Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, April 21, 1914, Page 1

TN W0 WOR tAND LODGE OPENED 1HIS MORNING WITH AP. PROPRIATE EXERCISES yisitors Cordially Welcomed and Now Both Organizations Are Holding Busy Sessions mhe Grand ‘Lodge of the 1. 0. 0. convened in the Auditorium ‘nl.\' after nine o’clock this morn- g and ws called to order by Mr. b B, Morse, of Lake Lodge No. 2. yre were probably three or four indred persons present at the open- g sessicn, most of thein delegates mesenting lodges in varfous cities hronghout the State. After an orchestral number the in- wtion was delivered by Rev. E. Ley in a most eloquent and im- ¢ manner, following which 5. A. (. Armistead rendered a wl solo, which greatly pleased the dience the city was to have been deliv- Wby Hon. O. M. Eaton, but that aleman being unavoidably absent m the city on an important busi- s matter. the duty of welcoming delegates fell upon Mr. A. J. iworthy, secretary of the Board of nde, and most acceptably did he plorm it. Mr. Holworthy's' re- ks appear in full elsewhere. Next came the welcome address on phalf of l.ake Lodge No. 2 by Sen- pp . J. Drane, who has the tk of saying the right thing iefully and at the proper time, § whose remarks on this occasion particularly appropriate and iitous . Pof. J. W. Brady gave a violin b, which was rendered with the ich of a true artist. Hon. John Wi. Blanding, Grand iter, responded to the speeches of feome, on behalf of the Grand t¢. He made some very flattering ks as regards the impressions fe upon the visitors by Lakeland i ber people, and gave some inter- ing facts regarding the origin and Wth of the order. 8. Mary E. McDonald delivered address of welcome on behalf of ira Rebekah Lodge No. 4, which did in an eloquent and effective er. This was gracefully re- ted to by Mrs. Josephine L. t president of the Rebekah As- Rbly . A vocal solo by Mrs. 0. T. Cason % greatly appreciated that it | Iwith an enthusiastic encore 10 il she graciously responded with ond selection, in which her tof great volume and sweetness beard to unusual advantage. fm. . D. Rhinehart, represen- % of the Sovereign Grand Lodge. The address of welcome on behalf * 2 very interesting and instruc- talk on “The State of the Or- " He gave some facts regarding tMowth of the order from its be- ting in the city of Baltimore six- ¢ years ago, when five men Med it unti] its present magni-| % membership of 2,000,000 has Teached. Mr. Rinehart is & g and forceful speaker and his ks were given marked atten- W4 were much enjoyed. *r the closing prayer by Rev. - Ley, the opening ceremonies brought to alclose, and the busi- Meetings of the organizations Wnounced—the Odd Fellows at "hall ang the. Rebekahs at the hall over the postoffice.. ¢ delegates are a fine and in- 0t looking body: of people, Wting the best clase of citi- U of their respective commun- - They all seem to be very fav- 7 impresse¢ with Lakeland and "™etion given them by the resi- 10f this city, anq many compli- 7 expressions along these e heard, or thnn'i"e'l Session 4 ¢ opening public exercises fhe Auditorium the Grand Lodge 4 in 59th annual session in ‘BO. F. hall, Grand Master John ading of Gainesville, presid- Tl wag called and Grand officers were all present ex- * F. Hoffman, Grand Guar™ ‘much to further - / / . e dian of )j ! nd Past Grand Ma ter J. W. White was : act as Grang ( rival of Mr, The committee on credentj. made a report 8howing the Past Grands present aftep which the Grand Lodge degree was conferred or} one of the largest classes in the history of the Grang Lodge—about 70 The proceedingg of the session of 1913 were approved by the Grand Lodge as printed. The reports of the Grand Master, Grand Scretary and Grand Treas: orer were referred to the committee on distribution. he committee on Orphans’ Home bresented a printed report as follows ang action was de- ferred until