Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-06-17
FRATERNITY NOTES.
Union Memorial Service of Nor
folk Odd Fellows, Sunday, July |.
Coming Election in All Conclavcs of Hop
tasophs-Excursion and Concert by
Ideal Council, Jr. o. U. a. VI. -Prcsen-
tation to Big Red Man Various Lodge
Elections.

tation to Big Red Man Various Lodge
Elections.
A union memorial service will be held
by the Odd Fellows of Norfolk in re-
spect ITO the members of the order who
have died since the organization was
first founded in this city ON Sunday.
July LIST. The ceremonies will be of a
most impressive character, consisting
of the reading of the. death roll and a
memorial address by Mr., Hugh Monta-
que, of Richmond, representative of the
Sovereign Grand Lodge of the United
States.
The exercises will take place at Elm
wood Cemetery at o'clock in the after
noon. The Seaboard Air Line Band,
Prof MaNem Cader, will head the pro-
cession to the Silent City OF the dead,
ana VIII discourse appropriate music
along the line of march, and will play
the usual funeral dirges at the Gene
terry. Prominent members of the order
IN this city and section will take part
in the exercises The various lodges
OF the order will meet at Odd Fellows
liaH one hour preceding the cerc-
monies. and clOthe themselves in an
propriate badges. All members OF the
order in this city and section are fra
teiSladly invited to join in the parade
On Wednesday night. June 9th Ideal
COUNCIL, No. al. Jr. O. u. a. NJ, will
give an excursion to Old Point and the
Capes accompanied by the Seaboard
Air Line Band. There Will be a regular
concert during the trip by the band
and the best OF our local talent. The
steamer Pocahomtas has been secured
fol the occasion and II most enjoyable
time Is assured. Refreshments will be
served Cel the boat
1t has been decided by Ideal Council.
No. IL, Jr. o. u. y. M. to osipone
the flag raising and presentation of
Bibies to the public schools from June
I'D, to the opening of the fall session Of
The schools. The Bibles are very hand
some volumes, finely illustrated and
beautifully bound. The flags will be of
the usual large size for school houses.
This same Ideal Council is very ac-
tive these days. New members are be
ing taken in at every meeting.
The State Council of Virginia as,d the
District of Columbia, Junior Order of
United American Mechanics. met in
tenth annual session IN Bozcs Hall.
corner of Venable and Mostly streets,
Richmond, Tuesday. State Councillor
FOX presided, and much business of i'm
portance was transacted
r. G. Justh. of Washington, was
elected State councillor: r. S. Carroll.
of Richmond, State vice-councillor: w.
II. Tompkins and NJ. Il. Whtehurst re-
elected secretary and treasurer re-
spectively; j. j. Davis was elected ma
tlonal representative for three years
The National Council. Junior Order
OF United American Mechanics, will
meet in ltchmond in September.
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Norfolk Lodge. No. 125, Knights of
the Mystic Chain. held their regular
meeting last night. and accomplished
much work. The special order for the
evening was the adoption of n COM
plete set of bylaws. Some very de-
sirablc and beneficial changes were
made in the Inducements offered to
members. Commander j. a. Daily
rendered his resignation, which was re-
gretful(y accepted Mr.. Dalhy explain
ing that pressure of business compelled
him to take this action. Vice-Com-
mander d. NJ. Agey was elected com
mander. and Mr. Earnest Staples was
cfcctcd -vTcc-ccmTn1ndrr.- ire I?1v orr
GERS will be installed at tho next meet
ing. There are several applications
for membership now being acted upon
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Among the results of the visit of
Grand Sovereign j. c. Root, of the
Woodmen Of the World. is an addition
OF 80 or 10 new members to Elizabeth
Camp. This is wonderfully fine show
ing.
Black Hawk Tribe No. 81 has now
membership in good standing of over
800, and has determined that its next
class shall exceed all previous efforts
to increase the membership, and the
brothers have agreed that the number
in the next class adopted shall not be
less than fifty.
Past Great Sachem Ira T. Holt was
elected for the tenth consecutive time
a the recent session of the Great Cdun-
ell of Virginia, Improved Order of Red
Men, as Great Chief of Records. The
members of his tribe presented him last
Monday night with n very handsome
for him. and admiration for his faithful
services to the order.
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Minerva Tribe No. 100 will adopt sew
eral palefaces at it's meeting next
Thursday night. This fine tribe is in
creasing rapidly in membership.
Rathbone Lodge No. 90. X of p.
had work Friday night in the Page and
Knights Rank.
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The Norfolk Elks are all talking now
of the Atlantic City trip. a large dele
CATION will go to the Grand Lodge re
union from this city.
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Friendship Conclave No. o Hepta-
sophs. or S. W. NJ, continued the work
Friday night of Initiating new MEM
bers into the mysteries of the order.