The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1918-07-12
|. 0. |. IN 18TH
ANNUAL SESSION
Several Nashville Men
Elected To Offices.
BIENNIAL MEETING AT GALA
TN-GRAND OFFICERS ELECT
ED-SUPREME MASTER DR.. ].
B. SINGLETON PRESENT-PA-
TRI0TIC ADDRESSES.

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The Independent Order of Immacu.
lates met n convention at Gallatin,
Tennessee, July 2, this being the thir.
teenth biennial session of the juris.
diction Of Tennessee, a large delega.
tion from throughout the state was in
attendance. Grand officers elected to
succeed themselves were DR.. ]. w
Whitfield, Grand Master, who now be,
gins his third term in office; Summer.
field Brown, rand Chaplani; DR.. ],
A. Lester, Secretary Endowment Bu
reau; E. l.. Kinzer, Treasurer Endow,
ment Bureau, and Mrs. M. B. Lewis,
Grand Treasurer, Nashville, Tenn.
Officers newly elected: S. p. Toney
D. G.. NJ, Nashville; DR.. l. C. Ramsey
G. M. R., Gallatin; Dr. F. D. Smith, G.
Marshal, Nashville; w. Henderson
Young, G. Attorney, Nashville; Malls
sa Bennett, G. w. O., Hartsville; Ro
bert Weir, G. P. S., Lebanon, Tenn.
ed Boddie, o. G., Gallatin, Tenn; Geo
Davidson, l. G., Tullahoma; Roberta
Slayton, G. R. S.; Alton Park, Chatta
nooga; Irene Dowell, G. Messenger
Nashville, Tenn.
Endowment Bureau.
President, Grand Master J. W. Whit
field, 5O4 Third avenue, N, Nashville
DR.. ]. A. Lester, Secretary, 4OS
Cedar street, Nashville, Tenn.
e. L. Kinzer, Treasurer, 41O Cedar
street, Nashville, Tenn.
w. H. McGavock, Nashville.
Grand Masters Advisory Board
DR.. ]. A. Lestser, Nashville.
DR.. F. D. Smith, Nashville, Secre
tary.
Rev. Preston Taylor, Nashville.
E. L. Kinzer, Nashville.
Robert Carter, Nashville
Mrs. Rebecca Lester, Nashville.
Mrs. Hattie Bender Nashville.
Mrs. Ida Woods, Gallatin.
Mrs. Malissa Bennett, Hartsville.
w. H. McGavock, Nashville.
Mrs. c. A. Shaw, Tullahoma, Tenn
]. T. Patton. Franklin, Tenn.
The convention was honored with 9
visit from DR.. ]. B. Singleton, of Nash
vile, Tenn, who was recently elected
Supreme Master of the Independent
Order of Immaculates u. S. A. He
delivered an address to the conven
ton, congratulating them for the prog
ress made during the last two years
He said Notwithstanding the many
difficulties they had to overcome since
the last grand session, he assured
them that the future prospect for thu
Order was bright and hopeful.
DR.. ]. W. Whitfield, State Crane
Master, delivered his biennial address
"Wednesday morning, July 3rd, at /,
O'clock The address was very in
teresting and contained matter o
ereat Importance to the Oder. He il
an eloquent and forceful speaker ant
hold the entire convention spellboun,
for two hours.
In the afternoon session the vari
ous grand officers made their reports
The mayors welcome address on be
half Of the citizens of Gallatin wa
delivered bv his representative, VIII,
.made splendid speech full of whole
some instruction. Wednesday nigh
an hour was set apart for patriots
exercise conducted by DR.. J. A Les
ter. Excellent patriotic speeche
were made. Immediately after tn
reports OF grand officers and commit
tees we're rendered, the Grand Maste
announced the election of grand oi
frers FOR the ensuing term Of tw,
wears was in order. When the Gran,
Master concluded his biennial address
n the midst of great applause an,
demonstration of approval. the cor
vention went wild and during the ez
citement motion prevailed to sus
pend the rules and elect the presen
Grand Master bv acclamation. Gram
Master Whitfield objected, Stain
that he would not accent the electio
except chance was given anv on
who NAV desire to run. Summerfiel
Brown, OF Nashville, was placed bt
fore tho convention bv P. F. Tlil'. TIL
result was that DR.. J. W Whitfield
was elected by an overwhelming IN;
io-itv. Supreme Master, DR.. J.
Singleton. befittingly installed the O
fcers-elect. The convention adjourn
ed TO meet In Hartsville the first Tue
dav In July, 1920.
The Fraternal Gazette, OF whic
Grand Master Whitfield is editor. an
fornder, was endorsed by the entir
convention.
Edwin Hues Pettis, 1924 1-2 12t
avenue, north.
Oliver Hambrick, 1908 Sixteent
avenue, north.
Oscar Evans, 1926 Clifton Pike.
Floyd Grigsby, 1112 Porterfield ST
rear.
Robert Samuel Hudspeth, 1921 AL;
media street.
James Davis, 535 West Elevent
Street indianapolis, Ind.
Marvin Gay, 1899 Twenty-firs
avenue, north.
James Barry, 1903 Sixth avenu
north.
Percy Gregory, 9O1 Twenty-fourt
avenue, north.
Felix Page. 1912 Georgia avenue
William Broadway, rear 202O Fir
street, Louisville. Ky.
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