The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-04
ODD FELLOWS MEET
Grand Encampment for North
Carolina in Session
Yesterday.
MEETING WELL ATTENDED
By REPRESENTATIVE MEN FROM
ALL OVER TIE STATE.
The NEW COMMITTEES APPOINTED
Exemplfca,on Of Secret Work Gone Through
With. Entertaining Speakers. Flee
ton of Grand Officers the
Order for Ten O'clock
To-Day.
MEETING WELL ATTENDED
BY REPRESENTATIVE MEN FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.
THE NEW COMMITTEES APPOINTED


The Grand Encampment of Odd Eel
lows for the State of North Carolina is
in session here and has brought to the
city representative men from all parts
of the State. The encampment is we'll
attended this year and the delegates re
port interesting meetings. The sessions
are held in the local Odd Fellows Hall.
Raleigh is proud of the local lodge ami
her doors swing wide open to the mem
bers of the order from other points.
The Grand Encampment convened i'll
Odd Fellows Hall yesterday afternoon at
$50 o'clock.
The Grand Patriarch, Z. n. Cummings,
being detained in Washington City. and
the Grand High Priest. Captain j. {.
Bessent. of the First regiment, being ut
his post in Florida. the duty of presiding
over the Grand Encampment falls upon
Grand Senior Warden j. Nj. Norwood,
The following officers are in attend
ancc:
]. NJ. Norwood, Grand Senior Warden.
S. NJ. Beasley Grand Junior Warden.
r. J. Jacobs, Grand Scribe.
II. w. Blake. Grand Treasurer.
l.. Ii. Pelletier. Grand Representative.
Il. \. Watson, Grand Inside Sentinel.
The acting Grand Patriarch appointed.
b. C.. Graham, Grand High Priest, pro.
ten.
l.. C. Hewlett Grand Senior Warden
pro. TEN.
Geo. Green. Grand Marshal, pro. tenn.
J. \. McRary, Grand Outside Sentinel,
pro. TEN.
w. f. Faison. Assistant Grand Scribe.
he committee on credentials reported
that eighteen encampments we're duly
represented. There were ten new mem
bers admitted.
After the usual routine the Grand En-
campment adjourned until $50 O'Clock
p. III.
NIGHT SESSION.
The Grand Encampment met again
last night The session was called TO or
der by the acting Grand Patriarch, j.
NJ. Norwood All the officers We're pres
ent as announced in the afternoon ses-
sion.
The following standing committees
were appointed:
Credentials-C. +. Lumsden, Wesley
W llllamS, IL. T.. 1IoWlett.
State of the OrIer-L c. Hewlett. ID.
w. Woodhouse. f. Il. Gallon.
Fipance-P. ii. Pelletier, r. II. Wood
ell. Wesley Williams.
Miscellaneous Business-W ri. Mar
tin. Malachi Corbell J. r. Harrcll.
Constitution and By-laws-L w. Jean
nerett. VIM. II. Blake. w. Il. Faison.
Mileage and Per Dicm-Geo. Green,
w. III. Martin. X. III. Ramsay.
Elections and Rcturns-D. w. Wood
house, G. r. Edwards. l.. l.. Boone.
Mcmorial-B. c. Gorham, Geo. Green,
c. vi. Beine.
The special committee on classification
of the several grand officers reports
made their report of distribution. which
was adopted.
Representative W. w. Wilson. of Raj
eigh welcomed the Grand Encampment
in happy and excellent speech, assur-
ing the Encampment that the city would
make good any promises made n year
ago. when the Grand Encampment
agreed to come to Raleigh. This was
responded to by Il. c. Gorham, of Fay
etteville n an eloquent speech.
The exempifcation of the secret work
was then gone into in secret session anu
the work exemplified by Grand Renre-
sentative Z. III. Peleter. The Grand
Encampment resumed its regular bust
ness when the thanks Of the same wcrc
extended to Bro. Pelletier for his thor
Ough eXemplification.
4 mere were several speechs's from
members in response to the good of the
order.
The election of grand officers was
r"do tile special order for II o'clock to-
dav.
On motion the Grand Encampmcnt
adjourned until 10 o'clock today.