The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-06
WORK FINISHED
 BY ENCAMPMENT AyOndale Man Is Elected
 Grand Patriarch CULLMAN NEXT YEAR A. Feature of Session Was Presence of D. W. McGaughey, Who Was Grand Patriarch
 in 1869

The sixty-third session of the grand encampment of the Independent Order Of Odd Fellows came to a close yes terday afternoon at o'clock after A one day meeting at the Fraternal hall building
 Officers were elected during the aft ernoon for the coming year, F. E. How ard of Avondale being chosen grand patriarch. The other officers are: 3rand high priest. Ignatus Green. Tus- caloosa; grand senior warden, T. R. Booth, Phoenix City; grand scribe, W. F. Mccartney, Anniston; grand treas urer, A. l.. Miller, Birmingham; grand representative, c. W. Capps, Birmng- ham; grand marshall. Hugh Hairless. Piper; grand sentinel, Judge R. l.. Bradley, Vernon; deputy grand sentinel, l.. B. Lackey Dawson.
 The grand patriarch apointed credentials committee for next year, which is composed of H. c. Pollard. Huntsville; J. C. Thompson, Mobile, and R. S. Whaley of Montgomery. The place of the next annual meeting was fixed upon as Culiman. and the date will be the first Tuesday in September, 1912
 
 ice of Grand Patriarch C. w Capps, who pushed business through so ex- peditiously that the session was held down to one day, he was chosen grand representative to the sovereign grand lodge, which meets in Indianapolis within the next few weeks l The encampment was begun yester- day morning with Past Grand Master Jacob M. Burger presiding. MT. Bur ger made the address of welcome, in which he assured the visiting repre- sentatives that Birmingham extended to them a welcoming hand, and that the Odd Fellows of the district were re- ioiced at the privilege of entertaining them
 The response to the address of welcome was made by Grand Patriarch C. w. Capps. who thanked MT. Burger for his kind words, and responded feelingly to the cordial welcome of the past grand master. Following Mr. Capps speech. an additional address of welcome was made by w. E. Urquhart
 The encampment entered into executive session at 10;3O o'clock. Reports were re- ceved from the following officers: c. w. Capps, Birmingham, grand patriarch: w. F. Mccartney, Anniston grand scribe: A. L. Miller Birnlngham, grand treasurer; r. F. Conway, Mobile, and D. .pe~Seacy, Tuscaloosa, grand representative.
 The business session having been in- ished yesterday afternoon, the grand en- campment was royalty entertained last night by the crack degree teams of Bir- mingham Lodge No 1l2, L O. O. F., and the Mineral City Lodge No. "A l. 0. o. F. Among the Odd Fellows present at ,he grand encampment, probably the most notable figure was D. w McGaughey, who was grand patriarch in 1869, and who has missed only two grand encampments since that time, being detained on those occasions by sickness. Mir McGauehey is the oldest living past grand master in the state of Alabama
 Just before the close of the session, resolutions were adopted thanking the ,o- cal Odd Fellows for their courteous en- tertainment, and rising vote of thanks was given MT. McGaughey for his faith fitness to the order.
 The newly elected grand patriarch, E. E. Howard, is a prominent furniture man of Avondale, and is noted for his progress siveness and aggressiveness in every line which he undertakes. He has been presi- dent of the District Sunday School asso- ciation, and is a prominent church mem Der and identified with several other fra ternal organizations.