Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-21
ODD FELLOWS TO
ELECT DELEGATES
TO STATE BODY
Sessions to Be Held November
10 and l7-0ther Fra
ternity Notes.

The score of local lodges of the In
dependent Order of odd Fellows will
hold special sessions during he COM
ing week and elect delegates to repre-
sent them at the coming conclave OF
the grand lodge of New. Jersey, which
will convene in Trenton Wednesday,
continuing Thursday, November ID
and II
Grand Master Thomas E. English, of
Ridgewood, will preside, and it Is ex-
pected tina there will be a warm
contest for several of the offices. The
present roster of the grand lodge who
will participate in the meet will be
Deputy Grand Master William T. Rob
bins, of Hamilton Square; Grand
Treasurer Thomas r. Deacon, of Bor-
dentown; Grand Secretary Harry s.
Pine, of Camden; Grand Warden
Charles A. Woodruff, of this city;
Grand Conductor James H. White, OF
Paterson; Grand Guardian. Walter s..
Campbell, of this city, and Past Grand
Master DR.. Frank Crowther, of Perth
Amboy, grand representative.
While a contest will be made for a
few of the offices it has been conceded
that William II. Robbins, of Hamilton
Square Lodge, will succeed Grand Mas
ter English, who will retire.
A Newarker, Charles A. Woodruff. OF
Radiant Star Lodge, has been unanl-
mously named for the post of deputy
grand master, and he Will have no OPP
position. His successor as grand war
den will be George w. Shinn, of Bur-
lington Lodge, Burlington. Some los
lodges are supporting him for the office
and his selection seems assured.
Many Candidates n Field.
Nevertheless. there are several other
candidates In the field for the berth
Walter s.. Campbell. of Granite Lodge,
and Arthur ]. Runyon. of Lucerne
Lodge, this city; James H. White. of
Falls City Lodge. Paterson; Amos e.
Waugh, of Mechanics Lodge, Jersey
City; F. H. ~Chorpenning, of Aaron
Lodge, and Wallace NJ. Kinsey. of In
fallible Lodge.
1t is understood that Thomas r.
Deacon, of Bordentown Lodge, will be
reelected grand treasurer and Harry S,
Pine, of Chosen Friends Lodge, will also
succeed himself as grand secretary.
The candidates for the office of grand
representative to the sovereign grand
lOu6b VIII NC ~ fiNAh'6 sNoN
Glassboro Lodge, G~lassooro, and Peter
w. Stage. of Bergen County Lodge,
Hackensack. 1t will be a close contest,
but Mr.. Stranger, it is said, has the
support of a majority of the lodges and
will undoubtedly )e elected. Among
the prominent officials of the order
from this city and vicinity, aside from
the many lodge delegates, will be Dis
trict Deputy Grand Masters Lewis l..
Lawrence, Albert E.. Wnlttemore, Oscar
Terry and william Horn. During the
two days stay at the capital the dele
gates and grand lodge officials will be
the guests of the Trenton Odd Fellows,
who are arranging an attractive re-
ception and after-soclal program. In
his annual report, Grand Secretary
Pine will show that within the New
Jersey jurisdiction there are 264 lodges
and that the membership totals some
29, 1000. 1t will also be shown that the
last year has been one of the most
progressive in the history of the order
in this State. The local lodges thai
have made noted gains in growth ave
been Granite, Radiant Star, Lucerne,
Golden Rule. Friendship, Protection,
Eureka, Howard, North Ind. Trinity,
Newark. Marion and Clinton.