The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-05-16
NEXT GRAND LODGE
SESSION NEWBERRY
EUGENE S. BLEASE ELECTED
GRAND MASTER ODD FELLOWS
w. H. Hardeman Trustee Orphans
Homeless Session Held With
Pulaski Lodge

Newberry City, Pulaski Lodge No.
20, l. O. o. F. of Newberry and New
berry Odd Fellows loomed up big and
fine at the session of the grand lodge
of Odd Fellows of South Carolina
held at Spartanburg last week. Eyi-
dently the members of this great fra
ternal organization hold Newberry
and the local lodge in high esteem.
! Pulaski lodge voted some time ago
to invite the grand lodge to hold its
session of 1923 in this city. When
it was known that the local lodge de-
sired South Carolina Odd Fellows to
come to Newberry at it's next annual
communication, other organizations
of the city endorsed the invitation
and gave aid in the fight to win the
place for Newberry in 1928. The in
vitation on the part of Newberry was
made to the grand lodge by Eugene
S. Blease. In his speech in behalf Of
his city, Mr.. Blease read to the mem
bers of the grand lodge kilograms
from Pulaski lodge, j. Marion Davis,
past grand master of the order, w.
W. Cromer, mayor of Newberry, C..
P. Mcdaniel, secretary of the cham
Der of commerce, j. L. yelling, Sec
retary of the Kiwanis club and DR..
z. H. Kibler, president Of the Rotary
club. Rock Hill and Florence were
both contestants for the honor of the
next place of meeting. BY big ma
jority Newberry was selected over
these two progressive cities. The
members of the local lodge are proud
Of their victory and have already
started planning for the meeting of
next year. A committee to take
charge of the entertainment Of the
Odd Fellows, headed by Ceionel J.
NJ. Davis, has already been appointed.
One of the things that Pulaski lodge
intends to do by the time of the COM
ing of the grand lodge is to double
it's membership. The drive for new
members has commenced in earnest
and is meeting with success already.
Three members of Pulaski lodge
received high honors at the session Of
the grand lodge. Hon. Eugene S.
Blease was. unanimously elected to
the position of grand master Of the
state, the highest honor in the body;
Mr.. w. H. Hardenian, alderman from
Ward Five, was reelected a member
of the board of trustees of the Odd
FELLOWS orphan home. Mr.. Harde-
man was first chosen to this place
four years ago. Under the manage
ment of the board of trustees Of
which Mr.. Hardeman has been q
member, the management of the
home has been excellent and the con-
dition of the property has ben great
ly improved. All debts against the
home have been paid and the treasury
now carries handsome balance. Mr..
D. B. Chandler of Newberry was
made grand conductor for the ensu-
ing term.
TIE other officers of the grand
lodge elected at the Spartanburg
meeting were: Deputy grand master,
w. A. Hantske of Columbia; grand
warden, Frank J. Tripp of Greer;
grand secretary, DR.. S. F. Killings
worth of Columbia; grand treasurer,
H. Endel of Greenville; grand chap
lain, J. K. P. Neatherby of Colum-
bia; grand representatives, j., T.
Cothran of Spartanburg and A. B.
Langley of Columbia.
The members of Pulaski lodge who
represented that lodge in the grand
lodge and who worked to get, that
body to meet in Newberry next year
were: W. H. Hardeman, D. B. Chand-
Ter, Eugene S. Blease, J. H. Arial,
J M. QUITS, Chas. W. Douglas, W.
O. Arial and J. T. Danielsen.