The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-11
O|,DD-F.EL[OWS END
WORK, AND A D LEAVE |. |: N |.
Norfolk Will Get Grand Lodge
Next Y ear-Lynchburg Made
Weak Eight.
MANY Va DELEGATES STAY OVER
Resolutions for notification
Team and Grand Lecturer
Defeated.
MANY DELEGATES STAY OVER

After the best attended and one of the
mos enthusiastic lp9e thugs eyer held the
Virginia Grand Lodge Of Odd Fellows adj
journed its sixty-nnth annual session at
AS yesterday afternoon. 4g III.
Past Grand Sire Alfred Pinkerton, of
ing and Instructive address al the open
Ing, OF yesterdays session. shortly after
9 o'clock.
The report of the Committee on Mileage
four cents a mile, plus twenty-five cents
for the distance travelled BY the rail-
road, and fifteen cents per mile for dis
tunce travelled By stage Bor other con-
veyancc, was passed by the lodge. The
invitation from the jamestown EXPOSE
ton and the Norfolk lodges for the meet-
ing Of the Grand Lodge In Norfolk next
year was accepted over Lynchburgs in
vitaton. r3 4s,i
The Recommendation of the Finance
Committee to appropriate 5000 for the Spur-
pose Of having the degree work properly
cxemplifled by degree team at the an.
nual communication of the Grand Lodge,
was defeated by n large vote A spirited
discussion preceded tho ballot.
.as:N No Grand Lecturer.
The resolution of the Committee on
Legislation for the establishment of n
grand lecturer was defeated. The reso
luton asked that lecturer lie appointed
to~vislt the various lodges throughout the
State to instruct. In, secret and other
work.
Past Grand r. v. Turney offered an
amendment to the constitution to change
the tlmo OF meeting Of the Grand Lodge
from May to such a time as might be
designated by n majority Of the repre-
sentatives In the annual session. Tho
amendment was adopted.
After nll business had been disposed of
tho new officers were Installed by Past
Grands james B. Blanks and Iuomas
h. Kendcr. They were;
Grand Master Chase, In taking the chair,
announced the appointvo officers, ana
standing committees as follows:
Grand marshal, George $. Landon, OF
Pocahontas.
Grand conductor, J. G. Williams, Of Gull
pcper.
Grand guardian, G, w. Graves, of Rich
nlond.
Grand herald. Roland Il, Repess, Of Mat
thcws.
Committee on Appeals-s. s, Rodgers,
] B, Blanks and w, n Parham. all OF
Petersburg.
Committee on By-lAws-Emery ID.
Chase, Cllntwood; George w. Rose,
Greenwood, and Madison l., Senter, Clint
wood,
Committee on Mileage and Per Diem
Charles Pohlig, Walter &. Duke and j. Il,
Hayes. all Of Richmond
1F TIocaJ With prauar
The session for the year was closed by
Pew. j, j, Scherer. OF Marion, who is the
grand chaplain, having held this honored
sil cere and fervent prayer for the well
fare of the order. After the Odd Fell
lows Ode was sung the members were,
dismissed
There are great many of the dele
gates who have arranged to stay over
day or two Many past grand masters
were preI ,ent at the session, and those
who came from out of town spent their
SPARE time In renewing old acquantances
Epnd visiting familiar places, They were
Nlessrs, r, NJ. Young Petersburg; Harry
v, Vail, Norfolk; Frank Cassell, RAD
ford; DR.. p A. Bucher, Brldgewater; W.
u. Hill, South Boston; " g. Morris.
MA. Barley, Richmond w. Kinder,
Richmond; James B, Blanks, Petersburgi
AZ. n. Baldwin. Radford; w, +, LARA
bee, Phoebus r. @. Turney, Phoebus,
Rev, u. u. Northern, Warrentoni Hi
Montague. Richmond, and L, r, Strauss
bug, Alexandria.
+ The Rebekahs Will present Mrs, Celia
Eass, II the new presldentEo OF tho assembly,
with n handsome collar indicative of her
rank. Most of the visiting delegates have
returned 10 their homes.