The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-10
NOEL CHOSEN
GRAND WARDEN.
Grand Marshal Of Odd-Fcllows
Wins Out After Hot
Fight.
GREAT PILE or BUSINESS YET.
Grand Lodge Unable to Get
Through With its Work.
|. Will Meet To-day.

Tho second days session, of tho Grand
Lodge, I. O. o. r.. Virginia, convened
vc.terday morning Mt ten o'clock In tho
y. M. G. a. Hail, with Grand Master Nor
man Asl,by in The chair. I.
Tho Brst order OF business WIS the
agreement on the ho,,r Of election OF
grand officers. This matter was soon dis
rosed Of by the Grand Lodge agreeing TO
80 Into election OF officers Immediately.
1'tis action Of the grand body caused con-
ntcrnaton IN the camps Of the different
candidates for Office. and messengers were
1T once started out to bring IN absent
representatives..
There was no contestant for the office OF
grand master. and Mr.. TolnA T.. Chase.
the deputy grand master, was elevated
10 that position. Likewise, the deputy
grand master fell 10 the lot Of Colonel
G.. G. Vaughan, the present grand war
den.
Mr.. 4. Wiley Davis, OF this city wpss
retained In office MS grand secretary, n,'d
John W. Fcrgusson, also OF this city. VINO
has been grand treasurer Of tho Grand
Lodge for over fifty years. was given ms
old post Of honor without dissenting
voice.
Next in order was tho election OF
grand warden, and for this Office the fight
vas stubborn Grand Guardian George H.
jones' OF Spotsylvania county. who Is
member OF Richmond Lodge. No. j.:
Grand Marshal j. C. Eocll OF Lee county;
A. NJ. sonthall. Of Danvillc; Captain
George p. Squires, OF Lancaster county,
and J. T. Haynes. OF this city. were the
candidates The first ballot resulted In
mn election, with Grand Marshal Nocll
leading, followed by Grand Guardian
Jones' close at his heels; Captain squires.
third: southall. fourth, with Haynes
bringing up the rear. On the second
ballot Haynes was dropped. followed by
southali, which left the conteH between
NOEL, Jones and Squlrcs.
Before the seventh ballot was taken,
Jones retired and left the field to NOEL
ana sourcs. The seventh ballot resulted
In The election OF Grand Marshal Neol.
a, tho grand warden for the present
year.
Exciting Contest.
Members OF the Grand Lodge. who have
grown old In the cause, and who have
witnessed some very exciting contests,
admitted that this struggle for the honor
or the grand warden, was the hottest they
had ever seen on the floor OF the grand
body. ~ &.
Acrcc, in charge OF the orphans from the
Odd Fellows Home, at Lynchbnrg to-
gethcr with the Rcbeknh assembly. en-
tered the hall. @
The children rendered Il very pleas
Ing programme Of music and recitntions,
and received many rounds OF applause
from the auditors. After tho programme
was complctcursn fsTeccss' n IS aiken Tor
dinner.
Afternoon Session. Il
The Grand Lodge reconvcned at 800
o'clock, and at once proceeded to the
election Of representatives 10 tho Sow
cign Grand, which meets in Toronto.
\ Canada. next September, Those chosen
TO represent Virginia were Past Grand
Master w. p.Hll. of South Hoston, Va,
and Past Grand Master G. w Norris,
OF Richmond. IA fsS 5F 8
Amendments were then offered to the
constitution. setting forth tho time
when grand officers should be nominated
and elected during the sessions OF the
Grand Lodge
These amendmcnis were laid over for
sidcrcd by ihc subordinate lodges.
After a spirited discussion as Ia where
the home for the aged and INDECENT Odd
Fellows and the widows fdeccascd
members should he located. II .ynchblirE
won out. though Richmond made a strong
fight for It.
The question OF cren ting the Office of
grand leCtn"er Was defeated
Not Decided Yet,
The invitation from tho Inm"st own En-
position and the lodges Of Norfolk to hold
the next session In Norfolk was referred
to the Committee on Finance.
It was about l2 o'clock ut this STAGE
go the meeting. Manuscript was still
3sssse. nm the dnsk about font high ard
the delegates felt hopclcssly delayed with
business.
Some one proroscd adjournment until n
o'clock this morning, and the motion was
passed immediately
About lsh delegates will be absent from
this MORNINGS session. aa that number
has already oft for their homes, but
enough are left to form quorum IT is
eyrcctrd that all business will be COM
rletcd by noon today,
Grand Secretary II. Wiley Davis was
voted trip to the Sovereign Grand