The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-22
NEXT MEETING
IN INDIANAPOLIS
Sovereign Grand Lodge
Goes There in 1901.
HISTORY OF ORDER.
Spirited Discussion Of the Pub'ica-
tions and One Only Endorsed.
VISITORS LEAVING FOR HOME
Final Features of the Session Will Be
tho Installation OF officers To-
day Cake Walk Re-
pented at the Jef-
ferson Last
Night.
VISITORS LEAVING FOR HOME

The Sovereign Grand Lodge of ODD
Fellows devoted yesterday to hard work
1t held two sessions, both of which were
largely attended, and were characterized
by spirited debates. The Grand Sire
called the body to order promptly at .
O'Clock yesterday morning, and the con-
sideration of the reports OF the various,
committees was resumed at once. Several
matters affecting the constitution OF the
Sovereign Grand Lodge were discussed,
and it was decided by an overWheinnns
vote that the status OF the grand boaS
should remain unchanged
The committee 20 which was referred
the subject of the history OF the otaef
presented a singing report III "htei,
several publications were discuSseu elItei
the recommendation was made that tne
Sovereign Grand Lodge give its endorse
lnent only to the History OF Odd-Feiio"-
ship issued by the Fraternity publishing
Company, OF Boston.
The lodge appropriated sf,5o for the
purchase of an oil painting of the retiring
Grand Sire. Hon. Albert s. Plnkertoh, o.
Massachusetts,, which will adorn the WailS
of the halls in which all future sessions
of the Sovereign Grand Lodge are held,
INDIANAPOLIS CHOSEN.
Nayor Tagcart. of Indianapolis. sent a
telerraphic communication, inviting the
Sovereign Grand Lodge to hold its next
ann,1a, session in the Hoosier State me-
tropolis which was accepted under most
peculiar circumstances. Buffalo ana san
Francisco also sought the next nleeliiis
of the body, and the delegations from
California and New York made hatu
fight for the honor, while the lndlaI,ahs nan,
opuosed the proposition to go to indian
ano1is. for the reason that the Grand
lodge of Indiana had not extended an
! invitation. The central location OF lnd'an-
anolis. however, had much to DO WIN e1ie
selection
The Committee on Finance OF the SOW
ereign Grand Lodge was IN session Ieails
! all day getting the accounts oi .iis ovas
| In shane. in order that all the representa-
| tives could receive checks for their mileage
| and per diem It Is estimated tflat the
| session of the Sovereign Grand Lodge
| viii cost between $4,000 and s9o0et, TO say
! nothing of the expense of the entertain
| ment borne by the local Odd-FeiioWs.
I The general offices of the Grand Lodge
will remain in Baltimore ana VIII ue ~
! charge of Grand Secretary j. FRANK
| Grant.
GENERAL. LEES RECEPTION.
n,,r;,o the early morning hours of the
| session Yesterday. Gen Fitzhtgh Lee en-
| tered the lobby of the Jefferson. and
| was accorded generous reception. he
was greeted by number Of distinguish
| ed Odd-Fellows. and in response TO theif
kind words declared he was an odd-fel-
| low himself
The prize-winning cantons called upon
| Hon. Hill Montague, and received checks
| corresnonding to the prize which they
| had won in the competitive drill contest
! One unique fact in this connection was
|