Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-05-29
GRAND LODGE CHOOSES DURHAM
FOR PLACE OF next MEETING|

Grand Officers EIected-M. i. Shipman
is Grand Master-Refiring Grand
Master Dewey HOnOred-Grand
Treasurer Jones has Served Seventy
five Years.
At the meeting of the grand lodge of
Odd Fellows yesterday Durham was
favored as the place to secure the
next annual meeting, officers for the
ensuing year were elected and a num-
her of interesting discussions on mat
ters of secret nature were held. The
visitors to Greensboro declare them
selves pleased with the time they are
having here, though most of it is con-
fined to matters strictly business, the
entertainment features being eliminat-
ed.
The officers yesterday elected are as
follows:
M. L. Shipman, of Hendersonville,
grand master.
W. F. Evans, of Greenville. deputy
grand master.
Thomas L. Green, of Waynesville.
grand warden.
Richard ]. Jones, of Wilmington,
grand treasurer.
B. H. Woodell, of Raleigh, grand
secretary.
Mr.. Jones, who was reelected
treasurer, was 81 years of age the 9Th
OF last February, and he has been
treasurer of the grand lodge for 81
years. He paid off the expenses of
the grand lodge for his first time in
1856 at a meeting in Greensboro. Mr.
Jones has been coming to Green's
boro at the meetings since that time
and the changes and the growth of
the place have been marvellous, ap-
bearing to him more strongly than to
others. He is still hale and hearty
and one of the best of Odd Fellows.
Charles Dewy, who has just re-
tired from the grand masters chair,
was elected grand representative to
the sovereign grand lodge for the next
two years. Mr.. Dewy also was e
elected a sa trustee of the orphans
home for the next five years.
The grand lodge yesterday passed a
resolution to put out a field seere-
tary to give his whole time to the adj
vancement of the work in this state
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home of Goldsboro.
Most of the afternoon and night
sessions were given over to the dis
cussion of suggestions for changes
il the constititutin. There were a
number of warm debates on matters
of purely secret nature.
The grand lodge will meet at 8
o'clock today and will adjourn pro-
baby in the afternoon. The most
important committee reports and legis
lative matters are yet to come up. The
grand officers will be installed today.
Matters of great Importance to come
up will be the reports of the finance
committee and the committee on the
Orphans home. !
Last night.the Rebekahs, the female,
branch of the order, of whom there are
approximately 100 present, met in the
Buena Vista hall, while the Grand
lodge met in the Knights of Pythias
hall. The Rebekah degree team, from
Winston-Salem conferred the degree
Of Daughter of Rebekah at the meet
ing after which there was enjoyed a
social session with short talks from
various members present.
An official photograph of the officers
and members was taken by Moses
yesterday afternoon. The Grand
lodge has approximately 300 officers
and representatives here, which, with
the Rebekahs, makes Greensboro's
population temporarily increased by
400 people.
The Odd Fellows feel much inter-
est in the order of the Rebekah,
which has rendered valuable coopera-
ton in the great work of the lodge
in North Carolina. The attendance
at the meeting of the Rebekahs is
considered as ample evidence that the
branch is fourishing as is the order !
throughout the state.-Greensboro
Daily News May %.