The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-04-27
TI9 I; ObD I|I.I.I.ONVS,
"h" Gt"'d LndGN II til" Iud, p ndcnt Ordor
OF Ndd Fellows III Session In this city,
n Fine BODY of Erpvt sentative Nleu
maSnilicrnt banquet Served.
OHicera elected for tho
Ensuing Year.

| oi"St vi Ol'u fSiEO"S Oh SOutn tnrOllna
assembled in this city on Tuesday and
remained in session until yesterday
afternoon.
There were present about sixty del.
| cg&tcs, representing the different sub
ordinatc lodges throughout the State,
aud they were Il tiuc looking body OF
men.
The most OF the delegates arrived in
the city on Tuesday and wcro> met at
| the tlainS by The reception committee
from Pulaski Lodge. Of this city, aud
conducted 10 their respective stopping
| places, and made to feel at home.
| At night the Grand Lodge and the
| puolic were invited to the West END
BaptiSt church where the able pastor,
Rev. w. $. }. Ford, who is the Chap
lain Of Pulaski Lodge, delivered a most
Interesting and instructive sermon on
| Odd Fellowship. The handsome new
church was fiji, d TO its utmost SEATING
capacity, and AL felt fully repaid for
! the time and trOublc Of going out to
| near such an abl2 sermon, and all who
| were on the outside Of the secrets of the
| odd Fellows left with Il higher conccp-
ton aud 'cttnr understanding Of the
noble objects and undertakings of this
grand fratcrnal order. The sermon is
! published on the first page of this pa
| per.
At this service u select choir, com-
| posed of the following persons, rem
dercd most excellent and appropriate
| music Tor the occasion which added
very much to the pleasure of those
present and the success Of the service:
Miss Ethel Boozer, soprano; Mrs S. b.
Jones, alto: Mr.. S. b. Jones, bass, and
! Rev. j. w. Speakc, tenor. Miss BooZer
sang mos beautiful and touching
solo, which was perfectly and fcclingly
| rendered.
At this service Pastor Ford was as
sisted by Rev. (. II. Armstrong, pastor
Of lnc Mayer Memorial, who read the
Scripture lesson fOr Tie c"c ,i3g, and
it4v. 6. y Wright, pastor 0f The First
iiaptist church, Ct this city, who in
vokcd the divine blessings on the as
scmblagc in most beautiful md touch
ing prayer. Th" exercises were closed
by the Gra4d Chaplain Of thc State,
Mr. Thco. N1niclson.
THE GRAND I.0D,;E MEETS.
rbn frs, .,,,..io,, otr,o Cu,ro,
.v,s c,,,ca ,n o,l,r -. .h, yv1,,t7,,
Grand Mns,rr r.jv,r1 E,cnr ~ Cn,r
,,,l,,r,r =, N,.n,,i. ,I,,,, y .,,1",
ON W,dnr.j,, n,,rri,, .ro,. w g
y heard ,.,.i -, u,o.to, or nnvo,a.;a.
and i,,rodu,.rl tho Grand , oio,o r.,
q n Navor vb,,a At,,o, t,e 49,.
welcomed thr dcIeoo,os IN - r,ost ho,'
Nv address. and uivjnr them to nm
dorstand hat il yos = nIo,euro "a
Tho ci,iyrns of our citv IA bovo ,,o,,
with us vhe od,,.oss or w,looro h,,
thc M,vor wy. rrsno,a,a :, hv ~
W,r,hv N,hl, ,;r,nd Mn ESwon1
Bacon, Of Soartonhnro who stated th,t
it. was mora ,hou q n,r,su,o for tho
Grand Iodoc IA n,nt in Nowhorr,, ona
thanked the N,avor for III, bcortv VOL
como nm tho nan, cf tho oiti,ons,,i,>
Mr., Otto E)cttncr was tbon i,troducod
and IN hcholf of pul,skiro1uo Nc On
delivered with credit to himso,f and
honor TO the Iodoc O. vorv boon,;f,, ,d-
dress Of welcome, which was rcsnondod
70 bv DR.. r K. Fl Krons of fI,ana,ov
Grand REPRESENTATIVE to the sovcreign
Grand T,olor in h,nnv and i,,oroet-
ing talk.
The public exercises then closed and
Granl Lodoc went into sccrct scssio,
At this session 4 most touchino scono
was the presentation Of n bcontifn) oold
hcudrd canc. to tho yUortbv Gro,d
NlasIer, rd"afo bacon, by hlr. w. f..
D,ur,tors of roh.ooo - pao,- un,
rrho I.ro,a n,,o,,, ,,. - .a,a1,>, 49,
tho i,.ido,, u,+ his ho,n. ,o, ,oo t,,i,
fen r,toro,.o o,a - uo. u.;.. ,,a,,
din;a,1tu ,hot hn c,oI,onton