The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-05-17

SESSIONS
ARE HELD
Grand Encampment Of Odd Fellows Elects
Officers; Messages Of Regret Received;
Guthrie is Chosen as Next
Meeting Place

The grand encampment of oklaho
ma Odd Fellows have finished up all
play and all sight seeing and all de
gree work and are getting down to
work. hard work, and plenty of it, to-
day.
The enjoyment" sessions came to
an end last night when the members
OF the order. with satisfied gastrono-
mic Iongings, following the reception
at the o. G. W., assembled in the Odd
Fellows hall and burned up several
boxes OF good cigars.
This morning the election of grand
officers for the ensuing year occupied
the greater part Of the time of the
body.
/ In regular order the following Off
GERS were elected: r. H. Scofield
Muskogee. grand patriarch c. F.,
Knedler, Kaw City. grand high priest;
l.. II. Kerr, Enid. grand senior war
den; W. Z. Ward, Antlers, grand Jun
.ior warden; H. A. Herwig, Guthrie,
grand scribe; c. p. Arnold. Blackwell,
grand treasurer; L. W. Wiley, Roose-
welt. grand m%shal; DIR. c. P.
Hughes. Lawton. grand inside senti-
mel; H. Il. Kneisley. Checotah, grand
outside guard; W. A. Madara. Perry.
trustee for three years: Ed Fishback.
Bartlesville. trustee one year.
Wires OF regret were received and
read from a number OF grand Off
GERS who We're unable to- attend this
meeting of the grand encampment
Among those wiring regrets were H.
y, Norvelle, Of Wynnewood. grand
master; Ben F. Lafayette of Checo-
tah; w. M. Elmore, past grand patri-
arch, o. Foss. and Others W. NJ Ed
monson Is one OF the oldest members
OF the order in Oklahoma. In his wire
he stated that this is the first en-
campment he has failed to attend in
twenty years and greatly regretted
ailing health prevented his attend
ance.
Among the prominent members of
the order present at the encampment
whose names did not appear on the
published list yesterday are Rev
James J. H. Reedy. OF Tulsa. and ].
c. Montforte. past grand patriarch,
also Of Tulsa.
At the executive business meeting
this afternoon all resolutions intro
duced at the last grand encampment
and carried over for action to the
present encampment. were again
passed This was done in order that
the Sovereign Grand lodge. which will
meet in September. may complete all
work of remodeling the laws of the
organization before the resolutions re-
ceive the final consideration.
Among those upon whom was con-
ferred the Royal Purple degree yes
terday we're James F. Dillon. ]. r.
Riley, ]. l.. Ketchell, Geo. F. Martin.
w. G. Feeks. John Pritchett. E. B.
Spreisterbach. Oscar Simpson. all of
Chickasha. and F. d. Clarke, of Still
water
II was voted to hold the next meet
ing of the Encampment at Guthrie.
A committee of eleven Patriarchs
was appointed by the grand patriarch
to confer with the committee of five
members appointed by the Sovereign
Grand Lodge in regard to the needs
and welfare of the Encampment
branch OF the order. and relative to
the needs and upbuilding of this
branch. The committee was compos-
ed of the following: G. w. Bruce.
grand secretary; W. r. Fry. p C. P.
r. A. Brown. p d. c.; Fred l..
Strough. P. g. P; A. s. J. Shaw, G.
r. p; H. A. Herwig. C. S.; H. NJ.
Pope. p. G. p; L. II. Kerr, G. J. W.;
Logan Hawkins, G.. W.; j.. c. Mon.
forte. p G. p; ]. J. Griffith, p G. P.
The officers of the Grand Encamp-
ment of Odd Fellows, adjourning to-
day, has conferred the Decoration ef