Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-10-22

V. !ohnson. Mrs. Bell Donohoo and MTs. Rose Duttlnger.
 Another session of fhe hoard will be held this af ernon at which all business will be completed and 1he officers elected.
 Odd Fellows Welcomed, The Elks Theatre was damned to ne toors last night on the occasion o1 the exercises Of welcome to the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows and the subsidiary orders. It was a represen- tatlve gathering of members of the great fraternal body with the visit Ing delegates and tneir ladies greatly in the majority.
 Alter the invocation by Rev, Frank Thompson and an overture by Howe's Orchestra, B. W. Benton, noble grand of Jefferson Lodge No. PA made a few introductory remarks concern no the sesslons of fhe lodge tomorrow and then introduced C. M. Philpot. who welcomed the visitors in behalf of the citizens of Jefferson county. He vas liberally applauded when he concluded.
 Mayor A. C. Jordan, on behalf of the city of Pine Bluff. made most apLropria e address,
 A. H. Rowell a member of Jeffer- son lodge No PA, gave a cordial greeting to the members of the grand lodge on behalf of the local lodge and the Superior Rebakah Lodge No. S5 of this city. MT. Rowell is a brilliant young attorney and is rapidly winning Toe, night was what the Independent Or der of Odd Fellows stood for, the scope of it's endeavors and he mag nificent results that it has achieve Many complimentary remarks were made by those in the assembly of the cordial greelng from the young man.
 The responses were made by Mrs. M. J. SietZ, state president of the Re bekah Assembly; w. s. Grove, grand patriarch of the Grand Encampment, and George w. Pardee, grand master of the Grand Lodge.
 Grand Master Pardeeis response was gem. We know he said. that we gre welcome. Every handclasp I have been given by members of the local lodge has been one of warm greeting. When I see the result of your entertainment committees work t Is very evident that nothing but a desire to have every comfort and convenience for the visitors and to mane their visit a pleasant one was the ultimate aim of 'eaese men. Every incident that has occurred since my arrival here and the arrival of the numerous delegates has breathed of hospitality. ~ The repu iation of Pine Bluff, the leading city of the south east Arkansas, and city by the way, that will some day be a great metro- polls, for hospitality has been fully sustained and her citizens have again demonstrated that they are masters of the art of entertaining. With such genial surroundings the sessions of the grand lodge cannot help but be pleasant and benificial.'
 In this strain, h h'ghly complimenting the members of the local lodge, the entertainment committee and the citi- zens,, Mr. Pardee continued his res- ponse and in conclusion assured Pine Bluff and her citizenship that the efforts and success in entertaining he great gathering would long be cherished memory in the minds of every delegate that is present.
 Judge PhilpOt's Welcome.
 7"In behalf of the citiens of Jeffer- son county.' said Judge Ph lpot, Il welcome you with the heartiest cheer. We are glad that you are here and will do all in our power to make this a pleasant gathering, long to be re- membered. Our latch string hangs on the outside, though our grand, new hotel is unfinished, yet the Jef- ferson, together with the other hotets and homes of our city will, as I'll the past, supply your needs most aoe- ouately. After you have enjoyed the sights of our city we invite you to ride over our country roads, Whlcn' as good road boosters, we are en- deayoring to improve. Just south or the city you will find two of as tlne nike, as there are in the state, dol- ted long with stock, poultry ana truck farms. In other directions you will see splendid corn and HOW ing fields of rice. Jefferson is truly fine hammer county of our state and certifies the same that cotton IS hl.S s, And our ladies-GOd bless thenl-wnl make you say with one accord .lae in Pine Bluff dwells the queens. our order succors the widows and or phans, bringing comfort to the oe- reayed and lot of other commend, able things which we want to extoll to our wives on nights of lodge meet.
 But they tell us originally our or or der was bunch of gay larks, all loi fun. So we'll lapse back lnto the