The national Republican., 1867-04-27

relation 10 the 0rdsr, hnancihny and othsrwse,
and ven, on to say that oid fsllowshlp was Dot
founded merely 70 pissss the sys7 or she~ itself
. smorssnt At ne prcxvss mlds during he iss,
half osntury- vhst ''impfevshsnts and what
amslioratIon for the vant of humanity had been
msds. In all the vonAsful advances made,
IN truth, there has been none more worthy and
respected than the Order tnovu q ODD Fellows
I'M oreanIfatIon sniprptly aitsd for the good
Of man. Through IL fsith. hope and charity
combine 10 bless the hssrs pf iman In psaos.
~: ssy sss sSs .ss sss SsS ss Tss sS.ss ssi
bio ono may psu away, bpf his inhusnos and
memory still iives An sctof bsnsvolenes Il q
prominput feature Of the bordsr. oompssslou is
an emotion which no man shosld be ashsmsd Of.
Hard Indeed must Be that hssft iutensibie 10 the
sunsrinss Of humanity. Hs did not sish to
weary the pstisncs Of The aadisnes. but thi,
Order bad aown On tbrosgh ~ Gloon and giory
Of the world. Al the stfeaus 'fcws plrss.ntest
ss 1t approaches the ocean, sa Ia The end Of .
good man whose 10, has been fuil Of charity spd
goodness To him death has no fsars, and
thsiu should be- the glesy " 10 friendship, Isvs
Order. %
M. svs.. soaslsa.d bio rsssrks with an sls-
qusnt psforation for all 70 BE- prepared when he
dread summon, comes for ss 70 60, and to Do
An ode By the choir followed the addrsss of
Mr.. Sweet, and wss mott bssutIfnlly sung. t
| A few remarks BY Past Grind Stuart we're
then made, In which hs desired the thanks of
tho Order to be tendsrsd 10 Ms,ns4 Bpalding d
Rspi.y for their kiudnsss IN tsndsrins The sss Of
the theatre. ft4eoe
A ananimous yot. vas sivsa by The Order 70
the,s ssntlsn.n, which they richly ssssrvsd. y
| Past Grand Given thsn made . few remarks;
sftsr which the Rev Dr. Geo. ". Samson, prssi-
dsnt Of coluublap College pronounesd the ben,
The Order .A.p isfs The ,hss.re and counter,
marched down = street 10 Thirteenth; down
thirteenth TO the Avenue, and falling into line
In their rsspectiys posltions. marched up fif-
tsenth street to Psnnsylvania avenue; up the
Avenue 10 Ssvsntssnth strsst, and - the line
passed the White House, the Prsddsnt was oh.
served standing on the portieo In company with
number Of ladies and gsntlsmsn. He raised
his hat aud ehsers were given him. The pro.
cession then moved mp ssventeenth TO II; out
II 70 Seventh, and down Seventh TO the hall
when the widows and children, Alexandria and
Georgetown Lodges were invited TO collation..
The officers Of the Lodges then participated
and the grand oortsgs was then dismissed.
There was about fourteen hundred men In line
/. and the programmes was fsithfully carried out
! and Its execution we'll done. There was less con
fusion and disorder than We hass ever known Of
sssn. number Of beautiful hofsss vers In th,
parade, We noticing among othsrstths nns blaol
stallion from J. 0. HbwArd's stables, and ol
, which p. g. chas D, r. ooilsdgs. r, ", 2. MArsha
! rode. The police rendered efficient aid In keep
ing the streets clear for the passags Of The pro
esssioni and, all In all, IL was dscidsdly one o
the dnest parades ever occurring iu the District
, Nay the Order Of Odd Fellows increased In strsngt
: and haurish In their labor Of Lore forever. II
: rHE rRRsxsr CONDITION or THR ORDER. D,
|. The reports Of the Order for the quarter endin
March 81, sent In TO the Grand Secretary, sxhibl
y tho following statlstios which are Of much intel
: est to the Order and those eonnscted with IL !.
o Central Lodge, No. 1-TotL msmbsrship, III
10 including initiated and reinstatsd, lbi member
Of Grand Lodge, a.; rscsipts ss7l II; RELIEF, i
a Guiding s225 Tor the relief Of southsrn orphan
1; and widows. s482; total amount on hand and I
y vested, $5,l46.7e. ,.rr..fla-. !.
is Washington, No. 6-Total msmbsrship, 20
o initiated and admitted by card. u; members
T. the Grand Lodge, 43i receipts, 1854 %; rsli,
T. s364 9s; total amount on hand and invssts
10 81 1888. |.ftI'L, .. fts E !. .y.l
d Eastern, No T-Totsl msmbsrship, 1875; Init
6, ated. ii members Of Grand Lodge, 26; receipt
10 s25s 5Oi relief s2ss; total amount invested dc
ID $l72 81. r r,' .
