Milford chronicle., 1952-11-21

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Brother Ira w. Roe, one of the
oldest Delaware members of the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows,
died Monday at his home in Har-
ringtOn. at the age of 81, following
heart attack. A member of the
Chosen Friends Lodge of Harring-
ton, MI. Roe last year received a
pin symbolic of so years with the
order. Funeral services were held
at l pm. Thursday at his home on
Weiner Avenue, conducted by the
Rev. Robert E. Van Cleat, pastor of
Asbury Church. Interment in HOl-
lywOOd Cemetery near Harrington.
Mr.. Roe is survived by a daughter,
Mrs. 7. Kinsey Carpenter of Wash
lngtOn, d. c., one grandson and 3
great-grandsOns. He was the hus-
bond Of the late Lima Hopkins Roe.
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Members of Independent Order
of Odd Fellows, Philodemic Lodge
No. Z, were hosts to so members
of Chester Lodge No. 263, and Up
land Lodge No. 264 of Chester, Pa,
recently at the Lodge Hall, Odd
Fellows Building, Dover.
They were welcomed by Miles X.
Nelson, Noble Grand, who presided.
Past Grand Master Russell Walters
of the Pennsylvania Grand Lodge,
introduced visitors.
H. B. ApplefOrd was general
chairman, assisted by Raymond
Johnson, Houston Warren, Preston
Eisenbrey and Miles Nelson
A musical and variety was pre-
sented with professional entertain
ers. Refreshments were served.
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The election and installation Of
new grand officers marked the
11Sth annual communication of the
Grand Lodge of Delaware, Inde-
pendent Order of Odd Fellows at
, the Odd Fellows Building, Tenth
T and King streets, in Wilmington.
t Members of the Past Grand Off
GERS Association, IOOF, held their
q annual dinner Wednesday night at
! McCOnnell's Restaurant. The Rev.
, William o. HaCkett of Georgetown,
e. reappOinted grand chaplain earlier
f in the day, was the principal speak
er.
Wilson Figgs, of SeafOrd, was
, elected grand master of the Grand
r Lodge of Delaware, IOOF, Wednes-
: day, succeeding Norman G. Wal
: bel Of Wilmington. Mr.. Figgs, who
+ is connected with the dupont Com
r pany's nylOn plant in SeafOrd, had
!. served as deputy grand master for
p the past year.
! About 200 representatives of q
IOOF lodges in various parts OF
Delaware attended the sessions OF
the grand lodges 118th annual
communication
Other new grand officers elected
follow: Leonard Leibowitz, vii
7 mingtOn, deputy grand master,
grand representative to the SOver
eign Grand Lodge, Walter COyle
Wilmington; James Warren, Smyr
g ma, grand warden; F. NJ. Clough
e Wilmington, reelected grand sec
d retary; Samuel L. McAllister, vii
mingtOn, reelected grand treasur
T. er.
S The new grand master. Mr.. Figgs
S appointed the following distric
o deputy grand masters: District No
t /, comprising the City of Whining
l. ton, Mr.. LeibOwitz: District No. 2
O comprising rural New Castle COun
L. ty, James Dooley of Wilmington
- District No. 3, comprising Ken
County, Mr. Warren; District No
4, comp Using Sussex County, Ralpl
DiCKeTsCn of Laurel
II Also appointed by Grand Maste
10 FFiggs was a siX-man staff.
- They are: Clarence Huston, gran,
u instructor; Ray TOrbert, gram
u marshal; John Temple, grand cC<l
y ductor; Allen Figgs, grand herald
1t and Richard Uhdy, grand guardian
All are from Seaford. He also nam
ed the Rev. Mr. Hackett of Anti
+ Lodge, grand chaplain
g Grand Secretary Clough ap
.C pointed Baldwin Norris as assistan
If grand secretary.
.C Committee reports included tn
@. Veterans Administration Hospita
Ie program, by John Kelley, and tn
Of program for the Boy Scout Troop a
n. the Governor Bacon Health Cen
ter, by Mr.. LeibOwitz.
f. Guests from five states were pres
. ent At the annual function, includ
+ ing John French, deputy sovereig
! grand master from Wyoming. Othe
states represented include Mary
N land, Pennsylvania, New Jerse!
- and Virginia.
!, Amendments to the code Of res
+, ulatiOn concerning financial benc
= fits, meeting nights, and other mai
' ters were discussed at a bushes
meeting.
y The installation of the new gran
:" officers of the Grand Lodge of Della
= ware, IOOF, took place in the al
d ternOOn They were installed b
Edward G. Ludvigson of .Baltimor,
sovereign grand secretary of tn
I'd IOOF.
lie Retiring Grand Master Waib,
te was presented with a past gran
IT, masters jewel and with other gift
- by the Grand Lodge and friends
Harrington LegiOnnairQ