later in the session. This is the most important ques- tion to come hefore this Grand Lodge, There are a number of active can- didates and the election tomorrow promises to he an interesting test. con- Ocala, Miami and possibly other towns are after the 1915 session. L00F DELEGHTES AT NEW TREMONT The following are the located at the New Tremont: W. A. Lathrop, Bradentown, Florida. R. W. Burdick, DeFuniac Springs, Fla. John W, Blanding, Gainesville. R. L. Bennedict, Miami. Chag. Friedrichsen, Pensacola. l.. M. Marshall, Pensacola. T. J. Bradley, Muscagee (i. Lambrecht, Pensacola. H. J. Bennett, Pensacola. W. T. Hansen, Pensacola. Mrs. L. M. Davis, Pensacola A. L. Dickenson and wife, Jack- sonville. C. D. Reinhart, A. M. Cushman, Gainesville 0. J. Semmes, Jr., Pensacola. 0. T. Edwards, Jacksonville. Mrs. Harry Barker, Jacksonville. J. H. Shirah and wife, Tampa. S. (', McConnell, Tampa. J. H. Taylor, Key West. Miss M. M. Taylor, Key West. T. F. Runnell, Key West. Gustave Ewent, Key West. Jacksonville. T. W. Hullinger, Bradentown. Mrs. M. M. Taylor, St. Peters- burg. Mrs. Rosa Pepper, St. Petersburg. Mrs. R. J. Cole, St. Petersburg Mrs. 1. F. Page, Key West . Mrs. J. E. Barber, Mac( lenny . D. G. TenBrook and wife, Fort laauderdale ; G. H. Stokes and wife, Miss Edna Tyran, Hillund Miami. Hillund. E. A. Irish and wite W. B. Syder, wife and son, Fort Lauderdale ‘ Mrs. Minnie (‘ollar, Fort +auder dale. M. Perry, Bartow . W. H. Malone. Key West ) Mrs. Lottie C. Hill, Jacksonville. rings. ing. Tarpon ° e Conrad, Glenwood . Mrs M.J. B (‘onrad Gen: H. A Fisk, l'vI‘:mn!. Maude E. Schutt, GGainesville Mrs. W. H. Gunz rminmm.-.‘ Mrs. Jessie Burnette ('.:uunsx.|l.r- Mrs. saunders, Gaines Mrs. M, B. > ville. nhy Mrs. John Schnabel (nuntsnl]nd A\lr':' (atherine Hurlebans, Bra - (reggs, Braden: Mrs. Minnie M wh . wJameq §. Day, Mulberry Ww. I-‘ Sams, Mulberry . . W. Mills, Miami. M. Little, Ocala.w . E. Scott, Tarpon SP L. Wilkins, l‘n\nsacola.‘ ) A. McLendon. Jacksonville Miss Carrie Kruse, Tumpa‘. (.“ W. Barber, Macclenny. \\,:m. A. Holshauser. 5t. burg. rings. mamz- — - HELP noueu‘-WIH‘;:‘filfm}I OF COMMUNITY ot Summit, N J.., f\p\;ilpamp i gewives A gummit HO! sewi 5 = :;d their monthly meeting here hag done : _ of women has day. This body © <ter rules for and fost anly living through- t of Jersey and re- lic the following re- he committee OO stly r:‘questf:d food in touching 21.—The hygienic and cle out all this par cently made pub quest sug,rzvstr\fl by t : bakeries: ‘It 18 .‘z?rlu., il that all persons S€ ect ;‘ hould refrain fror I -thing that is to be ea!«rf . :m"th-m;in«v or Cooking—such ; gueta;asr)oll; pies, cakes, candies, T a ) etc. stores 8 delegates Peters- LAKELAND, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 1914. HOUSE AND AMMUNITION AT VERA CRUZ SEIZED ORDER SENT TO REAR ADMIRAL FLETCHER THIS MORNING TO CARRY OUT ORDERS AT ‘ONCE 0ID NOT WAIT FOR SENNTE That Body Was Still Debating Reins In His Own (By Associated Press.) Washington, -Without waiting for the Senate to act, Pres- ident Wilson early today ordered Rear Admiral Fletcher to seize the Vera Cruz Custom house. This order went out when it became apparent that delay was resulting to Huerta's advantages. Admiral Fletcher was also ordered to seize a large consign- ment of arms about to be landed at Vera ('ruz. Just how soon this order can be carried out is unknown ana is left to the discretion of Admiral Fletcher. Officials say that the pres- ident has ample authority to aact without congressional approval. Meantime both the Senate and House have reconvened and the Senate went to work on the resolution of japproval. Republican leaderg argue that the president had urged too Ihasty action on Congress and a de- |bate of several hours is forecast. The order to Rear Admiral Fletcher at daybreak after the April 21. was given been in conference over the tele- phone