The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-07
ODD FELLOWS TO
MEET TO MORROW.
The Grand Lodge Will Hold Its
Annual Session III y. M. G, a.
Hall.
DEGREES TO BE CONFERRED ON III
Will Choose Officers and Dispose
Of Much Other Important
Business. cd,

All preparations have been made hS
tho various committees for the enter.
talnmcnt Of tho members OF the Crane
Lodge Of Odd-Fellows which convcnes
here tomorrow morning in annual scs-
sion at Y. M. G. a. hail..
This evening the degree team of Abou
Bon Adhen Lodge No. 216. Will confer
two degrees at fraternity Hall, No. 21t
West Broad street. This degree work
is given for the benefit OF the visiting
members Of the order. The work Will
be conferred In the room OF Richmond
Lodge, No. 1, which Is one Of the finest
lodge rooms in tho city. The lodge VIII
be called to order ut $3.50 o'clock.
Tomorrow evening there will be an
entertainment at tho Casino by the Polk
Miller troupe. This entertainment will
be free to all Odd-Telows and their
families.
Many Already Here.
A number Of the Grand Lodge members
have already arrived here, anJong them
being Past Grand Master w. d. Hill, OF
South Boston; II. V. Vail, Of Norfolk, OF
the finance committee; Deputy Grand
Master Roland e. Chase, Of Clintwood;
Past Grand Patriarch James T. Mccoy,
Sir, of Norfolk District Deputy James
n. Stallings, Of Norfolk, and others.
An official invitation from tho James
town Exposition Company to the Grand
Lodge to hold It's next session In Nor
folk will be presented to the grand body.
While no official action has as yet been
taken, large number of the members
and officers favor the City by the Sea as
the next place OF ys>eting.
Among the matters to come before the
Grand Lodge for action, doubtless the
election OF officers will be one Of the
most interesting.
Several Candidates.
There are several announced candidates
In the field, and others will be brought
out it is thought, before the time ar
rives for election.
For tho position of grand warden there,
the In the field George b. Jones. grand
guardian, of Spotsylvania county; I. J.
Haynes grand herald, of Richmond; a..
NJ. southal, Of Danville; ]. c.. NOEL,
grand marshal, of Lee county. and
George Landon, OF Pocahontas.
The question Of placing grand lee
turcr Cor, more properly speaking. grand
INSTRUCTOR in the field is q matter which
will doubtless come in for much consfd-
ora ton. IT Is claimed by the advocates
Of the measure that It is highly mpor-
tant that such an officer should be en-
ployed for the purpose Of giving instruc-
ton in the unwritten work Of the order.
especially to the lodges in the sparsely
settled districts
Could Not Do 1t.
On the other hand, the opponents Of
the measure say that n grand lecturer
would not be able to cover the, field as It
should be covered, and that the best
plan would be to enlarge the scope Of
the duties of the various district deputy
grand masters.
The building Of home for aged and
INDECENT Odd-Fellows and the widows ~
deceased members is another question
Of Importance to be considered. Some
of the members. 1t is said, favor locat-
ing the home on the Orphanngc prop.
erty, about three miles from Lynchburg,
while others say It should be placed IN
some other section Of the State, and that
Richmond is n most desirable location.