Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-23
The Grand Lodge OF Tennessee
Adjourns Without Day.
Resolution Of Thanks Voted the People
of olarksville for Hospitality
Grand Lodge Notes.

shows healthy increase in point of
membership.
The committee on mileage fnd per
diem was the next heard
from. IT allowed representatives
$3.50 per day for two days
attendance and six cents per mile for
travelling expenses. The sum total
paid out in this way was in round
numbers 81 900.
Representative from Chattanooga
offered a resolution which extended
the Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd
Fellows a cordial invitation to accept
Chattanooga as its place of meeting in
1891. The resolution was greeted
with prolonged applause and was
adopted by reclamation. This aug
ust body has never held but two
meetings in the South, 1t met at
Nashville in 1861 and Atlanta in 1874.
1t is one of the grandest bodies that
ever comes together in the United
States and it would be a compliment
to Chattanooga and the State of Ten
nessee if the invitation should be ac-
cepted.
The next business was the installa-
ton Of officers that were elected yes
terday morning. After the work had
been completed the Grand Secretary
and Grand Treasurer each gave
bond of $1,000, for the faithful dis
charge of duty.
The following officers were then
appointed by the Grand Master
r., N. Richardson, Grand Guard
ian; j. G. r.. Adams, Grand Herald
s. w. Holt, Grand Conductor; II.
Hirsch, of Jackson, Grand Marshal;
Rev. ii. r. Howard, Gland Chap
lain.
Grand Master w. A. Smith, Grand
Secretary DR.. Harwell and Jno. l..
Nolen were appointed committee
to visit the Clarksville Female Acad
envy.
On motion special committee
was appointed to draft resolutions of
thanks to the citizens of GAINESVILLE
and the members of Pythagoras
Lodge for the unbounded hospitality
extended to the members of the
Grand Lodge and visitors. 1t is
usual for the standing committee on
resolutions to do this work, but the
lodge rejected the usual form and
appointed the special committee to
show the people of GAINESVILLE that
their kindness and hospitality were
more than ordinary, and that it all
was duly appreciated. The resolu-
tons were very eulOgi5tic.
The Grand Treasurer then paid |
the representatives their mileage and
per diem money, and the Grand
Lodge adjourned to meet a year
hence at Jackson, Tenn.
A SUCCESSFUL MEETING.
The official members of the Grand |
Lodge say that this was one of the |
most successful meetings ever held |
in the State, and that the way they |
were entertained was simply grand
Every courtesy was shown them,
not only by the members of Pythag
oras Lodge, but by all the good citi.
Zens of GAINESVILLE. "The people of |
GAINESVILLE" said Grand Master
Cowan, "have the reputation of do
things on large scale when they
take notion, and the DAD Fellows
of Tennessee will henceforth testify
that the reputation is well deserved"
1t is pleasure to the people of
GAINESVILLE to have such a body of
men to meet within her limits, and
they will always have the right
hand of welcome extended them
whenever they choose to enter with
in her gates.
They belong to noble order-one
that has an eye single to the better.
ment Of their,race. 1t is founded on
brotherly love, and though pesti.
lence, tornadoes and cyclones beat
against it, there will always be such
an organization, for it is built upon
sound principles.
GRAND LODGE NOTES.
The trains last night and this
carried the majority of the
to their homes.
There were, at the least calculation,
500 people brought to GAINESVILLE by
the Grand Lodge meeting, and they
all praise the city.
The West Tennessee fellows had to
put mud in their water before they
could drink it. They are not used to
clear water down in their country. |
At least Grand Secretary Harwell |
says such is fact.
The East Tennessee fellows say
hat "Mountain Dew" is just about 5
Is plentiful here as ii is up beyond
Chattanooga, but they had to warm I
t before drinking.
West Tennessee is proud over the :.
of Jackson as the next -