The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-10-07
Meeting Of tho Grand Lodge I. o. o. II. Al
Ottawa, Next Tuesday,

We have from Col Moore the following in re-
ference to the meeting in this city next Tuesday
OF the Odd Fellows Grand Lodge, which, while
We heartily eadorse its suggestions, is probably
oil We need say on the Subject:
The Grand Ledge of Odd Fellows of the stste
OF Illions meets in this city on Tuesday next,
and will continue IN session three days. 1t will
OF the order, who are also among the most intel.
lisent and public spirited of its citizens.
The three lodges of this city have SO far done
everything possible for the entertainment of their
guests, who will number not less than five hum
dred. As the hotels and boarding houses cannot
accommodate all who will be in attendance, L m.
mittees are canvassing for lodgings amons pri.
vate families, and we are happy to say, with fair
success.-About two hundred are however vet
unprovided for For the good name and credit
of our city, and to relieve friends OF the order
from tho embarrassment of failure, we trust
families who have not affirmstively responded
to the call will report their names without fur.
ther delay to the committee or to the members of
the city organization. The inconvenience which
may be occasioned by SO dong will only be tri.
fling and temporary, while the benefits to the city
may be great and permanent 1t would be a
lasting disgrace TO Ottawa to have the report
spread abroad that he- people could not entertain
the representatives of SO honorable body as the
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows of Hi is.
Another thing The local members of the
order, who are men in moderate circumstances,
are necessarily subjected to heavy incidental
expense aside from the entertainment of their
guests, such as rent of halls, band, &C., which
| should be shared by all of our business. men
and others. Let some one cirulate subscrip.
tion paper.
The desirability OF providing carriages to take
the visitors to the dan factories, machine shops
public buildings, residences. &c, has heretofore
been mentioned by Us. We believe no step ia
do this has yet been taken. Let such of our c,ti.
zens as can meet in the court room this evenin q
to consider the proposition, and all others per.
tinent.
The procession will take place on Wednesday
the llth, in the afternoon. The following is the
ORDER OF PROCESSION.
Subordinate lodges will form on Colonbus
street ut = o'clock p NJ, right resting ON Madi
son street.
Line of March-West on Madison street I,
La Sale, north on l., Sale TO Superior, (Grant
Lodge join procession at Turner Hall,) east OF
Superior to Paul, south on Paul to Jackson. ves
on jackson to Columbus. south on Columbus tc
Madison, west on Madison to Clay, south on CLAY
to Illinois Avenue, east on illinois Avenue I,
Chestnut street, north on Chestnut to Webster
east on Webster to Fillmore. north on Fillmor,
to Main, east on Maine across Fox River bridge
to York. no..h on York to East Pearl, west or
Eas earl to South Division, south on South Di
vi'ion to Congress, west on Congress to Shabbon
south on Shabbona to Main, west on Main to LII
"orth on La Sale to Turner Hall.
| Col. A. B. MOORE
| Chief Marshal,
Sol. Degan, Geo. w. W. Blake, A. T.. Grow
Assistant Marshals.