The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-15
BUSINESS SESSIONS
OF CONVENTION END
Grand Lodge of Odd Fell
lows Nominates Officers
GO TO CULLMAN TODAY
Montgomery Lodge Team Wins First
Prize in Degree Work-Officers
Are Installed-Mrs. Bella
Bensinger Heads Rebekahs

The final business session of the Ala-
bama grand lodge of Odd Fellows wa.
held yesterday afternoon with the in
stallation of the officers for the ensuing
year The officers installed were: r r.
champion, grand master; H. L. Bradley.
deputy grand master; George Huddleston,
grand warden; j. c. Bowie, grand treas
urer; III. c. Pollard. grand secretary: O
S. Finch, grand marshal; l.. N. Buel
grand conductor; e. w. Murphree, grand
herald; the Rev. G. F. Ponder, grand
chaplain, and N. Il. overall, grand
guardian.
The prizes which were offered by Grand
Master Champion to those teams most
perfect in degree work were awarded
last night, the first place going to Mont
gomery Lodge No. 200, Birmingham Nc
liz, second. and West End No. 1850, third
The work of the teams was decided on
a percentage basis and was highly
spoken of by the judges.
This morning the delegates to the grand
lodge will go to Culman on a special
train over the Louisville and Nashville
where they will spend the day. The Or
phans' home at that place will be visited
and barbecue win be served on the
grounds The train VIII return to Bir-
mingham at $50 O'Clock this afteSnoon.
number of members of the Rebekahs,
accompany the delegates.
The election of officers of the state
assembly of Rebekahs was held yesterday
afternoon and Mrs Bella Bensinger was
chosen president Mrs Mamie Mapes
was elected vice president, Miss May
Bunson, secretary and Mrs. Leona b.
Kirk, treasurer, Yesterday the assembly
took up the Orphans home and matters
pertaining TO that institution were dis
cussed at length. Several Improvements
and additions were decided on.
There were a number OF matters of
Importance to come up before the grand
lodge yesterday morning. chief among
which was the nomination of officers.
The following We're nominated and will
be voted on by the subordinate lodges in
October; r. l.. Bradley, grand master;
George Huddeston, deputy grand mas
ter; II. j. Krudap. grand warden; A. o.
Block, grand warden; r. II. Simpson,
grand warden; George steifelmeyer. grand
warden; C. J. Blackenshp. grand war
den; J. c. Bowie, grand treasurer; III. C.
Pollard grand secretary; Walter X. Nc
Adory, grand representatives f. j. Cramp-
ton. grand representative, J. h. Black
wood, and John Ellis, trustees of the
home. Grand Master f., j. Champion
withdrew as sovereign representative to
the grand lodge. G. M. Jenkins was
named.
The following committees were named
yesterday morning Home committee,
Frank o. Brown finance committee, Mac
Freeman, V. II. White and S. r.. Bat
son; credentials committee, II. c. Pollard.
/. Variety, and j. A. Howle.
Numerous reports of committees were
received The most important of these
was the legislation committee. Recom-
merdations were made that the district
president be made "a district deputy with
the duty d visiting and inspecting each
lodge annually; that sick benefit accrue
from the date of admission into the Lodge
and that the six months time limit be
removed that the lodges who fail to pay
their per capita tax for the period offone
year he suspended. The report was
adopted.