The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-01-30
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ODD FELLOWS CELEBRATION,
GOOD ATTENDANCE AT KIMBALL HALL
LECTURE BY REV a c. BARRY NOW
CAME TO BE AN ODD FELLOW, OR
oDD FELLOWSHIP REvEALED!''
OVER TWO HUNDRED SEATED At sUPPEa-A
SPLENDID EsPAsF--voCkL MUSIC BIT PARK
CIry TRI0-DANcE Al KIM
BALL HALL

SALE u ALL
Notwithstanding the urrcmitting 'ensi-
ty at the storm 0n Thursday la I, the Ocd
Fellows comp etrd the arrangements Tor
their celebration IN \ magnificent style. A
company OF men having the weitar. OF the
Order in view, their enthusiasm bravely
combattsd the terrible winds. anr faced the
binding elOw, SO that we have the pleasure
OF recording the reunl on as n positive SEC
CESS. The gen slcmen who bad been Invited
TO participate on the occasion swcre not all
present, some OF them being detalnrd by
private business others by pressing official
an, les. aud still others by the storm.
Among he latter we may mention P G. NJ.
p Lndsey, and G Z REV. John Ben
nett. Both had expressed hy letter heir in
tention ot he ny present, and started tor
Acn"sha. but were snow-bOu ON the way.
A dispatch was received hOm P. e.. NJ.
Lindsey. dated al Watcrrewn. expressing
his regret III not being able 10 reach our
city. The following gentIrmen were pree-
ent: The lecturer OF the evening. z. e Rep.
Rev. A. Z. Barry, OF Fond du Lac P. g
il. Ward Ellis, Chicago; p G Rep
Vim White, Chicago P. &. MI. H
Kellogg, Milwaukee,; P. g MA j Lang
worthy, Milwaukee. and G Patriarch II.
SacketG, o. Berlin.
Kimbsll Hall wss tasleiully d. corated
silh m0t ors al the chart OF the order, and
with the new gas tight, presented brilliant
| ann Gn1- -. "
we've surprised finding IN Krnosha p hall
50 beautifully finished and with such excel
len! accomm"datInnS Tor public ga herlngs.
| A. IL WAS very d slrab That on suce an Oc.
cast n ~ his there should be nm attendance
0t ladies, aud Il being impossible Tor them to
reach the han, carriages we're d!spa ch"d in
every direction Tor their convenience, and
tt it hr said 10 their credit that, in spite Of
he storm withou', they gladly embraced
he opportunity tn assemble with heir hus-
hands anG sweethear,k aud participate in
he festivities When eight o'clock arrived
abunt three hundred persons were romtorla-
hy seated IN the hail P. G NH B Hns-
ddlr, Chairman OF the Coinm tee Of Ar
'Sngt menIS, and President OF The Cclebra.
I ION, called the meeting 10 order, and an
n"unced The order of txrrciles The audi
rncr joined in singing The opening ode OF hr
Order. MIR. Smell pres ding at the organ
! Prayer WAS then Offered by Chaplain A. 8.
| Edwards Aner which President HInhcsIe
te d letters from The following gentlemen
who could not be present. for reasons before
stated: G NH. Z Willis OF Madison I;
d G.. Mp. Van Vech,en. Milwaukee; G.
Srcy L. B. Hills, Madison G. Treas -Da
vd Adler. Milwaukee; z. G NH 8.
Page, Mi waukee; P. G. ND. II. Weight,
Madison; P. G. M.-Saml. Ryan, Jr. Apple
on; G Rep .-Lewis sllber, Waupun; 2. G
Rrp.-H. 8. Mack, Milwaukee, all of whom
declared the livlicst interest in the welfare
"t Ode Fellowship in Kenosha, and regretted
heir inability TO he present ut tie Ceiehra-
lion. In u few words the President then i'm
lr0duced The lecturer, Rev. A. G. Barry, OF
Fond du Lac. Mr., Barry spoke as follows.
he subject Of his lecture being
now CAME TO b. AN ODD FELLOW, OR,
ODD FELLOWSHIP REVEALED"
I II has been asked great many times,
What's in name! And often those asking
1t would imply by the question that names
| :0r the most part are meaningless affairs
But Notwithstanding this interrogarive, de-
mial that very much Importance is to BE- At :
sched 10 name, we will find these very
persons insisting upon 1t, perhaps, In the
way that speaks louder than words, that
H. re is everything Ia q name. And we SEE
every day, tnat name not only covers OF
uncovcrs. a multitude of sins, but converts
base metal into fine gold, and Imparts ex-
cellence and distinction to that which, with
auo her name, would be altogether mean and
obscure. .@- -9 .,". d., r.-. ~.
Undoubtedly, "a rose would smell as
SWEEP" called poppy, and skunk is q
skunk whether called pole or field Ca l.
Bat as applied to human kind, names. with
"prssto, change" utterly reverse charac-
ters, determine positions. make ana unmake
men and women wIth q jugglery that is truly
wonderful Introduce your humble friend
job Scathcre, into high artsiOcratlc circles
AS Count Rumtoddy, or as the very learned
aud polite Professor L'llywhitc, and fashion
atle incense shalt DC burnt unto him MS unto
u god. AS scathers, the shoemaker :-b0ll
Ourself and friend would be kicked Oul
Tor your impudepce.
/ ThIrty-Hve years ago the name "Odd Eel
owship" nrst met my eye. And said 70
myaelt, What Is this Odd Fellowship! The
newspaper paragraph containing the odd
name gave me no clue 10 Its meaning II
was the notice OF q celebration, pcrhAps. or
] Of the institution Of lotge either III Bati
, more or New York and it left me to guess
what was this Aociety of men bearing the