The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-11
ODD FELLOWS HERE
FOR THE SESSIONS
OF GRAND LODGE
Welcome By Urquhart and the
Response By Grand Mas
ter Ormond
NEW GRAND OFFICERS
INSTALLED TODAY
Next Place of Meeting viii he De-
cidcd on Final Day-Many Favor
Making Birmingham Perma-
nent Meeting Place

The annual meeting of the grand lodge
of Alabama, Independent Order of Odd
Fellows, met in Birmingham yesterday
and will be in session for three days.
The sessions are being held in the Or
pheum theatre. More than 500 delegates
and visitors are in attendance.
After a few preliminary exercises at
the first session yesterday morning the
grand lodge went into executive session
for the transaction of lodge business.
The meeting was opened at 10 o'clock
yesterday morning by Grand Representa-
tive George Huddleston of Birmingham.
After a few opening remarks Grand
Chaplain M. E. Butt of Childersburg led
in prayer
Grand Representative w. E. Urquhart
of Birmingham delivered a welcome ad-
dress, which was pronounced by those
who heard him as one of the most mas
terly and impressive addresses ever heard
in the grand lodge of the state. He
extended a warm and big-hearted well
come to the visiting Odd Fellows and
their friends.
Grand Master NJ. T. Ormond of Tus-
caloosa responded jim a graceful and
scholarly address that impressed itself
on the minds and hearts of all those
present.
Grand Secretary H. C. Pollard of
Huntsville made report of the finances
of the grand lodge. The lodge is in
good shape and the report was received
with pleasure by the officers and dele
gates. Grand Master Ormond also made
an enthusiastic report, showing that the
order is gaining In numbers and influence
In the state.
The morning and afternoon sessions
were taken up mainly in passing on
credentials and reading of reports from
officers and committees.
The new grand officers will be installed
tomorrow.
All the officers of the state grand
lodge are present, including NJ. T. Or
mond of Tuscaloosa, grand master; j.
T. Blacllwood of Gadsden, deputy grand
aster; the Rev. G. T. Jenkins of ITALIA
6ega, grand warden; j. c. Bowie of
Talladega. grand treasurer; II. C. Pol
lard of Huntsville, grand secretary; the
Rev. M. E. Butt of Childersburg, grand
cha plain.
Deputy Grand Master J. T. Blackwood
will be elevated to grand master at the
present session. Grand Warden George
Il. Jenkins will be advanced to deputy
grand master and w. P. McAdory of
Birmingham will be advanced to grand
warden.
The local reception committees met all
trains and handled the arriving oelega-
tons in admirable shape. Every dele
gate and visitor has been assigned to a
home or rooms at the local hotels and
during the remaining two days of the
session it is expected that the business
OF the grand lodge will be dispatched
with great speed. 1t is determined to
hold no night sessions if 1t is possible
to transact all the business in two daily
sessions.
Today will be devoted mainly to the
consideration of committee reports, while
tomorrow will be taken up by the install
lation of officers.
The next place of meeting is also to be
decided upon during the last days ses-
sion. 1t has been suggested, and many
of the delegates are urging, that Br-
mingham be selected as the permanent
meeting place of the grand lodge.
The lodges of the state are we'll repre-
scented in the grand lodge. The officers
are enthusiastic over the interest that
is being shown in the work of the order
and the splendid representation at the
present meeting.
The full list of the delegates present
up to last night is as follows:
Alabama, No. l, c. H. Carlman Ban
gor, No. 2, j. E. Cree; Blossburg, No.
3. A. l.. Higgins; Eureka, N. Z, w. e.
Moore Mobile, No. s, c. F.. Sheldon;
Wetumpka. No. 9, c. X. McMorris; Nc
Bee, No. 10, H. w. Pridmore: Eufaula,
Nc. IL. j. w. Speight; Gardner. No. u,
w. w. Mcdaniel; Union, No. 49,, j. r.
Flncher; Tuscaloosa, No. IA, r.. A. Chill
dress; Sprngdale, No. II, l.. D. Carder:
Central, No. 49, j. M. Robertson; County
Line, No. 10, w. S. Love: Hurricane, No.
90, j. w. Nance; St. Clair, No. 90 C.
NJ Barber; Franklin, No. "a, G. A. Len
bert; Madison. No. %, A.. H. Turner;
Sheta Cavern. No. &C. J. M. Mash; In
dian Head. No. o. w. Il. Cocker; Crop
well, No. 2S, NJ. F. Boley; Winston, No.
20, j. w. Bearden; Talladega. No. 80.
Mac Freeman Cypress. No. 81, j. j.
Miles; Ethelvile, No. 49, j. E. Aiken;
Bold Springs No. 81. o. E. Cox: Noun
tair Oak. No. 50. c. B. Rouse; Cedar