Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-10
VA. ODD FELLOWS CONFER
DECORATION OF GHIYALRY
Picturesque and Impressive Fea-
turc at Meeting of State
Grand Lodge.
BODY GATHERS AT sTAUNroN
Grand Encanpment Elects Leslie
Drew, OF Richmond, Grand Pa
r,iarcl, and John Lancaster Is
Amounted Grand Marshal.
Especial to Tho Timcs-D!spatch.l

Especial to InO llibc5-pi'patcn.I
SThUNTON, VA. May 9.-probabiy
tho most picturesque and Impressive
feature fthc cighty-fourth annual
convention OF the Grand Lodge OF
Virginia. Independent order OF Odd
Fellows, was that staged tonight I'm
the S,aunton Military Academy gym
nnsium. at a public meeting. when the
decoration OF chivalry was bestowed.
This ceremony followed welcome"
exercises at tho same place. when
Major J. w. II, Pilaon expressed
Staunton's pleasure At having the
odd Fellows here. Joseph y. Glas-
COW welcomed the visitors on behalf
of tho Augusta and Stanton lodges.
Response were made by W. l.. Bever-
~. OF Rocky Mount. grand muster.
and DR.. w. 5. Gregory. deputy grand
master.
Hugh II. Harlow delivered q wei
como on behalf of the Rebekahs. to
which Mrs. Emma j. Funk. OF Roam
oke, president OF the Rebekahs. re-
sponded.
Women Arc Decorated.
The following women received the
decoration OF chlvalry, under the di-
Alexander. No. /. tonight:
Mrs. Minnie c. Martin. Mrs Nc
Menam.n, and Mrs. W. c. Cunning
ham. OF Alexandria,. Mrs. w. '"
Brown. and Mrs. Lilly Andrews. OF
stanton: Mrs. Pansy ColEan Frisbee.
Of Phcbus: Miss Anne Il. Cochran. OF
Clifton Forge Mrs. Bclie;tn O. Erie
bert. Of Ports mouth: Mrs Mitchell. 81:
Newport News Mrs. Lily Persinger,
OF Roanoke. and Mrs. Eva Cuisine
East, OF South Richmond.
The AS subordinate lodges Of
the grand lodge OF Virginia J.
y o. r. when the register is
complete. are expected to have 400
delegates here. while delegates TO the
grand cncampment. Patriarch Mill
tant. and Rebekahs are expected TO
make the visitors in stanton for the
convention number about 1000, rep
rcscntirg n membership In Virginia
Of over 10000.
Past Masters In Conference.
Todny's program incidded de-
partment council OF past masters. had
in the Virginia Hotel this morning,
and n meeting on the grand cncamp-
incnt IN the stanton lodges hall.
Secretaries OF the various lodges held
asassfon this Afternoon 10 exchange
experiences and methods. Opening
business sessions or the grand lodge
proper. sw!il not he held until to-
morrow morning ut $50 in the Bc"-
crly Thenter. the Robekahs assembly
meeting at the same time ut the
Virginia Hotel.
The grand encampmen; today, elect
cd the following officers: Grand
Patriarch. Leslie Drew. Richmond.
grand senior warden. Fred III. Cole
Petersburg; grand junior warden. W
w. Brown, stanton; grand scribe. T.
VI. Bunch. Lynchburg: Grand t-cnsur-
or. George w. Hin. Norfolk; grand
high priest, Joseph d. Blanks. Peters
burg.
The appointive officers Of the grand
encampmcnt were: John Lancaster.
Richmond. grand marshal: w. II.
Iianey. Claremont. grand inner
guardsman: G. a. Crcasey, Roanoke.
grand outer guardsman; grand repre-
sentative TO the Southern grand lodge.
w. l. Martin. OF Alexandria.
DIR. John Leo Allison, of Alexandria.
grand warden of Virginia. was the
speaker here Sunday afternoon, at
the Beverly Theater. when ann!var-
the Beverly Thsntcr. when annivers
airy exercises were held at Il public
meeting.