, 1874-04-28
ODD-FELLOWSHlP.
Celebration OF the Fifty-iiflh' Anni-
VCrsary.
Large Gatherings Of the Lodges in
Several Western Cities.

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Epeefol D,spatch 10 The Chicago Tribune.
M1ou1aAN CIrY, Ind. April 27.--Tho oaa fe'.
lows celebrated tho tifty-fftli annlvcraAfy o.
their organization in tho United stntee WIZ
much ceremony horo today. a largo crow" nao
assembled onrly this morning, anu aoi
hours afttrward people were Been pour.n8 ~
from all directions. On NIL tho thtoo 1anioau7
rnnnno into this oity-tho indianapolis, Ponn.
uylyauia j. Chicago, tho LouBv'llo q new A.
},auy. and tho Michigan Central-hnli- -lale taok-
eta woro issnea Of whloh atsang"ddt n"d tho % ns.
cnntion Comuttoo wcro busy all tho forenoon
diaposIog Of thor brothron from tho different
cities In Bafe and comfortable quarters.
At tho head Of Frankn street stood largo
arch with three links, beartng the inscription,
HWe]como, Brothors." Further down TaB o siin-
liar arch, with largo
ALirsEE1Na EYE
In tho centre, bearing tho inscription: TITO Bury
tlso Dead, 10 Educate, tho Orphans' Aro the oom-
1napds Of Our LAWS"
At O'Clock In tho aftornoon, all tho Lodges
formed into line Of march IN tho equare' ioa ny
THO procession movod through tho city, anu
1nally stopped ut tho dorman Lutheran Church.
THE LODGES HErnEsENrED.
Tho procession waB composed OF tho dolegate8
rcp, esentinE tic following lodges in the order in
whion thoy marched to tho church: First-Ino
mans Chicago Exposition Band; third. tho
Speaker md Chaplain In & carflag9 @ tqnf,tn, i,as
No. q, 40 members, Michigan City Michigan
Citp Lodge No. 2, o5; Borrion County Lodge No.
Q, Mics, Mich; Lafay yetto Lodgo u, lafayette,
a 5 Pay nsw oag h9age E Ba rrw sont nand
ort tos'bt Blum ~ Lodge, ' 27s, South Dend, Ind;
Laporto cornet land; Laporteo g. Lodge, &c.
Lnporte, Ind; Teutonio Lodge ~ haPortto re-
65. Lafayotlo, Ind; Chequonk Lodge, %. Val-
paraeo, Ind; PULASKI Lodge. 90, Elkhsrt, Ind;
Ko4ciuso Lodge o Wnrs9w ina;i naGaahan f'na
81. Now Buifalo, Moh.; Hadloy Lodge, 10,
Brcodsville, Mich. Burnett Lodge 10. st. Joseplt.
Mich; Donton Harbor Lodge, 132, Benton 1 Har-
S9r ns KohoM9 4ao tSaga Ill.,
Lodge, III, Nov Buffalo, A1ieh.; dhcqnenic;k
LodGo' I8l, Chestelton Ind; poru Cornet Band !:
Ma1inkuckee Lodge, 329, peru, Ind; bourbon
hoEe 29 RoafSHqn S9e,ses oSe M MSoncr
Wunatah Lodge, 4o6' 'Wanatah, Ind; Crow,
Point Lodge, Crown Point, Ind; Encampmont
Ct Lake Michigan LEDGE so 124 i,ns itet'gadn osS
Nloa, .afioh. St. Joaeph'a Lodge, 90, g. Joaeph
Mich; Union Lodge, %, :Laporte, Ind; Peru
Lodge, 30, Poru. Ind; kokomo Lodge, ~ 40
lomo, Ind. Powwow Lodge, Is, Niles, Mich; !;
anu ABOUT kUu lhulbd u lAo AGS1oo W AtupoasA@A
After entering the Lutheran Church, tho i1n
prossivo exercises OF tho order wero carried ont
b1r. Ford'B introductory romarks wero well
timed and gracefully. delivered, extending
brotherly erecting md hearty welcome to a!l
Dc humorously alluded to tho fnet tnat pueli
opinion bad kept all but tho boldest from join
lug tue Order in times gone by, but that now th
Order stood high, not only on ltR own merits
but becauee tho uobloBt and best mon OF til
land are found among its mombera.
Tho oration by Past Grand RepresentattV
Thomas Underwood, OF Lafayette, was sue
cess, The orator is, no doubt, warm friend Q
Co1fax, whom la has, to aomo extent. adyer
tiscd On his business cards for President In 1875
together with a few remarks on Schuyler.
fortnight large balla will be held at Ontol o
Hall, and at the Louisvillo depot, Which has 6t 6oei
Temporarily arranged for the occasion. Ihl
will ciose tho ceremonies and festivities Of th
anniversary meeting.