Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-05-16
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Greenvllle Meeting Most Harmonious r. o.
Burns, Of WaihaIIa, Elected Grand Master.

Burns, Of Waihalla, Elected Grand Master. S
The Grand Lodge Independent Order
Odd Fellows. Of South Carolina, was
convened In special communication in
Greenville on Tuesday, May 9Th.
On that day the Orphans Home, four
miles from the city, was dedicated ac-
cording to the rites and usages of the
order. The dedicatory services were
participated in by the Rebekah Assem-
bly, and Grand Encampment, and was
altogether most impressive.
The homo is at q beautiful and health
full location, and there is suficienoy of
land to soon make the homo self.sustain-
ing. The main building is of brick, four
stories high, and is very convenient
throughout, as 1t was erected for con-
vent. There has recently been erected q
brick kitchen and dining hall, also q
modern barn, and brick tenant house.
On the place is to be found horses, COWS,
hogs, fowls, eto. During the session of
the Grand Lodge Gresnville Citizen
made his will. He made q bequest of
$500 for the establishment of printing
Office at the home. The Kimball piano
agents gave q beautiful instrument, with
out any conditions whatever. There are
now fourteen children at this grand in.
stitution, ranging from three to eleven
years in age-eleven girls and three boys.
The dedicatory address was made by
Hon. Hill Montague, prominent vir-
ginia Odd Fellow. The audience was
greeted by children of the homo with
songs and ROTATIONS. In these they
showed careful instruction by the super
intendent and matron.
After the dedicatory services all were
invited to partake of an elegant picnic
dinner, which had been prepared by the
good and generous women of Greenville
and surrounding country. At least six
hundred partook of the sumptuous bill
of fare, and there was plenty left for that
many more.
The Orphans Home is the pride of
every Odd Fellow, the city Of Greenville,
and every charity-loving citizen of the
grand old Palmetto State, and we should
willingly lend our every support to the
maintenance of the home.
On Tuesday night the Grand Lodge
and Odd Fellows were welcomed to
Greenville by Mayor Mahon. The gath
ering was in the auditorium of Chicora
College. A splendid address was made
by Hon. John Il. Noland, of Nashville; /;
also by Hon. j; e. Boggs, of Pickens.
On Wednesday morning the Grand
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annual session in Chicora College audito-
rum. After the usual red tape had been
unstrung, about one hundred Junior
Past Grands were given the Grand Lodge
degree.
After this the work of the session
began in earnest, aud much business of
interest and Importance was transacted,
which will be communicated to the diff
ferent lodges by their representatives,
as all the meetings on Wednesday and
Thursday were held in secret.
One of the most important steps taken
by the grand body was to cut the State
into districts and hold semi annual dis
trict communications. The Grand Mas
ter will make the appointment of the
District and Lodge Deputies at an early
!; date.
On Thursday morning the election of
officers was held, with the following re-
suit: Grand Master. G. R. D. Burns, Wal.
halla; Deputy Grand Master, C. l.. Kel.
ley, Columbia; Grand Warden, DR.. G. A.
Neuffer, Abbeville; Grand Secretary, Dr.
S. f. Killingsworth, Columbia; Grand
Treasurer, II. Endel, Greenville; Grand
Chaplain, Rev. N. A. Hemrick, Colum-
bia; Trustee Orphans Home, six year
term, l.. NJ. q. Oliveros, Aiken. To say
that we are proud to have Hon. Chas.
r. ID. Burns as our Grand Master is put
ting it mildly. We bespeak for him
every success during his term. Wal
halla now has Past Grand Master (J.
e. Crosby and a Grand Master. Good |!
j. K. Crosby, of Walhalla, was ap-
pointed on Committee on State of the
Order He was member of this COM
mittee last year.
The next meeting of the Grand Lodge
will be held in Charleston.
Greenville is a fine town, finer people,
and finest WATER! Every visitor to the
city was received with an open "heart
and hand"
OcOnee county was represented as fol-
lows: Newry, w. +. Hodge,; Westmin-
ster, S. Y. Powell and j. l.. Dorm; Tuga-
loo, Jas. III. Brown; Walhalla, w. D.
Moss and f. A. III. Schroeder. Seneca
was not represented. Rep.
Stomach Troubles.