The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-26
ODD FELLOWS DAY IN NEW YORK.
Forticth Anniversary Of the Order-The Pro.
eession and Arrangements for
Celebrating the Event,
Go.

To-day the Order OF Odd Fellows win celebrate the oreth
anniversary OF their organization in becoming and i'm
posing manner. The celebration is in accordance with
resolution adopted by the Grand L dge of the United
States at s annual last year. which reads as fol-
lows
Resolved That the Goth day Of April. 1859, be and is
hereby set apart by Grand Lod Of the United Staos
to be obse the entire membership under It's uris
ton a day Of Thanksgiving to Divine Providence
for the unexamped prosperity which mas attended
the Order since is organ zation on the American con-
tnent
Just forty years ago to day the first lodge organic
ed In Baltimore which consisted of five members only.
Gradually it increased in numbers until it was found ex
pedent to organize other lodges the basis Now
there lodges every State in the Union and the
bershp numbers two hundred thousand The Order
expcnds about million dollars annually in the support of
the sick and the relief OF the widows and
orphans. The services at the church of the Divine
NJ Wiley of Connecticut assisted by the Rev DIR. weles
Of Boston, and DR.. McCabe, Of Baltimore
The line Of the procession will be formed at IL O'Clock
A. NJ, on the Battery, and proceed through Broadway
Fourteenth street and Fifth Madison square
where r. b. Boyston, Of South Carolina, will deliver
Grafton select choir under the direction Of Professor
Brstow, will sing odes written for the occasion By B. p
Shllaber, of Boston, and George Mallory, of Brooklyn
l.. l. After this there will be other appropriate
ercises, when the process will be dismissed. In the
evening there will be grand soree and reunion at tho
Academy of Music tickets for which be obtained at
any and all OF The principal book stores The attendance
OF the Order from abroad Will be very large Already
number of delegations have arrived
From the District OF Columbia about three hundred;
Maryland four hundred; Pennsy van'a equal number
New Jersey from five TO six hundred and from Northern
New York. the Eastern, Western and Southern States,
representa- expected, that in the
aggregate this will be the largest gathering Of the Order
that has taken place since the celebration Boston many
years since.
The official programme Of the celebration as announced
by Grand Marshall Henry Snyder, reads as follows
FoRrIETH ANNIVERSARY.
The procession will move from the Battery 18th of April
u O'clock prsesy Msrss>s q disscns viii report
Division No l. G schounburg. Asssan, Grand Marshal,
prsng lodges Nos ls AZ IL 3l5 III lol l5o 6s, 36. i25
Division No W J: Morgan; Asssan; Grand Marshal
hSu in Canal street east OF Bowery Lodges 81 @ Al ST.
division No. s. /. Hsw1hurs Assistant Grand Marshal
e. sGSES is hs brooklyn Lodges 49, 'S' 49, 42
oass SS , .s M. 81 At; Grand Mn
a. &c. a. 60 o. lao rs 400 d. o. ST. 233 and Degree
DviAon No 5, John Wood, Assistant Grand Marshal,
Lodges Ha o SerH F WITH sse
Division No G. benry Bremen Assistan. Grand Marshal
Division No !, VIM Lewis, assistant Grand Marshal
Is 3 IS iss So sss, g. To- ssi and pssrse No D4ss
New Yorkm9 ocock at asor House co nersng the Grsnd
Division No s-wn Bush Assistant Grand Marshal-.ts
shTen from ssv1 ,n Sate, 10 The Union
AT O'Clock at odd Fellows Hail. comprising subordinate
eampgens Grand Enssmpm,nt Grand lodge of southern
New York grand Scers q the several st4es grad ogses
1na . ~ See nsd n LSase New fe rand
Of DO, Chap ain ain. o, the DAY Orator oftts day
o ans 9s s sss up a cay to @ street
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and sn s h. s form Of sauS.Sn 0' . Ss The
then The ee e 5srns YIN Be y
rcses % sos ps 3r the e.
ing On Monday evening, 18th init, at O'Clock
Below will be found the announcements Of some of
the Lodges that contemplate taking part in the process
ToMPKINs LODGE NO. 9.
AITsNTJoN-leMrRLf LonGE No ., ]. Q; OF O F.
nes OF seSer and Streets on uessy .os
ceebrsns the forietS he Grand the
United States B-MsmbsTs Of Green Megd1n aud
to turn out as lodges are cordially invited TO unite with US In
''' - ''S Cd a SR Ia s BEaRpsLEY NG
DIAMOND LODGE NO. lao.
l. o; OF O. F-pIAMoSD LODGE 40 THE MEM.
r0ou, ode Feiows' Ball TUESDAY instant eight
We aso cordsly invite All members ia cood ssn6ins OF th-
Greer 10 meet and unite with US al the above TINE and
HARVEY WAITE, Secretary
EUREKA LODGE no III.
10. o.F-THE MEMBERS IF ECksKA LODGE, NO.
IT. requested ~ the lodge room Clinton aal
As;or place Tuesday ming the 10Th O'Clock
take in the celebration The of 6nsu Orieu
tai xerchspts and kTceicr lodges also respectfully
vited to units with that occasion. asa BUrMAE,
Chairman OF Committee Celebration
HERMITAGE LODGE 40. 100.
l. o. O. F.-1BE DFfiCEhS AgD zEMfEaS or HER
mitage Lodge NO l65 L y. q = hereby notified 10
assemble their Lodge lS2 Bowery Iusiay Apr
o. ats ocock A. NJ, 70 parci0Hte With the Lodges OF toe
in the celebration Of the foreh Anniversary the
<. D. BaowER, N Ct.
THos MIssIs, Recording Secretary
OHIO DELEGATI 1. o. o..
Will meet 81 sweeneys Ho;ei Chatham aud Duane
sees Tuesday morning, O'Clock precisely 81 order
JOHN f. REFS, Grand Marshal.
STRANGERS REFUGE LODGE, NO. 4.
The members Of Strangers Refuge Lodge No 4 I o. Q. F.
hereby bottled 70 meet at Hermitage Lodge room 1873
the purpose OF eating Ia tie ceremonies OF the day BY
order OF the looee JOHN MUWBhAY n. q.
ED. a. McLAUCHIIs Sec'y.
PILGRIM LODGE, NO. 243.
Brothers, you requested lodge room 32
BoSery Tuesdsy morning. 2Ga Of Apri CLOCK an
for the OF ung the ceremonies or ceebr the
foreb anniversary of the Grand Lodge states
n. Dkemters Of stcr lodges sho DO intend
es tges respectfu y invited u join with oele
fraion. BY order Of Committee on Celehrau)n.
The Southern train which arrived here from Baltimore
and Philadelphia night. brought in some 300 men,
hers " the Order who received at the jersey City
ferry by delegations from this city.