The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-07-26
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LODGE !! ]. MEETING I ]
be HELD Sin, WHEELING
s .NpvEMBER u TO g19--MA
FEATURES PLANNED.

Fairmont Odd Fellows are much
interested I'M the Grand Lodge meet
Ing OF the order which is to be held in
Wheeling about the middle OF Novenl-
Der. All arrangements for the meet
Ing have been completed by the Sconl-
|mittee OF the Wheeling lodge an charge
|of IL. The Wheeling Odd Fellows In.
tend to make the meeting the best
ever, held and are making elaborate
utlonst for it, They expect at
least 700 delegates from the different
lodges through West Virginia and look
for fully j 900 visitors during the ses-
sion. q "A ": t,ys 2, -. =
The programme. as arranged SO far.
Is q, good one. The grand lodg &c Will
open on Wednesday,, November IL,
ut the Odd Fellows nall. Through
the courtesy Of q! O. Magic, general
manager OF the Wheeling Traction
Company, special cars will carry the
delegates and local members from
lWheeling to Mounlsville. where they
will visit the, old historic mound and
also be the guest of Captain G. DaW-
son, of the State ,penitentiary. as Capt.
Dawson Is q; member of the general
committee of the Odd Fellows and VIII
conduct the visitors all through the
State prison. From there they Will go
| to n hotel and be served with n BAH
uuet, returning to Wheeling in the
evening. where n big social session
will be given ut the Odd Fellows hall.
On the second and, third days of the
convention business matters will be
adhered to, the election OF officers TAX
ling place onthe last day. In the even.
Ing. Of each day. however special So
cInl textures will be given.
All the business sessions Will nc
held at the Baptist church on Twelfth
street, this being much larger than
any room in the Odd Fellows building.
1t was decided to order 900 small
emblems of the order being In tlle
form OF three links and. engraved VITA
the dates mad PLACE OF meeting or the
grand lodge One of these emblams
will be given each member in attend
nnce and Will be OF gold plated MA
Iterial. ~.
In Wheeling there are five lodges
with membership combined Of
about 900. waile al through the State
the combined membership Is said TO
exceed $4,000 members. while through
out the world the Odd Fellows organ.
ization claim n membership OF more
than 1000 900 members, which Is the
largest frnternal membership OF any
lodge OF the world.
Already other towns and cities
throughout the State are starting n
boom for the 1910 convention. Elsins
claiming q preferences over the others
ON account. OF the new Odd Follows
home being loctaed there. This
home Is not quite completed. but will
be within the newt sixty days and will
ha turned over to the grand lodge II,
Wheeling in November. The nome
was erected. Mt q cost OF $15o.000 and
Is to be used by orphans OF Odd Eel:
lows and members who are old and
have nd one to acre for them. Each
Stntct In ,thethnion has a home similar
to- this tone.;T Parkersburg Is making u
strong bid. and Its, advocates are ad-
vertisIng this city rs n convention
town., calling attention TO this place
being selected for SO many State con-
ventIons of this year.
Senator Henry G. Davis. OF El!1tns,
who Is recognized rs the Oldest Odd,
Fellow. in the Stale. will be the one TO
turn the new building over to the
grand lodge, MS he has taken an active
part In its construction. Senator Da-
Wis VIZ. also take an active part in the
convention at Whcclings as lie holds