Founding Fathers

 

The Astoria Beneficial club was organized August 8, 1901 at the residence of Christopher F. Foster, 1009 North Fourth Street, Richmond, VA

 
  The objective of this Club is,to inspire the members to a higher religious, moral, intellectual, civic and social standing and to relieve the distressed members.

 

 

The 22 Founding Fathers who believed in firm religious values, high moral standing, intellectual growth, civic and social responsibility are as follows:


 

 

1.    Clifton G. Cabell                          President

2.    Urbane F. Bass                            Vice-President

3.    Christopher F. Foster                   Secretary

4.    Matthew J. Harris                       Assistant Secretary

5.    Ottoway L. Sampson                    Treasurer

6.    Marshall McCray                         Sergeant-at-Arms

7.    Ira E. Nash                                  Chaplain

8.    T. Neverson Lewis

9.    Richard Smith

10.Sherwood Parker

11.Sandy Morgan

12.William M. Pryor

13.Charles A. Frye

14.Charles Hemmons

15.Thomas W. Booker

16.Joseph Christian

17. Alexander O. Lee

18.Clarence L. Sercus

19.Dewey Leake

20.Andrew L. Hunter

21.William T. Grady

22.Major Pemberton