The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-01

The Grand Lodge of Alabama, said Mir. Roquemore, was instituted in lS4v lie saio there were only two encampments, Mt Ar arat of Mobile, and St. Paul Of Mont bile, and at the next encampment which takes place at Tuscaloosa, g branches should be represented.
 MT. Roquemore said that the member ship of the Alabama lodges numbered 1,216. and $20,09s was spent by the order in Alabama in 1902 for the relief of needy
 After music by the orchestra. J. !. rendered vocal solo. MT. Pierce has a res ,aant bass voice, and his rendition was enthusiastically applauded.
 odd Fellowship: The Order in Mont gomery." was the topic of an address by Montgomery Lodge, who followed MT. Pierce.
 MT. Pepperman told of theainstitution of the first Montgomery branch of the order in March, 1s45. when a body of corner of Dexter Avenue and Perry Street, as the result of whose efforts three lodges among the strongest in the South stand conspicuous with large member ships.
 He alluded to Montgomery Lodge. No. 6, the charter of which was surrendered in 1899 by reason of the death and re- moval of the majority of it's members. No. ae sa'o g of s', Montgomery. Mont pnSa was in 1s47. Capital City Lodge, No. 12o. he said, was organized February 26. 1891. fol- lowed by Lomax Lodge No. 15s. Septem- Der 24, 1895. and Montgomery Lodge. No. 200, in November, 1901.
 Montgomery has had six lodges of Odd Fellows said MT. Pepperman. and there. are now three. with large and
 Mir Pennerman then smoke of dis tinguished Odd Fellows in the ranks of the Montgomery lodges, and praised their allegiance to the order. He said in 1885 body of loyal Odd Fellows removed lows hall, where 1t now Is, and cut 1t into strips for blankets for Confederate sol diers.
 He pointed with pride to the number Fellows, saying that service and ambition would lead them to positions of promi- hence in Odd Fellowship.
 A fourth musical selection was rend- cred and Rev. W. M. Crawford was in- troduced to speak on "The State Encamp- ment." MT. Crawford made a clear and eloquent address and gave much history connected with the Encampment.
 He said the Odd Fellows stood for a Supreme Being the open Bible. union and charity. He said the order had done more in the cause of charity during the past twelve months than all the other orders combined, and predicted still greater pro- gross for the order in the future.
 Miss Frances Griffin, of Olive Branch. No. 1, of Rebekah Lodge. was the next speaker, and she made an interesting talk detailing the work of Rebekah Lodge united with the I. O. o. F. during past years.
 She spoke of the ancient inhabitants of Africa who originated orders of secrecy, and said that Odd Fellowship originated in the Ancient Roman camps.
 At the conclusion of Miss Grifin's ad- dress, Rev. MT. Crawford, after a few appropriate remarks. presented to Miss fr film an elaborately designed cluster of roses.
 The closing ode of the Odd Fellows was sung, and Rev. Mir. Morton pronounced an invocation.
 Refreshments were then served to the entire audience by the ladies of Rebekah Lodge, and the celebration of the eighty fourth anniversary of the order in Mont gomery came to a close.