Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-10-22
1. o. o. F.
Grand Encampment and Grand Lodge.
. THIRD DAY.
CHATTANOOGA, Oct. 20.

CHATTANOOGA, Oct 20.
This is the third and last day of the ses-
sion of this meeting of the Grand Lodge,
and in many respects has been the IN; st
interesting and pleasant of the session.
The committees appointed to consider
the various items finished their work in
the early part of the day. Many of the
reports would be very interesting to your
readers, if space could be given them, as
these would show the real spirit of this
noble Order. 1t is very gratifying to every
friend of humanity to know that this Or
der is really taking high moral position on
the great questions of the day.
1t is evident that this Grand Lodge does
not intend that the teachings of the order
shall be perverted, nor that its principles
shall be prostituted to the selfish ends of
fallen humanity. The elevated position
taken yesterday i'll its action on 0lteDlper-
1ace is strengthened to-day. Almost every
member of this Grand Lodge has express
ed determination to return to his Lodge
and carry out as far as possible the enact
ments of this body. 1t is lamentable
fact that intemperance and vice in many
forms have crept into the order and warp
ed the action in many instances and, as in
other institutions, threatens to tarnish the
fair name of the order. The insidious
monster has been sapping the very fOun-
dation of the fraternity. But it seems
that nearly all the representatives compOs-
ing this body are truly moral men, and
have We'd with each other in enacting
such laws as shall exemplify the tl',te prile-
cipIes of the order. a.
All the legislation of this session is of
that type that promises good for the fu-
ture, not alone to the order, but to all the
inhabitants of this State. Such institu-
TONS ha n hIacCinCr in liftinn
humanity outsideof the Lodges and there
fore will be benefit to all the people.
To-day there was very pleasant sur
prise given to one upon whom the Grand
Lodge has conferred honOrs for years. r.
II. Barry, of Nashville, has been the Sec
retary of this body for fourteen years, and
has always been on time, and as a token
of the esteem in which he is held by his
brothers it was decided to present to him a
gold watch. .--.. sd. . .
This was so much of a surprise to the
Secretary that he could scarcely for mo-
ment comprehend its meaning. He said
he tried to be a good Odd Fellow, and as
an evidence of his love for the order, his
boys as they grow up follow i'll his foot
steps. But he did not object to being
watched in this way. Past Grand Dan
berry was selected to present the watch,
and in his remarks said though he had at
tended the Grand Lodge for twenty-fOur
years, yet this had been the most harmo-
nious aud pleasant of any during these
years. This has not only been pleasant
session, but it is thought a very profitable
one to the fraternity in this State.
The following are the officers installed
to-day at the close for the ensuing year:
Joseph L. Weakley, M w q Master,
Nashville w p Washburn, II w ID G.
Master, Knoxville A ) Wheeler, II w G
Master, Memphis; r HI Barry, r w G
Secretary Nashville; Robert Thompson,
r w G Treasurer, Nashville r d Black,
r w G Chaplain, Cleveland w H Bar
ry, r w G Marshall, Nashville; w H
r H Norris, r w G Herald, Memphis
NJ e Wilcox, of Clarksville, Grand Repre-
sentative to the Grand Lodge of the Unit
ed States. r. d. B.