Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-20
CATAlREE is A CONSTITUTE
SOVEREIGN GRAND LODGE.

SOVEREIGN GRAND LODGE.
Important Meeting of Odd Fellows in
September.
The Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd
Fellows will meet this year in Rich
mond next September and will be in
session over n week.
American Odd Fellowship exists in
every State and Territory In the United
States. In all Of it's provinces of British
North America, in Australia, including
New South Wales, Tasmania and New
Zealand. in Germany. Switzerland, Swe-
den, Denmark, France, Japan, China,
Cuba, Mexico, Italy and other foreign
or membership.
1.-THE brotherhood OF man and-the
fatherhood OF Cod is a sublime theme
for the eloquent DR.. Hawthorne, who
has been invited to preach the annual
sermon to the representatives and Wis
fting brethren on Sunday, September
18th. DR.. Hawthorne has accepted this
invitation.
For quite a number OF years there
has been much interest manifested by
the Virginia representative In the reun-
Ion. Virginia will have her hands full
In the various welcome addresses, and
at the Past Grand Representatives Re-
be by prominent men from other States.
The reception and entertainment of
the Sovereign Grand Lodge will be in
charge of a general committee of ar
engagements. consisting of two hundred
and fifty members of the order in Vir-
ginia. This committee will give full
lodges and encampments OF the order,
including the Rebekah lodges. In or
der that the committee may be Il thor
oughly representative one, each lodge
and encampment has been invited to
! nominate some one from It's member
ship to a position on the General Com
mittee. In this way about one hun
dred and fifty names have been sub
mitted. Mr.. Howard A. Robinson will
represent Lynchburg on this commit
tee
| The primary supervision of the ar
rangements for the entertainment of
| the Sovereign Grand Lodge has been
| entrusted to an Executive Board of
seven. under whose direction all COM
mittees shall perform their duties.
This board is constituted as follows:
| Hill Montague, chairman; w. III.
| Bailey, vice-president; Manly B.
Ramos. secretary; IT. Wiley Davis
treasured: f. w. AIiltz, Samuel R.
| Crowder and C. S. Wells. All of these
are prominent workers in the order.
Mr.. Montague, the chairman, is we'll
known lawyer of this city, and Grand
Representative to the Sovereign Grand
Lodge
There are to be nineteen sub-commit-
| tees.
The officers OF the Sovereign Grand
Lodge are elected for two years. and
the session at which this contest occurs
| is always fraught with great interest.
| There Is nothing like an election of off,
GERS in body of any kind for creating
excitement, and the Odd Fellows are ne
| exception to the rule. The Deputy
! Grand Sire is always advanced to the
office of Grand Sire, the highest in the
| gift of the order. There are already
four candidates for Deputy Grand Sire
namely: Hon. John B. Goodwin. a
prominent lawyer of Atlanta, Ga; wal
lace G.. Nye. of Minnesota, very intel
| ligent and popular gentleman. He Is q
| Nelson, prominent lawyer OF Nash
VILE, Tenn, and Hon. Robert EWrlght
of Allentown, Pa. Mr.. Wright IS a well
known lawyer and is general counsel
| for the Reading railroad.
| The Sovereign Grand Lodge is the SUI
preme governing body of this order. It's
| functions are both legislative and jul
dicial, and therefore it enacts all laws
and is also the court of last resort for
constructing them. The body meets
| annually for one week, and is organic
| ed on plan similar to that of the
| United States Congress and the State
Legislature. Most of the work is done
| through committees. Only matters
| of considerable Importance call for de-
| bate on the floor.
The officers of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge are as follows:
Alfred S. Pinkerton. Grand Sir, OF
Worcester. Mass; a. c. Cable. Deputy
Grand Sire. of Covington, o.; j. Frank
Grant, Grand Secretary, of Baltimore
Md: NJ. r. Muckle, Grand Treasurer. OF
Philadelphia, Pa; T.. ]. Curry, Assis-
tant Grand Secretary, of Baltimore
Nd; John B. Cochrum, Grand Marshal
of Indianapolis. Ind: J. w. Bourlet
Grand Guardian. Concord. NJ H.:
Charles T. Lumsden, Raleigh N. c.