Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1859-05-05
Odd-FeIIows Celebration.


The New York Commercial Advertiser
gives a very glowing description of the cele-
bration which took place in that city. 1t
says the lower part of the city resounded with
mirthful music occasoned by the arrival Of
Odd Fellow delegations by the various rail-
road and steamboat routesof travel, from near
and distant portions of the United States.
About 10 o'clock at night upwards OF seven
hundred Odd Fellows arrived from Washing
ton and Baltimore
Accompanying the Baltimore delegation
was an old gentleman upon whom the broth
ers of the order seemed to lavish much rev.
erence. He is best known rs Father Viii
dey" He was the originator Of tho Order Of
Odd-fellowship in the United States. He is
about so years of age, but appeared to be in
excelledt spirits. The event OF this demon
stration lie source of great JOY to him.
The Baltimore delegation numbered about
four hundred men, representing some thirty
different lodges in Baltimore and other por-
tons of Maryland The Washington delega-
ton numbered about three hundred members.
The appearance of the Odd Fellows in their
orderly habiliments was very imposing, and
thousands of our citizens were gathered on
the sidewalks gazing upon and admring the
various regalia, as well az the generally heath
full aspect of the persons wearing the same as
the line of march proceeded in due order to
the church of the Divine Unity in Broadway,
where the following was the order of exer-
cises:-
Prayer-Music by the Band-Ode by Bro.
B. 2. Shillaber, Of Sloan Lodge, Boston,
Mass. sung by select choir under the direc-
ton of Mr.. George F. Hristow, beginning:
"Hold up the torch, o brothers true
Sustained by warm fraternal feeling;
As we that living faith renew,
That eer in Good is sef-revealing."
Oration-by G. Rep Bro R. B. Boylston,
of South Carolina-Music by the Band-An-
other ode written expressly for the occasion
entitled Faith, Hope and Charity, by Bro.
Geo Mallory Of Atlantic Lodge No. so,
Brooklyn, commencing;
"Fathor fell. Almighty King,
While now thy praise our lips employ,
May each glad heart its tribute sing,
And vibrate with grateful joy"
A ftcr which the Bcncdiction was pronounced
and the vast assemblage were dismissed, and
the bands of the respective Lodges and dele
cations accompanying them to their various
places of rendezvous.
We condenso from the New York Herald,
the following particulars Of the celebration:
At five o'clock, P NJ, the officers and MEM
bers Of the Grand Lodge of the United States
partook of a collation. at the Astor House,
given by the grand officers and others of
Southern New York The company, num-
beriug two or three huddred persons. was
seated at table about quarter past five o.
clock, briefly introduced and welcomed to the
'hasty plate of soup" by Grand Master Chas.
c. Pinckney, who presided, and after grace
by the Grand Chaplain--short and sensible
spent an hour very pleasantly and profit
ably.
The cloth was then removed, and the Grand
Master, after stating that, as their time would
necessarily be short. they had not prepared
any set formula of tosts, and referring iclicl-
tously to the universally OF the Order, pro-
posed as the first toast 1.-The day We ceIe-
brate and all true hearted brothers who cell
citrate it," TO respond to this toast he in
troduced tho venerable and worthy father, OF
rather, he would say, Grandfather Of Ode
Fellowship in the United States Most Wor.
shipful Past Grand Sire Thomas Widely, Of
Baltimore Maryland.
Mr.. Widey, gentleman eighty years o.
age, with white hairs anu bowed form, but
possessing much vigor, rose up by the side OF
! the Grand Master, bowed and smiled III re-
spence to the hearty cheers which greeted him
and spoke in a low tone i'll response to the
toast. His speech was not altogether to tn
point, but it was well received by an audi
ence, every man of which plainly entertained
for him a sincere affection. llo is the &C
knowledged founder Of the Order in the Uni
ted States, being the man who forty year
ago, Yesterday, called together four Of hi
brother Odd Fellows in Baltimore, and OF
ganized the first ODD Fellows lodge ever he'll
in this country. He seemed rather like
j fine old man, who had called his children an
grandchildren around him, and was engage
in relating his recolsctions Of his boyish days
lie spoke of the trouble which, in the earl
days of the Order, he had had with the lodge
OF New York and Albany; how he had bee
obliged to visit them frequently to compos
their differences, now happily ended an
how, latterIy, while the Order was in tn
zenith of its prosperity, he had made Ion
journeys to different States to organize ne,
lodges. In conclusion, he proposed a sent
ment of confusion to the enemies Of Odd Fc
lowship in the following words 1.-The Enc
, mics OF Odd Fellowship--May they be ran
med, damned and damned into a sevcnty-fou
FOUNDER and blown oft at the touch hole"
The sentiment was received with a stori
Of applause.