since 4 o'clock. This action did not Wecome known until several hours later. The order, it was said, gave Adrmial Fletcher the widest latitude, but it is understood that he must not molest the munitions unti} they are landed on Mexican soil. Worg from him is momentarily ex- pected. Nothing received up to 1:15. The seizure of several million rounds of ammunition consigned to Huerta to be landed in a few hours at Vera Cruz is also included in the president’s plan of reprisal. This be- came known today and was used to hasten action by Congress. “Every minute of delay by Congress counts,” said Secretary Tumulty. It wag even saiq that if the Senate delayed too long in acting on the resolution the president would order Rear Admiral r[l;n]urr to proceed to Vera Cruz and seize the ammunition when it was Such an order was sent out has already been [stated. The cabinet again dis | cussed the crisis at a meeting this [ forenoon and it was made plain that v:v]w presideny approves the resolu- tion as amended by Senate leaders. ;'Nu» inclusion of the declaration that |no operations against the Mexican (people are contemplated was said to satisfy the president that the reso- lmi(m' wouldn't be inerpreted as a | landed |in the day as PROHIBITION ELECTIONS IN ILLINOIS springfield, 11., April 21.—In more than one hundred municipali- ties the regular election is being held today and the local option question will be voted upon. Throughout these places the women have been particularly active, and they are ex- pected to be a deciding element in the wet or dry contest. ADMIRAL'S s DAUGHTER MARRIED Washington, April 21.—Miss Ed- monja Mason Adams, daughter of Rear Admiral John James Dexter Adams, U. 8. N., retired, and Mrs. Adams, will be married in thig city today to Dr. Richard A. Kearney, of the public health service. Suffragists are not at all dismayed over the fact that Mrs. W. H. Taft, wife of the former president of the Uniteq States, has come out in favor of the anti-suffragists. They say it is the biggest boost “votes for wom- » have had this spring. R Speaker Champ Clark : the hope that the Fillipinos will nev- er become American citizens. He says they are not the right kind. en expresses ————’———)—_,_ ic Coast Line railroad bezun .-\(t‘lgpne%c Cove Sorings will cost §55.000. president and cabinet members had . the Question and President Took Hands and Acted declaration of war. A well defined report has gained circulation that American marines had already taken possession of Vera Cruz, but this lackeq confirmation. (By Associated Press.) Washington, April 21.—The landing of American marines on Mex- ican shores today awaited only the action of the Senate. Some senators objected to the House resolution au- thorizing the president to take ac- tion and after a session lasting un- | til after midnight ad- journed until noon. the Senate A new resolution drafted by sen- ators, eliminating specific reference to Huerta, included a declaration that no warlike action towards the people of Mexico wag contemplated. Meantime preparations are going ac- tively forward for action by the war and navy departments. The order to move only waiteq upon final congres- sional action. fit is reported today that at a conference lasy nigh? Pres- ident Wilson, Secretaries Daniel, iarrison and Bryan, Genera] Wood and other high officialy went over war maps and completed plans for the geizure of Mexican ports. Senator Lodge urged the Senate to substitute the resolution submitted by him for the revised one brought in by the foreign relations commit- tee. The d.odge substitute does not single out particular acts of Huerta, but recites many indignities by both federals and rebels against the United States citizens. Senator Lodge defended his reso- lution at length and was answered gy Senator Shively who declared that the resolution woald mean only war. No word was