The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1868-05-02

EnIToR BoLIyAR BULLETIN;
Agreeable "a. custom the Odd Fellows Of
AfeNairyz Lodge No Sc had what is termed
a procession at this place on Saturday. the
25th inst. Owing, howeser to the ihclem-
fepcy of the weather, there was not as gem
era1 a turnout Of thes Fraternity as there
otherwise would have been Still, with all
Its drawbacks. the occasion was a decided
success enhanced materially through the
| courtesy Of AIontezuma and Bolivar Lodges.
tl5e former sending quite delegation Of its
members, including D. d. g. M., J. w. Per-
kins, to take part il the procession, and the
latter furnishing US with their procession
regalia
Through the courtesy Of the Masonic
Lodge, the Odd Fellows assembled in their
bali Ct being much more eommodious than
their own, at ten o'clock \ N, and CON
sumed an hour in preparation. at eleven
o'clock, the procession being formed. they
marched IN regular order down Main street
to the Public Square, once around the
Square. then back up Main street to the
Cumberland Church, that had been preyiz
After the singing Of the Ode by the
brethren and prayer BY the Chaplain for the
occasion, J. c. Holt, of Montezuma Lodge,
the Marshal,sR w. p Pool, introduced to
the assembly Maj. J. B. Dennis, of Bolivar,
who would now deliver an address upon the
subject Of Odd Fellowship.
Mr.. Dennis arose and made a few intro
ductory remarks, to the effect that he fully
realized the responsibility of his under
taking, and would have been glad could the
duty have deyolved upon one more expe-
,riencsd. Still, as he had been solicited BY
the lodge, he would, to the best of his
ability, endeavor to edify them for brief
period.
In the opening Of his address he showed
the probable origin of the order, pointing
out some of the popular errors of trying to
trace it back to the aneients, relying too
much upon ancient origin to prove the ez-
cellence of the institution" forgetting that
error and falsehood were as ancient as JUS
tice and truths" all of which was very
apropos and was listened to with much in
terest As the speaker progressed in his
argument he became more confident, and
some of his fights of oratory were truly
sublime, And when he came to portray
the evils of religious and political fanati-
cism, particularly as displayed in our coun-
try during the past few years, and to a GER
tain extent yet, to overcome which was one
of the great aims of Odd Fellowship, the
audience became spellbound. It remained,
however, till the close for the speaker to
"cap the climax and take the sympathies
of the audience by storm, particularly the
ladies. On the occasion of his being pre-
senteG with some bouquets by the young
ladies at the close of bis speech, he took
occasion to say a great many fine things to
them that they loved to hear, and which, no
doubt, they would be glad to have repeated
at some future time Taken all in all, Mr.
Dennis acquitted himself nobly and gained
hosts of friends here, not only among the
Order, but every one speaks of him in fat
tering terms Long may he live to enjoy
many return of the anniversary"
After the address the members adjourned
to their hall, where they had refreshments
prepared for all 1t is to be hoped that the
day was passed pleasantly and proftably
spent by all. / knoao it was by one
I viii here state that this Lodge reorgan-
lied in October last with seven old members.
It now has twenty-seven and is still increas-
ing rapidly, mainly attributable to the inde-
fatigable efforts of our worthy n. g., J W.
Pace, Esq, who has Iatored both early and
late for the advancement of the Order ever
since its reorganization. a MEMBER.