The Shasta courier., 1866-05-19
Celebration Of the 47th Anniversary Of
Odd Fellowship of Shas.a.

The publication. in our last is ue of the
Oration and Poem delivered at tue cele.
hratiop by the Shasta Brotherhood of the
Forty Seventh Anniversary of the Order in
the United States, prevented a becoming
mention of the exercises on that occasion.-
IL was a gala day in Shasta AN occasion
worthy of the o der of which the justly
revered Wildey was the founder on this con-
tnent. and one which all who participated
in will hereafter revert to with pleasure.
For officers of the day, the Shasta Broth
ers had ,ade the wise and worthy selection
of Felix Tracy as Marshal and VIM. Bo-
finger. of Red Bluff Lodge, and Geo. r.
Knox. OF Shasta Lodge, as Assistants. The
procession (which was by courtesy delayed
an hour beyond the appointed time to give
Weavervile Brothers opportunity TO
participate twas formed on Main street at l0@
O'Clock and contained over eighty members
of the Fraternity, the Encampment occupy
ing tn st Of honor The body moved
down Main street to the time of most ex.
cellent music by the Shasta Band, ian in
stitulion. by the way. which should be fos-
tered) and at the intersection with High
street turned and marched to the Union
Church. where the column opened right and
left. ard at the command the Encampment
W
march from rear to hea of line, and filing
right and left at the entrance, took the p).
sirions designated on either side and in front
of the pulpit.
The exercises were of a most interesting
nature, and were participated in by a large
assemblage of ladies and citizens. An i'm
pressive hymn by the Band was followed
with an ode by the Choir, in which the au-
dience Joined. The Grafton was pronounced
by all to be a most appropriate and eloquent
tribute to the occasion. As our readers were
afforded an opportunity of perusing it. We
shall merely express the opinion that it was
another laurel added to the crown of the
worthy and unpretentious author. The Poem
by Rev. Brother Ely was listened to with
profound attention, and received with man.
ifestations of delight. The exercises ended
with the Closing Ode and Benediction, and
the procession being reformed marched
t Armory Hall and dismissed. The unan
imous declarations of satisfaction and pleas
ure INDUCED in by the attending brethern
from Red Bluff, French Guch and Wea-
vervile, in nsideration of the manic old
courtesy and Brotherlv feeling manifested by
the members of Shasta Lod e, makes it a
duty of ours to say that it will afford them
pleasure to reciprocate the kind and Broth
erly feeling manifested whenever opportu-
nifty may offer, and trusting that none of
thnse who participated in th occasion may
ever falter in the practice of the sublime
teachings of the Order whose watchwords
are Friendship Love and Truth.
The Ball given by the Order in the eve
ming was brilliant and happy affair." ard
any one must have been stupid who failed
to enjoy it. Armory Hall was elegantly
decorated with flowers and evergreens, and
the beautiful Regalia Of tie different branch
IS of the Order. Prominent among the de-
corations were the notices. in evergreen
- Fatherhood of God, y" Brotherhood Of
Man" Such a host of youth and he uty it
has not been our fortune to witness for mary
years. We were told that sixty maria geable
Young ladies were on the floor at one time.
Charley Mcdonald mischievously iutmated
that Shasta was the place for the young
men of Trinity to hunt wives. a proposition7
which we shall not concur in until the
| Trinity stock is exhausted. Jovously was
the evening spent, and not until daylight
dawned did the participants retire to dream
over the unalloyad enjoyment attending the
celebration of the Forty Seventh anniversary
of Odd Fellowship in Shasta Trinity Jour
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