Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-05-20
400 Odd Fenows, Rebekahs
Are Attending the Grand Lodge
ASSEMBLY ANNUAL SESSION
r., CONVENED TUESDAY NIGHTFOR THREE works
OPENING SESSION INTERESTING ONE.

The North Carolina Grand Lodge of
the Independent Order of Odd Fellows
and the Rebekah. Assembly are in
session in Hendersonville.
About 800 Odd Fellows and 100 Re-
bekahs from all sections Of the State
are in attendance. The session will
continue through Thursday.
The opening session was held at the
court house Tuesday night. Follow
ing the open meeting the Odd Fellows
went into secret session and the Re-
bekahs held their secret session in the
the Odd Fellows hall.
Arrangements have been made for
trip over the Laurel Park Street rail-.
way to Laurel park for Wednesday
afternoon.
Efforts will be made to give the vis-
,itors a good time while in Henderson
Vile.
The leading factors in Odd Fellow
and Rebekah work in North Carouna
are present and the session is expect
ed to be an Interesting one:
Wilson; Salisbury, Hickory and
Asheville are said to be. working Tor
the next session of the Grand Lodge.
Salisbury appearing to be mostly IN
evidence.
BrownIow Jackson presided over the
opening session. Grand Chaplin, Rev.
q. Paris of Lncolnton, lead in prayer
Attorney J. E. Shipman delivered the
address of welcome on the part OF the
city. declaring that except for custom
such formality would be needles to ex-
tend a most cordial welcome to the
visiting Odd Fellows and Rebekahs.
The address of welcome on the part
of the local lodge of Odd Fellows was
delivered by Grand Representative M.
L >Shipman, State Commissioners OF
Labor and Printing, who is memGe er
os the local lodge, the place OF MS
former residence. He said that eV4rgs
body welcomed the visitors and that
t. was his hope that this session would
result in the advancement Of the or
paf1izations and uplift work the ODD
Fellows and RebekAhs are doing.
Mrs Hattie r. Whitaker, who was
; ~fnstr,1me entail I'm organizing the lccaf
lodge of sRebekahs and who is a
charter member of. the Past Presidents
International association, in extending
the welcome on behalf OF the local Re-
bekahs. reported that there are in the
jurisdiction of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge 1891 Rebekahs, $3.50 Re
= bekah lodges and, Sc assemblies and
2167.O55 Odd Fellows, with 81 hemea
belonging to the order. Mrs. Whtta-
!, ker stated that in 1902 there were
! only four Rebekah lodges in good
standing in North Carolina in North
. Carolina and on the first Of 1908 there
was only one west of Raleigh, that
being at Charlotte. She said that the
4: growth had been gratifying. =
Grand Master w. T. Evans OF Green
vile in responding to the addresses OF
welcome said that he had been forced
to the conclusion that mountain air
was conducive to poetry and oratory
and that he could imagine himself
hearing the mountain peaks words OF
welcome of the gathering of peace
loving. men in Hendersonville.
Mrs. Cora C. Littleton of Whining
ton on behalf OF the Rebekahs of the
State responded by expressing appre-
citation for Hendersonville's unbound
ed hospitality.
Wednesdays Session.
At Wednesday mornings session OF
the Grand Lodge the following omcers
were elected:
Grand Master Thomas L. Green OF
Waynesville.
Deputy Grand Master, Guy Weaver
Asheville.
Grand Warden, c. o. McMichael.
Wentworth.
Grand Secretary, B. H. Woodelfi
Raleigh.
Grand Treasurer, Richard J. Jones.
Wilmington.
Grand Representative for two years.
W. F. Evans, Greenville.
Trustee for orphans home at COLDS
horo. CD. Edwards of Raleigh re-
elected for term of five years,
Richard J. Jones, who is SO years
old, has been holding the once &c o.
Grand Efreasnrer for SO years His