Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-09
ODD FELLOWS
WILL PARADE
NOVEMBER Il
Gov. Trinkle to Address
Public Gathering on
That Occasion
WILL INITIATE 300
Big Crowd Expected For Northern
Virginia Odd Fellows Second An
nual Gathering-ReeeptiOn Com
mittee to Meet Thursday Night.

Governor f. Lee Trinkle will ad-
dress the Odd Fellows Association Of
Northern Virginia at the public re-
ceptiOn at 4:30 o'clock the afternoon
of November IA, following the big
street parade to be staged here at
2:30 o'clock that afternoon. Others
scheduled to make addresses are
Lucian j. Eastin, st. Joseph, Mo-,
grand secretary; Rev. DR.. John Lee
Allison, Alexandria, grand master of
Virginia and other distinguished
members of the order from Mary
land and the District of Columbia.
At 7:3O o'clock that night there will
be a mass meeting for the Odd Eel
lows only when the degree will be
conferred on a class Of about 800
candidates. The first degree will be
conferred by Falls Church Lodge No.
II, the second degree by Accotink
Lodge No. IS and the third degree
by Arlington Lodge No. 1873.
IL is stated that the local commit
tees are having difficulty in obtain
ing a hall suitable for the ceremonies.
The tentative program prepared by
the committee provides for registra-
tion of visitors at the hall of Potomac
Lodge, North Columbus street, from
10 a. m. till 2 p. m.
Parade at 2:30 p. m, headed by
Alexandria Canton No. l, Patriarchs
Militant and chevaliers from Wash
ington, d. c., and Baltimore to be
followed by the public meeting and
addresses at 4:30 p. M. A reception
will be rendered Liberty and Sama-
rian Rebekah Lodges to the visit
ing sister Rebekahs at the hall Of
Potomac Lodge on North Columbus
street at 5 p. m. At 8 o'clock at night
there will be meeting OF Rebekah
Lodges and conferring of degrees at
Odd Fellows Hall.
The reception committee appointed
will meet Thursday night and map
out plans for the entertainment of
the visitors. This committee is COM
posed Of the following:
f. G.. Ridgely, F. L. Wade, ". c.
Baggett, DR.. T. B. Cochran, W. c.
Drury, w. L. Lipps, a. L. Cohen, J.
G. Graham, David Everett, Lambert
d. Sullivan, Robert f. Downham,
Frank w. Latham, Charles T. Howell,
Herman Friedlander, c. w. Fletcher,
c. C.. Bachelor, Edward r. Clark
Frank &. Howard, Frank Nichelbaeh,
Irwin Diener, W f.. Dunn, Elmer
Spittle, L. f. Butts, J. f. W. Timber
man, J. William May, J. R. Sehafe.
The Northern Virginia Odd Fell
lows Association was organized about
two years ago and the first annual
meeting was held in this city last
year.
This association has 4 membership
of about $500 and lodges are located
in Fredericksburg, Manassas, Cul-
peer, Marshall, Lovettsville, Lees
burg, Independent Hill, Dunfries,
Lorton, Clarendon, Falls Church, Ac-
cotink and Alexandria.
There are fifteen lodges affiliated
with the association. Present officers
of the association are: f. II. Allen,
Accotink, president; c. Eugene Doyle,
Clarendon, first vice president; T. F.
Haverty, Falls Church, second vice
president; R. c. Hammill, Dumtries,
third vice president; Elmore Audd,
Alexandria, secretary; W. c. Cum
ningham, Alexandria, secretary; Capt.
W. l.. Martin, Alexandria, chairman
of general entertainment committees;
d. r. Stansbury, AlexsndTis. chair
man Of publicity committee.
Reports received from the different
lodges are that large crowds from
each lodge plan TO be here November
fourteenth.