The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-09-19
GRAND
LODGE
MEETS
The Odd Fellows Take
Possession of Bal Z
timOre
The Order Now Represented
in 10 Foreign Countries.
and Will Invade South
Africa

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Sovereign Grand Lodge of the Inde.
pendent Order of Odd Fellows will be
held in Baltimore, beginning tomor.
row and continuing throughout the
week. The sovereign grand lodge is
composed of about $50 representa-
tives of grand lodges of the order In
different states, territories and for
eign countries. Auxiliary organlza-
tions will meet during the week.
These include the Rebekah Assembly
and the Patriarchs Militant.
A daily attendance during the week
of from 25 900 to 10000 Odd Fellows
Is estimated by the committee in
charge Of the entertainment. On the
big day. which is Wednesday next,
100000 visitors are expected to be
here to see the parade. which will be
reviewed by the governor and other
state officers and the grand sire and
representatives OF the sovereign grand
lodge.
Already there is a preceptible In.
aux Of odd Fellows. The committee
on appeals has been in session two or
three days. Tomorrow morning the
Patriarchs Militant will escort the
sovereign grand lodge officers to St.
Peters Protestant Episcopal church,
where divine services will be held.
In the afternoon a grand rally will be
held in Ford's opera house, at which
Assistant Grand Secretary Elvin j..
Curry will make the opening address.
and Grand Representative Alfred s..
Pinkerton OF Worcester. Mass. Will
make tho principal address.
Monday a public meeting viii be
held in Ford's opera house. at which
addresses will be heard from Governor
Smith. Mayor McLane. Grand Master
George w. Goldman and Grand Sire j.
IA Goodwin. After the public pro
gram has been completed the grand
representatives will adjourn to the
Odd Fellows Temple for the opening
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will be occupied with social features.
I Tuesday the sessions Of the lodge
will continue in secret In the after
noon there will be competitive drills
by the Patrlarchs Militant The can.
tons Of this order will drill in compe.
tltion for about $4,000 in purses. Tues.
day evening there will be a reunion
OF the past grand representatives and
an exemplihcation OF Patrlarchs MIL
tant degree by the Department OF
Pennsylvania.
Wednesday afternoon the grand pa
rade will be held. At the City Hall
Governor Smith with his stan. Mayor
McLane and other dignitaries win oc-
cupy a reviewing stand. while at Sara
toga and Cathedral streets the grand
Sire and the representatives OF the or
der viii review the procession. Large
prizes have been offered for he
lodges which send the largest number
to participate in the parade. The ccm'
mittee hopes to have 100 900 Odd Eel
lows in line.
Wednesday evening a grand con.
cert and bail will be rendered the Wis
lting Odd Follows. Great numbers
will attend this affair It viii take
place at the 9th regiment armory and
will be preceded by reception.
Thursday will be occupied with an
excursion TO Annapolis.
Much important business is 10 be
transacted during the several days
the grand lodge will be in session.
There will be no grand officers elected
at this convention. each being elected
for a term OF two years. and the cleo
tions having been held last year The
repart Of Grand Secretary ]. Frank
Grant will show that about 100 600
members have been added to the past
year, and that about 1890 lodges
have hesn instituted in this and other
countries. The order now has Nom
bers in 10 foreign countries. but Is
stronger in the United States than in
any other part Of the world.
One OF the important matters 70
come before the meeting is the ques-
tion OF introducing the order into
South Africa A plan has been9pro
posed by the grand lodge Of Australia.
but there Is likely 10 be some opDOsi-
ton on the part OF some OF the grand
Representatives. The grand lodge Of
Australia is a quasiindependent juris-
dIctlon, but makes annual reports 70
me Sovereign Grand Lodge. IL Is
likely that II It introduced the order
into South Africa. Il win claim the
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