The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-02-14

INrEnssrIsss opp fELLow ExGncIsEs-- PsE-,
sRSrATIoN OF HAspsoMk GoLD WATCH TO
Si nAAass urrnn, ScsTR shJpt time
since our Odd Fellow reporter land he is about
AZ odd A. there p any use forl received informs.
es4iing. would ttanspire. Accordingly he
eampmsnt and subordinate lodges Of the En-.
camp nent, and Of the Rcbcksh Degree Asso-,
ne h S being esGwd eSsn Ss s wsfs
hour. The male memhera of tho Order
formed in proees,len a Odd Fellows Hal, and
n os ass x H bs..s S. ne
oa,s ss SS sn AZ mo-
the hall, and the members Of the GRAND Lodges,
seated, respectively, to the lcft, right and rear
The me of n Of the Encsmpmep,. and pl.,y,c,
was I so9R pretty generally Understood that
sne o ne ~
pesred at the door Of the hall - .L
:, Among those seated on the stag, were tho fol-
Past Grand Masters John W. Hodgson, Charles
Calvert, John 7. Clements, DR.. J. \; Piper, DR..
r. Esss - Il Dough- Jssfson E%9ni npn
il. Bartlstt, r. q. Pstriarehs x. j. Jackson, A.
Il. qawlerj and oiiiccrs Of Grand Encamp e,ent, !
K 6 61iSs = g. L ~ ~ a. tG.'er g H. ~ q
As tho visitlng brothers entered the hall, tho
entire aAenblsge arose 70 their feet, and the
visiting omsers passed on ne stage.
duced John 4. Kennedy, James L. Ridgiey, and
bIage, who, he said, had come here to perform an
Official duty by direction OF the Grand Lodge OF
tho United States. Tho duty to be performed
was one long looked for by the visiting brothers,,
and one which, to them, would be q great
pleasure. 80 -I'TTL Z
Parker IL. Sweet, esq, Grand Secretary Of the
Grand Lodge OF the District OF Columbia was
then introduced. and delivered the following ad-
dress: h. -! -,
you to Washington, and to express the pleasure
which the Order In this jurisdiction xps!ienced,
from sense q the high honor confsrrM upon
occupy so elevated a position In the ranks OF
IN timchonoscd e,,stom, Sut N opedenne 70
greet you. We see IN YOU The suscession OF those
whG ri, ss aS ts od rs
Ps.ssd e ths yoIs.ls.' dwslIi.g e me tomb
Rssysr c III summIt Of o% er%thnnah
every step Of the way has been strcwn with
tSnt VoU have enfnea sas Been n Ssptises IN he
sweat Of Tho brow n adorns, So 80
ouT .Se,s ~ IN a9 ~ ohS WE
iowshIp will be handed down unimpaircd 10 ali
coming posterIty That man who hends Ma cx
crtions "a the elcy alton Of Ma rsee onn he
forgotten WThc good man M vcr d,es, hIs mans
is 7ink al with vistuc' and vIrtue ~ imf,erisha
HE " '-1 :.
NV heart oft.times rIorv with tho thot,rht
that TIM aay ia ranidi1 annroaebi no ,vhen tRis
allan vo,id shall Lavr Mean reco vsred 10 III
right f,,i sovereign when athc ,voif man Avail
win the ismb ard the IcopsrG .b.I liz down
~ith the VIA, Ana She eaif and the 'young lion
and tbe fatIIns togetber and 4 iittir cbild .haii
lead them '''N
Then ali tbinya anin ate and ms m In n Ia an n
feel within chem the stirrinys of n new iiie' and
~. nj eather ,,non tSem tha giorlss af thc c,ass.
nd I'm. trs naformcS .onst,3nt. . nt,ror 10 ~
f,set the gioSv n tiod AMI tbe Tsmb "' " -
NAV yo,iY future career he NV brethren. not a
mere reGection. but an Intensified counterpart OF
the mast NAV YOUR pathwav grow brighter and
briehtcr even 10 the perfect dny, and Trough we
may never meet again on earth, may we meet
together in that brighter land where tho rainbow
OF peace ever spans an unclouded sky, where one
love fills every heart, one life throbs in every
bosom, one song inspires every tongue.
Mr. James l.. RidgIcy, Right W. d. Secretary
Of the State OF Maryland, said the officers acco NJ
panyinE him felt much like q surprise party
taken by surprlse. II was made the duty of these
officers to procecd to this city and surprise n
brother by making q presentation to him, and
they now and that they have been surprised, and
Thia ofAcer then presented the following to
I.Qrapa Repre sentative y. d. Stuart-it heng a
Beautifully frsse,l not Of Resolutions:
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