Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-09-21
ODD FELLOWS MEET
AVID SEAT GEORGIA .
DELEGATION

Special to The Planet.


New York City, ,(Manhattan Ca
sino) September 9.-Tho Nineteenth
8 Biennial Session OF the Movable
? Committee OF the Grand United Or
. der OF Odd Fellows in America met
; here today with Perry w. Howard,
i, OF Mississippi presiding and w. II.
Francis and Charles IL. Mitchell, OF
! st Paul, Mimi. and Charleston, w.
va, respectively az secretaries.
After short but impressive cere
monies OF welcome anu response the
delegates entered diligently upon the
dispatch OF the regular business.
The session was marked by the
lack of amy lost energy and thorough
- ly demonstrated the determination
. Of the delegates to carefully care For
the important work which conditions
demanded, There we're 2S2 dele
gates present rcpreseDtingtthe lodges
in the following States: West Virgin
Ia, Delaware. Michigan. Pennsylvania
Wisconsin, SoIth Carolina, Minneso
tn, Mississippi. New York, Tennessee
New Jersey ana Georgia.
Theirs was much interesting; discus
ssion on the following legislation that,
came before the mectjng: The incor'
'poration OF the G. u. G.. O. L., In
tthe District Of Columbia, under the
laws OF Congress-. A heated discus
:sion on the discontinuanco OF the
Odd Fellows Journal was ainally TO
ferred to the S. G. Of NJ. with tho
recommendation that the same DO
abolished.
Apatriotic resolution depicting tho
wonderful history Of gthe Black Sol
ndiern and "plpdging our last drop OF
'I''''H "N'' -" - "'"P' "nonv to ,Gur
NOnhtr. < as. the ,seGial
directiun to rno Subcommittee OF
management 80 make sale OF the
$4,000 OF certificates OF indebtedness
owned by the Order ana to add &
sufficient amount to net a sum or
$4,000 and invest the Same in The
Fourth Liberty Loan Bonds"
Tho invitation of the city, OF vii.
mingtOn, Delaware won over Chicago
rs The next place ot meeting in 1920.
Atlantic City was also mentioned
After the election Of officers the
Committee on Credentials reported
the entire delegation from the State
OF Georgia as regular and accredited
representatives and a beautiful dem
onstratlon by the B. NJ. G. was-sthen
Witnessed, which included n cali for
speech by tho Hon. benjamin J.
Davis who was escorted to the plat
ALL III ny u SpCClUI ulnlU II
tremendous applause and wonder
fully enthusiastic ovation. He re-
>SDonded in the most excellent speech
ever delivered before any session OF
tho B. M. c., which was interrupted
continually by evidences Of the great
eStocm which tho entire body enter
tanned for him.
The b.. M. G. refused to accept
any social entertainment because Of
tho state Of war, even though New
York and her famous hospitality was
manifested in strong desire to furn
ssh same.
The election resulted as follows:
Grand Master, John S. Noel. Charles
ton, W. Va; Deputy Graud Master,
w. II. Francis, st. Paul, Mimi:
Grand Secretary, Robert j. Nelson.
= Harrisburg, Penn; Grand Treasurer.
Charles Colbourne, Wilmington, Del;
Grand Directors: w. r. Andrews,
South Carolina; j. G. Robinson,
Knoxville, Tenn; w. p. Kemp, De-
troit, Michigan; William Cornelius,
New York, N. Y; J. Anthony Josey,
Charles IG. Mitchell, Institute, w. Vir
ginia; r. T.. Warner, New York, N.
Y. and Isaac II. Nutter, Atlantic
City, N. j.; Grand Attorney, Percy
NV. Howard, Jackson, Miss; Delegate
to England, w. l.. Houston, Washing
ton, D. G.
Before leaving for his home the
Grand Master, John S. Noel made the
following statement to your represen
tative: eve will enter at once upon
vigorous and concerted effort to
recruit our membership, replenish
our treasury, harmonic our factions
and place the G. u. o. o. +. again
upon the high pinnacle it formerly
occupied"
The Grand Household elected tho
following officers: M. w. G. S., Ma
mic HALEY; r. w. G. s., Sigenia
Henderson; G. w. r., Ola M. Walk
ers; C. w. r. and W. G.. D., Ida
Davis, Annie Groom; Grand Usher,
Iona Evans; Grand Chamberlain,
Mary B. English; Grand Shepherd,
Lizzie Rucker and Grand Prelate,
Annie Freeman.