received in the lmuumnw from Admiral Fletcher. {By Associateq Press) El Paso, April 21. -The general feeling here is that the rebels will .unito with Huerta to resist the Unit- eq States. General Carranza refused to make a definite statement. Many high rebe] officers intimate that they feel that the seizure of Tampico and Vera Cruz would nothing short of an offenge against the entire Mex- ican nation. be ————— tant this evening, to which 29,000 ‘ ANTI-SUFFRAGISTS ACTIVE former pupils of Prof( ‘Edwartl H. Riwaa Boyer have been agked. The ban- i Philadelphia, April 21. —The first [quet is being given in honor of the meeting of the “antis” who have |professor, who begins his fifty-sec- 'planned a State wide campaignfond year as a school principal. against woman suffrage will be ;held here today. The meeting will be addressed by leading anti-suf- fragists and plans for an active campaign coincident with the State convention of the Association Op- posed to Woman's Suffrage will be ratified. AFTER RUSSIAN TRADE New York, April 21.—The third of the serieg of open meetings ar- ranged for by the Russian Trade Di- vision of the National Association of Manufactures with the Hon. C. J. Medzikhovsky, the commercial at- tache of the Russian embassy at Washington, will be held here today The topic of discussion will be the import of hides and skins. The pur- pose of these meetings is to aid commerce with the czar's dominions. Russia is preparing large increases for her navy. A few days ago an appropriation of $43,892,000 for new warships, dry docks and naval har- bors was voted by the Duma. | ENGLISH ROYALTY IN FRANCE Paris, April 21—King George and Queen Mary of Great Britain will be received here today. The city has prepareq to do honor to its royal vis- itors, but the condition of the streets which are torn up at present, is causing the chef du protocol anx- iety. The approach of a cavalry es- cort to the British royal party near and around the Arc de Triomphe is practically impossible. During the stay of the King, 'Queen, the Mar- quis de Breteuil and the Marquise, formerly Lita Garner of New York, are to entertain a large house party. It was at the home of the Marquis GRAND GANP ELEGTS NEW LY J. T. DALE, OF ORLANDO, ELECTED GRAND CHIEF PATRON the Prince of Wales resided while| W. P. Pillans, of Lakeland, Was he was in Paris acquiring a French accent. George Reid, high’ cémmissioner for Australia, who is expected to vis- it the United States shortly, says that the removal of the dutfes on ‘'wool and wheat by the new Amer- can tariff has given immense inter- est to Australia’s trade in regard to exportation to America. COMMITTEES 10 SERYE DUAING CONVENTION Committees for the Session Judiciary—C. D. Rinehart, F. L. Hoffman, T. C. Wiatson. Distribution—J. —W. White, J. H. Shirah, Willis Castaing. Legislative-—W. H. Malone, Jr., O. J. Semmes, 1. J. Drane. Subordinate Returns——J . . Green Jr., . L. Willking, R. H. Padgett . Degree of Rebekah —O. T. Ed- wards, A. S. Dickinson, W. F. Han son. State of the Order-J. B. Mec- Donald, W. H. J. Taylor, J. C. Connally. Finance—Charles Fredrickson, C. B. Root. J. H. Ek. Appeals and Grievance--J. B. Conrad, T. W. Hollinger, H. 8. Hendrick, J. A. J. Strickland, T. John Smith. Mileage and Per Diem—M. F. Nicrology—J. W. White, Charles J. Lemmesooz, W. C. Rice. Miscellaneous—W:.. Hugh Lathrop, John T. Dale, M. Perry. NEW YORK COWBOY INDIAN PARADE New York, April 21.