Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-10-20
1. o. o. f.
Grand Encampment and Grand Lodge.

CHATTANOOGA, Oct. Is.
This city is full of Odd Fellows. From
all parts of the State representatives are
here attending the annual sessions OF the
legislative bodies of the Independent Or
der of Odd Fellows. All the hotels and
boarding houses are brought into requisi-
ton. E licences Of improvement are to
be seen in every part OF the Mountain
City. Your. correspondent is incllnedto
think, with McNelly, of the Cleveland
Banner, this is ''the city of magnificent
distances" / went this morning to mail
letter but found no postoffice, and after in
quiry found that it had been moved to the
country, and on going the depot to deposit
missive on the mail car, found it dis
abled anfi dismantled so that no mail could
be sent out to-day on the East Tennessee,
Virginia and Georgia Railroad.
AS nothing was left but submission to
the fates, your correspondent fell back in
good order upon the maia body Of the city,
or rather on Market street, for it seems to
be mooted question as the centre OF crea-
ton here. But your correspondent is COM
PEELED to sympathise with the citizens of
this growing place, especially concerning
the removal of the post office. Perhaps
by an effort trip may be made to the Of
flee, as it surely will be interesting to know
| its locality. However, the growth and ac-
Much might be said on these points that
would be interesting to your readers. 1t
is plain that Chattanooga is destined,
at no distant day, to be great COM
mercial city. The improvements of the
past year are certainly remarkable, and
promise good results for the future, But
as a stranger to these rapid Improvements,
| this migration of the POstoffice is perpleX-
| ing. But as this city is now supplied with
and is lighted by gas, it is to be hoped
many other improvements will soon be
| made. Street cars out to "StantontOlUn,n
where it's said the Psstoffice is now located,
would be great improvement. ~
| But more must be said about the grand
convection of /. o. o. f. The Grand
Encampment of the State of Tennessee
held its s. ssion yesterday. The following
are the officers elected for the ensuing
year:
Geo B Boyles, G P, Fayetteville.
] r Harwell, G H P, Nashville.
Peter Harris, Jr, G S w, Nashville.
| r III Barry, @ S, Nashville.
Robert Thompson, G. II, Nashville.
Jones Genet, G Jr w, Memphis.
Geo Sieferle, G S, Nashville
r II Norris, G 81, Memphis.
The Right Worthy Grand Lodge met
| IN annusal communication at P. II.
| The annual sessions are very inter-
| estlng to all members of the fraturnity and
especially to those who compose this
| body.
| The session will continue for several
| days yet, as much business of Importance
is 20 come before this honorable body. Odd
| Fellowship is making rapid progress. The
| order has increased 80, 600 in the past year
and has disbursed in charity 81, 900, 600.
Let those who oppose such moral and
| fraternal institutions note these facts. The
| teachings of the order all tend mans ele-
vation,t hough some people won't eJe-
| cate in the right direction, but seem to pre-
| fer the other road. If the teachings and
principles Of this order were adhered to
| to the fullest those who are immoral, in
temperate and degraded would find no
resting place in this noble order.
Two sessions were held to-day. The of
nceTs of the Grand Lodge are: James
6odgers, Nj w Grand Mas ter A. o. II. P.
Senorn, X w D G Master: Jos. L. Sarrall,
w Warden; r. II. Barry, r WG
secretary; Robert Thompson, r w G.
treasurer; X. ID. Black, r w G Chaplain;
b. Bingham, w G Marshal; II w New
man, w G Conductor; George Sieferle,
Grand Guardian; George Wilson, Grand
Herald.
There is to be festival and entertainment
at James Hall for the benefit of the Chica-
go sufferers. r, ID. B.