The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-08
ODD FELLOWS MEET
GRAND ENCAMPMENT BEGINS IN
TUSCALOOSA.


xA1ut On Ine ~&EAkUE
River.
Tuscaloosa, Sept. 7.-(Special. y
Tuscaloosa Is today the host of the
annual encampment of the Independent
order Odd Fellows.
The sixty-hrst annual session of the
Grand Encampment, I. o. o. f., con-
vened In this city this morning at s:3o
o'clock. with public exercises held at
the court house.
Grand Master M. r. ormond Of the
Grand Lodge. Of this city. presided
and introduced the different speakers.
who were as follows: Hon. w. M.
Faulk. Mayor of Tuscaloosa. in a very
appropriate speech. welcoming the
grand encampment to this city; In be-
half of the local encampment, Rev
George L. Jenkins, Grand Warden of
the Grand Lodge, welcomed the jovial
throng in a short speech full OF we'll
chosen words; Grand Patriach r. =.
Conway, of Mobile, responded to the
welcomes in feeling speech.
Immediately after the public exer-
cises, the Grand Encampment went In.
to secret session to perfect the organ.
ization of committees and to hear the
reports from the grand ofiioers.
This afternoon the local encamp.
ment entertained the visiting brothers
with a boat ride up the Warrior River
to Lock IA, about sixteen miles above
here, the members and their ladies and
friends taking special car from
this city to the Riverview wharf.
where they boarded the boat waiting
for them.
A unique feature of the Grand En-.
campment this year is In the shape Of
the badges furnished the visitors by
the local lodge. They are o DEPART
ure from the ordinary badges worn on
such occasions and are very hand
some.
An invitation was extended the Re-
bekahs by the local encampment to at
tend, them on their river excursion
| this afternoon. V-sa 4st
Tuscaloosians figure quite prominent
| ly In the roster of officers-D. j.
| Deacy, Grand High Priest; 1. Green.
chairman OF the Finance Committee.
and Charles Black on the Credential
Committee. J. W. Carson is the rep
| resentative of Local Encampment No 8.
The second annual meeting of the
Department Council. Patrlarchs Mill
tant, was held at the Odd Fellows
Hall yesterday afternoon, James W.
Mayne of Ensley. presiding. The re-
ports were very fattering and showed
substantial gains In membership.
A high tribute was paid Mrs. I.eona
b. Kirk of this city. when che was or
dered decorated with the Decoration
OF Chivalry. Mrs. Kirk is secretary
of the Rebekah State Convention and
by her efforts has gained Cor herself
this high honor.
The Department Council elected on
GERS as follows: President. James w.
Mayne, Ensley; Vice-President. Capt.
o. X. Hewitt, Mobile; Adjutant, Capt.
Harry Firstbook Bessemer; Treasurer.
Major e. H. Davidson. Mobile: Chap
lain, Past Captain d. ]. Deacy, Tus-
caloosa.
The Grand Officers who are IN attend
ance on the Grand Encampment ara
Grand Patriarch F. F. Conway. Mo-
bile; Grand High Priest D. J. Deacy.
Tuscaloosa; Grand Senior Warden c..
w. Caps, Birmingham; Grand Scribe
w. F. Cartney. Admission; Grand Junior
warden e. e. Howard. Avondale;
Grand Marshall E. w. Ran. Mobile;
Deputy Grand Sentinel. T. r. Booth.
Phoenix city; Grand Representatives
John Ellis, Admission, I. J. Erchert, Biz
mingham. other well known Odd Fell
lows here are Jacob Pepperman, W. e.
Urquhart and I. w. Holt.