National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-10-17
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ODD WIS.

THE TWENTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL CELE-
BRATION.
The 18th annual celebration Of the Grand Uni
ted Order Of Odd Fellows Of Washington city
took place yesterday. The several lodges formed
at 1890 O'Clock IN front Of Odd Fellows hall, on
Thirteenth street, between @ street and PennsyI-
vanis avenue, and at about Il O'Clock the column
moved of in the following order: Chief marshal,
Pm. F. Algier; right aid, Louis Howard: LEFT
aid, Edgar Ball; chief Of staff, VIM. Hawkins;
secretary Of staf, Robert West; aids, John Brent,
Henry Herbert, John H. Curtis, Sampson Morse,
p. 5. Moulton, VIM. BransOn, Henry Rome,
shelton Green, VIM. H. Brown, VIM. H. Tighl-
man, VIM. Matthews, Benz. Moore; John H. Ross,
David CLARK, Samuel Thomas, WIN. Sehooler,
VIM. Palmer, John Kicks, WIN. A. Scott. White
hall Smith, Chas Tallilerro, Henry Burrell; Phil
harmonic band Of Georgetown.
LODGES.
Simon No. Loo, Green Mountain No: 1,l77, J..
Nee. Crummeil No. LABS, Peter Ogden No. I,37G,
Star Of the West No. !, 500, Bloom Of Youth No.
1888, Rising Sun No. 1885, j. +. Wilkinson No.
1,343, Mount Olive No. 1888, John L. Cook No.
1,Is5; Marine drum corps; Eastern Star No. 1,028,
Union Friendship No. sol; South Washington
band; carriages containing the Past Grand Mas
ter Council No. 4; carriages with the committee
Of arrangements; carriages with the speakers and
The procession then marched over the following
route: Up Thirteenth street to Pennsylvania ave
nue., down Pennsylvania avenue TO Seventh street,
down Seventh to street south, up T to Four
ane-a-half street to Maryland avenue, TO Third
street northwest, along Third street to NJ street
northwest to Fourteenth street, out Fourteenth
street to S street, along to the Olympic base
ball grounds, where o halt was made and ad-
dresses delivered by p. q. M, VIM. A. Freeman,
John X. Davis and p. N. F., VIM. q. Uostin. The
addresses were interpreted with vocal music by
the Odd Fellows choir, under the leadership Of
Prof. Joseph Ambush. On the conclusion Of the
addresses the procession reformed and marched
back TO headquarters on Thirteenth street by the
following route: Sixteenth street to X, along K
to Seventeenth, down Seventeenth to Pennsylva-
mia avenue TO Thirteenth street, where the pro-
eession was dismissed. In the evening grand
levee was held at the hall, which the members Of
the Order attended in full dress regalia.
The following gentlemen acted as the committee
on the celebration, and performed their labOrs
satisfactorily: P. G. NJ. Albert Manning, chair
man; Vice p. N. +. Edgar Ball, secretary; p. N.
T. LudWell Gunnell, corresponding secretary;
VIM. H. Wilkes; p. N. +. A. White, treasurer;
p. @. Ms John +. N. Wilkinson, James H. Hill;
P. N. F.is Hillery Davis, Moody Marshall, Isaiah
A. Ross, whitehall Smith, John +. Colbert,
Richard Beverly, VIM. Herbert, Lewis Lee, Fran
els Hall; p. MS Richard B. Covington, Henry
johnson, Louis Alexander, VIM. Scott, A. Nailor;
John Tolson, Thomas A. James, James Fisher,
W. II. West, ID. A. Berry, James h White, Louis
Dodson, Columbus Butler, VIM. Brans0n. ]. Hu-
ron, A. Taylor, VIM. Mcpherson, VIM. W. John
son.
The celebration was in every respect successful,
and the various lodges, numbering in the agRre-
gate 900 members, made q splendid appearance.