The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-03-10

AaAOal SessIsA Of GAs GRAD Lode Largely
Attended.

AhS NoPiSeA lily, July ALnpISSSeu Win
the honor Of their presence, has given
the visiting Pythians a welcome quite
characteristic and IN keeping with ia
reputation for cordislhOspitAlity. Many
buildings on Monroe street exhibit flags
and decorations in the Official colors OF
the order, and the citizens have exerted
themselves to see that the visiting
knights and the ladies' Of the Rathbone
Sisters, also convened in annual session,
shall have no cause Of complaint.
The Grand Lodge officers in attend
ance at the opening Of the session were:
Judge Geo. s. Hallmark. Pensacola,
Grand Chancellor; NJ. w. Stewart, Pa
latka, Grand Vice Chancellor; Henry
Horsler, Pensacola, Grand Prelate; w.
H. LatimeT, Tavares, Grand Keeper OF
Records and Seal; w. C.sMest, Jack
sonville, Grand Master Of Exchequer;
l.. Z. Lynch, Gainesville, Grand Master
at Arms; J. Emmet Wolfe, Pensacola,
Grand Inner Guard; G. Pritchard, st.
Augustine, Grand Outer Guard; Rev.
w. w. De Hart, Tampa, ana hon. W..
H. Ellis, Quincy, Supreme Representa-
tives; L. q. Chappell, Jacksonville, Cen
eral Organizer Endowment kank,
The arrangements for the reception
and entertainment of the distinguished
visitors were in the hands Of the follow
ing committee: +. 4. Myers, b. K. NC
Lin, W. A. Rawls, John w. Henderson,
l.. A. Perkins, II. r.. Rose, n. Clay Craw-
ford, p. w. Wilson, w. v. Knott, X.
Hudson Burr, A. A. Murphree, w. h.
Lewis, G. h. Dickinson, Geo. 1. Davis,
w. d. WGtson, l. b. HllsOn, A. H. Gins
berg, Walter Wight, J, A. Edmondson,
julius Ball, H. N. Sweeting, j. +. Hill,
A. S. Wells, w. w. Hughes, J. G. Cal
houn, A: =. Groom, G.. n. McGritf, Ar.
thur Williams.
According TO program, the officers
and grand representatives assembled at
the Leon HoLel, ana, forming in march
ing order, escorted by the committee
and commanded by Grand Marshal
Sweeting, with Grand Chancellor hall
mark ana others in a carriage, proceed
ed TO the State Capitol, where, Ms they
grouped themselves ON and below the
eastern stairway, they were welcomed
in q brief but eloquent address by Hon.
) Ohm w. henderson, TO which Grand
Hallmark responded, also
very briefly, in his happiesC vein. The
delegates then cOuntermarched to the
Castle Hall, on McCarty street, where
the first session Of the Grand Lodge was
opened at IL O. o'clock. The sessions were,
or course, secret, but on Wednesday
evening an open session was held in the
opera mouse, attended by a large audi
ence, at winch addresses were made as
follows: On Benevolence, by Past Chan
cellor J. T.. Wolfe; on Friendship, by
Rev. ". h. H. Mabry. and on Charity,
by Hon. Fred T.. Myers, all OF which
were most excellent, mighty appreciated
and generously appIauoed by the audi
ence. Excellent music was rendered by
the Tallahassee Orchestra.
On Thursday the election of officers
took place, with the following result:
Supreme Representative, non. w. n.
Ellis; Grand Chancellor, M. w. Stew
art, Jacksonville; Grand Vice Chancel-
lor, Henry HOrsler, Pensacola; Grand
Prelate, Geo. M. Lynch, Gainesville;
Grand Keeper of Records and Seal, w.
H. Latimer, Tavares; Grand Master OF
VIM. 4. West, jacksonville;
Grand Master at Arms, j. Emmett
Wolfe, Pensacola; Grand Inner Guard,
]. H. Pritchard, St. Augustine; Grand
Outer Guard, hon. H. Clay Crawford,
The choice Of the place for the next
annual session was also made on Thurs
fay, Pslatka being the place selected.
RATHBoNE SISTERS.
The Grand Lodge RaenbOne Sisters,
which convenes at the same time and
place as the X. of p, was also well at
tended, the meetings being hell In the
Odd Fellows' hall The following off,
GERS were present at the opening SEES
sion: Mrs. Hattie Neville, Pensacola,
supreme representative; Miss Virginia
Lee Hatton, Tampa, grand chief; MrA
]. G. Williams, Pensacola, grand Junior;
Mrs. Geo. p. Morris, Waldo, grand sec
rotary; Mrs. Bena Mas, Tampa, grand
Mrs. Fannie D. Hinsey, APP
G. N. Of R., c.; Mrs. Vashti
Medley, Pensacola, @. N. F.; Mrs.
WeWahitchka, G. p.
Among the prominent Grand Rrepre-
present were MFs. r. H.
Pensacola; Mrs. Kate COeh-
-an, Key West; Mrs. Moore, Mrs.
Calm, Mrs. Morton, Jacksonville; Mrs.
Williams, Mrs. Turner, Ms. Giyins and
Mrs. Glogowski, Tampa; Mrs. Stewart,
and Mrs. O'Neal, Orlando.
The election Of officers resulted as
follows: Mrs. Hattie Neville, Pensa-
ola, supreme representative; Mrs.
SEQ. p. Morris, Waldo, grand chief;
Ars. ]. G. Williams, Pensacola, grand
IeniOr; Mrs. Bene Mas, Tampa, grand
unior; Mrs. Richards. WeWahitchka.