The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-04-26
TINE PROCESS $40 N.
Thirty Thousand Odd Fellows
in Line.
The Grandest Demonstration of the
Kind Ever Seen in this City.

pa,iadelphia has never had such q throng within
s.r limits as was seen to-day Camden, and all the
adjacent cities and towns furnished their quota TO in
crease the already overowng population OF yester-
aay At daylight our citizens were astir, making
their final preparations for the grand demonstration
m honor Of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Indepen
dent order Of ODD Fellows, and by O'Clock the
streets north SOUTH east, and west were crowded
with organizations moving TO the spots designated
for their formation. There was also ccaseess tide
of men, women, and children who were hurrylng TO
secure good stand from which they could see the
Grand procession which was the largest and grandest
affair ever witnessed in this country.
Az half-past 10 O'Clock the Division Marshals re-
,orted to the Grand Marshal, at Broad and Coates,
where they received their orders for the day. They
then proceeded to the head Of the divisions assigned
70 their charge, where they awaited the hour OF H.
In the meantime the Lodges arrived on the streets
running castO bToau, anu ny hoVu '~ neie III ic"u-
Dess,
Punctually at that time the order was given and
She line moved, the right wheeling into Broad street.
from Coates and that magnificent thoroughfare TO
Columbia avenue, where it countermarched down
Broad west side to Christian street. thence down to
Third up Third to Walnut up Walnut to Fifth; up
10 Twelfth; down Twelfth to Chestnut; down Chcs-
aut to Sixth up Sixth to Race and there dismiss.
The marching of this grand army OF men on both
sides of Broad street, with the flying flags and
streamers, combined with the music OF score of
bands, was grand affair, and one that will not be
likely to be soon forgotten by those who witnessed
II. All along the rest of the route, the pavements
windows and door steps; We're packed with people,
Chief 'Muholland. with his police force worked
snergetically and deserve the thanks OF everybody
for the admirable condition in which they kept the
ihoroughfares, none Of which We're allowed TO be
ohstructed in any way, that the line containing
some SO, 600 men, was permitted TO pass along with
AL possible CELEBRITY.
THE NoTABLEs.
Among the notables who finally took their place in
the procession were the foowing:-
N, w. Grand Sire L. d. Falnsworth, OF Nashville,
Tennessee NJ. w. Deputy Grand Sire Frederick ID.
stuart Waseingt9n, piSlSt oi Gp9lnmoia; NJ W.
land; NJ. w. Grand Treasurer Hon. Joshua Vansant,
Baltimore, Maryland; NJ. ": Grand Chaplain, Rev.
J. w. Venable, Kentucky; NJ. Grand Marshal John
W. Orr, New Jersey; NJ. w. Grand Guardian j. w.
Smith Connecticut and NJ. W. Grand Messenger j.
c. Chamberlain, Maryland A large number OF the
representatives Of the Grand Lodge Of the United
States were also present in their place ia the pro-
lending much TO the attractiveness OF the affair.
THE COMPOSITION OF THE PROCESSION.
Each Lodge that appears in the procession in re-
gala is formed in the following manner
Marshal and Assistants.
Scene supporters
Members the Intatory Degree in oader uuiorts sa
Members of the White PINK Royal Blue Green and
S h RSs Faps Dee pssfcs 85se
Past Grands of the Lodge in order of iunority s!s
The Treasurer, Secretary, and Assistant Secretary.
The Noble Grand aud Supporters
Inside Guardian.
: The procession was made up in the following
slanner:-
panied by patrol of thirty policemen, ten of them
mounted and the remainder on foot preceding the
head OF the procession at some distance TO enforce
the order Of the Mayor for clearing the streets.
Brother Thomas A. Rowley, Grand Marshal Of the
Grand Lodge Of Pennsylvania, as Grand Marshal of
the procession, decorated with scarlet velvet sash
Brothers James J. Graham and Thomas y. Town,
The Grand Marshais personal aids, decorated with
scarlet silk sashes and silver rOscttes
The following, decorated with scarlet silk sashes
and white rosettes, as aids to the Grand Marshall
:; icIi. heinenan, samuel Boyer;
hSssSm GSs1 S fThS1er TaNeT s%ts t9rse Sslld g. Pau
Theo Reaver Louis Prenot
Charles j. Gibbons john Chrsty,
H. Carr, John G, Steule
VIII" Siii1@ s'fie Henry, J Bf,'EISSlailt B, ESeTls.
hsTTyy hhsIy Conner Gomez 2 L l. Grant HgI
Then came the twenty divisions into which the
procession Is divided the division marshas being
decorated with scarlet silk sashcs and blue rOsctcs
and their aids with blue silk sashes and white
rosettes.
FIRST DIVISION.
Bro. Peter Fritz. Marshal
Ads Bros George W. Buckman, Francis j. Kefier
Subordinate Lodges Of PENNSYLVANIA from No a5s
following Lodges, in fun or by delegations:T
klingerstoyn of schuykil county Live Oak of susoue
$Saa H New aS @G"Pt Ss GAF%S aaSatS Of
BosvSo%np or of sSSdsr Of ehh
pm GR9nnty; Fort Augusta OF Northumberland county
NM Ms"mi Of C9mberlqnd county Rich Valley, Of Aiieg,
county Of wSst county Triumph Fsyette
,s eoaR, o SNYDER county North Wales Of Moneomefy
unty; A'%Spm1oT %nmosT q Westmoreland county; Amor Of
NorthS%pton county: county Elt9H Of Eafon
ghin Of SGTanS T4SSi0 MSaSSnNo Centre county 6rS 65aS
RsSss,"nd s%sso '0an6S Clinton 'f eladsEbnSj lsE Sj
.nfS Bedford county SwD Wet ddissSr Of hercel
sehnyk county MsEgye Perry County, o GIN q
rSn;s% Of AsFh1y & eptrs Of fP0GcSs Columbia b
lGeraan), Of Philade Nhin Nineveh OF GSnyi Gyi finland
Esrs Of G Mercer count" 2DDhisn Of Luzeps county
sssmsnA Of Mercer county, sqS%it Of foIIslr daT
Temple Of Greene cOun, SANDY Lake. Of Msng Meregs,
MIL Of Greene county Willamsp 0rt tGeT) Of Wniarl
pert LseOmng county White oaS Of Mercer county