Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-04-27
THE PROCESSION
was formed in the following order:
Arnold's Brass Band.

was formed in the following order:
Arnold's Brass Band.
squad of Police.
! Chief Marshal, j. ID. Danbury, L. u. NJ; Ala
/ r. bingham, p. q. P. E. f. Risk, Z. g,
\. W. NewsOme, V. q.
Initiatory Members-White aprons.
First Degree Members-White collars.
SecOnd-White collars, trimmed with blue
| Third-White collars, trimmed with pink.
Fourth-White collars, trimmed with greer
Past Grsnd-Scarlet collars, with white
trimming.
Past Chief Patriarchs-Pnrple collars, wit
] gold embroidery.
| Past Grands and Past Grand Patriarchs-Pul
pie, gold, white and scarlet collars.
In carriages DR.. Landrum, T
! G.:H. G.. COnnell, p. q. P; w. ;
Bruce, p. G.; George Robertson, p. G..
! J. +. Russell, z. E.; Thomas Bingham
! p. g.; t. S. J. Jukes, Rev. G. G. Nc
Lean, chaplain.
When the word "forward" was givel
| by Chief Marshal Danbury, the ban'
struck up a lively air, the procession
moved down Second street to Beal, VI
Beal to Main, up Main to Market, dow
| Market to Second, along Second to Noru
Court to the entrance to the hall, wher
open column was again formed, ant
| the grand officers marched up the cen
| ter, all being uncovered, and entere,
the hall, where the proceedings of tn
morning were brought to q successful
termination. The parade was fin
| one, and was witnessed by thousands
who lined the sidewalks as it passe,
along the several streets.
THE EXERCISES IN ASSEMBLY HALL
The exercises which took place il
/ Assembly hall last night, were not onl,
of a very interesting but very instrue
! tive character, and We're attended by
large number of the brethren of tn
order, the Daughters of Rebekah ant
many of the ladies of this city. Brothe
II. d. Connell, grand patriarch of tn
| State, presided, and seated ON the plat
! form were Brother J. +. Russell, gran,
warden of the grand lodge; Brothe
! w, S. Bruce, p. G.: Rev. DR.. Landrum
IP. G.; Rev. DR.. Slater, chaplain O
/ Chickasaw lodge No. S, and Rev. L. q
Mclean, chaplain of Banner lodg
No. 147.
President Council called the assem-
blage to order, and said that they woul,
begin the exercises of the evening b.
singing the
LODGE OPENING ODE.
| Brethren of our friendly order
| Honor here asserts her sway,
All within our sacred border
| Must her high commands obey.
| Join. Odd Fellowship OF brothers,
| In the song of Truth and Love;
/ Leave disputes and strifeS 10 Others,
Vein harmony must move.
Honor to her courts invites US,
! Worthy subjects let us prove,
| Strong the chain that here unites US,
| Link'd with Friendship, Truth and Love.
In our hearts, enshrined and cherished
/ May these feelings ever bloom
Failing not when life has perished,
Living still beyond the tomb.
PRAYER.
Rev. DIR. S. Landrum, P. G., the
offered up most impressive and apprC
pirate prayer, in which he craved th
divine blessing from the Gver of a
Good on the noble order of Odd-fellOw
ship, on the widows and the orphans {
departed brethren, and on all present 6
the exercises that evening.
HISTORY OF oDD-FELLOws HALL.
Brother w. S. Bruce, p. c., was mex
: introduced, and delivered the following
very interesting history of 0dd-Fellow
ship, Odd-FellOws hall and library asso
citation in the city of Memphis:
BROTHERS-l wish some one MOI
worthy and capable had been selecte
to give this important history of tn
progress of our order, but | can truly say
: you could not have selected one VIII
has felt more interest in its success an
prosperity than myself. Let US look fc
: a moment at the past. Memphis, twer
ty-five years ago, was not the great com
mercial mart IT now is. Then scarcel
had we more than five thousand inhab
. tanis, and few men of wealth in our o.
der, and money scarce, and dollar [
use a homely phrase, was as large as
cart-wheel. | assure you, brothers,
was with fear that our hall was con
menced. The matter of a hall had bee
! before the lodges for two years, but n
definite Ilan had been adopted. Man
were the plans proposed and rejecte
, till September, lS47. Then Memph
Lodge No. appointed committee O
hall consisting of the following: Brotl
ers John s. Williams, a. b. Shaw, II.
Leaf and w. s. Bruce. Chickasa'
Lodge No. s appointed on said commit
tee Brothers w. x. POstOn, w. /
Chaplain, L. w. Smith, +. H. Clarl
and Il. S. Brown. Tannehill Lodge NJ
8, appointed on said committee Brother
: a. +. Gibbs, II. Mccall, J. ii. Upd'
graft, S. s. Lewis and William Houi
[ ton.
These committees had full power give
/ by the lodges to act, and they went
] work in earnest and acted with decision
3 They selected the lot ON which the ha
e now stands, and time has justified th
( decision they then made. 1t was 500
: seen that the lodges were not able
: build the hall alone, and by authOrit
Q OF the lodges charter for the Odd-Fe
. lows h III and library association wl
g applied for, and granted by the legisll
ture of the State. The committee afts
the selection of lot, which was rattle
on the twenty-fifth of November, lS4
E proceeded 10 appoint a committee
s one from each lodge TO procure subscril
: tions to the stock for building the hal
, John s. Williams, on the part OF Men
) phis lodge No. 6; w. X. Poston, for n,
3; A. F. Gibbs, for Nc. 9, and H.
Leaf, for GayosO Enoampment No. 3.
: On the fifteenth Of April, 1s4S, ca
having been made for a meeting of n