The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-14
THE ODD FELL WS MEET
IN THE CENTRAL CITY
Dallas COunty's New Temple Of Justice ChriStened
by the Grand LOdge--Ihe News
of Selma.

: Chung; 17s. Lookout, C. e. Stewart; III.
Hokes Bluff. w. e. Barnes: 17s. Pied
mont, E. c. Harris; 179. Joppa, w. W..
Yarbrough: $780, Glencoe, w. s. Spencer:
1sl. Eulaton, H. s. Bidders; 1S2. Crump.
A. L. Johns: 1s3. Clifton. Q. g. Knox;
1884, Washington, B. l.. Tipps; 1856. Oxford
f.. C.. ,Moreheld; 1S6, Horse Creek, g. ].
Grant; 1877. Lennard Springs. M. c.
Swain; 1888. Darlington, John G.. Brown;
49, Limrock, NJ. B. Smith; $780, Sand
Mountain, c. 8. Martin: 1s1, Ebert. J.
H. Donehoo: 1872. Nauvoo. w. J. Evans;
1873, Easonviile. J. e. Box; 1874. Valley
Grove, E. r. Thompson: 195. Lincoln, J.
C. Holiingsworth: 1876, Limestone. M. o.
Hull; 1877 ,Tallassee. william McCiuskey:
1873, Hamilton, c. E. Mitchell; 1s9. New
Lexington. L. F. Davis; 200. Montgom-
cry, G. A. Thomas: 20l, McFall, J. w.
Thweatt; zoe. Merrimack. e. 8. McRee:
20s Calhoun. w. o. Grant w. H. Brown.
r. c.. Knighton; 2o4, Helm. A. F. Nc
Chez: 2o6. Coaling. H. T. Ward: 20
Opelika, j. L. Moon; 207. Etha, w. j.
, Christian; 2oe. Belle Ellen. Fred Jacot;
2Oe r. A. Mosely. M. v. Grahm; 2lo.
Edwardsville. w. A. Brown: I'll. Stouts
Mountain, r. A. Gillespie; 212, Empire.
j. F.. McNeal.
When the large number of delegates
had taken their seats. A. e. Baker. Jr.,
on behalf Of the local lodges took the
chair, called the meeting to order. and
introduced Mayor A. l.. Mcleod. who
delivered an address Of welcome on be-
half of the city of Selma Mayor Nc
Leods remarks were very happy and
he was frequently applauded. He said
that IL was usual. on occasions OF this
sort, for the mayor to deliver the keys
of the city. but he would not do so on
this occasion. for they had brought the
keys with them (applause) He assured
the Odd Fellows that Selma's gates and
hearts were open to them. The people
Of Selma believed in friendship. they
recognized the tie that binds man to man
throughout the world.
Here we dwell together in unity" he
said, land are glad to welcome you into
our circle Whenever there Ii misery
or suffering or want, there the noble
order of Odd Fellows viii be found. bind
ing up broken hearts and drawing man.
kind closer to one another. The city OF
Selma feels honored by your presence
and is glad that you have come"
Mr. Baker then introduced Or. z. s.
Starr, who made one of his characteris-
tically eloquent and appropriate speeches
and welcomed the delegates to the Grand
Lodge to the city on behalf OF the local
lodges Of Odd Fellows. He opened his
speech of welcome by telling the audi,
| ence that he would welcome them the
way that a country merchant had done
a drummer friend: walk in. sit down,
| think have saw you before"
eve feel toward you Odd Fellows just
like that old merchant did, he said, land
extend to you the right hand Of fellow
| ship, and you cannot help feeling Its
cordial grasp. We are all glad to see
YOU come to these meetings you lay
| aside the cares and business OF life to
discuss questions of great importance to
| every man, woman and child in the state.
| I hope your stay among us Will be
pleasant and profitable and rebound to
| the good of the local lodges. They all
feel that when the members of the Grand
Lodge are in the city the air is more
| balny, the sun shines brighter and the
smiles on the faces Of our lovely women
look sweeter."
.'when you go home" continued DR..
Starr ''you will feel that you have heard
seraphic music and will wonder II you
have not been In paradise.
Hon. Winfield Scott Lewis, the grand
| head of the order. then took the chair
and introduced George Huddleston OF
Birmingham. who responded on behalf
of the visiting brethren to the speeches
of hearty welcome that had been de-
4 livered His remarks were both witty
and brilliant and he was frequently
heartily applauded. He said that he was
glad to be in Selma; 1t was the city OF
brotherly love of the South; 1t was city
of culture. refinement and peace; 1t was
near the center of the State and was the
storm center Of Odd Fellowship in Ala
bama, and every section of our grand
commonwealth had felt the influence that
had gone out from here. Selma Is cele-
brated city: it is noted for the beauty OF
it's women and the strength of its finan-
cial institutions They had come here
to see for themselves IL all that had been
said was true about the loneliness and
beauty of our women, and they were
liable to test the financial strength OF our
banking institutions before they got
| away.
| On behalf of the visiting Odd Fellows
| he heartily thanked the Mayor and others
| for the cordial welcome that had been
extended them. and facetiously remarked
at the end of his speech that he hoped
His Honor would use the keys that he
had failed to turn over to the visitors
ing swinging ajar the doors of the city
bastile If any of them were so unfor-
tunate as to fall into the clutches of the
| guardians of the peace. and assured all
that every man in the sound of his voice
| would do his best not to abuse
/ the hospitality that had been so gener-
! ously tenered by the people OF the Gen.