The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-04-07
NEWS sUN1NGARx.
INV AnnIrr.

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Survey Department and Mr.. James M. Stewart
for Building Inspector.
Yesterday afternoon John Mcclure, re-
siding at No. s Southampton court, fell into
the Delaware at Mead street wharf and was
drowned. The body was recovered.
The anniversary of the Universalist Sun
day-school Union was celebrated last evening
at the church on Lombard street, near Fourth.
DIR. j. w. White presided. Prayer was offered
by the pastor, Rev. DIR. Leonard. An election
for officers of the association for the ensuing
year took place and resulted as follows:-
President, Henry S. Moore; president,
Rev. DIR. Leonard; Treasurer, W. II. Main;
Secretary, Clarence Bement.
A large meeting of the colored citizens of
the Seventh ward was held last evening at the
Masonic Hall, Eleventh street, below Pine.
The meeting was called at the instance of
Samuel Williams, i. Glasgow, and ID. Coly
of the Committee on Organization. Stephen
Smith was called to the chair, and the fol-
lowing-named gentlemen were elected as
officels:-
Vice Presidents, E. Glasgow and James
Robinson; Secretary, James Williams; Assist
ant Secretary, John w. Hughes Treasurer,
Samuel Williams.
The President stated the object for which
the meeting was convened, and said that he
trusted the colored people would never forget
who had been their friends that it was their
duty support Iue hepuDlChn party, anu
that black Democrat had no right to take
part in the proceedings.
Messrs Il. Smith, John Dunmore, S. Ca
nell, j. Kelley, and @. Demar We're appointed
a committee to draft resolutions.
The committee reported resolution which
was adopted, requesting the colored citizens
of the Seventh ward to meet on the 26th
day of April in front of the Masonic Hall
at such time as the Chief Marshal may de-
n
procession, and that a committee be APP
pointed to procure music and banners for
the occasion.
An election then took place for marshals,
which resulted as follows:-Chief Marshal,
Samuel Williams; Aids, James H. Williams
and Peter r. Tuckel. The meeting then
adjourned.
One year ago yesterday the Grand Lodge
Room of the Masonic Hall, Chestnut street,
was the scene of an imposing, beautiful, and
impressive Masonic ceremony, consisting of
the constituting of Mozart Lodge, A. Y. NJ,
of Philadelphia, and the installation of its
officers. This lodge, as it's name will indi-
cate, is composed principally of professional
musicians both instrumental and vocal, but
within its fold may be found large number
of prominent and influential citizens, whose
musical proclivities urged them to join hands
and hearts in the formation of the lodge with
their Masonic brethren who make music their
profession.
The Lodge has prospered beyond prece-
dent, and the first anniversary of its exist
ance was celebrated yesterday afternoon at
the Academy of Music in an appropriate, in
teresting, novel, and most successful manner.
The celebration was an entire innovation on
all former Masonic ceremonies of the kind,
and, in fact, the aim appeared to be to dis
pense with Masonic rites altogether, and let
the anniversary consist of a grand musical
jubilee, which could be participated in not
only by the members of the lodge, but by
their wives, families, and sweethearts, and
the public in general. The idea was hap
PLY conceived and most admirably carried
out by the Committee of Arrangements, con-
sisting of Joseph ID. Murphy, II. r. HELLER,
and John S. Paul, whose efforts were ably
seconded and assisted by the popular
Worshipful Master of the Lodge, Joseph
II. Livingston.
The Academy of Music was filed from
parquet to dome with as well satisfied an
audience as ever assembled within its walls,
and a musical and oratorical entertainment
was given which gave the most unlimited
satisfaction to all who had the pleasure OF
being present.
An orchestra, composed of sixty-fve of oul
best resident musicians under the baton Of
Charles r. Dodworth, volunteered their ser
vices, as did also the Mozart Quartette Club
composed of some of our well-known profes
sional vocalists.
At the conclusion of the entertainment
the performers, officers of Mozart Lodge,
number of visiting brethren from New York
representing Newburg, st. Cecele, and st
Nicholas Lodges of that State, and severa
invited guests, repaired to another portion
of the building, where bourtiful repas
was provided, Joseph H. Livingston, Esq.
presiding and after the removal of the cloth
speeches were made, in response to toasts, b,
John Blakely, Esq, Past Grand Maste
Richard Vaux, Past Master George F. Illsley
of st. Cecele Lodge, N. Y; P. E. Comman
der G. Fred. Wiltsie, of Newburg, N. Y.
and others, and the company wer
regaled with some very superior vocalizatiol
by the Mozart Quartette. The entire affai
was creditable in the highest degree to tn
enterprising Mozart Lodge, whose presen
officers are as follows:-W. NJ, Joseph II
Livingston: S. W., John Ritter; j. W.,
Warner Young; Treasurer, l.. @. Musselman
Musical Director, Charles r. Dodworth.
Last evening, after the usual drill of tn
Sir knights belonging to st. Johns Com
mandery, No. 4, had taken place at thei
drill-room, northeast corner of Eighth an
Callowhill streets, committee of Sir Knight
belonging to Hudson River Commandery
No. 35, and stationed at Newburg, N. Y, an
consisting of the following gentlemen:-G
Fred Wiltsie Past Eminent Commander @
Hudson River Commandery Robert @. Bar
croft, Captain General of Hudson River Con
mandery; and Thomas w. Purdy, Joseph II
H. Chapman, Arthur w. Wiltsie, Harry
Duncan, and @. Frank Brown, members {
the &C nmandery named-were introduced
and after an interchange of courtesiel