Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-10-08
OKLAHOMA CITY Gets
1875 GRAND LODGE
THE ODD FELLOWS SELECT
MEETING PLACE FOR
NEXT YEAR.
NAMED Grand WARDEN
Two Tulsa Women Were Honored
by the Rebekah
Assembly.
TUE selection Of Oklahoma city for

THE selection Of oklahoma city for
Il the meeting place In 1915, cleo
tion of $. y SwImme as grand war
den OF the grand lodge, and the cleo
ton of fun quota OF assembly Of
iicrrs, including two Tulsa women.
were features of yesterdays sessions
Of the odd Fellows and Rebekahs.
Both from a standpoint Of attend
ancc ana the amount Of business trans
acted, Wednesday was the greatest
day Of the convention. The attend
ance was greatly augmented yester-
day by the arrival OF four odd Eel
/ low degree teams. many candidates
and "a number Of members. The odd
Fellows degrees were conferred upon
"A large class at Convention hall last
night with twenty y-five hundred mem
bcrs OF the order as spectators The
entire evening was taken up with this
work
The Rebckah degree was conferred
on number Of candidates last night
at Euclid hall
Finish Up Today.
The assembly expects TO conclude
It's sessions at noon today. The Rc-
bekahs viii hold public reception
tonight at Euclid hall
The grand lodge hopes to finish it's
business by o'clock this evening.
but the prediction was made yesterday
that night session would have to be
held Thursday
In a spirited election yesterday aft
ernoon the grand lodge elected $. X.
Swimme Of Antlers AZ grand warden.
All the other offices were filled by
referendum vote OF the subordinate
lodges All the officers will be for
mally Installed this forenoon. After
some argument. the convention yes
terday confirmed the appointment of
Oliver G. Black Of oklahoma City as
grand representative to succeed j. h.
A. Robertson, who was recently
elected deputy grand sire. II was
contended by some that the office
should be filled by the grand lodge.
The complete list Of grand lodge Of
| ficers follows:
A. $. J. Shaw, Altus. grand master.
T.. T.. Noryell, Wynnewood. deputy
grand master
$. y. Swlmmc. Antlers, grand war
den.
q. W Bruce. Guthrie grand secre-
tary.
c. A. Skecn, Wapanucka, grand rep
resentatlye; one-year term.
Paul A. Griffin. Checotah, grand
trustee, threc-year term
George A. Henshaw oklahoma city.
member home board.
Elect Tulsa Women.
In addition to the officers elected
Tuesday night the Rebekahs elected
treasurer, trustee and a member
Of the home board, the two latter Of
ficcs going to Tulsa women. The full
quota Of new assembly officers fol-
lows;
Stella y. Bcebc. oklahoma CITY,
president.
zceda G. Pemberton, Kingfsher.
vice president
Viola Crislcr, McAlestcr, warden.
Ida c. Beck, oklahoma city Sec
rotary.
Mary McNccs. NARROW, treasurer.
Lucy +. Gardner Tulsa, member
home board
Mrs Mary lIanscl, Tulsa, trustee.
The new president Of the Rcbekah
assembly is one of the most popular
members Of the order and is widely
known among the Rcbckahs of the
state. The fact that she has been
elected to every office from grand
warden mp without opposition and by
"a unanimous vote tcstitIos To- her pop
uarity and the recognition OF her fit
ness for the highest office in the eift
OF the assembly Her unanimous
elevation ty these offices is without
precedent iu the annals OF the Re-
bakah lodge.
To the outgoing officers. and ospec-
tally the president. Mrs Estcllc La
iaycttc, and the secretary Ida &.
Courtney the greatest credit Is due
for tine highly competent manner Ia