The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-10
MILITANT
BEGINS SESSION TODAY.
GRAND LODGE OFFICERS HERE
Among Early Arrivals We're Several
Past Grand Oficers and Cantons
From Alexandria and taunton
win he welcomed Tomorrow.

with early arrivals yesterday for
the seventy-eighth annual session of
the Grand Lodge OF Virginia, l.. O..
o. r. were nearly all Grand Lodge
officers Of the Department Council Of
Virginia. Patriarchs Militant. Grand
Encampment of Virginia and Re-
bekah Assembly. Some 500 visiting
odd Fellows from various sections OF
Virginia are already In Richmond
and several hundred others will ar
rive this morning.
The opening sessions OF Patrtarchs
Militant will be had In Murphys Ho-
tel this morning. beginning az s:So
An hour later the first session OF the
Grand Encampment of Virginia viii
be opened In the auditorium OF the
Hotel Richmond.
Gran0 and Past Grand Visitors.
Among officers to arrive yesterday
were Grand Master Parke p. Deans,
of Windsor; Deputy Grand Master ..
". Hanger. of Amherst; Grand War.
den l. f. krenning. Of Wythevfile;
Charles ID. Fox, of Roanoke, past
grand master: Colonel c. c. Vaughan.
Jr. of franklin. past grand master;
DR.. Z. A. Jenkins. Of Natural Bridge,
grand representative to the Sovereign
Grand Lodge at San Francisco next
September: D. 8. Stansbury. OF AL
sxandria, past grand master; Grand
Marshal Guy T. Hcrner. OF Branch
vile. Grand Herald c w OMearas
Of Alexandria; Major w. Il. Latham.
Patriarchs Militant, Of Alexandria.
past grand representative. and Past
Grand Master James Mitchell OF
Phoebus.
past Grand Master Mitchell 10 also
A past grand patriarch and past grand
representative. OF the nearly Se.eov
Odd Fellows IN Virginia there are put
two others, who, like him. have triple
honors. Others who carry 6m,aI
honors are James B. Blanks OF re.
tersburg, and w. r. LArAbee. OF
Phoebus both Of whom are expected
to reach Richmond this morning
Ceremonial Sessions.
Canton Alexandria, Patriarchs Mill
tant. commanded by Captain q. e
Trenari, and Canton Staunton, conn
mandsd By Captain ]. C.. KIDD. are
among the tirst days arrival In the
uniformed rank.
During the meeting Of the Grand
Lodge and of the bodies associated
with Il In the convention there VIII Do
conferred the degree OF chivalry upon
past presidents OF the Rebekah assem-
bly,. The Rebekah degree and the
firsf and second degrees are also 70 Dc
conferred during ceremonial sessions
The nrst degree Will be by tho Pafrisk
Henry degree team and the second oS
the Metropolitan team.
The Grand Lodge, itself. VIII not De-
gin it's sessions until tomorrow morn
ing when the delegates from the 412
lodges in the State gather In the audi
forum Of the Hotel Richmond II s:so
o'clock. The convention will be well
coined by Governor Stuart In behalf OF
the state: by Mayor Afnsaie for tho
city. by Judge ID. c. Richardson Tor
Richmond Odd Fellows. and BY MrA
jamie Levensohn for the Rshckah As
sembiy The response will be made
by Grand Master Parke p. Deans.
Past Grand Master Hill Montague. OF
Richmond. win preside. Durng the
hour that this session continues there
will be music by an orcnsstF1 cnsaSe0
fer the occasion.
business Session Tomorrow.
AT 1850 tomorrow the Grand
Lodge will begin its business sessions.
Adjournment will be At i o'clock. ana
during the dinner hour all viMung
odd Fellows and Rehekahs Will a.
semble with Richmond menhers OF
the order and It's auxiliary At the south
portico Of the Capitol for the annual
photograph.
Among the entertainment feafures
Will De the eNGuFSaou uo~u 80"
gRiyer on the steamer Brandon. given
by the city OF Richmond. The boat
leaves Old Dominion wharf promptly
at $50 wednesday morning. The
visitors taking the trip Will be ad-
mitted to boat by ticket only. Tickets
may be obtained from members o.
the entertainment COMMITTEES: w
Ross Southwark. chairman: J. T.
Haynes. I. J. Stone. q. ". Hagffes and
L L. Whitehead.
On Tuesday nightths Rsbakahs viii
give a reception In the Colonial par
Tors of Murphy's Hotel. from 1850 to
noniai session following the recap
ton. there WIN be . banquet and
dance.
In the lobby Of the Hotel Richmond
from to o'clock Tuesday night
there viii be I hand concert.