Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-04-14
Crits and Gravel
l.. o. o. f. CONVENTION
(By II. MOSES JONES. }

Some days ago l told about the die
trict convention of the Rebekah Az.
scmbly and now I shall tell of th,,
Eighth District Convention of OBJ
Fellows, which was held her, at on
ford on Tuesday night, April 12. IT,.
convention was called to order by w
e. Warren, president, of Oxford. A
number of notahles and Officers of TIC
state Grand Lodge were present.
The State Grand Treasurer, D. f.
Ianier of Oxford, made the ADDRESS If
welcome which was responded TO nv
Past Grand Master r. F. Simmons ~
Winston-Salem. The special feature
of the occasion was the address bv
the state Grand Master, r. d Wate
son. OF Winston-Salem, who vas az.
companied by Mrs. Watson, who j..
District Deputy President of The Re-
bekah Assembly
Deputy Grand Master Join w
Clapp of Burlington made a very i'm
pressive talk on the good work beinc
done by the lodges throughout tt )
state Mr.. Clapp is slated to lie elect
ed Grand Master at the State Grard
Lodge Convention which is to be held
in Oxford the middle of next month
Grand Secretary H. A. Holstead of
Mooresville told of the work of visit
ing the many various lodges in the
state being done by a number of the
state officers.
Supt w. c. Beamon of the Odd Eel
lows Home at Goldsboro tolI of the
work at the Home and said hat ten
boys and girls were soon to e., aduate
the largest class in years.
The following Odd Fellows Lodges
were represented at this convention
. number of them heing outside tbs
district:
Oxford Lodge No. 1O3, Durham
Falona Lodge No. rs, Mooresville
Lodge No 244, Salem Lodge No. Sc of
Winston Salem, Goldsboro Holy
Grove Lodge No. u, Greensboro
Beuna Visit Lodge No. 81
The following Rebekah Lodges wers
represented: Dennis c. Brummi.;
Lodge No. $50 of Oxford, Golden Link
Lodge of Durham, Evangeline Lodge
of Winston-Salem, jacob Lodge No.
IS of Mooresville, and the Myrtle
Lodge No. 81 of Greensboro.
The announcement was made that
cur Grand Sire, Thomas c.. Andrews
would be at Roanoke, Va, on April
2s. 1t was urged that al. attend thu
meeting there who possibly could.
An invitation was extended from
the Durham Falcona Lodge for the
next District Convention to be held
with them in July, and the following
officers were elected for the next year
Nd ho %
w. E. Warren, President, (re-electedl
P. P. O'Briant, Durham, Vice-Presi-
dent; G. c. Haithcock, Durham, Secre
tary; ]. c. Albright, Raleigh, Chap
lain.
Past Grand Master Simmons sue-
gested that our lodges and the men,
bers subscribe to The Virginia Odd.
fellow, which is the official organ of
the lodges of North Carolina anG
Virginia.
We were very glad that it was pos
sible for Bro. J. T. Wade, of Roxborc
one. of our own menu ers, to, attend
this meeting, On account of the dis
lance, he usually attends ol;r lodge
only once or twice a year.
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for some high-lights and headlights
spot lights and stop-lights. 1t was pos
sible for the aforementioned Bro.
Wade to attend the meeting through
the courtesy of a friend and neigh
Dor, Oliver Averette, of Roxbcro, who
was accompanied by Miss Bessie New
ton and Berley Gentry also of Rox
boro was accompanied by Miss jose
phine Hall. Those two young couple.
attended the movies while Bro Wade
attended the convention. We had TIE
pleasure of meeting them just as they
started for home.
Benjamin Franklin (Bennie) Wood
lief, son of John Robert Woodlief, OF
Youngsville, Route 1, was over to ou'
town yesterday with a pickup full Of
sweet potatoes, eating and seed. H.
remembered me as one who bought
watermelons from him several times
late last summer. He had the very last
load of the season for sale. and they
sure were good ones. Said he hope
to sell me some more melons next sea