New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-06-07
Odd Fellows, Anniversary.

The oath Anniversary of the Right Worthy
Grand Lodge Of the Independent Order OF Odd
Fellows of the State of New.York was celebrated
on Saturday by procession and ceremonies as gor-
geous and impressive transpired in this City
The day was as cool and pleasant could be desired
the arrangements of the Committee and Marshal were
carried ont with celebrity and order-he route OF march
was kept clear by strong force of policemen-no acct
dent or delay occurredand from first to last everything
passed of happily.
More than hundred and twenty Lodges and EncamP
mens were represented aud the number OF persons IN
the procession about I'VE thousand. There were
eighty banners, all OF them fine. and majority sur
prisingy rich and beautiful The regalia was OF every
variety from the plain white muslin OF the noue'e 70
the gold embroidered and jeweld izened purple veVe
of the Encsmpmenls. Fifteen bands oil music ehii'eh
ed the procession with their lsbors
We are reluctantly compelled, tor want u IOuin "
omit more psrtic ular notice OF the procession II was
formed In Hudson st and moved up Hudson 10 DrONe'
down Hudson to Chambers. up Chambers to broadway
down broadway 10 Chatham up Chatham TO Last Broad
wav up East Broadway TO the Junction OF uranu uo"h
Grand 10 the Bowery, up the Bowery 10 Astor flace
/ through Aston Place to Broadway down DOORWAY ~
Grand ct where line halted and rested In open order
while the r. w. Grand Officers, Grand Lodge aud IN.
| campment and COMMITTEES OF Arrangements PROCEEDED
TO the site OF the Hall the laying OF the Cornerstone OF
which was the principal business OF the day As the
line stood in open order there unbroken double
rank ofmembers from Grsndst 10 Wsverlypiaee
The following the order of exercises ON laying the
corner stone
/ PRAYER by Rev Mr.. Evans OF the Free Episcops
Church In NandewHterst
Singing by the Alegshsnisns
5 There's good time coming brothers
Laying of the corner stone
| T. q. Sire John A. Kennedy, President OF the Ode
Fellows Hall Association came forward and made some
appropriate to the occasion lie referred to The
first institution of the Order OF odd Fellows in this coun
try its progress and history for forty years bringing
down 70 the present time
lie was followed by Joseph X Taylor. M. w. Grand
Master OF the Grand Lodge of the state OF New York
d. p Barnard NJ W. Grand Patriarch of the rand I'm
campment of New ork state, and Hon. X. w Seymour
of South Carolina all OF whom made observations upon
the character and usefulness of the order of which they
and the thousands assembled members
The deposits were next made In the cavity OF the
stone which was 10 be laid at the North west corner
the building in the wall level with the fret tier Of beams
The deposits consisted of the OF the architect o.
the odd Fellows Hall Joseph French, and those OF ia
| builders Benjsmin r. Camp and James Stevens the
ceedings OF the Grand Encampment Of the State o
NewYork from its organization TO the present time
proceedings of Grand Lodge OF United States from ~
establishment the present time copy OF the ehsrte
granted by the Legislature Of the State of New York II
isIa TO odd Fellows Hall Association names OF tn,
subscribers who have contributed TO the erection OF ih
building copies OF the speeches delivered on the oces
sion representation of the building about TO be erect
| ed burnt in elass by brother w H. Harrington, and
copper plate bearing the names of our Chief Nations
Officers the year and day OF deposit number OF lodge
and members and Of Chief Officers Of the Order
SC; programmes OF proceedings then enacung coins
medals, sc.
When these were deposited the aperture sesle'
and the stone lowered 10 its p.s the Aleghsnian
meanwhile singing the following written for tn
occasion by Brother Franklin Joseph oseFson OF EmPn
2 Lodge, No o.
ALL Hal the glorious work OF LOVE-
Auspieiously begun
The Angels from their home above
VIII gaze with gsdpess down,
And Cherub back 10 Sersph call
To leave his shining throne;
And smiling from the crystal wal,
VIII bless our Corner Stone
That stone whose mural strength shall bear
Temple bread and high
Where Love shall wave bis banner fair
And Truth and Friendship vie
To smooth the rugged path OF Lille
To fright Disease away,
- To gusrd from Want snd Wrong and STRIFE.
n And Sorrows pain sllsy
Temple where no narrow creed
: Protects = chosen lew
Ii holds alike deserved need
To Christian Turk OF Jew.
Would that its walls could be ~ wide
As yOnder ether blue,
That Adams race might all abide
II In Love and Friendship true
".
Then Hail the noble work of Love
Old Tyrsnnies shsll fall
The Nultnre nestle with the Dove
Il When DER this earthly ball.
The peaceful Temples Of the odd
Shall stand hike cedsrs tall
When Nan shall live the laws OF God,
a And Love be all in al
A benediction then pronounced By Rev w. Ivan
| and the ceremonies thus concluded
The closing festivities Of this snRiverssry to consist
men tai and vocal by the bands engaged 70
the procession and the Aeghanans with original ODE
! written for the occSsOn). an Address oy Hon X W
Seymour of South Carolina and Ball a. faaie wi
tr.nsplre tonight at Castle Garden from O'Clock to
ipde6uts period the farther side Of IL.
" RoUGa AND READY the hue Oh
patriotic cong to be sung BY the keshsniAns THE eve
ming at Castle Garden it 10 one of the best when t
band of slnseTs favor with with and has jas ose
published BY Firth, Hall Pond, sSs Broadway
got upliu beautiful style having on the trontisPiees
socurse and highly hushed engraved Likeness OF ssc
! nna Of thssa nonulsr focAlsta.