,,ndery No. Ia. knight Template
wss !, ld a. ita asyleun in Masonit
y,,rple ra9 W. Broad street las'
Aandsv ntgh:, the 1eth instant much
htIstness wa, transacted and %n IN
sercs ing meeting heid.
.fhp t4tst annual communication OF
The Grand Lodge. \. f. and \ NJ, me,
nj Masonic Temple. 100 w. Broad
Street last Tuesday night. Earnes1
lee Cunningham most worship!u
Grand Master, of sewp@rt news WIZ
has been in the cts for severai Gays
uresiding. The Grand Masters re.
no-r was a very elabrate one and
sbovsd a large Increase In member
ahfn Three sessions n day were hein
the' final one being Lodge member
I'm visiting brother retiered to thf
hannuet hall, when a sumptious feas'
vns enjoyed About Foo representa-,
lives and visitors attended the annual
communication, entertaining mony OIL
vtrrfnia's most prominent citizens, the
nrcrrnm pre- pared by the committee
- work, which assembled ON Friday
tAe TIN instant, was very run one
- the Masonic Temple, les w
1roaA street has for the past wees
- ~antnY nj the
~ Many delegates took oppcrtun
- - vazit to home. near the city and
= lDok after Its welfare.
b WIN the spring step OF youth
soeorxe washington Moody came ur
- TIE city from Surry county to add
= m Of bcyish buoyancy to the cut,
enA-Arfed performances OF tho GRAND
IOdre Of Masons. who mot here last
Tue0day IN annual conciave-
~. Moody has bsen climbing tbs
nm u life for eighty-five years, bul
I'M Il well on the sunny side OF Ole
~ ramesaks at Valley Forge wert
rsr.ouai friends Of his, yet only his
Sfrict regard for truth kept the draf'
1osrd Of surry from handing him q
suit Of olive drah.
aixty-four years ago. long before
~, tirnc Of the j. w. WIS and tbs
1sGeaheyists, he became master
Naron In Jefferson Lodge, Surr,
county. For over half century hs
40 been tiler in the lodge
!. Except for the four years OF The
Ssr between the stateA Mr. Mood,
49, n issed the weekly meetings Of
M lodge only nine times Hewas q
member OF the Surry Light Artillery
INA crossed the James river as fire
- set to the capital OF the Con
federacy. !,
Order Of Eastcrn StnF.
Naomi Chapter. No. 4, meets In Ma
comic Temple at Highland Springs. or
~. second Friday in each month al
o'clock. Mira Lila Leftwich. worthy
matroE-
Kuth chapter. No. ., meets in Ma
~cnic temple, 100 West Broad street
~ the second Tuesday in each month
~ / o'clock. Mrs. Matte Woodbridge
worth matron.
Arcne chapter, No. II, meets fr
Masonic temple TIT i-c TwSnty-fiftf
-trsrt the third Monday in each month