The Washington times., 1902-01-26
GRAND ENCAMPMENT, |. 0. 0. F.

The Grand Encampment I. o. o. F. met
last Tuesday evening in semi annual ses-
sion, Grand Patriarch George A. Craw-
ford presiding. Routine business having
been gone through with. the report o. the
Grand Patriarch was presented and unan-
imously approved
The report showed that the encamp-
ment branch had not increased. nor has
1t decreased during the last term, and
now had exactly the same membership
as in July. During the term the follow
ing deaths occurred: Columbian No. l, |.
y. Ridgeley; Magenenu No. 4, Henry
Stewart; Mount Nebo No. 6, none; Fred
ID. Stuart No. :, L. II. Harner and ]. p.
Coombe
The grand patriarch and other grand
othcers paid the usual semi-visitation to
the subordinate encampments, and the
grand representative examined the pro-
gressive officers in the unwritten work of
the encampment, which was without eX-
ception perfect. The grand officers were
highly entertained by the patriarchs of
the several encampments. The grand pa
triarch recommended that the grand en-
campment take suitable action in refer
ence to the celebration of the eighty-third
anniversary of the order April 26.
Thomas w. Fowler, grand representa-
tive from the Grand Encampment to the
Sovereign Grand Lodge l. O. O. F., sub
mitted his report. He said: "As Odd
Fellows we should rejoice in the great
growth and prosperity of the order in the
year 1900, and its wonderful increase in
members, finances and relief. Homes for
aged Odd Fellows, widows and orphans,
have been established in Arkansas, Cali
fornia, Connecticut. Idaho. Illinois. Indi-
ana Kentucky, Massachusetts. Minnesota,
Missouri, New Hampshire North Caro-
lima. Ohio. Tennessee, Vermont. Wash
ington. Wisconsin, and are to be soon
established in Manitoba. Nevada. North
Dakota, South Dakota, and Switzerland
The beautiful degree of chivalry was con-
ferred upon a number of chevaliers in
Tomlinson Hall, in indianapolis, before a
large audience of ladies and gentlemen
our well-known patriarch, Grand Repre-
sentative F. A. Stier, of Washington. be-
ing one of the candidates upon whom the
degree was conferred Capt. James H.
Richards, of Canton Washington, No. /,
was also selected to receive the degree
but was called home before its conferring
Canton Washington, No. /, Patriarchs
Militant, participated in the parade of the
order and in all the festivities of the
week. Your representative is under many
obligations to the chevalIers of this can
ton for courtesies extended to him The
Sovereign Grand Lodge decided to hold
its next session in the city of Des Moines,
Iowa in September 1902. In conclusion, pa
triarchs, permit me to return to each and
all of you my sincere thanks for the honor
conferred in electing me as a representa-
tive to so distinguished a body as the Sow
ereign Grand Lodge of so great an order"
Arrangements were completed for par
ticipating in the celebration of the eighty
hf-l ,ifTr1r -lrT- Nf ha nr1n in nrit
The committee on help was recognized
by the Grand Encampment, and subordi-
mates empowered to send delegates to the
committee.
The officers of the several bodies COM
posing the grand and subordinate bodies
of the encampment branch OF Odd Fellow
ship are as follows:
Grand Encampment - Grand patriarch,
George A. Crawford; grand high priest,
John II. Wood; grand senior warden, Z.
L. Lomax: grand junior warden, Otto
Smith; grand scribe, Joseph Burroughs;
grand treasurer, David w. Keck; grand
marshal. W. w. MILAN; grand sentinel.
r. E. Wines; grand outside sentinel, J.
Thomas Cook.
Columbian, No. &c. P, William Lob
man: H. P, Joseph Armand; S. w, Chas.
O. Greenstreet; scribe, Franc D. Seiilert;
treasurer, D. W. Keck; l. W, H. NJ. Hos
kins.
Magenenu, No &C. P. William Lying;
H. p. Henry c. Hazard; s. W, Richard
Emmons; scribe, William p. Allen; treas
urer, Henry a. Herrell; I. W, Thomas
]. Duyal-
Mount Nebo, No. &C. P, Robert R.
Williams; H. P, Joseph Burroughs; S. w,
E. L. Lomax; scribe. Thomas w. Fowler;
treasurer, Alphonzo R. Vermillion; /. W,
George s. Coleson.
~ II L
Bradfield: H. P, Thomas B. Felter; S. w,
Abel Bennett; scribe, George w. Uline;
treasurer, n. H. Nicholson; /. w, W. G.
Phillips.