The New York herald., 1872-10-15
COLORED ODDFELLOWS.
Anniversary Of the Past Grand
Masters Council No. 1.
A Great Day for Freemen-A Parade Through
the Streets. Mass Meeting at Cooper
Institute and Q Promenade Con-
cert at Adelphi Hall.

cert at Adelphi Hall.
The i4th OF October was q great day for Airics
and her sons. Not since the oelcbratio OF tho
Proclamation Of Emancipation has there been .
procession Of such dignity aud significance az that
of yesterday. 1t was not great In numbers A0~
brilliant in display, but in its ranks walked men OF
the best class OF their race and who iel conscious
a. WAS every Keen observer that it was mark Of
step in advance even OF that progress which owed
Its origin to the great act or the martyred Presi-
dent The good fruits OF freedom were so felt and
knew each citizen OF color slowly becoming ma
tured; and that they might be recognized by ths
spectators OF the demonstration hts step wsS
prOuder and drmer as he trOd the rough aud mud
encrusted pavement, and was animate with con-
sciousness OF power and dpnity.
The twonty eighth anniversary OF the organza-
tion of the Past Grand Masters Cou Gil No. OF the
Grand United Order of Oddfellows fell on yester-
day. In this city the Order is OF some Importance.
and forms part Of those institutions which c0lored
men are fostering under tho belle. that they are
the means for their further ele, alton. The ceebra-
tion of the day began early IN the morning, whea
every tawny face was lighted with pleasure ana
family preparations In their households went
bravely forward.
The procession Of the different lodges which took
part in the demonstration was formed on Fifth ave-
nue., near the corner OF Tenth street, and the Mea
began arriving at this point Is early as hali-past
nine. At ten O'Clock the ranks were formed: at
twelve the procession started. The sidewalks wese
thrOnged by coIored people, and for once the aris
tocratic equpages were excluded from the Bet.
gravia OF New York, where were assembled the
members Of q race that had not long been lifted
from the sorrows OF oppression. The high stOOps
of the brown stone residences presented the strik-
ing picture of masses OF dusky faces. rising ORe
above another, glStenug with glAdneSS ana OK
citement.
The procession set out in the following Order:-
First there came four mounted Marshals, in ths
OF e snS Wta se MT sss s
celebrated c0l0red musicians, the Mount Vernon
Band. flom wilmington. Del then the Graz Grand Mas Mas
1,44s OF Chicago the Philomathean Lodge, 7la. OF
Albany; the Star Of Bethlenem Lodge. o.. Of VIII
lyn:-Phomathean Lodge. o36; the ogden Memo
rial Burial Association. Hamilton Lodge, 10; Teny
Lodge, Lodge 1851; two " German % bands, % placed apart
hundred yards between RANKS; the Past Grand
Masters Council OF % %Philadelphia, NO s large
little girls; the Morning star Lodge, 147o ofWeeks
Vile. and carriages containing citizens.
The little girls In the huge truck were most 0l
them quite pretty, but were engaged in the repre-
hensibe occupation OF chewing m0lasses candy for
the greater part of the route. The truck was deco
rated with an immense British flag, over which wero
carelessly thrown the American col0rs, and on each
side hung white scroll with the inscription
y> THESE ARE OUR JEWELS.
loss whether to cheer the sentiment Of the motto q
TO laugh at the little girls who were chewing mo
lasses candy. SO they did both alternately.
rial Burial Association, Displayed the portal.
Of Peter Ogden, the founder Of the ,.9 order der
nag which was presented to them just as they
started BY two ladies, whose names were inscribed
respectiVey % with the words Truth Friendship"
@ The symbols Of the Order ERE CARRIED
o the me HeSrews that It might not be touched and
deflcd. The ranks were blazing with the full
regalla Of the 0ddfellows.
avenue, through Washington Parade Ground to
south tifth ~ Hy avenue to I{lnea street 70 wooster
to the
Monument, through Fourteenth street to Fifts
avenue, to East Thirty fourth street, to Madisos
avenue, to Twenty-third street, to Fourth avenue
and thence to Cooper Institute.
In South Fifth avenue the crowd was very thick.
less than twenty thousand were out OF doors.
When the procession passed through Wooster
and the every window
boast Of at least five protruding heads, and the
as Of ss Soan v ss dark
ranks for one moment might have been seen lean
Ing ON the railing OF q stoop and paying his re.
OF the excitement and iervor Of the occasion, aud
whose eyes gstened with the roguish anguor that
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the air as the body Of five hundred fne-look.
ing coiored men turned into Canal street:
aa the Windows work U sas
manufactures and jeered at them glibly; but the
accents Of their reckless tongues fell unheard and
unheeded. Broadway stopped Its tnterminabe
stream for fifteen minutes to allow the small but
proud procession to crush In and roll along with
the current and its heartess pave was crowded
with mulattO beauty and manhood, to the exclu-
sion Of the rushing men Of business, who were
vexed to have their hurried errands impeded BY
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moved on with Its steady assertion or manhood TAP
the long, laundering thoroughfare to the feet 0i
Lincoln at Union square, where snOut went u9
from hearts as well as from lips. Then it went ON.
and, returning, reached the doors OF tile Cooper
Institute at about three O'Clock.
EXERCISES AT COOPER INSTITUTE.
The mistake Of the occasion was that fee OF
tend the exercises in the Hall OF the Unlon and in
consequence one-qnarter OF the seats were vacant.
ae men a Of the @ procession aed the middle Of the
ladies'. The Mount Vernon Band was stationed on
the platform. Another band was seated Just In
front Of the speakers desk, and third sat back
near the vestbule Amusement and excitement
were caused by the rivalry displayed between tue
coored and the white musicians. speakers were
interrupted by the music, band replying to the
implied challenge OF the other. The ladies wildly
their hats and laughed and cheered in exuitat!on
whenever the Mount vernons burst forth with their
sonorous harmonies. girl, the beauty OF whose
FEATURES ana eyes were not lessened by hex
the front rows and waved well rounded arm with
audience to q renewed enthusiasm, which lasted
longer than the first. Who this young lady IS IL
not known, but dashing and handsome young
mulatto with magnificent mOustaches was after
wards talking to her adnringy amid the enyOus
glances OF other swans less fortunate and with
less Of Grecian blood In their veins.
The exercises were opened by the Rev. John
Peterson Grand Chaplain, who delivered an im-
bf9ssfve and e16iuent prayer. The "Opening Oder
OF the Odd Fellows was then sung by a the MEM
bers OF the order who were present The Chair
man worshiplul Grand Master William T.. Thomp-
son, announced the absence OF the Rev. Henry