Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-02
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The Right Worthy Grand Lodge of the
World
RtooN1NGToN. III. Nav u 1873

BLOOMINGTON, ILL, May u, 1915.
To tic Editors Of the Chronicle
On Saturday last at 1910, we left
our dear mountain city for this point
to attend the session of the Right
Worthy Grand Lodge of the World,
of the 1. O. G.. r., which convenes to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock. In our
iourneyings hither we arrived at Nash
Vile Sunday morning at IL O'Clock
and ) minutes, without incident of
any kind to break the tedium of the
ride. We Immediately started for
Louisville. Meeting with the Rev. +.
j. Taylor "A representative from our
Grand Lodge, on the train. together
with the delegation from Alabama and
Georgia, making our party most
pleasant one, at least to your cores
poudent. We arrived in Louisville
Sunday morning at S o'clock, where
we were obliged to remain until7 2.
NJ. We however, passed a pleasant day
in company with Green Clay Smith,
g. w. G. T., OF Kentucky, n. F..
Thompson, g. w. s., and Bro. Geo.
L \ -
ent Grand Lecturer of the same State
These are brilliant, courteous gentle
men, who have the good of the Order
at heart and are pushing our pin
ciples to a triumphant success in their
States. Bros. Smith and Baine took
the train with Us for indianapolis
and Bloomington, adding of course to
its pleasure.
II -. a. ., 1. r..
diana, Illinois, and furious rain
storm Thy the way we hope a portion
of it reached Knoxville, as it was
needed when we left we arrived at
Bloomington this morning at s clock,
thoroughly fatigued, and deposited
ourselves in the cafe of mine host of
the Ashley House, by the way an eX-
celent house, well kept. Blooming
ton is a beautiful, stirring little city of
10000 people, composed of a class who
each seem to be living for a purpose,
and who propose to waste no time
until it he accomplished. Some
of the buildings, both business and
public, are beautiful in the extreme
The court house, for instance, is about
the size of the one in Nashville, but of
more elaborate architecture. The
Opbh 1 tIllD Ildll btCuDltS the ihIl
area of two blocks-not squares. The
third story of the building is beauti-
fully fitted up, showing an earnest
confidence in the continued success of
the Order at present.
Delegates from the following Grand
jurisdictions have arrived. The re-
mainder will be here tomorrow:
Alabama, Canada, Scotland, Eng
land, Bermuda. California, Wiscon~
sin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas. Kentucky, Maine, Maryland
Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nebras kn,
New Hampshire, New Zealand, New
York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia,
Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia,
West Virginia and Georgia.
Coz. J. J. Hickman is here, looking
as bright joyous and happy as when
we listened 10 his frey elnquence in
Knoxville. Our loved G. w. s., n. J.
Gibson, is also here, having been on a
trip 10 friends in Wisconsin. He says
that he spent the pleasant test week OF
his life, visiting and feasting, so you
see be is in prime order for the work
before him.
Tomorrow evening the grand re-
ception takes place, report Of which
| will send you, together with all
proper matter sit occurs in the r. w.
G. l.. NJ.