Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-04
THE ODD FELLOWS.
New Lodges are to be Organized at
Several Points.

Grand Master Smith is still in East
Tennessee, where he is doing valiant
service for the cause Of Odd Fellow
ship, visiting lodges and delivering
public addresses. On April Goth, the
anniversary, he was at Unitia, Lou
den county, where several lodges
united in grand celebration. The
Grand Master delivered most en-
tertaining and mastery address,
which was listened to by large and
appreciative audience.
Since the visit of Grand Master
Smith to Clinton Lodge No. II, An
derson county, several applications
for membership have been presented
to the lodge from the best material
in community.
DIR. b. G. Harwell, of Sugar Greek
Giles county, brother to DIR. J. r.
Harwell, of this city, Grand Secre.
tary, died on the morning of April
25th, after long and painful illness,
aged 81 years. About twenty years
ago he was initiated in Minor Hill
Lodge No. 173, of that county. The
esteem in which he was held was at
tested by the large concourse of weep
ing friends and neighbors that at
tended his burial at beautiful Oak
Grove cemetery.
Grand Master Smith has appointed
as board of visitors to Howard Fe-
male College, Gallatiu, in cOnjunc-
ton with himself and the grand Sec
rotary, b. Bingham, of Memphis, r.
N. Richardson, OF Franklin, and
Henry Schwartz, of Chattanooga.
A new lodge was instituted at Law
renceburg by the grand s, cretary on
April 18th with six charter members.
Twelve candidates were initiated
and received all the degrees. Thus
the new lodge starts out with eighteen
good and true men. The grand Sec
rotary delivered a public address at
the opera-house to a large audience.
He was ably assisted in the work by
B. Lazarus, of Columbia Lodge No.
3, and w. II. Owens, j. p. Anderson
and others of Campbellsville Lodge
No. 60. The officers elected are Phil.
ID. Gardner, noble grand j. w.
Sykes, vice grand ; ~. c. Tinsley,
secretary; John l.. McLane, treas.
urer.
Grand Master Smith, as Special
Deputy Grand Patriarch, in:tituttd a
new encampment at Jeliico, Camp
bell county, on April 22nd, with
eighteen members. He was ably as
sisted by members from Laurel En-
campment, No. So, at Briceville. The
new encampment will be known as
Juliet Encdmpment, No. So.
There are thirty.six Old Fellows
papers published in the United States
and six in foreign lands, making a
total OF forty.tWo.
Spring Place Lodge, No. 35, of
Marshall county, expects to have
public celebration soon, as it was not
able to do 50 on the och.
BriceviIle Lodge, No. %, organized
two years ago, now has sixty mem
bers, and owns a valuable building
in (which. is. an opera house.. and
above it splendid lodge room. Esssss
4 Grand Master Smith reports sew
eral points at which new lodges will
soon be organized, some in Middle
Tennessee and others in East Ten
nessec.
Columbia Lodge, No, 8, has all its
plans and specifications drawn for its
new building and the contract will
be awarded very soon. The build
ing will be 26Xl00 feet and three
stories high. The lodge expects to
lay the cornerstone probably during
this month, and it is intended to
make the occasion notable one.
The order has contributed to the
relief of sufferers by great calamities
with a lavish hand. In the yellow
fever epidemic in Memphis it gave
over $40, 600, to the Chicago sufferers
from the great fire over 100000 and |
to the JohnstoWn sufferers over
SG0, 600. -NdShUjlie Banner.