The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-14
GRAND LODGE ODD,FELL0WS.
The Virginia Body to Begin Its Annual
Session To-Day.
MR.. C. NJ. BUSBEE TO MAKE Az ADDRESS.
Some of the Members who Have Already
Arrived Methods OF In
tertainment.

The Grand Lodge Of Virginia. I. o. 0. F.,
convenes this morning at 10 o'clock, in its
ffty-lourth annual session, at Lee Camp
Hal.
The Lodge will be opened in due form by
Grand Master W. +. Larra5ee and other
grand officers.
The first business in order will be the ap-
poutment Of the various committees.
After the report Of the committee on
elections and returns the reports will be
read.
This includes reports from tho grand
master grand Representatives, grand secre-
tary and grand treasurer.
Afterthis miscellaneous new and unfinished
business viii be considered, and last of all.
,he election and installation of officers for the
ensuing year.
Tie great event with the order today will
be al the Mozart Academy Of Music at 3
o'clock p. VI. by the Grand Sire, Charles VI.
Busbee
How'll reach Richmond this afternoon via
the Richmond and Danyille railroad, accom-
panied 10y his wife and several prominent
Odd-Fcllows
He will be met at Kevsvillc bv Mr.. w. II.
Bailey, of the reception committee and al tie
depot by the other members Of the commit
tee, who are Grand Master \. L. Courtney
chairman. William II. Lowry, George l..
Buwden. tIli Montague. /. F Mason. John
Boucher, j w. Toney, T. Wiley Davis. i. W.
Nit and }. X. Green.
4 suite of rooms have been secured for the
Grand Sire and lady az Eotc's Hotel, whittier
they will be escorted on their arrival by the
large crowd is expected at the Mozart
this evening. and ia the audience Will ue
many prominent citizens.
Among those who viii occupy the boxes are
Mrs. +. ". Mckinney Ms. busbee who IS
niece of Senator Vance OF North Caro- ina,
Mrs. 4. Il. Courtney. Mr., T. Wiley Davis
Mis-. j. ". Ferguson. Mrs. j. T. 1revillian.
Mrs. Lewis Mason. Mr.. W. II. Bailey and
Mrs Bovlcs.
These ladies will beaccompanied 10y Messrs
Hll Montague. Allen q. Collins and W u.
Duke oi the reception committee.
Immediately after the Grand Sra's address,
lie and the grand officers Of the Grand Lodge.
the Governor and the Mayor vii be rendered
q banquet at /immcrmAun'- by Aurora Lodge
II is not known how long the Grand S!ro
and his wife will be IN the city hut every at
tcntiou will Doe paid them while here.
Past Grand !. W. White. Of Aurora Lodge.
who is chairman of the general committee,
has been taken quite sick
He has requested his colleague from tho
same lodge. Past Grand J.. +. Mason, 90 act
ia his stead.
GRAND fNCANlNfhI.
Tho Grand Encampment Of /. o. O. T. OF
Virginia will meet al Belvidere Hall next
Thursday al II 4. W. large delegation Is
expected
This branch Of the order has been very nc
tive during the past wear.
The report of the Grand Patriarch viii be
the best that has been suhmttcdfor ten year,.
Severnl new cnc8mpmeuts have heel M
STUFFED and several that bad surrendered
81 OBJ FfrrHg
The state n the order IS strong, financially
and otherwise.
The following are the present officers of the
Grand Encsmpment George j. DAVIS. ~
Richmond. grand patriarch r. T.. Whitehead.
of Sufoll Grand HIGH priest. james Smith. of
Old Point grand senior warden, Thomas
Ramsey. of Berkeley. grand junior warden.
Robert 4 Roper of Richmond. grand inside
sentinel: George Fitzgerald. Of Danvlle grand
outside sentinel. A. Is. Bowering Of freder-
icks burg grand representative 20 the Sover-
eign Grand Lodge: William W. Sherwood Of
Alo1andria. Grand scribe. james Il. Layton,
Of Fredericksburg. grand treasurer.
The following prominent members are re-
gstered nj the American Hotel, which is the
city Headquarters William A. Sherwood
Alexandria G. NJ Retlngel, Charles G.
Wheat stanton. Va. J. W Chenaut. Mr..
and Mrs. Deinet. j. b; Frier A. II. ID. Ben
nlng. Roanoke. Va: ". s. Compton y. ).
Scocin, Front Royal Edgar Lyle ID. L. Staus-
berry. Alexandria. Va. 5. B. Ley, Danyille,
Va; r. +. Whitehead, Suffolk. Va: X, A.
Ethercdge. Portsmouth, Va; H. W. killiam,
Burklcy Va: Thomas Ramsey, Sam Nice ong-
Icy. Norfolk, Va T. o. Turner, James Kemp.
r. o. Clark. Old Point, Va; D. W. Moger, K.
{ Hunt, Hampton, Va; II. V Vail. \. j.
Whitehurst Cadv Chiles George II. Hi,
Norfolk. Va; James II. Blanks. Petersburg; W.
+. Larrabee Hampton Va.
A proclamation has been issued by Grand
Master IarTabee in reference 10 the celebra-
ton Of the seventv-second anniversary Of the
organization OF odd Fellowship on the 2Gth Of
this month The day fell on Sunday this year
but the pro graiume will be carried out as tho
celebration is OF Il religious character.
DR.. W. W Laudrum has accepted an invita-
ton from Unity Lodge. No. S. 60 preach an
anniversary sermon on the afternoon Of that
dsy AZ the Second Baptist church Unity is
one Of the most progressive lodges IN the city,
and no doubt. the services will be very inter-
csting.
Thomas Wildev. the great apostle Of Odd
Fellowship. established the first lodge IN this
country in Baltimore April %, 1919.
Since that time its growth has been won
deriu
II is q plain, practical and benevolent order,