The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-16
JOSH N. MOORE, or MERIDIAN,
ELECTED GRAND MASTER FOR
ENSUING YEAR.
u. KATz ELECTED DELEGATE
SOVEREIGN GRAND LODGE
Visitors Attend Ball Game This After
noon-NeSt Meeting Place To Be
Deeided-session One Of Most salts
factory in History OF Lodge.

The Grand Lodge |. o. o. f. elected
officers this forenoon, and will con-
clude its session this afternoon. Upon
final adjournment the members will be
escorted to Hamper Park, where they
Will witness the ball game between
Hattiesburg and Jackson.
The grand officers for ensuing year
are as follows: Grand Master, Josh
M. Moore, of Meridian; Deputy Grand
Master, Warren M Cox, of Columbus:
Grand Warden. B. F. Fridge, of Ellis
vile; Grand Secretary, w. s. P. Doty.
of Grenada (re-electedl; Grand Treas
urer, John McClurg. of Greenwood;
Grand Representative to Sovereign
Grand Lodge, Herman Katz. The Sow
! ereign Grand Lodge to which Herman
Katz has been elected member, will
will meet at winnepeg, Canada, In
! September, 1912.
| The statement is general, that this
session of the Grand Lodge Of Odd
! 3,
tory meetings ever held by the order
in this state. There was manifest
decided impetus in the lodge spirit and
the workers are much encouraged BY
the enthusiasm for greater things In
Mississippi Oddfellowship.
School Of instruction Last Night
Wednesday nights program for the
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows was car
ried out in the presence of very
large gathering of visiting delegates
and the members of local Lodge No.
127.
The school of instruction was con
7. Quoted by w. 8. P. Doty, the Grand
. Secretary, who exemplified the secret
work and the ritualistic tokens. This
school was followed by the Odd Eel
;. lows present, with close interest and
J. much profit.
+ Secretaries and scribes Effect orga.
= nIzation.
. The secretaries Of subordinate
! lodges and scribes held meeting and
a effected a permanent organization
with H. Katz as President; H. A
Barr, Vice-President; VIM. Hemming
way, Secretary. The object of this or
II ganization is to study and promote
\. plans for the improvement and vel
q fare of subordinate lodges. and scribsl
v are eligible to membership In thii
n Secretarial Association. After the or
ganization several matters Of interes
to Odd Fellows were discussed and tn,
benefits to accrue from this new move
ment were emphasized.
Feast Served by Rebekahs.
Z After the adjournment of the schoo
L of instruction and of the Secretarie
Association, all present repaired b
the hall on the second floor Of the Cd
10 Fellows building. where the Rebekah
ID had spread very tempting feast.
er Ed Self, Of Meridian, the origins
ED Self" was himself, with a
ne that means to the large number VIII
m know him, and presided with inimit,
OF BILE style, as Master of ceremoniel
ee From the moment he rose for the firs
Di- time until the close Of the evenin
10 he kept the assembly In a roar
ne laughter Mr.. Self didn't want 'Brotl
er" Campbell to think that with b
ne suggestive name and marvellous "ra
tie snake" he was the only menager
at this Grand Lodge meeting. He ",
something of menagerie himself;a al
before the meeting closed those pre-
= ent were convinced that he is at lea
very delightful entertainer.
n. Katz Presented With Loving Gu
The feature of the evening whi
will interest Hattiesburg people of Z
= ery class. was the presentation Of
; = loving cup made by Hattiesburg Lod
t: No. 127 to our worthy fellow-tow1
: man Herman Katz. This is silv
: cup about fourteen inches high q
, = some six inches in diameter aero
; the center globe. Engraved on I
: center Of the cup is the foliowin
*"Presented to Herman Katz BY n
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