Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-05-10
PATRIARCHS IN
SESSION TODt,
Gathering Of Odd Fellow
From Every Section
Of The State
,iANY FROM THIS CIT
Past Grand Officers and Cantons .-s'.
Alexandria Among First to he4-
Capital City

F.! Richmond, May 10.-With early a..
! rivals yesterday for the !eT'
annual session Of the GranG L'aS
| Of Virginia, l. 0. o. F. were nearly
Grand Lodge officers OF the Dep ~
! ment Council! of Virginia, Patria:2-
Militant, Grand Encampment Conme'
of Virginia, and Rebekah Assem-
Some 800 visiting Odd Fellows II.
various sections of Virginia are
ready in Richmond and several hi.
dred others will arrive this morn
The opening sessions of Patr'a
Militant were held in Murphy's +"
this morning, beginning at $3.50. ~
hour later the first session o. r..
Grand Encampment Of Virginia "n'
cd in the auditorium OF the n
Richmond.
Among officers to arrive yestef
were Grand Master Parke T. Naa-
Of Windsor; Deputy Grand Mastof
V. Hanger, Of Amherst; Grand
den L. f .Krenning, of Wythnv''
! Charles y. Fox, of Roanoke,
grand master; Colone! c. c. VauCna
.Jr., of FRANKLIN, past grand MAJ
Or. L. A. jenkins, Of Natural BIZ
grand representative to the Soy
cign Grand Lodge AZ San Franc.5
next September: d. 2. Stansbury
alexandria, past grand master; ;=i,'
Marshal Guy 7. Horner. Of B'H7h2n
vile, Grand Herald C. W. O|eo
oI Alexandria; Major ". Z. Lat
Patriarchs Militant. Of -AiexaEd-
Dast grand representative, and
Grand Master James Mitchell. e.
Phoebus.
Past Grand Master Mitchell is as
. past grand patriarch and psf
grand representative. Of the near!t
10000 Odd Fellows in Virginia tfiar
are but two others, who. like hem
have triple honors. Others who car
similar honors are James B. BltnE@
of Petersburg, and w. F. Larabee, G.
! Phoebus, both of whom are expect
to reach Richmond this morning.
Canton Alexandria, Patriarchs Mi.
tant, commanded by Captain G, {
Trenary, and Canton Staunton, com.
; manded by Captain J. c. Kidd, az
among the first days arrival in tn
uniformed rank.
During the meeting of the Crane
, Lodge and of the bodies Associate
with it in the convention there vi
be conferred the degree of cniv@l',
Upon past presidents Of the.iReae!,7
assembly. The Rebekah degree g..
the first and second degrees @ro g.
to be conferred during cfrcns".
! sessions. the first degree will he
he Patrick Henry degree team '.
Ire second by the metropolitan =
The Grand Lodge, itself will nc
, gin its session until tomorrow mo-
.ng, when the delegates from the A.
J lodges in the State gather in the :...@
: torium Of the Hotel Richmond at J.:'
o'clock. The convention will be wG.
coined by Governor Stuart in behalf
the State; by Mayor :Ainslie for 81
city; by Judge D. c. Richardson f.
! Richmond Odd Fellows, and by ~
jamie Levensohn for the Rebekab -
senlbly. The response Will be G9"'
by Grand Master Parke P. De"
Past Grand Master Hill Montague
Richmond, will preside. During -
hour that this session continues. t.
will be music by an orchestra engaa
for the occasion.
At 1920 tomorrow the G.
Lodge vii! begin It's business ScSa-'
Adjournment will be at ! o'clocE}
during the dinner hour. all vI;sir
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs will 49,
semDle with Richmond members
the order ard its auxiliary at
order and hzm harodd ar mar12'
south portico OF the Capitol for /.
annual convention photograph.
I On Tuesday night the Rebefs
will give a reception in the Colo.
parlors Of Murphy's Hotel FROM :
to 8, and at the conclusion Of the c.
. emonial session following the -ace ,
ton, there will be banquet aI