The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-13
L.O.O.F. TO
MEET IN CAPITAL
Grand Lodges Sessions
Will Be Held In Char
lesion Next Month

BEGINNING October II and con.
tinuing four days, the Independent
order OF Odd Fellows OF west VIZ
ginia will meet In Charleston JOE
the fifty fifth annual gathetlngs
and fully 5000 Odd Follows ana
Rebekah9 will be in the CITY 4oF
the event i.
In Charleston the three lodges Of
Sd Fellows: Glen Elk Lodge No.
6S. KanaWha Louge No. rs and
FarnbanK Lodge No $50 with the
ReI6ekAh Lodge; Elkhurst No. 80,
and Myrtle No. 81 are already deep
; IA the preparation for a royal re-
ception of the body. A General
convention committee with repres-
sntatlyes from the three Odd Eel
(l5w lodges and the two Rebekah
Si3dEes has been appointed and have
already prepared the program OIL
events for the four-day session.
Glen Elk Lodge has appointed the
following committee: John lark, L.
L. Price, Lerory SWinburn, w. j..
,taiRhtower and C.. l.. Cunningham.
ISahawha appoined P. w. Catch
eli. ]. C., Thomas, Lou Heinne6er,
4 e. Perry, c.. +. Harden, X. a.
Marshall. Farnbank appointed John
Iiyersledge, Howard Christy and T..
q. Newcomer. C. l. Cunningham
Is chairman Of the entire commit
tee, In addition, the RebeHah
Lodges have committees headed by
Mrs. John peFord for the Elkhurst
Lodge and Mrs Addie Judy for the
Myrtle lodge and are busy making
arrangements tor their share OF me
Entertainment.
The program for the convention
viii be substantially as follows:
! on Monday, October IL, at $3.50
Eiock In the armory the confer
friiE OF the Grand Lodge Degree
viii taiSr place. At the same hour
In the Kanawha Lodge hall the Re
bekahs Will confer the State AS
5 Setnbly Degree. This will be proceed.
|, "a by q reception given by the Re
bekahs OF Charleston to the visit
ing Rebekahs.
Tuesday morning at $3.50 o'clock
the first regular session OF the
Grand Lodge will be called to OF.
der by Past Grand Master j. Z.
Thomas. The opening ode Will be
sung by a picked chorus which Will
be followed by the invocation by
n. L. McEldowney. The Boys
Band from the /. o. o. F. Home
al Elkins will be present and play
during the convention. Mayor
Grant P. Hall will give the ad-
dress OF welcome which Will be re-
sp9nded to by William +. Stephen
son, Parkershurg, Grand Master for
the Grand Lodge and Mrs. Fanny
Hodges, Huntington, President or
the State Assembly of RebeKahs.
Al short memorial address viii be
delivered. Between each address
will be musical number either
vocal or by the band. After lunch-
con the visitors will be taken III
|, automobtles and Inspect the naval
Ordinance plant at South Charles
lS61 and the Libbey-Owens Sheet
slsfass plant at Kanawha City The
rInfty will then drive to Luna Park
.yghero a regular old fashioned bar
bacue will be the attraction. At
eight O'Clock, the degre team OF
Glen Elk Lodge will exemplify the
work IN the arnIOry for the benefit
Of the Odd Fellows. A $3.50 o'clock
the Rebekahs will be entertained by
the Myrtle Rebekah Lodge IN the
KanaWha Lodge Hall.
"wednesday morning the Grand
Lodge and State Assembly Will be
IN business session and in the
evening the Elkhurst Lodge VIII
entertain visiting Rebekahs and the
Grand officers Will hold their US:
nal meetings. Thursday the final
! business session Of both branches
. will be held.
Grand Master, william T. Stephen
son, Pnrkersburg Deputy Grand
S Master, Rev. C. n. Coffmnn, Fair
View, w. Va, Grand Warden, Thos.
II Neal, Cameron, Grand Sec'y. A:
u. Wilkinson, Huntington Grand
Treasurer, Geo. Stout, Parkersburg.
Senior Grand Representative Geo.
g. Fullerton, Morgantown, Jr. Grand
Representative L. T. Baker, watson,
fSW. Va, Grand Captain Dr.. D. l..
A,Anh, Huntington, Grand Conductor
I. WIT. Sheppard, Smoot. W. Va"
Grand Marshall o. ]. Brooks, ROCK
view, W. Va, Grand Guardian E;
BERN, Huntington, w. Va, Grand
Herald +. /. Day, Clarksburg. The
Is to advance the officers of the
Grand mastershiD from Grand War
den to Grand Deputy Warden and
IN 30 the big fight centers around
the choice Of the new grand ward.
en-. This year, It Is reported that
there are no less than eight candi.
dates for the office. c. L. Cunning.
ham, Charleston; L. r. Craig, OF
wheeling; John Hicks, Logan; M.
, 3. Shinett, PIT. Pleasant; a. E, Wag.
konar, Clarksburg; r. T. Moore,
MONTGOMERY; W. G.. Grafton and
Rev. r. s. Hart, of Moundsville,
have all announced their candidacy.
It has Just been learned this wetk
that the number of Odd Fellows In
west Virginia has increased from
$500 on July /, 1919, to $1,000 on
Iuly'1, 1920. The local Rebekah
lodge No. 81 has the honor Of being
the largest RebeRah lodge in ths
Judge Geo. A. Vincent Past Grand
Master, will represent FalrmonL
lodge No. 2 with A. ]. Hess alter.
nate. MRS. Lorraine Gainor will be
the representative form Rebekah
Lodge No. 81 with Mrs. John Lilly
alternate. Several other Past OF.
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