-—Broadway has been invaded by blanketed In- diang, cowboye and Mexicans, but nobody feared anyvhing from the in- flux. Iron Tail and his family, the entire company of Mexican federal soldiers, the cowboys and cowgirls, all belong to the “101 Ranch’ Wild West Show. This troupe of expon- ents of the carefree wild and wooley western life®have come to Madison Square Garden for thelr annual stay of three weeks. FORMER PUPILS, 39,000 INVITED New York, April 21, A din- ner will be given at Healy's restaur- MEETING OF FREIGHT AGENTS . Houston, Texas, April 21—Freight agents from all parts of the United Stateg are present to attend the con- ference of the National Association of Freight Agents, which will be- gin a four-day convention here to- day. The matter of getting igcreased rates allowed by the Interstate Com- mission will be the chief topic dis- cussed . “PROGRESSIVE” DRAIN- AGE CONVENTION Brunswick, Ga., April 21.—The Georgla Drainage Congress will meet here today. The program includes addresses by a number of drainage experts. President Akin of the State association will hold but one session and the meeting will then adjourn to attend the larger meeting in Sa- vannah, the delegates going from this city in a body to the National Drainage Congress, which will open its sessions in Savannah tomorrow. A camp of Sons of Confederate Veterang has been organized in Wil- liston . Zellar, J. WI. Stamps, L. Z. Collins. | Elected Grand Junior Warden —An Important Office The following officers of the Grand Encampment were electeq yesterday afternoon: J. T. Dale, Orlando, Grand Chief Patron. John Kck, Jacksonville, Grand ‘High Priest. J. A. Sharrah, ampa, Grand Sen- ior Warden. W. P. Pillans, Junjor Wiarden. S. (. McConnell, Tampa, Grand Scribe. (. D. Rinehart Grand Treasurer. Lakeland, Grand Jacksonville. C. L. Kolb, Grand Inside Senti- nel. W. T. Hollinger, Bradentown, Granqd Outer Sentinel. NEW HAVEN"S TURBU- LENT MEETING New Haven, Conn., April 21.— Stockholders of the New Haven will meet here today to hear the report of negotiations with the govern- ment, and formal action on the ‘agreement will be taken. New Hav- en officials believe that the compact with the government will be ratified by a large majority vote. A live meeting has been predicted, for many 'stockholders who feel aggrieved over the way things have gone are ex- pected to voice their opinions. Gov- ernor Morgan G. Bulkeley’s atten- tion was directed to the condition of the proxy to be used in the voting. The blank form sent out by the company contained a provision which compelled’ the person to whom the proxy was given to vote for the ap- proval of the agreement between the attorney general and the company. Mr. Bulkeley objects to the condi- tion. 'He hag received 100 proxies and he wil] also vote on 5,000 shares of stock held by the insurance com- pany of which he is president. POLITICS AND POLITICIANS Indiana Republicans hold their convention tomorrow . The King and Queen of Bulgaria, who are coming to visit' the United States and C‘anada next month, are enthusiastic motorists and plan to see much of the country, it ig said, from an automobile J. Benjamin Dimmick, of Phila- delphia, has entered the United States senatorship race in Pennsyl- vania. He is supported in his con- test for the nomination by some of the leading Republicans of the Quak- er City. The no-charter committee of Cin- cinnati is fighting against holding a charter election in June at an ex- pense of not less that $25,000 to the city. It is argued that there is no haste for a vote since municipal of- ficers are not to be elected for more than a year and a half. The charter election, therefore, could be held next November with the general election . "It is reported that many Ohio Democrats are refusing to sign the petitions of Governor Cox for renom- ination. It is known that some of the biggest Democratg in the State are opposing Cox and already it is predicted that he will be defeated by 100,000 should he succeeq in getting the nomination. Not at all discouraged by his de- feat in the race for United Statea senator from Alabama, Congressman Hobson says he will run for presi- dent in 1916 if the Wilson primary bill becomes a law. A local organization of the Florida Audubon Society is to be organized in Kissimmee tonight. N s & o = u o