Evening star., 1922-08-27
ODD FELLOWS SEEK
CONVENTION HERE
District Members Back Plans
to Extend Invitation
at Detroit.

That the executive committee Gre
ated by resolution of the District
Grand Lodge to canvass the situation
and consider the feasibility of extend
ing an invitation to the Sovereign
Grand Lodge to hold its 1924 session
iE the National Capital will be given
the support of the entire membership
was expressed Monday night, when
more than seventy-f1ve representative
business and professional men of the
order assembled in the auditorium of
l.. o. o. F. Temple.
Chairman Galliher reviewed the
growth of Washington since 1870, the
many advantages offered visitors. the
fact that the Jurisdiction has the dis
tinction of having had three grand
sires-James Gettys, 1880 to 1888;
William W. Moore, 1887, and Fred D.
Stuart, 1S49, and that Odd Fellows
wherever located. would avail them
selves OF an opportunity to be pres
ent when the Sovereign Grand Lodge
meets in the District of Columbia
Official reports from several lodges
were presented by Secretary Wolfe
which gave impetus to the movemen mt
and left no doubt but what the
amounts to be contributed would be
oversubscribed. and that committees
are being appointed and plans sub
mitted to inaugurate united efforts
whereby all Odd Fellows and Re
bekahs will become actively engaged
! in whatever plans the executive com
mittee may present. Following the
report of the secretary. Past Grand
Lodge. No. I. requested permission to
be the first to contribute 500. which
was the result of several hundred
dollars being raised duang the even
ing.
Among others concurring in the
L. Andersen. George B: Johnston
CHARLES k !" E. Aosist Mathews, VS. + irvine meoneS X
Schwinger. James E. Chamberlain
Joseph I. Porter, Charles w. Fits
Grand Representative John H. Wood
Grand Chaplain Hugh T. Stevenson
Howard S. Omohundron. Guy F. Gloss
brenner. Grand Representative Ernest
w. Bradford, Henry H Burroughs
Robert Thompson and Charles Den,
Fogle.
Past Grand Patriarch Frank F. Con
way. of Alabama, was an invited
guest and on request of Chairman
Galliher gave the committee valuable
information and related his expert
ence in the arrangements of conven-
ton activities.
The personnel of the executive
committee is as follows: Grand Mas
ter Harry L. Andersen. chairman ex
offlcio: Past Grand Treasurer Will
liam T. Galliher. chairman; Grand
Representative Ernest w. Brad
ford. vice chairman: Grand Secre-
tary Bert v. Wolfe. secretary: Grand
Representative John H. Wood and
Past Grand Charles w. Fits. The
Of the Grand Lodge in special session.
April %. and is empowered to pre-
pare and extend the Invitation and
make arrangements to finance the un-
dertaking and appoint and organize all
committees necessary to carry out the
work
In anticipation of the acceptance of
the invitation by the Sovereign Grand
Lodge. and in order to assure the ex.
ecutive committee that they are to
have the loyal support of every branch
of the order in the jurisdiction. more
than 800 are planning to go on the
special parlor-car train to Detroit.
early Saturday morning, September
16. at 1880 o'clock, and which will be
in charge of City Passenger Agent
James P. NJ. Duvall, an active member
of Eastern Lodge, No. Z.