Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-10-17

An Imposing Dcmsn,tratIon-Car nud Parade
AVID Ceremonies.


Yesterday, tho twenty sixth Anniversary OF
the introduction Of the GRAND United Order Of
ODD Fellows composed OF coiOred mcn) Into
this CITY! Vas duly celebrated by an imposing
the Olympic base ball grounds Tho render.
yOus was the space In front Of the City hall and
In accordance with The pTosrSmsps. r'GVI'g n
O'Clock =. u, q. George Gamer, chief marshaI,
and his assistants, VIM. Beckott, ]. l.. HEX.
man, X. W lyorsOn, james ". Gibbs Sidney
Herbert, W. Grice aud q. W. brown, begSn
the task Of forming tho line, and an hour later
THE PROCEssiON
moved of In the following order: Grand Mar.
shall and aids National band; Green MGnntaIn
| Lodge, No. ll77, 50 members; J. Moo McI)run.
mill Lodge, No. 1881, 10 members; Peter Ogden
Lodge, No. 1874, 1850 members; Star OF the West
Lodge, No. 1859, 90 members; due white sin
| banner, female figure, Friendship, love, and
truth" as tho logend' Rising sun Lodge, No.
| OF tho Order; South Washington band; bIoom
| Of Youth Lodge, No. 1898, % members; j, r. N.
wilkinson Lodge, No. 1888; J. p. Cook Lodge,
| No. 1855, 1903 members; Eastern Star Lodge, 40.
/ 1850; Potomac Union Lodge, No sp2, with ban.
ner containing portrait Of Pc. Master McCrum.
mill; Union Friendship Lodge, No. spl, l25
members; p. N. =. Edward HAnt, tileri Kings
| brass band, In new gray uniforms; Council No
| L. Of T.. y. "a Past Noble FathersO In rich
black regaln, bearing einblcms Of tho Order
| the ark, hour glass, Bible, ngurO OF old Father
Time with his hour. glass anil scytho, bee hive
| rams horns, sc; carriages containing the Grand
| Mas or Of the District, q. ,. Murray, and tho
y l.
All the members were dressed IN black, and
/ wore high silk hats aud white gloves which
| formed beautiful contrast With the rich 70 Z n.
| Has. The appearance presented by the column
| was really hne, aOd must have been sight uf
pride to the only surviving members OF the orr
| glnAl eight, as we'll as to the thrOng OF women
| aud non members who crowded the sidewalks
| and atterWaTi took part as eager listeners when
| the halt was made
The line Of march was as follows: Down Four.
| And.a half street TO Pennsylvania avenue, up
| Psnnsylvania avenue To Fifteenth street, thence
| TO Seventeenth street via the Executive Man.
/ sion, down Seventeenth street to =, thence to
| Eighteenth, to q, up q to Twenty second, to
/ Pennsylyanla avenue, down Pennsylvania ave-
nuo TO Eighteenth street, up Eighteenth to X,
/ down X 10 Sixteenth, up Sixteenth to tue yu.
/ pic base ball ground.
AT TuR GROUNDS
| Tho grounds were reached about 80 o'clock
| and the parade dismissed. Tho party then gath
cred around the substantial stand which had
| been erected, aud the meeting was called To or.
| der by =. q. NJ. John =. U. Wilkinson, chair.
| man Of the committee Of arrangements, Whu
| briefly stated the object Of the parade aud re-
| union. The choir then sang an upeuing ode,
which was followed ty payer by GRANT Chap.
Past brand Master w.'U. Marshall was 10.
| trOduced and made an able speech upon tho
| Order In tho District, closing with q general
lecture to the craft upon thoir duties us Old
Past Noble Grand John Thomts johnson, the
| orator Of the day, was next Introduced, and
| pTetaccl MS remarks win tue TACT tnAt on tho
sth day Of October, 1870 eight or ten residents
Of Washington met at Mr.. John b. Cook =
schOol.ruom to talk over the proposition TO form
lodge here, aud the appointment Of a commit.
tee TO apply for a charter. That cOumltteo was
composed Of Rev. J. =. Cook, Gather Of tho
present District register;) Prot James II,
Fleet, tue celebrated cOlOred musician, ul
GeorgetOwn; John 7. johnson, Alfred Opok,
and El. Crusor-lll Of whom are dead except.
ing himself
The charter from the Grand Lodge Of England
was sent them from Leeds, EnglAn and Onion
Friendship Lodge, No. S9l, was OtginEed-ths
nrst colOrSi lUdgo south OF Mason and Dixon
line, Then there were but few lodges In the
| country, and now there are one hundred and
huy lodges In the country, and soon they expect
| TO boar Of the establishment Of tho GRAND
United Order on the Pacific slope. Tue Order
here, he was glad to say, was prosperous, there
| being about nine hundred members In the Dis.
trlOt, who are ever On the AlCrt In iulAlllng tho
lessons taught by the Order.
Mr., johnson continued At some length, giving
a most graphic history OF the GRAFT In the his,
trict, and mentioning many charitable acts per.
| formed by tho different lodges
p. N. @. John A. Slmms followed In on al
dress upon tho principles Of the Oder, ami gavO
many good reasons why cOlUrel mon should at
tach themselves to 1t, aud showed the many
benefits derived theretrOm.
The Hrani Secretary Of the sub. committee u
management Of the Grand Lodge Of the UnitoJ
States, u. Il. Blwser, and the Deputy dram
Master, OF the same committee, made short al
dresses; after which the exercises concluded
with the ode Of the Order.
The procession was reformed and proceeded d
the rendezvous, via Fourth street, to the Citl
Hall, where they were dismissed
In the evening grand leyee was held ut Isl
, aud hall, where the members OF the dilIcren
lodges, with their lady friends, INDUCED In tn,
dance to tho music OF McKenncy's aud Chase
brass banda.