The age-herald., 1901-05-14
THE ODD FELLOWS
 IN SESSION TODAY /.
Grand Encampment Met Yes-
 terday and Elected Officers
MEMBERSHIP IS GROWING
Grand Master Pepperman Will Submit an Excellent Annual Report, Show. Ing the Progress of the Order In
 AIabama-In Good Condition.

The f1fty-third annual encampment of the Grand Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows of Alabama, was held in Magnolia Hall yesterday The sessions were presided over by Grand Patriarch John Ellis of Anniston, and all the other officers were present.
 The following delegates from different lodges in the State were present;
 Decatur Bncampment No. 20, w G. McKoin; Thomas H. Holt Encampment No. 30 of Bessemer, J. M. Connernt; Pratt City Encampment No. 22 w. T. Leyons; Mount Sinai Encampment No. il of Eu- faula, Rev. I. 0. Innis; Pilgrim Encamp- ment No. 13 of Huntsville, D. w. Taffs; Mount Oak Encampment No. B of Annis- ton, A. r. McGheen and Lee Ferguson; Avondale Encampment No. 5, J. B. liar lass; Lee Encampment No. IS of Whis- tier, J. M. Tucker; St, Paul Encampment No. ? of Montgomery. H. Ingerhardt; Bir- mingham Encampment No. 2l A. l.. Mill CT; Gurley Encampment No. 2S, L. T. Welch; Rice Encampment No. of De- catur J. D. McClusky; Selma Encamp- ment No. 16 H. L. Mckee Stonewall En- campment No. 19 of Florence J. w. Som mer.
 After the roll call of lodges the grand patriarch appointed committees to look after the various reports and subjects to come before the encampment. The chair men of the committees were as follows:
 Credentials. A. F. McGehee; finance D. H. Lennon; judiciary, w. T. Hutchins; state of order, H. L. Mckee; distribution, Dr. J. M Tubbs; petitions and appeals, J. B. Harlass.
 In Flourlshing Condition.
 The Grand Patriarch submitted his an- nual report, which showed that the order in Alabama is in a fourishing condition with a constantly increasing membership. About 300 new members were initiated in to the order during the year just ended and new camps installed as follows: Avondale, No. 5, now with membership of 27; White Bluff, No. 6, at Demopolis. with 22 members; Calhoun, No. ', of Francis, with "A members; DeKalb, No. 8, at Dawson, with "A members; Coal City, No. 9, with 24 members; Golden Rule,. No. 12, of Anniston, with 26 mem bers.
 At the afternoon session officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows
 Grand Patriarch--J. P. Brodie of Wild CT.
 Grand High Priest-Dr. J. c. Flint of Gurley
 Grand Senior Warden-A. L. Miller of Birmine ham.
 Grand Junior Warden-Lee Ferguson of Anniston.
 Grand Scribe-Robert West of Mont gomery.
 Grand Treasurer-E. Erswell of Bir- mingham.
 Grand Representative to the Sovereign Grand Lodge-John Ellis of Anniston.
 At the conclusion of the election the encampment adjourned until next May.
 Grand Lodge l. O. o. F.
 The Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of Alabama will convene In It's sixty-first annual session in Magnolia Hall at 10 o'clock this morn- ing. A great many of the delegates ar rived in the city yesterday and last night to attend its sessions.
 Jacob Pepperman, Grand Master, has
 
 has headquarters at the Florence hotel. In his annual report which he will sub init today he says
 T have travelled nearly 10000 miles by various modes of transportation in all kinds of weather, and at all hours, day and night have visited seventy-fve lodges and places in the interest of the order; have met and talked with members of 125 lodges; have exempllfled the un- written work and given instructions on matters relating to the order in thirty seven subordinate lodges; have made twenty-two public addresses on Odd Eel lowshlp in lodge rooms, churches, opera houses. groves, parks. I have written about 150O letters; have rendered seventy three official decisions; have read and ap- proved forty-fiye copies of bylaws; have instituted twenty-three subordinate and five Rebekah lodges; have increased the membership in this Jurisdiction 1545, and last, but not least, am the only Grand, Master of Alabama accorded the privilege to review the printed journals containing the secret works of the order"
 The Grand Lodge will be in session two days