The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-08-31
GRAND LODGE
c. i. 0. OF. Tenn.
|. c. Moore elected Grand
Master-Many Delegat-
es And Visitors
Present.

The d. G. l.. and d. G. H. of r. held
their biennial session at Knoxville,
Tenn, August l4th to 18th, 1917.
Monday, August 18th, was Patriar-
chy held day. They held their busi-
ness session at the Knoxville Banner
hall from / p. III. TO p. H., AFTER
which they marched, headed by Col.
j. W. Grant and Lieut. Col. w. II. f.
Brown to the street cars on Gay
street, thence to the Park where the
field day exercises consisting OF drills
Dy ratiiarCnie Co. G.. and the ladies'
auxiliary drill corps, the balance OF
the day and evening were spent In
dancing and cOnvivialities.
At 10 a. m, on the morning of
Aug. l4th the public preliminary eX-
ercises were conducted, The order
marched from Odd Fellows building
on Vine avenue to the City Market
Hall, where they were welcomed to
the city by the mayor j. f. Mcmillan
Several addresses were made which
were concluded with an address by
Hon. j. w. Grant, Past d. G. NJ. and
Colonel of the 10th Patriarch eRegt.
of Tennessee.
During the three CD days sessions
much business Of vital importance
was transacted, chief of which were
the closing of the old endowment de-
partment and the establishment of 4
new one with class "a and "B" poll
cicS
! The new insurance has a maximum
policy in class "a of $500, reached
in five 60 years with quarterly dues
! 70 $1.20, while class "B" cuts all the
above in half All present. members
go in class "A' if they choose, death
claims due after membership Of six
| CO months.
New members may enter either
class, but benefits are basel on age,
But this plan must be passed upon
! by the lodges and the Subcommittee
of Management, as it is compulsory.
1t is believed that the plan Is the
best yet tried. Provision was made
for visitation by the d. G. NJ. which
is new feature The bonds Of the
d. G.. S. and the d. G.. r. were raised
to ten thousand ($l0O00) dollars each.
The artemnt to establ sh burial
bureau failed, as it was felt that we
had best try one thing at a time. Mr.
l.. G. Moore of Memphis was chosen
as D. G. NJ for the next two (2) years,
with Prof Il. Aston of Covington,
! Tenn, as d. G. S. and Sec. of Endow-
ment e. II. Gillian of Chattanooga
was reelected by acclamation d. G
Treasurer and Treasurer of the En-
dowment. J. l.. Starr of Knoxville
was reelected D. d. G.. NJ. by accla-
nation, Bro. Pratt of Chattanooga D.
G. D.
Hon. J. w. Grant was reelected
D. G. Attorney by acclamation, and
DR.. C. o. Hunter was reelected d G.
Medical Examiner by acclamation.
Clarksville was chosen as the next
meeting place in 1919, over Nashville
and Memphis. While not so large in
numbers, owing to disagreements in
the executive boards, the war and the
high cost of living, 1t was one of the
most beneficial meetings in the his.
tory of the order.
1t is also felt that the new board
will work in harmony and thus lift
up the banner of F, l. T.
The welcome by the mayor of Knox.
vile was not the ordinary stereotyped
l platitudinous phrases used on such
occasions. The welcome to the great
l est city in Tennessee was seen and
felt by all the citizens, policemen
: street car mon and everybody showed
e it by action. Knoxville is not great
as to extent and buildings, but in that
: which goes to make the strangers
within her, gates comfortable and
j. haDDy.
She has half dozen policemen OF
3 our race, nearly all of whom are mem
bers of the order. Race men in MANY
Il official positions. Knoxville has the
finest and best equipped high school
In the South for her colored children
- with everv modern appliance. Groa'
is Knoxville, with a friendly feeling