The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-04-19
sag oBD FRHL0WSs CEIEHKAfIGE-
ON TIE 26TH OK APRIL.
A short History Ogihe 0rdeFan this
City.

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Ga this. day week the Goth Of
April, the Odd Fellows throughout
.he United States wiliacelebrate the
5emi-centennial anniversary of the-t
Order in this country. Thos. Wifdey
was the founder Of the Order in the
United States, in Baltimore, in 1919,
and since that time It has spread all
over the, Union, and at present en-
braces between three and four hun
dred thousand members.set.e e.ss>
I4At the last session Of the Grand
Lodge in this State, it was decided to-,
have a big celebration in Jlndianapo-
lis. anda Committee was appointed
to make all necessary arrangements.
All the Lodges in the State we're in
vited to participate in the celerration
in our State Capitol. "A great many
Lodges will goithere, but the Order
IN this city have determined to hold
the celebration at home, and have
invited a large number of the Lodges
in this vicinity to participate with
them, and the Committee Of Arrange7
ments have made every preparation
for suitable celebration of the tif-
tieth anniversary.
The members viii meet atOdd FELL
lows Hall, IN this city, on the 10th,
at half-past II CLOCK, and will move
in procession through the principal
streets, reaching the Opera House
about 2 p. M where an ooration. wil
| be delivered by Past Grand Gen. JAS
| NJ. Shackelford. In the evening a
fine supper will be served at the Ma
tional Hall, which millsbe participated
in by the members and their wives
OF sweethearts,l and q pleasant social
reunion will be enjoyed.
We have thought it proper, on this
occasion, to take the present opportu-
! nifty Of giving short history of the
GOfder in Evansville, believing it will
/ be acceptable to our numerous read
hers, a large number Of whom are mem
bers of the fraternity.
We shall commence first with Morn
! ing Star Lodge No. q which is th'
Ioldestin this city, and one of the old
est in the State. This. Lodge was in
stituted December 4, 1889, by Pas
fGrand G. L. Woodward, who wa
deputized by the Grand Master. IN
charter members were O. Ia Wood
: ward. r. w. Dunbar. VIM. Morrison
Joseph Il. Phelps, f. G. Gwathme
and Christian Decker. Morning Sta
; has been called the another 4" of q
. Lodges in this city. because all I'll
lothers Lodges .braneiled out from /
This Lodge has existed Utmost thirt
years, and was instituted when Evans
Il vilIe was only small village. .a
4 / The next was Evansville Lodge N
0 s., which was instituted Septemb
r 18th, 1850, by Right Worthy Distri
v Deputy Grand Master, III. L. La
y cock. The charter. mem bers we
e Giles Goblin, John B.. Hannah, Jes
n Burns, III. L. Johnson,1R. W. Du
i bar, Daniel Woolseys j. Ct. Hatchi
/. w. NJ. Morrison, William Harmon
e D. s. Start, L.TC. Knox, r. D. All
h and j. w. Saith. For various re
q sons this Loagedid not survive gre
while, and gave up It's charter ia
uary 18th, 1851.
Sc Evansville Encampment No. !
~ was next, and was Instituted Janua
g 23d, 1850, by Most Worthy Ora
as Chief Patriareh Issaca H. -aapayl
eS The charter members We're Villa
III Hubbefi, i. L. LaycOck, Samuel Il
ay ter, William Wandall, Daniel Wo
50 ssey, Samuel G.. Clifford and Morris
~ johnson. 59 n, 800 49,. 3lE -
ut The next was Crescent Lodge I
le. 122, which was instituted Janus
n I, 18th, 1858, by r w ID. d. G. NJ. Pt
p lip Hornbroolz. The charter mcmb
ny were 3 rmcs G. Jenes4 Robert 30
ne ne Il. S. Ruston, II. D. Alls, d. S. 4
ne e. dersop, Thomas. M. Archer, Jc
re- Greek, I. ~ White, .john Gre
'feS Cha.les Churchill andsJ ames Lau
- lin.ssa ae a2 lsa' ssasi
" a. The next was Schiller Lodge,
y 138, (German). and was instituted
. ny, cember 10th, 1858, by r. ", D, D
ali nj Co., CIo~ou.ov Vtbo 10,
'oi members were Philip Deusner, ia
, ne Siozlch, Henry Lutz, Henry Wing
,Ios Valentine Wetzel, Jacob Fix, J
' 'ip Karsch, L. Daum, Nj. Rensselaer,. {
'uy Wolain, August Uhl, r. Steine
sie' w. Mock, and P. Schmidt. HA
'9e' Schiller Encampment, No.
(German), was the next, and was
- stituted June 9Th, 1865, by Dis
-, Deputy Grand Patriarch Hiram
- son. The charter members were {
ian' Darnnettell, Eugene Happier, L
anu Ulmo, John Karsch, Cbas. Scha
':no George Wolfin, and Charles
llD - helm.
W.. We have also thought prope
Jul this time, to speak of the Reb'
Degree Lodge, which was instit
ook September 18th, 1864 The Degr
med Rebekah was first framed by Schl
port Colfax, Vice President of the u
ing States, in January, 1852, and was
1ing ten up for the benefit of the wiz,
the members of the order. The Da
ters of Rebekah in Evansville
was their good works, are too we'll kr
Ting to make it necessary for US to go