Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-05-20
STATE ODD FELLOWS CONVENE.
Lodge Called in Columbia--Encour-
aging Reports--Five New Locals.

nual Convention of the Grand Lodge,
Independent -rder of Odd Fellows.
assembled this morning in the hall
of the House of Representatives and
were called to order by Grand Master
Charles l.. Kelley, Of this city, who
turned the meeting over to Jas. A.
Summersett, past grand, of Congaree
Lodge. With Mr.. Summersett in
the chair a number OF addresses Of
welcome were delivered and respond
ed to.
The reports are most gratifying as
to the past and very optimistic as to
the future. There are 102 live lodges
in the State, having 4,S16 members
in good standing. The grand secre-
tary's receipts during the year were
$11,474. OF this amount he still has
on hand in cash the sum Of 5000.
The value of the lodge property ag-
gregates $15,497. Grand Master Kel-
ley reported the organization of five
promising new lodges and recon-
mends that they be granted charters.
The Grand Master called the at
tention of the Grand Lodge to the
reported circulation Of spurious liter
ature purporting to contain the secret
or unwritten work Of the order. He
is afraid this is being used in South
Carolina to some extent, and recon-
mended the enactment Of suitable
regulations to prevent this evil. He
also recommended that the incoming
Grand Master be authorized to secure
the enactment by the Legislature of
statutes regulating the use Of the in
sigma and emblems of the order
This Is aimed especially to- guard
against their improper use. -
Twenty-four of the children from
the Odd Fellows Orphan Home at
Greenville were brought upon the
floor of the Grand Lodge this morn
ing, and as a result of their winning
presence the raising of a fund for
the erection Of new dormitory at the
Home went through with a whoop.
Within five minutes subscriptions to
the amount of $1,700 were secured
and District Deputy ]. G. Long, of
Union, introduced a resolution ap-
propriating 81 500 for the dormitory
from the Grand Lodge funds. In
regular course this had to be refer
red to the finance committee, by
whom, however, it is almost certain
to be favorably reported.
Second Days Session.
The second days session of the
Grand Lodge, Independent Order Odd
Fellows, adjourned at p. IN. Thurs
day. In a very spirited contest be-
tween Aiken and Anderson, the for
mer city was chosen as the place for
holding the next annual session OF
the Grand Lodge.
for the ensuing term:
Grand Master-G. A. Neuffer, of
Abbeville.
Deputy Grand Master-Wilson G..
Harvey, OF Charleston.
Grand Warden-W.Ha Cobb
or Columbia.
Grand Secretary-S. f. Killings.
worth, Of Columbia.
Grand Treasurer-H. Endel Green
vile.
Grand Chaplain-Rev. w. l.. r. Ca
hall, Georgetown.
J. J. McSwain, Of Greenville, was
reelected Grand Representative to
the Sovereign Grand Lodge, which
meets this year In Denver.
II. ]. Southern. of Greenville, was
unanimously reelected member Of
the Board of Trustees of the Orphans
Home. He will serve for term Of
six years. The other members OF the
Board Of Trustees. who hold over,
are: C. J. Pride, Chairman, Green
willie; r. M. Bennett, Greenville: L.
N. Zealy Columbia; l.. NJ. G. Olive
Grand Master Neuffer is ex-officio
member of the board.
The Grand Master made the fol-
lowing appointments:
II. Mid Prince, Anderson, Grand
Conductor.
S. w. Plyler. Rock Hill. Grand
Marshal.
J. d. Harris, Grand Guardian.
II. NJ. Miller, Abbeville, Grand
Herald.
The following committees were
named by the Grand Master:
State OF the Order-Cole l.. Blease,
Newberry; J. Walter Doar. George
town; Jas. A. Summersett, Colum-
bia.