Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-11
NAME DR.. W. S. GREGORY
VIRGINIA GRAND MASTER
Odd Fellows Of State, in Session III
StauntOn, Elect ROa-
nOko Men.
CLASS or 800 is INITIATED
Rcbcknlis Raise 81 800 Toward
Cost of B0rmitory for Boys at
I.ynchburg - Great Parade in
Grand Lodges Honor.
Especial to The rimes-Dispa,ch. I

Especial to The Times D!Spatch.I
STAUNTON. VA. May l0l-Dr. ". s
Gregory. Of Roanoke. tonight was
elected grand master of the virginia
Grand Lodge. Independent order Of
odd Fellows. lie has been deputy
grand master, The Rev. John Lee
Allison. AlrNandria. deputy grand
,nonh Reelected grand secretary:
Mel Il. Ferguson. Richnond. reelected
grand treasurer. Guy I. Iiorncr. OF
Norfolk. grand representative to the
Sovereign Grand Lodge.
At their session here today the Re
bckahs elected the following officers:
president. Mrs. Annie Palmer. Chill
dress; vice pre- silen,. Mrs Mary Pitt,
Norfolk: warden. Mrs. Matte Gala
han. l.ynchburg. secretary. Mrs. Ola
J.. Bunch. Lynchburg: treasurer. Mrs.
Annie Mccoy. Norfolk.
The secretaries association OF sub
ordinatc lodges elected officers az fol-
lows: president. H. II. Nurch. Of
charlottesville: vice prcsidcnt. walk
or Pearson. Norfolk treasurer. 5. W.
Patterson, of Lynchburg; secretary
w. H. liancy. OF clarcmont.
Grand Lodge Mt Work.
The opening business session Of the
grand lodge WAS held hero this morn
ing. The Rchekahs also held their
business sessions morning and after
noon other than the election of Of
hccrs one OF the most irnportaUt mat
tors before the woman's branch Of
tho order was the report at the after
Moons meeting that $500 had been
subscribed here today for the Re-
beEahs' dormitory for boys at the or
phhnagc. At I.ynChhurg. II ~ "sti
mated that the dormitorv viii cost be-
tween $4,000 and 5000.
Behind closed doors and before n
crowded house. about $50 candidates
received tn" grand lodG. degree. con
fcrrcd upon them at "a meeting ~ the
D. al
ter Bcv"rly. presiding This was one
nf IN" largest degree classes ever In
!iiateh into the Grand !pdg.
Immediately after Adjournment OF
tn" grand lodge, Ia" hall was thrown
omen TO the public. and a Joint meet
inE Of the lodge and tn" R"b"kahs
Was h"ld when an Interesting muS!-
cal and "lucutjon recital wus given by
eighteen girls and boys from the odd
ic!low"' Home. in l.ynchburg. Four
teen girls and four boys had made the
trip from LynChburl to the couv"n-
ton. in charge al Miss BESSIE I'M. su
perint"ndeni ana they presented II
very attractive appearance.
CIV Enjoyable Program.
Tn" program arranged for them was
nn enjoyable one. and the children
carried IL through with a Cr"hitHblc
case OF manner, and finish OF Dolly
cry one hundred and nfty children
arc cared for by the I. .. .. T.. of
Virginia. in this home. and consider
able interest was DISPLAYED in the
children ynd the work OF this institu-
ton at THIS mornings meeting.
This evening at : o'clock there was
parade ia honor Of the odd Fellows
in which participated the Cadet Corps
OF the S'aunton Military Academy.
National Guard Company. patriurchs
Militant, in uniform. and delegates In
automobiles Tomorrow's program
includes a motor trip TO the Gruttocs
OF the Shenandoah and INSPECTION Of
tn" Virginia state School for the Deaf
stnd the blind.