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and his wife Emily came to the United
States, and for while remained in New
York, afterward removing to Bloomfield,
New Jersey. Fancying the West would
be better place to succeed in, they went
there in the summer of 1870. While
employed in Cincinnati, Ohio, William
left home to mail letter, and was never
again seen by his wife, who left alone in
a strange city and land, 5000 miles from
her friends, knew nothing as the best
course she should adopt, except to 90 to
the house of married sister, then in
Missouri; for under the supposition
that she had been deserted by her hus-
band, Mrs. Young found almost every
hand turned against her in Cincinnati.
The lonely wife therefore went to Mis-
souri, and found there younger sister,
the married one having gone to new
home in Tennessee. While in Missouri,
she found in her trunk the certificate of
her husbands connection with the INDIE
pendent Order of Odd Fellows in Eng
land, and this having been seen by one
who knew its value, the matter was refer
red to the Lodge in the place, which took
the case in hand, and raised funds enough
to send her to St. Louis, with q letter to
the Missouri Grand Secretary, +. NJ.
Sloane, who, calling the Lodges of that
CITY together, raised enough money to
send her to New York, with letter to
Grand Secretary G. V Clark. The want
of regular communication with Eng
lish Odd Fellows prevented Grand Sec
rotary Clark from rendering that assis-
lance which had forwarded the lonely wo-
man from the West to the East, and while
the Grand Secretary was puzzling as to
the best course to be adopted, Brother j.
X. Larke visited the Grand Secretary
office, and offered to undertake the diff
fcult task of visiting the Lodges in per-
son and to raise the money necessary to
send the lonely woman back to the old
country, where she had child still liv-
ing.
In less than three weeks after visiting
number Of Lodges of Odd Fellows, and
also with the kind assistance of several
sympathizing Masons, Mrs Young star
ted by the steamer Minnesota from this
port for Liverpool, thence to her home.
On arriving there, she was no longer in
distress, but had ample means to render
her Independent of even the aid of the
Lodge to which her husband had be-
longed. Definite information having
been obtained that William Young had
met with an untimely end, the widow,
finding that brother Larkewas widower,
resolved to overlook the fact that he had
five children, and determined to return
to New York for the purpose of joining
her fortunes with his, and thus, as far rs
she could, show her gratitude for his as
sistance in sending her home at a time
when it appeared that she was almost
without friends. Calamity facing the
perils of midwinter voyage she returned
to New Y ork, via. Portland, arriving in.
this city on Washington's Birthday.
Her grateful conduct in this matter so
pleased the Sisters of Alpha Chapter,
No 1, Order of the Eastern Star, that
they resolved to celebrate the event by a
wedding reception at the residence of
Mrs. Nickers, Conductress of the Chap
ter, SO, King street This event came
off this afternoon, and was attended by
the principal officers of the Masonic and
Odd Fellow Fraternity, Most Worthy
Sir Knight Charles V. Clark, Past Grand
Master and present Secretary of the In
dependent Order of Odd Fellows, ''giv-
ing away the bride. The marriage service
was read by Illustrious Brother
and Rev. Sir Samuel j. Corneille, Prelate
of Morton Commandery, No. 4, X. T.,
and among those present were Most
Worthy Mrs. f. E. johnson, Grand Ma
tron of the Eastern Star Order, State of
New York Hon. John A. Kennedy, M.
w. Past Grand Sire of the United
StatesI. O. 0. F.; Most Excellent Dr.
Jas. NJ. Austin, General High Priest of
the United States, Royal Arch Masons
Eminent Sir r. Macon, Cram Recorder
of the Grand Commandery of knights
Templar, and Past Deputy Grand Mas
ter of the State of New York Sir Geo.
III. Smith, Past Grand Master, l. o. O.
T.; Hon. A. Lent, p G.. NJ, /. o. o.
F.; Right Worshipful Reeves E. Selmes.
ID. G.. NJ, Second Masonic District
Hon. and Right Worshipful Judge Koch,
Grand Marshal, F, and A.. NJ, and Rt.
Worshipful John Boyd, Grand Steward
of the Grand Lodge of New York, and
large number Of prominent Masons and
Odd Fellows. Nearly one hundred la
dies OF the Order of the Eastern Star
We're present. Worthy Mrs. G. w.
Dilks, Past Matron of Alpha Chapte~
No. |, together with all the pre- a.
GERS of that Chapter. --'el' olll'
The bridge and b..
full evening dress .ldegroem were In
trious Broth- = The husband, Illus
Larke .er and Sir knight Julian K.
F. as so well known in the Masonic
paternity and Odd Fellow Order that it
is needless 10 do more than mention his
name among the brethren. He is also
well known as having been for years con-
nected with the press of this city. II