The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1918-09-13
10th B. M. C. MEETS IN NEW
YORK.
pecial to The Globe:

Special to The Globe:
New York City (Manhattan Casino)
September g. 191S-The 10th Biennial
session of the Movable Committee of
the Grand United Order of Odd Fel-
lows in America met here today with
Perry w. Howard Of Miss, presiding
and w. T. Francis and Chas. e. Nit
chell of st. Paul, Mimi, and Charles
ton, w. Va, respectively as secreta-
ries. After short but impressive cere-
monies of welcome and reslpnse the
delegates entered diligently upon the
dispatch Of the regular business.
The session was married. by the
lack of any lost energy and thorough
y demonstrated the determination OF
tie delegates to carefully care for the
Important work which conditions de-
manded. There was 2S2 delegates pres
ent representing the lodges in the fol-
lowing States: w. Va; Delaware,
Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin,
South Carolina, Minnesota, Mississip-
pi, New York, Tennessee, New Jersey
and Georgia.
There was much interesting discus
ion on the following legislation that
came before the meeting. The incor-
poration of the G. u. o. o. f., in the
District of Columbia under the laws
of Congress. A heated discussion on
the discontinuance of the Odd Fellows
Journal was finally referred to the s.
G. of M. with the recommendation that
the same be abolished. A patriotic
resolution depicting the wonderful his
tory of the Black Soldiers and 'pledg-
ing our last drop of blood and our last
,, penny to our Country" including also
the special direction to to Sub-Com-
. mittee of Management ito make sale
of the $4,000 of certificates of indebt-
: edness owned by the Order ana to add
sufficient amount to net sum OF
, $4,000 and to invest the same in The
: Fourth Liberty Loan Bonds"
= The invitation of the city of Viii
= mington, Del, won over Chicago as
the next place of meeting in 1920. At.
lantic City was also mentioned.
!. After the election of officers the
n Committee on Credentials reported
!. the entire delegation from the State
4 of Georgia as regular and accredited
Il representatives and beautiful dembn
p. stration by the B. NJ. c., was then
{ witnessed which included call for a
= speech by the Hon. Ben j. Davis, who
v was escorted to the platform by a
# special committee AMID tremendous
IS applause and a wonderfully enthusias-
a tic ovation. He responded in the most
:. excellent speech ever delivered before
@ any session Of the b. M. c., which was
n interrupted continually by evidences
e Of the great esteem which the entire
1 body entertained for him.
Z The B. M. c. refused to accept any
v social entertainment of the state o.
" War even though New York and hel
: famous hospitality was manifested in
y, a strong desire to furnish same.
o The election resulted as follows:
n Grand Master, John S. Noel, Charles
a ton, w. Va; Deputy Grand Master
v w. T. Francis, st. Paul. Mimi; Grant
re Secretary, Robt J. Nelson, HARRISBURG
Penn; Grand Treasurer, Chas. Col
I'd bourne, Wilmington, Del; Grand Di
n rectors: w. T. Andrews, South Caro-
III lima, j, G. Robinson, Knoxville, Tenn.
a w. P. Kemp, Detroit, Michigan Win
e, Cornelius, New York, N. Y; ]. An
thony Josey, Madison, Wis Aud
u tors: Chas. T. Mitchell, Institute, w
il Va. R. E. Warner, New York, N. Y
ar and Isaac H. Nutter, Atlantic City, N
e.. il, Grand Attorney, Percy w. How
C ard, Jackson, Miss; Delegate to Ems
at land, w. L, Houston, Washington, I
,r C.
us Before leaving for his home tn
nj Grand Master John S. Noel made tn
'r following Statement to your represel
OF tative: "We will enter at once upo
1e a vigorous and concerted effort to r,
up cruit our membership, replenish OF
ne treasury, harmonize our factions an
:; place the G. U. o. o. F., again upo
- ~ the high pinnacle it formerly occup
II ed"
re
ds The Grand Household elected tn
ar following officers: NJ. w. G. s., Man
nd mie HALEY; r. W. G. s., Sigenia He
III derson; G. w. R.. Ola M. Walkers
q G. w. T. and w. G. D., Ida Davis, Al
d ME Groom. Grand Usher, Lena Evan
lie Grand Chamberlain, Mary b. Englisl
II, Grand Shepherd, Lizzie. Rucker an
mt Grand Prelate, Annie Freeman.