Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-04-28
Anniversary DAY.

e INTELLIGENCE.
Anniversary DAY.
h.. Odd Fellows Celebration Yes
81 serday.
The long lookcd-for event, the ami
.rsary celebration of Eureka Lodge
h. y. I. O. q. F., in commemoration
4 the introduction of their order in
"a United States, III off yesterday,
mi was in all respects q grand sue
Iss, Long before the procession
krmed the streets presented an enliv-
,ed scene. Windows and house tops,
~,,conies and the sidewalks, were filled
nth gaily alfred ladies', who, with
Heir escorts, were awaiting the pro-
usion. Some delay in starting occur
4. but at As p. NJ. the Eureka Brass
md struck up the march, an oper-
I've selection from Martha, and the
Rembers Of the order formed in posi-
bn. They were followed by the mem.
( ers of Charity Rebekah Degree in
Srriages, driven by the Noble Grands,
nd took up the line Of the march.
Inrting from their hall, they proceed
A. far rs the Enreka Consolidated
h~rnaces, then oOunter marched, up
ain street to the Richmond Works,
own Spring street to Buel, thence to
Eureka Hall. In passing the different
k,rnaces they were greeted with whis-
Ii salutes. some installing 1t for an
Harm of fire, and causing a cOinmO.
Non among the firemen for a few min
btes.
AT EUREKA HALL
rhe exercises were Of a most interest
Ing nature. The body of the large hall
xas we'll filled by the Odd Eel
lows and those wishing to view the
celebration, while the stage was occu-
bied by the officers of the lodge. The
Exercises commenced by the singing of
IN opening ode by the order, followed
IN PRAYER ny the Chaplain, Rev. +. G..
krnold. The hand then played the
Dodsworth Quickstep; after which the
ORATOR OF THE DAY,
Brother ". II. Davenport, was intro
daccd. lie delivered an eloquent
address, which will appear in full in
bo.morrow's SENTINEL. The following
a brief outline of the gentleman's
Sremarks:
Mr.. davenport opened his address
by expressing u distrust of his ability
30 meet the responsibilities of the Occa-
bion. and his inability to express tho
Qualification and thankfulness ava
kencd by the animating scene of the
lay. That the day was to Odd Fell
lpws a day of general rejoicing-a day
bf thanksgiving and fervent Outpour-
Ing Of hearts to Him who orders all
things wisely" for the rich reward
SOuchsafed to their combined labor in
Dill of All improved and uplifted hui
manity. That gratifying and sublime
. "as the spectacle around him, it but
$aintly displayed the magnitude of the
offering which the united homage Of
Odd Fellows this day rendered to the
living God. From land to land, from
pea to sea-, in every town and consider
able village there goes up at this very
'h"ur o the throne of the great God of
Humanity. a combined and fervent
voice Of thanksgiving-a hymn pure
&tJSu near tIclt-lIC Ouu TciIOWS olIcEs
|hg Of the year OF our Lord, 1874.
lie traced the wonderful progress of
our country for the past fifty-five
years, in all the material elements OF
greatness and prosperity, and claimed
Sthat odd Fellowship had kept pace
with the advancing civilization of the
Age, and lent its aid to the great transit
tiOn.
JIo doso~;hoI n1J I>ollorrsL;o M. ~
ing emphatically the idea Of the age in
which we aive-a living, breathing
predominant and pre- eminent idea.
He spoke Of the origin Of Odd Eel
lowship and stated that it was claimed
aY some historians to have been found
ed in the reign of Nero, in the year So;
but declined to give much credence to
the theory; that a great moral Organi-
zation such as Odd Fellowship claimed
to be, could have been founded in the
Pagan age Of the world. What the
speaker commended for was principle,
hot u name; truth rather than antiQui-
ty; original greatness, rather than an
cient identity, and that whilst there
was great doubt ~ to the ancient ORR
gan OF the order, there is positive evil
dence that it's principles. its material,
have existed from time immemOrial,
and are coeval with creation and insep-
cradle from humanity itself.
The actual commencement Of Odd
Fellowship in America was in 1905, but
It was not until the 26th of April \. ID.
1919 that the order was fairly and sue
'essfutly commenced in this country,
at which time Thomas Wildey (whO is
considered the Father of Odd Fellow
snip in this country together with
John W8ch, John Duncan, John
.heatham and Richard Renhauth,
founded 4 lodge in Baltimore, Mary
!ald, called Washington Lodge No. l,
rom which humble beginning the or
aer has advanced to its present great
ness in this country and extended its
practical operations into Germanic Eu-
rope toSwitzerl2nd, to the Islands Of
.ae Pacific ocean and to the continents
"South America and Australia.
The speaker did not dwell upon the
Na!ististies of the order, but was
salished to state that hundreds upon
hundreds of thousands were numbered
u It's ranks, and that its character had
.sssed millions of the human race;
aaat ITS sphere of action VAS not limit
~ o home, to county or nationality,
"ul VIDE as the world was its scope,
,m iree a. the air was its welcome to
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