The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-11
GRAND LODGE OF ODD FELLOWS HOLDS
 A BUSY SESSION Ovation Given Grand Master Huddleston on His Elec-
 tiOn-Officers Report
BIRMINGHAM CHOSEN
 FOR NEXT MEETING
State Assembly of Rebekahs Holds Busy Session Yesterday-Grand Encampment to Hold Meet
 ing Tonight

Birmingham was again unanimously chosen as the meeting place of the grand lodge of Alabama. Independent Order of Odd Fellows. for the year 1917 and grand officers for the suing year were nominated at the aft ernoon meeting of the grand lodge now in session at the Fraternal hall. Grand Master George Huddleston. pre- sided
 The grand lodge was convened yes- terday morning with many delegates in attendance representing practically every subordinate lodge in the state. feature of the opening session was the big ovation given Grand Master Huddleston by the delegates who thus expressed their approval of his cleo tion congressman from the Ninth district Thanks. brethren. let us get down to business" was his only com ment, and he proceeded to open the grand lodge for work.
 REPORTS OF OFFICERS Reports of the grand officers were made and referred to commit tees and other routine business trans acted. At the afternoon session the resignation of Past Grand Master Fred G. Cramton as grand representative to the sovereign grand lodge was re- ceived and accepted with regret and Grand Master Huddleston was elected in his stead Judge BlackIock and Past Grand Master John Ellis were re-elect- ed on the board of trustees of the orphans home.
 The present deputy grand master George Stiefelmeyer of Cullman. was nominated for grand master without opposition as was Grand Warden Pal mer P. Daugette for deputy grand master. There were Is nominations for the office of grand warden. Many other nominations for the several grand offices were made. At the ses- sion last night. the several degrees of the order were conferred on a mum Der of candidates by the local lodges
 This morning among the more inn portant business of the grand lodge will be the report of the finance com mittee. to which was referred several important changes affecting the fi- nances of the grand lodge. suggested by Grand Master Huddleston, in his annual report.
 STATE ASSEMBLY
 The twenty second annual session of the Rebekah state assembly convened in Fra ternal hall yesterday afternoon. A large attendance was present. Much interest was taken in all parts of the work espe- cially on subjects pertaining to the Odd Fellows home. A shower will be held this morning in the hall, so all children in the home can be remembered on the arrival of the Rebekahs on the annual excursion during the session of the grand lodge.
 The second Wednesday night in the month, being the annual meeting night of Myrtle Rebekah lodge No. s. all visi- tors and members were requested to at- tend this meeting and witness the most beautiful and impressive degree work ever given in the district. This efficient team is composed of the lady members of the different Rebekah lorges in the Fifth district.
 At the close of the work Sister Laura Goldsthorp. degree captain. was pre- sented with beautiful bouquet of flow CTS from Myrtle Rebekah No. 3s. and Sister Leslie Hinkle. the musician, with Rebekah pin, presented by the degree team after which lodge adjourned in regular form
 Tonight the grand encampment will convene and much business Is expected to come before the body
 Friday the Odd Fellows will make a trip to Cullman for their annual inspec- tion of the I. O. O. F. Home there They will leave Birmingham at a. m on a special Louisville and Nashville train