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Show ODD FELLOWS GRAND LODGE SESSION OPENS. Salt Lake, April 19. The Utah grand lodge of Odd Fellows opened its annual convention yesterday morning morn-ing with more than 200 delegates, representing re-presenting forty-nine lodges, present, and Grand Master Hoy Watrous presiding. pre-siding. The grand lodge decree was conferred on forty-eight candidates from various parts of the state, and reports were read by Grand Master Roy Watrous, Grand Secretary P. A. Simpkin and Grand Treasurer X H. Hornung. The afternoon session was wholly of a routine nature, and was given over to reports of committees and discussions. Last night Utah lodge No. 1 exemplified exem-plified the degree work, which was followed fol-lowed by a banquet in honor of tho visiting members. The Rebokah state assembly was in session yesterday morning, with thirty-lve lidges present. pres-ent. Mrs. Florence Cotter of Lehl presided. pre-sided. The business conducted was along the same lines as the grand lodge. Following are tho officers of the Robekah assembly: Mrs. Floronco Cotter, president, Lehl; Mrs. Poanna Melton, vice president, Salt Lake; Lena Lehman, warden, Salt Lako; Clara L. Moore, secretary, Salt Lake; Mnme Schuyler, treasurer, Salt Lake. At the grand lodge mooting In tho morning the chair announced the- appointment ap-pointment of fifteen committees, with tho following chairmen: Elections, C. A. Walker; finance, Edward Pierce; credentials and distribution, C. A. Walker; necrology, C. A. Walker, petitions, peti-tions, John W. Moreley, Eureka; state of the order, Eph Homer, Provo; mlle-ago mlle-ago and per diem, W. I. Snyder; returns, re-turns, A. Stewart, Sandy; Rebokah degree, de-gree, N. W. Price; ways and means, Dr. F. E. Straup, Bingham; legislation, legisla-tion, A. T. McCann; judiciary, AV. O. Carbia; grand representatives' report, Edward Pierce; correspondence, L. E. Hubbard; thanks, W. H. Brlerton, Provo. nn |