The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-03
STATE MEETING
 OF ODD FELLOWS
 OPENS TUESDAY
All Branches Of Order Are FlOurishing, Say
 Past Grand Masters

Delegates from the BIO subordinate lodges of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, grand officers and members of committees, will be in attendance on the grand lodge of Alabama, which con- venes in Birmingham on Tuesday and Wednesday, August 4-5, at the Frater- nal hall. Principal officers of the grand lodge are Dr. J. A. Howle, of Wetump- ka, grand master NJ. c. Sivley, of Gadsden, deputy grand master; w. A. Brown, of Edwardsville, grand warden; J. c. Bowie, of Talladega, grand treas urer, and H. c. Pollard, of Huntsville, grand secretary.
 It is. expected that over 400 dele gates will be in attendance. It will be strictly business session, and will be opened Tuesday morning by Grand Master Howle and committees named. It is understood that the reports of the grand officers will indicate the order throughout the state to be generally prospering, showing increased member ship and a better financial condition than in some times past.
 Change Of Meeting
 Among the matters to be brought be- fore the grand lodge will be, it is said, a resolution to change the time of meet ing from August to March. Reasons ad- vanced for the change are the heat of the late summer month generally, and more uniformity in the fiscal year.
 During the sessions, the initiatory and first degrees will be exemplified be- fore the. grand lodger by specially se- 1ected degree teams. Nomination of of ficers will be held Wednesday, instead centering in the nomination for grand warden, which is considered the step ping stone to the highest office in the grand lodge, that of the grand master. On Wednesday afternoon the officers elect will be installed. On Wednesday night Fesbam Palace, Pilgrim Knights will stage a big ceremonial for the grand lodge delegates who are members of the order.
 Rebekah Assembly
 The Rebekah State Assembly of Ala bama, Mrs. Martha Haynie, of Mont gomery, president, will also convene on Tuesday and Wednesday, August 5-6 at the Fraternal hall. About 15 Rebekah lodges will be represented. Good reports are expected from the state officers and the various Rebekah lodges throughout the state. It is understood that reSo- lution will be offered cutting down the representatives of each lodge to one rep resentative, in lieu of present system of electing two or more representatives according to the membership of the lodge. A similar resolution has been adopted by the grand lodge of Odd Eel lows. The purpose of the resolution, it is said, is a matter of economy and to keep the grand bodies from becoming l unwieldly.
 Grand Encampment l
 On Monday, August f. the grand en- campment of I. O. O. F. of Alabama, will convene at the Fraternal hall for a one-day session. J. w. Brady, of Bir- mingham is grand patriarch and will ppeside over the sessions. Reports of grand officer, committees, subordinate encampments, and other routine busi- ness will constitute the work of the ses- sion. According to several past grand mas ters and other influential Odd Fellows of Birmingham, the order is undergoing a decided revival in all it's branches. | There is aroused interest not only in the city lodges they say, but in some of | the outlying lodges who had been dor mant for some time. They predict great future for the order in Alabama, and an interesting and instructive meet ing of the grand lodge, when it meets in Birmingham next week.