8. Harmony, No. 9-TOtai msmbenhip, 222i 4
10 itiatsd, admitted BY card, 40, lsl members
!, Grand Lodge. S4i receipts, $500 relief, s19Li
total nm0unt tnNettous do, tf.Ata -
y osi-.Sia, No, 10-Total n.mbership, 29s;
ID itiated, 10, ", membsrs Of arsudTLodge,
ID receipts, s844 ali rslisf, $4l5i amount on hal
ct and invested, IS. 500 e6.
10 Union, No. ll-TotAl membersbip, 1856; ini
X atsd, 3o.. IL; members of Grand Lodge, -; .
Il osipt'. ssss al relief ss2s OBJ amount on hal
a. Pdsndship, No. I2.-Totai msmbsf.hip a2s; I
itiatsd, 10; msmbs's OF Grand Lodgs, 39i receipt
y sSO3 2si rsllef, s2s7i amount on hand apa
= vested, s2,97225. rlis. .ufra.LH a.
q, Covenant, No Ia-iTotal msubsrhip, ssj 1
r. itiated and admitted by card. 10, msmhea
W Grand. Lodge, III total reoslpts, s3t77i, /
%, lief, Sl5Ii total amount on hand and in1ssts
$2934.06
ot Beacon, No. 15--Totai membsr,hip, ssi 4
IN tia,ed aud admitted BY card. Z; msmbsts
". including $50 TO Southern Lodges, &o.i TO,
hs amount on hand and invsstsi, $3,17o33. /
I'd Metropolis, No. i6.-Total msmbsrship. d
or initiated and reinstated, Iii membsrs Of
IT. Grand Lodgs, Ill receipts, $4ol.4li relief. -
lot total amount on hand and invested, 81, 661T4
Ter pExeslsior, No. l7.---Totsl msnbsrship,
/. initistsd and rsinstatsd, 4; members o.
in total on hand and Invested, Ss56 .,
100 Msohsnies', No. ls.---Totais mspbsrship,
'ss Initiated aud reipstatsa, 0; msmbsrs Of
,r. Grand Lodge, lsi hrsceipts Slts 1bI rsli
ut $ef 80; total on hand and invested tHz5p,
oil Oriental, No. 19.-Totai membership, q
he initiated and admitted BY card, 10 membsrs
sy the Grand Lodge, 49, receipts, sl ooo.51i rsli
$l32; total on hand and invested, 81, l,625.o0.
70 Total Of all the lodges, 2,256 msmben; !
cd initiated, 10; members u Grand Lodge, n
N. rsosipts S5, ,646 68i relief 90, ,l23.5ei amount
he hand and invested, $33, ,T62.42. @ VI
NJ Grand Eneampment composed OF the T.
ID, P.'s and +. G. P,'s Of the subordinate Enoan
he msnts next followed, and the general Appsarar
IN Of It's members as we'll as the Tiohnss OF th
he regalia attracted much attention and was higt
,ok oomplemsntsd. The following are the gra
officers Of the Enoampmsnts.
he John T. Suter, q. Patriarch B. A. Kidd
Or. @. H. Priest; Thos. W. Fowler, @. 8. Ward,
the WIN. L Richards, @. j, Warden; Charles D.
Of Coliedge, q. Scribsi y. b. Lord, g., G' Ire
,if, ufsrj Thos. Greer, @. Marshali John II: MI
q. Sentinel. J. W Kelly acted Hs marshal.
From the reports Of the soribes Of the sub
dinlte Eneampmsnts for the SIX months endi
December 80 last, We gather the following
Columbian Encampmsnt No. l-Total me
bsrship, 216i past officers, ST. receipts, $SS9
expended for relief, s2e6.
Mageneuu, No. 4-Total msmbsrship !
past officers, 20. .a-.l -.
Rldgsly, No. 5--Total msmbsrshiR 1885, p
officers. $751; receipts, s2O7Soi expended for
lief $43.
Mount Nsbo, No. 6-TOtal memb.rshlp,
past officers, SO; receipts, $4Oaa7i relief .
funeral benefits, S327. .... -,
The grand ball Of the Order was dsnsely MI
last evening, and judging from the number th
liha ufdoWa and orphans who are to receive