The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-04-03
First Business Session

First Business Session
Monday afternoon talks were given
| by our supreme officers, Miss Dora
Alexander, grand clerk, and Mrs.
Mary LaRoca, grand adviser, which
were enjoyed very much by the con-
vcntion.
Then election of officers was taken,
up. Adjournment was taken at 7:30.
A reception Monday evening was
given by Poinsettia Grove No. 1913,
and greatly enjoyed until late hour
| by the circle members, w. o. w. head
camp delegates and their friends.
Refreshments of cake and punch
were served.
| Tuesday morning the meeting was
called to order at o'clock, when the
election of officers was continued
Adjournment was taken at 1890 for
al delegates to visit Silver Springs.
The meeting was called to order
Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. when
cur supreme officers bid the conven-
ton goodbye. Business was then re-
sumed and recess taken at o'clock.
Tuesday night tha Tampa guards
and Jacksonville yards put on the
floor work. The <zaa4pa guards put
on the memorial services. which made
a strong impression on the visitors
as well as delegates. Then the Jack
sonville delegation gave the patriotic
Edrill. Music was furnished by the
Baptist chorus. The floor work was
thoroughly enjoyed. At the close ice
cold chero-cola was served by the
local grove.
Wednesday morning the meeting
was called to order at o'clock. Re-
/ ports of committees were read and
resolutions passed. All business be-
fore the convention was finished.
Sovereigns Jake Brown and ]. S.
Bitch made talks which were enjoy
ed very much by the convention.
Sovereign Evans of Tampa, pre-
scented the grand guardian, Sovereign
Miller, with the past grand guardians
pin. Sovereign Crinzie of Tampa. in
behalf of the convention, presented
Sovereign Miller with a wrist watch.
Sovereign Parker of Tampa, present
ed our retiring grand clerk with a
bouquet of Easter lilies, also Sover-
eign Whitley of Ocala presented Sow
ereign Hattie Bugg. grand clerk, with
a bouquet of Easter lilies.
The installation of officers was
then taken up. The officers were in
stalled by the Jacksonville guards.
Sovereign Crinzie of Tampa was ap-
. pointed installing attendant and Sow
ereign Parker of Sanford was ap-
pointed installing officer. The officers
installed were:
Grand Adviser-Sovereign Rilla
Adams of Ocala.
Grand Clerk-Sovereign Hattie
Bugg, st. Petersburg.
Grand Banker-Sovereign Wilson,
Plant City.
Grand Chaplain-Sovereign Evans,
Tampa.
Grand Attendant-Sovereig Stew
ems, Monticello.
| Grand Assistant Attendant-Sov-
ereign Saver, Key West.
Grand misunderstanding Jen-
ME Jernigan, ST. Augustine; Cora
Snellgrove, Apalachicola; Mary Lea
Ilig, DeLand; Alice Bright. Sarasota;
Fears, Completion.
/ Grand Inner Sentinel-Sovereign
Edith Tipping. Jacksonville.
Grand Outer Sentinel-Sovereign
Buchanan, Tallahassee.
Past Grand Guardian-Sovereign
Katie Miller, Tampa.
i Grand Sovereign Laura
Lucius, Orlando.
The supreme delegates were: Sow
ereign Winifred Mcdonald, Jack
sonville; Sovereign Ethel Turner
Terra Celia; Sovereign Ida Williams,
. Pensacola, who will represent the
Florida jurisdiction at the next su-
preme convention.
i The convention was then closed by
Grand Guardian Laura Lucius. The
convention will meet again in DeLand
in 1921.