The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-05
Odd Fellows

~ grand sire, at the recent V""i
nrafaon OF The sovereign grand
held In The city of Baltimore
1T report 10 thst body SAYS IN re-
- 70 the Fraternsl Press
xnn1t heartily in all my preaeceSr
1 have said with reference 10 me
1endld work Of the froterna1 press
1arna1 papers furnish an lupor~
adjunct in the notice given 70 me
1S&r. There is in subordinate lodges
lack OF knowledge Of the WORK
III the orae~ ahave that of iHe
GA0Tdinate lodge Education - nceP-
which can be supplied by the IRA
fnat press It is important that
SEfy frsemher of the order should be
WA Acauaintcd with each OF ITS
faMches and their Workings J ms
Hedge would soon he obtained y
In1f tnerafyer take A fruteTnai paper
Ez4 would make Them better @nd
kg1nger Odd Fellows and they Woald
H ~ ;vre.xter interest in the frater-
8GtF because Of this know itage- +
Scpsnmend THAI representatives cAif
kNntten Of the breihrcfi IN iheir re-
&ofnvN 4suriSdis, ions to the dement's
R1 bE derived from reading iraternai
2n0Fas'
sssl IN show thag there are ffty-
III. %. u. r homes FOR orphan" ana
1dnWs and aged valued at almost
R~k md rne.hals millions doiiar%s #lrt
nh Sfhousand four hundred ana
a 1nty-two inmates. and that twelve
G11lrr Jurisdictions have III hand, ana
W ssraising large funds with which
erect homes in the near future.
5Se present membership is nearly
g0 and a quarter millions,
The grand sire N his report speaks
@4l1e Rebokah degree.
xhe good sisters OF that degree
M been working hard in IFS interest.
Gf&6 that Of the order Ia general
4 - work during the pas; few wears
19 beer such as 10 attract the att"h-
HIN az all brethren Of the order ana
SAAttties thcrn to the support ~ every
ne INTERESTED in our great ira crTily
rAnnot too strongly recommend the
spil,porf of the l.ebekah lodges by our
Il ARethren.
Fram tho grand sirc's report:
s#@ Ire encampment branch of the
A1rsscr shows a substantial gain as
Am advised oy The grand secretary
INK <nne thirteen hundred. This I'M
s6er existing eondujuns. may be con
adhered most Satisfactory !-ndoubt-
e8dlN this branch Of the order needs
y ntssTtian. A few years SINCE, th*
sovereign grand lodge devoted con p
\ nfcctabie attention to this branch OF
sHfac order Whether its attention ben
Ae.fsea II. WE rfay not stop 10 inquire
Cerfasn IL ~ that under most adverse
ronditinns. IL showh a substantial gaia.
while ihe subordinate lodge member
.0l14p shows . slight loss due tn "Hf
rnntitions | trust that II any fur-
s4flarF legislation with reference 10 this
byareis d. TO he had this session, 10
will be Of mos. judicial nature
The members OF tho carton are
most enthusiastic and harmonious.
From every quarter comes reports ~
renewed activity in this branch Of the
order Possibly the war activities
and returning soldiers has led 90 this
Increased interest. The present com
1nanding general has been most ac"
tive and diiigent n his efforts TO create
m Increased interest In The cantous
and Iris efforts III that direction APP
Eear to have met with success. He
accepted the place somewhat against
hfx protest, bur he has well met the
Eutieg Of dltntut position with
great credit to t.-nsoIf.
Henderson lodge No. los held very
enthusiastic meet ne In its lodge-room
CORNER OF Hut end Tenth streets,
Thursday evening. Sept. ESQ in con
snxctten with ALL the, either lodges, It's
HAInharH ar. .tflsk. Ilas 4 drive far new
Amefnbers. and some forty apnlicp-
41crr were rresen: a. the meeting.
The Odd Fellows are confident they
WiTl enroll the names of many more
nesr bers before the campaign l& con
@eiuGed. The io,!ge is divided into two
sections, white and blue Vr the
yaembership campaign, and rivalry be
tween them il intense.
@ Thomas y. Morton, ono ~ tho most
sAEtlxe member ~ the lodge made a
5nttrf1ng address on the principles Of
Alae order ard after the close Of the
s4O4ea. refreshncnts were served and
ptssac. was fsru ssaed by an orchestra
EOrnptAcd 81 members OF the lodge
L Thc evening wac most pleasant one.
and greatly enj Dyed by all present.
D0ve Reb-tah lodge No ., one Of
~ Most active q that branch If the
D4d4f wfY1ch holds its MEETINGS in
Moneys Tfnu corner OF Eleventh and
/ Anjl strsetss Is always doing some
thing TO entertain and interest It's
MeWbers. ou Tuesday evening. Sept.
gss&3. en4o~~A "A rnocgNif.ht eAcursi<-si.ott
tie flames river There were about
nifty member OF the lodge present,
and an exceedingly pleasant occasion
swns enjoyed.