The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-04-24
WEST FLORIDA.
ODD FELLOWS.
RETURNED HOME.

The West Florida delegation Of ode
Fellows and Resekahs 70 the Grand
Lodge which convened this week az
Gainesville. returned 20 the city yea
tsrday According 20 reports the ses-
sion was attended BY several hundred
odd Fellows and R@bekahs and aiao
by members from ether jurisdictions.
/ The guest OF honor az the meetings
/ OF the different branches o. the order
/ was the Hon ". r. sloan of Gaines
/ vile. Ca, who. 80 present il the grand
master Of the jurisdiction o. the state
~ Georgia His most eloquent al
dress AZ the welcome ceremonies and
his wise counsel ana inspiring re-
marks VIII long be remembered by
those who were fortunate 20 be pre-
ent.
The grand encampment held is ses-
Hions on last Monday and closed with
the election OF the following ofrcera
/ Tor the ensuing year. John II Eek
/ Of jacksonville. grand patriarch: ].
I n. shirah. Of Tampa. grand nigh
/ priest. W. p. PiIlians 81 IaSeiand
grand senior warden. II. r. Cellar Of
Orlando. grand junior warden: G.
! Mcconnell 81 Tampa, grand scribe:
G.. p. Rinshart n Jacksonville. grand
treasurer: Jno. VI. banding OF Gaines
Vile, grand representative. r.. a. col
Inns Of 81 Cloud grand marshall: u.
/ lamorecht ~ Pensacola. grand inside
sentinel and Jas Haskins - Miami.
grand outside sentinel
The graud lodge convened on Tues
day after q reception 70 an delegates
and their friends and the citizens n
Gainesville had been given 81 Colfax
Rehekah Lodge No. 2. IL Gainesville
e the widows and Orphans Home.
which e the pride n every odd Fcl-
low IN the state CT Florida today After
3 most successful harmonious conse-
Grated session the following officers
were elected for the year Hon w
Il. Lathrup of Bradent0Wu. grand
master. Chas. Friedrlchsen ~ Pensa
cola. deputy grand master J ~ Con
naily 9f Jacksonville grand warden
Jno ". Blanding ~ Gainesville grand
secretary; +. y. Leavenraod II Ocala,
J grand treasurer. e. p. Rinehart 81
I Jacksonville. grand representative. r.
r. Hoffman ~ Key West grand mar
shall; a. 2. Brown ~ Fort Pierce
grand conductor. Jas s Day ~ Null
berry. grand chaplain. ~ A. Ring 81
Pomona, grand guardian. and u Var
Roe 81 Tampa, grand herald
The Rebekah state Assembly also
held les annual session with or ex-
ceodiugiy large attendance. on Tues
day night the degree of Rebekah vas
conferred on several candidates IS TIE
degree star - Jacksonville Lodge Ne
Z ca -
~ lover the state. on wednesday eve
ming the visiting Rehekahs were the
guests II tho local members a. ar
automobile ride over the city aud "a
the University ~ Florida The session
closed With the Impressive ceremony
- installing the newly elected Officers
as followa Mrs. = - Davis. 30 pcn-
sacola. president Mrs Mary p Me-
Connei ~ Tampa. vice. president. Mrs
Lana Walter 81 Arcadia. warden: Mrs
Lillian NJ. Dickinson 81 Jacksonville
secretary Mra Theodocia Pennington
~ 81 Petersburg. treasurer; Mrs NJ
~ Mcdonald 81 Lakeland. marshall.
. MrE Addie Cranston ~ Pensacola
conductor. Mrs Lattie & Hal ~ Jack.
aonNille, inside guardian; Mrs Lula
Rasmussen. outside guardian.
'aHAaiW vas eNANNANA Tor the next
meeting place
n The members 81 the different Ioca
branches as well az the many friend,
% the delegates viii Justly feel proud
~ the honCrs received by them III
the session The West Florida lodge.
were represented as follows.
Excelsior Encam pment 40. &C.
flamorecht
Naomi Rebekah Lodge No 10 Mrs
Addie Cranston
fdlcwild Rebekah Lodge No IA
Mrs Jno Boswell
Pensacola Lodge 80 A-F. FL
Cranston. . Lambrecht
Joppa Lodge No. &C T.. wilkins
Mechanics Lodge No. s-w p Han.
sen
Oakland Lodge No. 1s.--T. N. Iemp
Perdido Lodge 10 st. y. Brad
lev
Powelton Lodge No a7-wm
White
Mrs $ p Davis. president a
the state Assembly. and Mr.. Chas
Frtedrichsen. grand warden