New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-11-06
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|fFIcIAI JOURNAL OF the UNITED STATES
efflciAL JOURNAL Of NEW ORLEANS
THE DRUIDS.

At the REQUEST of several members of the
Order of Druids, we republish the leading
facts concerning the approaching festival
to be given by them, which were pre-
yiously collected from authentic sources,
and contained in a recent issue. We repeat
the publication cheerfully, on account OF the
large number of our citizens who either be-
long to or take an interestin the association
This society, which has existed in this
city for fourteen or fifteen years, is eliciting
more than usual public attention, on ac-
count of holding their annual meeting this
wear in New Orleans. The Grand Grove,
composed of delegates from some twelve or
fifteen States, is movable body. 1t met
last wear in Cleveland, and the year before
in ALBANY. For number OF years it has
been contemplated to meet in New Orleans,
and the period of the meeting for this year
was changed for that purpose from August
to December. The sessions will be held on
the eighth ninth and tenth of December.
Delegates are expected to arrive on Wednes-
day. the seventh. The eighth will be
occupied with grand reception and pro-
cession the Grand Grove of the United
States and the Grand Council of Supreme
Arch Chapters will hold short nominal SEES
sions for opening, leaving active business
ton will be grand affair.
The delegates will be expected 10 remain
at least till Monday. On Saturday evening
there will be q grand ball given IN their
honor at the Odd Fellows Hall. On Sun
day, they viii be escorted to the principal
points Of attraction in the environs OF New
Orleans.
Messrs. George H. Pabst, the Noble Grand
Arch of the State, Past Arches Anthony
Sambola, j. NJ. Wyman and others. members
of the various committees of prepare ion,
have been untiring in their efforts to make
the representatives as comfortable as pos
sible. Their expenses at New Orleans in
one of our best hotels will be betrayed by
the fraternity here. Arrangements have
been made with the New Orleans, jackson on
and Great Northern Railroad, as well
as with the Mississippi Central,
to send back free as far as those
lines extend, all who pay for tickets to come
upon their foutes. The members here, there
FORE suggest to representatives from the
North and East to purchase their tickets
via Humboldt, Tennessee, as If they do SO
thew will be sent that far back without ex-
pense This. with the dcfrayment of hotel
expenses here, will make the trip so reason
able that, it is hoped, the distant States OF
the West and North will all send full dele
cations to visit and enjoy themselves for
time in the Crescent City.
Most of the order here, thOugh Dy no
means all. is German. There are about
twelve groves and State Grand Grove In
the city. The State Grand Grove has subor-
dinatess also planted at Holly Springs. Mis-.
sissippi, and Galveston, Texas; they will
probably send delegates at the same time to
its annual meeting and election, which will
be held at alternate times with the National
Grove.
The advent of such number OF guests
here will not be without its interest to many
not belonging to the Order of Druids. The
delegates from abroad are men Of social
standing and responsibility, and some OF
them Of public distinction at home
and they have been generally re-
ceived with marks of public atten-
ton, by State and civic authorities,
at their annual places of meeting. The
cities of the Northern and middle States vie
with each other in welcoming the Schuet-
zenfests, the Gesang-VereinS the Turner's,
the Drlids, the Topographic dis and similar
unions, and like welcome from public and
private sources will doubtless be extended
here. 1t will encourage the other societies
to alternate their meetings at New Orleans
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