The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-10-09
ODD FELLOWS CONVENTION
TITO BUST SESSIONS HELD TES-
 TERDAY.
Many Preliminary Matters Disposed of Fine Concert Last Night-Parsde at Noon To-day and Grand Ball Tonight at'SecOnd Regiment ATmOry.

at'SecOnd Regiment ATmOry.
 The second days session of the elev- enth biennial movable convention of coIored Odd Fellows was in Harmony hall yesterday. Grand Master Morris was in the chair. The session was call ed to order by L. L. Lee.
 A committee was appointed to report on the grand masters report Changes in the constitution were proposed by several of the delegates, and consid- eration of these measures occupied both the morning and afternoon ses- sion.
 In recognition Of the hearty mutual good fellowship expressed and existing between the order and that of Eng land, committee was appointed to draft resolution to express to the grand lodge of England the thanks Of this convention for the visit of Grand Secretary Wilde ana the picture pre- scented yesterday.
 During the noon recess a picture Of all delegates and other members of the order in attendance at the sessions was taken on the Center church steps. One of the important propositions favor ably considered and adopted yesterday was that with reference to the dele- gates to the convention. It now reads that any delgates attending must be a member of the subordinate lodge in the city from which he comes and that he cannot reside in one city and represent subordinate lodge in another city to which he has previously belonged.
 Commencing at o'clock last night short musical programme was given in Harmonic hall, after which J. Me Knight Jones, president of the Colored Industrial Institute of Wheeling, West Virginia gave an address and James P. Parker, the colored gentleman who bounced on the slayer of President Mc- Kinley spoke for a short time. The Oriental quartette was present and rendered several fine selections Thon- as Blunt sang two numbers. The re- mainder of the evening was spent in dancing, which pastime was enjoyed until late hour.
 At the morning session to-day there will be a memorial service for two de- parted, Grand Directors Fluker of Ar kansas and Jackson at Alabama and also for all other departed members of the grand directory. Charles Brooks, grand secretary, will preside at this service. Different sections of the country will be represented by promin- ent members and a number of address, es will be made. This afternoon there will be a grand demonstration and the programme is as follows:
 Grand street parade by the order. All lodges, p. G. Masters Council are | invited to participate. The parade will form on Goffe street at 12:30 o'clock and move at 1:30 ?. m. over the following | route from Goffe to Orchard, to Henry, | to Dixwell avenue. to Broadway, to York; to Chapel, to Church, to City Hal, to be reviewed by His Honor the Mayor and city officials, out to Church, to Whitney avenue. to Trumbull, 10 Orange and counter march down Cr- ange to Crown, to Church, to Congress aveue, to Temple, to the green, where the parade will be dismissed.
 P. M V. P, Captain Frederick Young, chief marshall. W. H. Lynn, assistant marshal. Aids. George H London, N. M. Mayo, J. H. Golden, C. B. Carter, Boston: J. E. Byrd, Ansonia: Jos. II. Pierce, Providence: H. Harper, Springfield; Edward Henry, Brooklyn; F I. Ta1bot.p New London.
 At 8 D. m. Grafton exercises at 2d Regiment Armory. Rev. Wm. A. Cred it, L. D., P. N. F., of Philadelphia, Pa, will deliver the oration. There will also be an address by George Wilde, grand secretary of the order in Eng land, who is the fraternal delegate to the convention. Grand Master Morris will also deliver an address. Music by the 2nd Regiment band.
 | Following this there will be a banquet grand reception and promenade also a prize brill by the visiting patriarchie for a handsome silk United States flag, to be followed by grand march. Mu- sic by Wells orchestra. The public Is invited to attend. Admission $1.00.
 The concluding and important ses- sions vii, be held on Friday. At the mornings session the grand lodge of ficers andE the grand directors will be elected. Other important matters are | to be considered.