Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-08
THE RICHMOND PLANET

splendid day at tho Hill Street Bap.
list Church. The pastor, Rev ID.
II. Powell preached two excellent SER
mons during the day. Sunday School
and b. Y. p. U. were largely attend
ed. Rev. Powell reports n very
pleasant trip. During his stay of ten
days he visited Baltimore, Washing
ton and King George, at which place
he attended the Association.
! On Monday, September 3rd, the
picnic Of the Hill Street, Sweet Union
and tho Jerusalem Baptist. Sunday
Schools was quite success. 1t was
largely attended. Everything passed
off peacefully. Everyone reported as
having had an enjoyable day in Stew
: artsville, Va.
LITTLE WILLIE'S LETTER.
Little Willie On the Road.-Leav-
ing Roanoke Monday, August 9th,
at noon, for the Grand Lodge Of Vir-
J ginia Odd Fellows, which met in DAN
vile were II. T.. Tate, w. II. (Ding IT.
| Hughes, representing the two lodges
of the city; Mrs n. E. Harth, repre-.
senting the Household of Ruth and
Little Willie, the Deputy District
Grand Master of Virginia.
Arriving at Lynchburg, 1t was only
few minutes wait before we board
ed q Southern railway train and were
on our way to tho City by the Dan.
On board the Southern we found
many delegates from Northern Vir-
ginia on their way to the same meet
| ing. AS VIC journeyed toward Dan
| villa
| soldier trains on their way from
, Southern training camps.
Arriving in Danville, at $50 p.
NJ. we found n committee waiting
with autos to rush the delegates to
ODD Fellows Hall where homes were
| assigned. Little Willie had been
| assigned with the othor grand Off
| GERS to the home Of j. NJ. Clark, Esq,
chairman OF the local committee of
| arrangements. l found On arrival at
my home for the session, Hon A. II.
Shirley, District Grand Secretary: II.
S. Bagnall, Grand Treasurer; Rev.
Binford, Grand Director and EX-
Grand Master j. w Barnes, already
there awaiting my arrival
Oar home with Brother Clark was
one of the most handsome we have
had the pleasure of calling ours ut q
garnd lodge session for sometime.
His family is lovely one, kind and
( obligtng, and two beautiful daughters
(single) that attracted most Of my
attention while not at business meet
ings.
The Grand Lodge opened Tuesday
, morning at ten o'clock, in the High
Street Baptist Church. The House
hold of Ruth had their session in that
church while the Odd Follows met in
Odd Fellows Hail.. just across the
street. Public opening program was
as follows:
Call to order by District Grand
Master, acting as master Of ceremon-
les; devotional exercises; welcome
address on behalf Of the citizens of
Danville by His Honor, Harry Wood.
ing. Sr., Mayor of tho City; RESPONSE
by Major w. d. Il. Crowcll, ID. d. G..
NJ; welcome address OH behalf Of
the Odd Fellows of the city by p.
N f., w. ID. Ivy; response by p. N.
r., Prof. b. II. Parsons; welcome ad-
dress on behalf Of the Households Of
Ruth by =. M. N. G., Mrs. Julia Clark;
response by Mre. Maria r.. Hennings,
d. M. n. c.; presentation of KEYS to
. District Grand Master, by p. N. j.,
- 49, 'Aaa w oNSSPISb w itSN. a. J..
Binford, ID. G. D.; presentation of
keys to District Grand Most Noble
Governor by Mrs. A. e. Buford, p.
M. n. G.; accepted by Mrs. Hannah
l.. Johnson, ID. G. w. r.; presentation
: Of gavel to District Grand Master by
p. N. T., j. NJ. Clark; accepted bv r.
S. Bagnall, d. G. T.; presentation of
gayel to District Grand Most Noble
Governor by Miss e ]. Ivy; accepted
by Mrs. a. Layton, ID. G. D.
The welcome Of His Honor, the
Major was among the hes heard at
one Of our meetings. After the pub
lie meeting the Grand Lodge was
called to order in Odd Fellows Hall
and we got down to business, break
ing all former records in the state
. by finishing all business in two days
and adjourned by $50 o'clock for
banquet Wednesday night. Our old
friend, George w. Rison served
the banquet, which was voted the best
ever, as only George can do
Tho reports of the Grand Officers
showing large increase in both mem
bership and finance, larger than any
previous year, the body was 30 we'll
pleased that the entire board OF off,
| GERS was reelected ms follows:
GRAND Master, Col. r. II. Stewart,
Newport News; Deputy Grand Mas
ter, Maj. W. B. T., Crowcll, Roanoke;
Grand Secretary, A. T. Shirley, Hern-
don; Grand Treasurer, n. S Bagnall,
Norfolk; Grand Director, Rev. J. II.
Binford, Richmond; Grand Auditor,
Frank ID. Banks, Hampton.
=. Newport News was selected as next
place OF meeting. There never was
a more peaceful meeting of any grand
| lodge, everybody was happy and only
| goodwill prevailed at all times. Many
returns of such good fellowship and
| harmony among the brothers in
| Friendship, Love and Truth.
On our arrival home, we learned