New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-04-27
THE OLD-FELLOWS.

CELEBRATION OF THEIR FIFTY-sECOND ANN
yERSARY.
The Odd Fellows of Newark celebrated the
5d anniversary Of the establishment OF the order In this
country yesterday and evening. Bunting was
displayed during tho day from the public and many pri
the regalia OF the order. number OF visiting lodges
in the line, including several from New-Y9rk CITY,
Many beautiful and costly banners carried that OF
Columbian Lodge of Newark being probably the finest
After paradlng through several streets the procession
exercises to have consisted Of music and addresses
That part Of the DAYS oDsel TaJ MOI
densey crowded Past Grand Little OF Howard Lodge,
o he was unable TO MAKE himself heard in the large
building. The Rev. Mr.. Gadds or Brooklyn, who was TO
deliver nm address was not present Theodore A. Rose
begun TO read history OF the Order but he could not
be heard large porIIon OF the audience lei ana mus
created so Inuch CONFUSION that ne was @ az Ii
concert and ball, at the RINK.
The odd Fellows celebration at Lafayette,
Ind, a grand success, notwithstanding the rain
which continued from early In the morning un o'clock
I'm the afternoon The procession was formed al O'clock
and after marching through me principal streets matted
the grove north OF the city where sanu anu sets
had been erected for tho address The prominent persons
on the stand the President and VieePresdent VI
Deputy Grand Sire Hcrndon, the Hon. H. s. Lane, Past
Grand Representative Norton the Hon c. Orth, and
Chaplain, the Rev. W. X Jewell Past Grand represent
alive Schuyler COfax delivered an eloquent ana apprO
pirate addiess After the address; the President was
called for and loudly cheered Addresses were also de
vered by Senator Morton and others. the President
O'clock Toledo. The NceP PRESIDENT
soon after for his home az South Bend. Ind.
The fifty-secOnd anniversary of the eStab-
lislment of the Independent Order OF Odd-Feows III
this country was celebrated in Washington, yesterday,
by the Encampments and Lodges Of the Order In the DIS
Tict accordance with the proclamation OF the Grand
Lodge OF the United states that the 26th OF April DC
set apart and observed the members OF the Order as
day general thanksgiving in grateful recognition ana
OF the power and goodness OF COD IN
the preservation and prosperity OF the organization
There grand procession also exercises at the Ma
tOna Theater including several addresses, ana singing
OF two original odes In the evening there was con-
tnuatiOn OF the celebration at Odd-Felows' Hal.
The anniversary was observed in Brooklyn,
Mt the Atheueum last evening. The exercises were
opened with music, followed by Introductory address
NJ Marvin, who stated that sl3,0O00J0 had been eN-
pended BY the order in this country since $780, Tor pur
poses OF relief and charity, and $4,000 IL now on mana
Tor disbursement in the direction, The order III
America now has about 1900 Lodges, with 3iOOO mem
hers and Is rapidly increasing The Rev. r. T. B0les
and stated that his sympathes with the Brother
hood because they strOye neucae tOeratlOn 10 pro-
mote good will among men, and TO advocate HehusInp,
love and truth in all the concerns OF Ire
Eastern Star and Machigonne Encampments
ot celebrated the anniversary IN Portland
Me- by public parade, the members wearing new re-
Gala In the evening there was promenade concert
ut the CITY Nell.
The Odd-FellOws of Indianapolis, IN connec-
tou with the lodges in the vicinity celebrated the ami
versary at Danye. The principal feature was Tue uh-
yenS statue OF Grand Master A. l.. Adams of Indiana
The Odd-Fellows of San Francisco had
mic Yesterday the Encina dc la Mela from loWo
Ia people attended.