Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-08-13
THE ODD FELLOWS.


Annual Session of the Sovereign Ssrapd
Lodge Next Month. st
The next annual session OF the
Sovereign Grand Lodge, l. o. .. F.,
will be held in Dallas, Tex, from Sep
tember 2lst to September 26th, in
elusive. The prepai ations for the meet
ing are well under way. The Oriental
Hotel on Commerce street ct the foot
of Akard, will be the headquarters of
the Sovereign Grand Lodge. and the
meetings. will be held in hall within
five minutes walk of the hotel. The
headquarters of the Grand Encamp-
ment will be at the ST. George and the
headquarters of the Patriarchs M ilitant
at the McLeod. The Grand Lodge of
Texas and the Rebekah Assembly will
have their headquarters at the Wind
sor Hotel.
Philip }. Isaac of this city and james
WEIGH of Milford will represent the
Grand Lodge of Delaware. and Benia-
min f. Shakespeare of this city will
represent the Grand Encampment.
On Sunday, September Goth. special
services will be held in tho Episcopal
Church at Erway and Canton streets,
conducted by the Rev. J. W. VeDable,
Grand Chaplain of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge.
On the following day at o. 80 a. M,
reception will be tendered at the
Grand Opera House to officers and
members of the Grand Lodge. Bishop
Garrett of the diocese of North Texas
will make the invocation, which will
be followed by the opening ode OF the
order. Addresses of welcome will be
made by Gov. Charles A. Culberson of
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Dallas, Grand Master w. L. Blanton
of the Grand Lodge of Texas, Grand
Patriarch III. Schwartz of the Grand
Encampment of Texas, Col. +. Hun
fer, Department Commander of the
Patriarchs Militant. and Mrs. M. L.
| McCracl1en, president of the Rebekah
State Assembly. Grand Sire John W.,
Stebbins of New York will respond.
| AT noon the first session of the
Sovereign Grand Lodge on Texas soil
will convene, Grand Sire Stebbins pre-
siding. In the evening an exemplifi-
cation of the subordinate degree work,
each degree by different degree staff,
will take place in the City Auditorium.
On Tuesday, September 22d. there
will be parade, which will start at 8
a. m. At 3 .. m. the canton com
petitive prize drill will take place at
the fair grounds. AT p. m. there
will be Past Representatives Reunion
in the Opera House.
The remainder of the programme it
as follows:
Wednesday, Septmber 23d, p. m. =
Conclusion of the canton competitive
prize drill at the fair grounds. At
p. M, exemplification of the RebeKat
Degree work, by first-class degret
staff, composed exclusively OF lady
members, at the City Auditorium, tc
conclude with an address from the
Grand Sire. and refreshments to bt
served by the ladies OF the loca
Rebekah Lodges.
Thursday, September Oath, 8 p. m. =
disqualification of the encampmen
work, ut the City Auditorium. AL
Royal Purple Degree members are re
quested to attend
Friday, September 25tb, 9.30 p N. =
Complimentary receptions and balls a
the Oriental and Windsor Hotels to th
officers and members OF the Sovereign
Grand Lodge, their wives, daughters
sisters and friends. Tickets Of admis
sion will he furnished.
Saturday, September 26tb, 3. 20 p. m
"A public installation of next Crane
Sire, and all other officers OF tn
Sovereign Grand Lodge, will be con
Quoted by Past Grand Sires James P
Nicholson of Pennsylvania, James +
Sanders of New York, G. NJ. Busbe
of North Carolina, Milton j. Durham
of Kentucky, John II. White of Nov
York, and Cl. I. Campbell of Ontario
Canada.