The state journal., 1884-09-13
G.. u. 0. OF 0. T.
IN CONVENTION IN SMOKEY
CITY.
The Parade Of the Order-Banner
Fresentation-Who
Were There.

the mercury is climbing up into th
nineties and in the midst of smok
and dust of this hot city the Unite
Order Of Odd Fellows are holdini
there district convention notWitt
standing. While season when tn
the atmosphere would be plea
anter it must be remembere'
that the convention does no
meet here every year. There may
be hotter places than Pittsburg, bu
I hope my walks in life will be 81
circumspect that | viii not be con
signed there. The district lodge as
sembIed in the select council cham
Der, which was rendered them, al
10 A. M. Tuesday, when the follow
ing delegates responded to roll call
Lodges I'll and 893, Samuel Jones
and Isaac FurnclI, Philadelphia; 500,
B. S. Jones, Harrisburg; 9O1, W,
Taylor; 9O4, Adam Attlee, Philadel-
phia; 1925, Emanuel Jackson; 1922,
VIM. Harris; 1905, A. J. Carter;
1906, Wm. Still, Reading; 1880,
Thomas Hardy; 1896, J. Fl. John
son, B. Dougberty; 144l, Hans
Shadd, Philadelphia; l497, G. John
son; 1915, John J. Ridgiley; 1927,
Wm. Chapman; 1885, H. M. Byrd;
1853, G. E. Slaughter; 1880, VIM.
M. Biggs, Gettysburg; 2O52, Douglas
Collins; 22O5, S. A. Williams, Ger
mantown; 22l3, Rufus Foster; 2402,
Lewis Redeout; 2466, VIM. Henson;
2496, S. w. Bell; 2512, Geo. S.
Smith. After the transaction of
routine business, with District Mas
ter J. B. Matthews in the chair, the
various committees were appointed.
Pending the committees report
speeches were made by Hans Shadd
and Samuel Jones, of Philadelphia,
Mr.. James johnson, of Pittsburg,
making the welcome address. Upon
the reports Of the committees the
permanent organization was effected,
with Rev. w. II. Wilson, chairman;
Rev. | Purnell, vice chairman; John
Anderson, assistant secretary; war
den, James Smith, Pittsburg; guar
dian, Rev. B. S. Jones, Harrisburg;
chaplain, Hans Shadd, Philadelphia,
after which the convention adjourned
until 2 NJ. Upon reassembling
invitations were read from the ladies
of Pittsburg to attend banner pres
entation, also an invitation to attend
the B. M. G. at Cincinnati, which
convenes in October. District Mas
ter ]. B. Matthews then delivered
his annual address, which was mas
terly effort. The report Of Secretary
Stafford showed the remarkable in
crease of the order, reporting a state
membership OF over 1000 members,
SO lodges and II Households Of Ruth. |
Also the rapid decrease in the lodges
indebtedness. After the treasurer's
report Messrs. Atlee, Still and Tay. |
lor were appointed as an auditing |
committee. The supervisors report
was read, after which the conVen-
tion adjourned until 7P.M. When |
the convention reconvened the com
mittee reported the following officers
for the ensuing year; j. B. Matthews,
by acclamation, district master; John
Anderson, Pittsburg, D. P. NJ. Jos.
Stafford, of Marietta, and w. II. |
Still, of Reading, were nominated |
for secretary, the vote standing Stat
ford Is, Still IL. w. H. Still was |
then elected treasurer by acclamation |
and II. Ridgeley ID. NJ, after which |
until 1OA. n. Wednesday
BANNER PRESENTATION.
A handsome banner was presented |
to Industry Lodge, 1885, by the |
ladies OF Pittsburg. The presenta-
tlon speech was made by Miss Annie
Burke and was received by Mr.. !
David Dorsey, Of Industry Lodge.
WEDNESDAYS SESSION.
When the convention assembled
Wednesday morning map,y Of the
delegates looked as though their
nights rest had not refreshed them
much. The sun came forth in all
her glory and the scot and smoke
a'scended combined and mixed itself
into sticky paste which worked ruin
alton to any thing like white. The
Springfield Ohio, Patriarchs visited
the convention in a body and were
respectfully received. The officers
were duly installed, after which ad-
Journment followed to meet at Gettys-
burg in September, 1885.
THE PARADE.
The event Of the day was the