The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-14
Odd F Fellows

Odd Fellows
Friendship Rebckah Lodge No II /
held its regular meeting on Friday /
night. september - at is lodge.
room 336-A Harrison street. when |
there was a goodly attendance and an |
interesting session. Four candidates t
We're given the Rebekah Degree, and I
two others elected. September 90 Is <
the sixty eighth anniversary of the in |
stitut ton of this branch OF the or !
der and tho Grand Sire Of he Sow !
erign Grand Lodge has issued his
proclamation, urging all Rebekah
lodees 10 observe the same. This hrs
been endorsed by Guy r Horner.
Grand Master Of the state as well as
Lucy Rebekah Rorer, president OF the
f3t- f4t~li "A EST IA n FRIENDSHIPS
Lodge al It's last meeting a commit
tee. consisting of Mrs. Eva Saunders:
and Misses ]. r. Rat.aneau and La>ie
Anhworth to arrange for the ceiehra
terrrhpr - r tre-ttf1 cr-fodecs- have
taken similar action
Seventv-hve thousand members Of
the Independent Order Of Odd Eel
lows are expected to gather in Balti-
rlore next week 10 celebrate the CEN
tennial OF the fraternity.
The Sovereign Grand Lodge will be
in convention from September IA to
20.
From every state in the Union,
from Canada, parts OF Europe ana
Australia. thousands of Odd Fellows
viii come to Baltimore to participate
in tho commemoration of the centen-
NAL and to pay homage to the city
that gave birth TIC the order IN
America
It was In the csd Seven Stars tavern
on Second street (no~ Water street,
Thomas Widely, John welch, John
Duncan. John Cheat1ana and Richard
Rushworth met and organized the
first lodge IN this country-Washing
ton Lodge. No l. named In honor of
George Washington, ...
Besides being the birthplace of
American Odd Fellowship. Balti-
Of having erected the first Odd Fell
lows hall. This was terected in 1881
after the number of LODGES had IN
cfannd' Tor seven. ard Wi.aeys home
had become too small to accommo-
date the memh ers.
This temple was dedicated on April
90. 1891 Just twelve years after or
EAnlZ1LoH, ana was lpStLCO at AJHN
and Lexington streets
Sunday. September IA, atsP NJ a
sermon will be delivered by Bishop
w, r Mcdowell of the Methodist
church al the Lyric Theater. Monday
at so 4. NJ the Sovereign Grand
| Dodge Win convene in annual com
municat!on. At r. NJ welcoming
exercises will be held in the Lyric
theater when the Centennial address
Will he delivered hp Past Grand Sire
Alfred S. Pinkerton. Grand Sire
| Henry V Borst. OF the supreme court
Of the state of New York, will preside
The addresses of welcome will be
made by Hon. John r. Spencer, Grand
| Master Of Maryland. Hon, Emerson
c. Harrington, governor of the state
Of Maryland ana Hon. William. f.
Broening, mayor OF the city of Balti-
more: The Sovereign Grand Lodge
Will hold a session every morning,
I Tuesday there will be an excursion to
Gettysburg, Mount Vernon. and other
points of interest, and at 7 p. NJ. a
special Flag Service. followed by d
dance al the Fourth regiment armory.
and AT r. NJ. a banquet to the Of
4 iicers and representatives of the
Sovereign Grand Lodge Hon. Henry
NJ. Mccullough, P @ NJ, being toast
/
s 80 F. M. will be the competitive
drill of the patriarchs militant at the
Fifth regiment armory; |. p M. the
grand parade. and at Z P. NJ, an en-
tertainment AT the Fourth regimen
armory Thursday viii he devoted
10 sightseeing ana at p NJ. the
decoration of the Degree of Chivalry
viii be conferred az the Filth regi-
ment arTnory. On Friday there will
be an especial excursion TO the naval
academy at Annapolis, Nd and at
Is r, NJ the degree of Chivalry will
be further. given. and the session of
the Sovereign Lodge close. The
grand secretaries and Grand Scribes
association will meet Monday after
noon at 3 O'Clock, and every day at
that hour, until its business is dis
posed of A very large representation
viii go Ia Baltlm ore from Richmond
and from the principal cities and
towns of the state. A very large at
tendance is anticipated from over the
country.
Highland Springs Lodge, No. rs, Of
odd Fellows, Will have a big rally
and reunion on the fourth Wednes-
day OF Septe Der. At this reunion
all Of the OLD mem bers are expected
70 be present The Rebekahs, OF
Highland Springs, will furnish must
cal features. On Wednesday night,
October IS, the Odd Fellows lodge Of
Highland Springs will celebrate its.
twenty-flfth anniversary. This old
and progressive lodge was installed
October 10. 1894, and only few
charter members are now living. The
present membership is about 200
Governor Davis is soon to be in
itiated into the mystic order Of Odd
Fellows, his application for member