The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-07-12
the GREAT FIKE IN NEW ORLEANS.
Burning Of the Odd Fellows MaII-In-
tersOcial Ceurtesies-GenerOus Action
OF the Masonic Brotherhood, Etc

Burning Of tho Odd Fellows, MaII-Jo.
tersOcial C0urtesles-GenerOus Action
OF the Masonic BrOiherhOOd, Etc.
Our readers will recollect that the magnificent
Odd Fellows Temple at New Orleans was totally
DESTROYED by fire on the 4th inst. The loss was
$400,0O0 upon which there was an insurance of
S80,eOO. The New Orleans Times of the 18th
inst. says:-
The ballroom OF the Masonic Hall was filed
last evening by the members OF the [. O. o. F..
pursuant to a call issued by the NJ. w. Grand
Master Alter a prayer by the r. W. Grand
Chaplain, the meeting was declared open by the
Grand Master for such business as might be law
fully brought before it, The following cores
pondenCe was then read:-
1HE GRAND LODGE OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA,
FREE AND ACCEPTED MAsoNs GRAND MASTERS
OFFIoE. NEW ORLEANS, July George NunVesser,
N. W Grand Master OF the Grand Lodge 1. . o f.
State OF louisiana -SH;-in view or the great loss
to your Orer BY the burning of your Hall this
ing / re. pecltUliy beg leave to tender to YOU on
behalf OF the Grand Lodge of the State of Louisiana
OIL Free and accepted Masons, the OF the man
hall and other unOccuped rooms on the sec ond floor
OF the Masonic Hall bullalng corner OF ST. Charles
and PerdIdo Streets for use of your Grand Lodge
and the Odd Fellows Hall Association whenever
you should require 1t.
feel that express the general sentiments of the
thy with your Grand Lodge. and ITS constit tent
Lodges meeting IN your Hall, IN this sudden and
i am Right worshrpful Sir, very respectfully, your
obedient servant,
W. nA' hAhlNp, NTdHu
ANSWER.
OFFICE OF THE M w. GRAND MASTER l. O. O. r.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, NEW ORLEANS July 5-Io
N. Perkins, Esq M. W Grand Master f. AM A,
W. H., state OF Louislana.-Sir:-l have the honor
to the rece OF your esteemed favor of
tins date, and IN behalf OF the l. o. o. f. thank YOU
for your kind expressions of sympathy with us in
our great loss well tor your offer of rooms in
Masonic Hall. We should not have hesltated to avail
ourselves of your considerate offer, had been
able to secure rooms for the meeting of all Lodges
Lat, ly M etlng in odd Fellows Hall. We accept
your offer, however, IN he same spirit IN which 1t
was rendered, and VIII ca geneIa al meeting the
Order IN your Hall tomorrow evening" at hali.past
O'Clock.
Rest assured shall ever cherish with feelings of
fraternal affection the kindness which prompted
your action on this occasion. Receive, SIR the as
surances of my esteem. and believe me very truly
yours, GEORGE NUNGEssBR, Grand Master.
The Grand Master then stated that he had en-
gagged rooms temporarily for the accommoda-
tion of all the lodges lately meeting in the Hail.
and that he would, during the evening assign
to the several lodges their several places of
meeting. The following letter was then read
from the President of the Home Mutual Insu-
rance Company
OYF1cB, No. 78 CAMP STREET HOME MUTUAL
INSURANCE COMPANY OF New ORLEANs, New
ORLEANS, July 6.-George Nungesser, Esq NJ. W.
Grand Master, 1 O. Q. r., State of Loulsana-Sir:
in view of the great calamity which has befallen
your benevolent Association, by the destruction of
Odd Fellows' Hall by fire, on the 4h instant, beg
cur building. No rs Camp street tentrauce on on
Natchez street, for the meeting of such lodges as
are not otherwise provided for.
Respectfully yours,
JAMES 81. WHEELER, President
The Grand Master then stated that the Order
had been rendered by p. G. M. Richard Swain
on behalf of the Crescent Mutual Insurance
Company, the use of room over that building.
Washington Lodge, No. 8, i. o. O. f., rendered
the use of their lodge room four evenings in the
week. P. G. Master A. Wallace Hunter moved
that a committee be appointed to draft suitable
resolutions relative to the tender of rooms made.
The Grand Master appointed as Committee on
Resolutions Past Grand Masters A. Wallace
Hunter, Edward Pilsbury, and Richard Swain.
The Grand Master hoped by next week to have
there should be no interruption, he would now
locate the lodges until final arrangements could
he made.