The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-11
GRAND LODGE MEETING
IS LARGEST IN YEARS
Arrivals Sunday and Yesterday Indi-
cate Seventh eighth Session VIII
be Most Successful.
ENcAMPMENT HAS ELECTION
One Branch of Order Adiourns After
Busy Day--Rcbekahs Meet I'm Pub
lie Session When Patriarchs Mill
tant Confer Decoration.

Sessions OF the Grand Encampment
of Virginia having concluded yesterday
afternoon and business OF the Depart
ment Council of Virginia, Patriarchs
Militant, having been gotten well in
hand during the first days session,
all is now cleared for the sessions
of the seventh-eighth annual Grand
Lodge meeting of the Virginia i. O.
O. F., which open this morning in the
Hotel Richmond auditorium and for
the meeting of the Rebekah Assembly
in Murphy's Hotel. Up till last night
about a thousand Odd Fellows from
all parts of Virginia had arrived in
Richmond and others will reach the
city this morning. The meeting prom
ises to be one of the largest and most
successful in the history of the or
der.
The Department Council of vEr-
ginia, continuing its sessions today,
will meet in the hall of the Elks'
Home, Richmond Lodge, b. p. o. E..
having rendered the use of its quarters
to the militants during the remainder
of their stay. Much business of q
routine nature and of importance to
that branch of the order, though OF
transacted yesterday and a few mat
tiers remain to be disposed Of today.
Grand Encampment Elects.
The Grand Encampment of Virginia,
after hearing officers and committees'
reports and acting upon them. went
into the election of officers, with the
following results: Grand patriarch. w.
C. Louhoff. Danville; grand high priest,
J. T Haynes, Richmond: grand senior
waraden, Charles p. Fox, Roanoke;
grand scribe. e, NJ. Bunch. Lynchburg:
grand treasurer. George W. Hill. Nor
folk: grand Junior warden, Harry
Mccoy, Norfolk: grand marshal. IL Fl.
Murch, Charlottesville; grand inside
seninei, Colonel w. l. Martin, Alexan-
dria; grand outside sentinel, o. j. Rob-
ertson, Carterton.. grand representative
to sovereign grand lodge. two years,
DR. r, Lee Robertson. Newport News;
grand representative short term, DIR f.
4. Jenkins, Natural Bridge. The re-
firing grand patriarch was John ii. Sea-
born. of Roanoke.
The newly elected officers were in
stalled by Past Grand Patriar II
James B. Blanks. of Petersburg. as
sisted by Past Grand Patriarch James
Mitchell. OF Phoebus Both the In
stalling officers are also past grand
masters of the Grand Lodge and past
grand representatives to the Sover-
eign Grand Lodge. The ceremonial
was very impressively conducted.
The Patriarchs Militant. before be-
ginning their concluding session this
morning at the Elks' Home, will as
sernble at on the south portfco of
the Capitol for the annual picture.
The Public Invited.
Beginning at O'Clock this after
noon the military branch of the or
der will participate In one of the
prettfest of ceremonials. the bestowing
OF the decoration of chivalry upon
a member of the Rebekahs. The ex-
ercises, which will be open to the
public, will be in the First Regiment
Armory at Seventh and Marshall
Streets.
The decoration will be conferred
upon Mrs. Annie Sullivan. of Colfax
Rebekah Lodge, Staunton, and will
be in appreciation of splendid ser
vice rendered in the interest of the
order and for beauty of characters,
The ceremonial will be by Canton
Alexandria, No. /, under command of
Captain q. c. Trenary, and department
commander. Colonel Charles Pohlig,
of Richmond, and staff: Lieutenant
Colonel w. L. Martin. of Alexandria.
aptain j. NJ. Binford, OF Richmond, and
Chew NJ. p. Harlow. OF Roanoke.
Among the most interesting mat
tiers to come UP before today's session
In the election of officers. Reports
win be heard and acted upon and
routine matters will be disposed Of.