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

mons during the day. Sunday School
and b. y. =. U. were largely attend
ed. Rev. Powell reports 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, tho
picnic of the Hill Street Sweet Union
and the Jerusalem Baptist Sunday
Schools was quite Il success. 1t was
largely attended. Everything passed
off peacefully. Everyone reported as
| having had an enjoyable day in Stew
, artSvillc, Va.
| LITTLE WlLLlE'S LETTER.
Little Willie On the Road.--Lcav-
| ing Roanoke Monday. August eth,
| at noon. for the Grand Lodge Of Nir-
! ginia Odd Fellows, which met in Dam
| Vile were II. +. Tate. w. +. (Ding IT.
| Hughes, representing the two lodges
Of the city: Mrs, IL. Il. IIarth, roprc-
Scnting the Household Of Ruth and
Little Willie, the Deputy District
Grand Master Of Virginia.
Arriving at Lynchburg, it was only
Il few minutes wait before we board
on our way to the 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 We journcycd toward DAN
willie We passed several sections OF
! soldier trains on their way from
/ Southern training camps.
| Arriving in Danvillc, at 500 j.
| NJ. we found 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 !. NJ Clark. Esq,
| chairman OF the local committee Of
arrangements. | found on arrival az
| my home for the session, Hon A. II.
| Shirley. District Grand Secretary: 7.
S. Bagnall Grand Treasurer; Rev.
! Binford, Grand Director and EX-
/ Grand Master J. w. Barnes, already
there awaiting my arrival
Our home with Brother Clark was
one Of the most handsome We have
had the pleasure Of calling ours at a
garnd lodge session for sometime
| His family is lovely one, kind and
( obliging, and two beautiful daughters
] tSinglc) that attracted most OF my
| a'''llioll " llilc IOI Ut DuSiuoSS 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 Hall, just across the
street Public opening program was
rs follows:
Call to order by District Grand
Master, acting as master of ceremon-
les: devotional exercises: welcome
address on behalf Of the citizens OF
Danvillc by His Honor, Harry Wood
ing, ST., Mayor OF tho City; RESPONSE
by Major w. b. Il. Crowcll, ID. ID. G..
NJ: welcome address on behalf of
the Odd Fellows of the city by p.
n. f., w. ID. Ivy; response by p. n.
r., Prof. b. y. Parsons: welcome ad-
dress on behalf of the Households of
Ruth by p. Nj. N. G., Mrs. Julia Clark;
response by Mrs Maria 3. Hennings,
ID. NJ. N. c.; presentation OF KEYS TO
:. District Grand Master, by p. N. f.,
ID. II. Hardy, accepted by Rev. j. II.
Bmford, ID. G. D.; presentation Of
keys to District Grand Most Noble
Governor by Mrs. A. E. Bnford, p.
Nj \. G.; accepted by Mrs. Hannah
l.. Johnson, ID. G. w. ~; presentation
of gaycl to District Grand Master by
p. n. f., ] NJ. Clark; accepted by r..
S. Bagnall. ID. G. ~; presentation of
gavcl to District Grand Most Noble
! Governor by Miss L. J. 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
I'M
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 asYotcd the best
, ever, as only George can do
The 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 as follows:
! Grand Master, Col. r. n. Stewart,
| Newport News; Deputy Grand Mas
ter, Maj. w. B. +. Crowell. Roanoke;
Grand Secretary, A. II. Shirley Hern-
don: Grand Treasurer, n. S Bagnall,
| Norfolk; Grand Director, Rev. ]. II.
Binford. Richmond; Grand Auditor,
Frank d. Banks, Hampton,
!. Newport News was solicited as next
place OF meeting. There never was
Il 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
with much regret Of the death OF Cap