The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-04-30
THE ODD FELLOWS.
Celebration of the Fiity-fifth AM
iyersary of the Order.
Grand Parade of the Visiting and
Home Lodges.
Orations, Speeches and Other Ex.
ercises at the Opera House.
TerpsichOrean Festivities at Odd
Fellows Hall.

Eesr'y yesterday morning the city vas all III
and sniInst;on in anticipation Of the Odd Fellow
celebration Of the ffty-hfth anniversary of th
founding Of the orler. The weather was not 81 a
promising. Dark, Threatening clouds sent dow
! occasional showers, and now and then a ray G
| sunshine was ths only Indication that the da
| would not 10 altogether unfarorable. Notwith
standing the ominous looking clouds the attend
anoe rom abroad was even better than was pcct
| ed The morning trains brought in from all quar-
| tiers hun ireds of the fraternity, accompanied b,
\ their ladies' -Four hundred cane up from kaRsa
| City alone, AMI wyandotte and other towns alon,
| the route were well represertei. Several lodge
| from Western Missouri put in appearance earl!
| in the day.
At the dspot the visiting lodges were received b,
delegations from the home lodges and escorted &
| Odd Fellows Hall, where an address of ve,com
| was made by Past Worthy Grand Master Ress
| The visitos were then conducted TO the bsnlue
rooms in the lower hall, where an eegaDt and sub
s.gntial dinner was provided.
THE ssAsD PRocEs ION
was the great feature Of the: day, and was one o
the imposing s,eet parades that hiss been seel
IN the city Tor years. The time set for the forma
ton of tie procession two o clock, bat OWN!
to the drilling rain which had Commenced TO fall
in good earnest, il decided TO wait till III,
shower had passed. Shortly before three o cloei
the line, headed by the full Fifth Infantry Bsnd
clad in their magnificent uniform moved dowr
Shawnee street toward Main in the 70 lorin,
order:
Fifth Infantry Fanl.
Mechanics Lodge No. 50.
Metrol oiitsn Lodge No. -.
Germania Lodge No. 9.
Leavenwor;h Lodge No. ..
Schiller Encampment No. >.
Far West Ercampment No /.
kansas City Band.
wyanlotte Lodge No. s., Kansas City.
Lincoln odge-No. I73, Kansas ,ily-
Kansas City Lodge No. 257.
Kansas City FuoamPment Ne. p.
summundunot Lodge no. 3, WyanIotie.
Leavenvorth Band.
Chosen Friends Lodge 40 Il, Independence,
Missouri.
Teu:onia Lodge No, Gs, Wylndot.e.
Pomeroy Lodge 40, IS, Pomeroy.
Hebron Lodge No. So, Weitport, $40.
Crescent i edge No. Sc, Gra,sLoPy,r rails
wyEndo,;e En- ampment 10. g.
GIald Utiee:s ia carriages.
The proces sion as il novel Up Delaware stree,
presenisi a magnificent appearance. The Lodges
and Encampmen's in their handsome re-alia fo:ni-
el an unbToken lie from Main street Ia up Le'
you'd Seven h, and had il not been for the threat
enirg wesihe-, which Kept many from 4 e ranks,
there would hare been enough of the fraternity 10
extend the line the entire ,cugth Of the city.
E-UrE CT TIE PROCESSION.
The column, Under the leader ship of Grand
Marshal Bond, moved down Shawnee street TO
Main, from Min 10 DelawarF, Delaware TO Sew
enth, thence 10 osase, Broadway, Walnut, Filth,
Delaware TO second street, Were the procession
counierInaTcbod, returned u the hall and disbaL d.
ed. All along the route, the sidewalks on either
side OF the reefs CROW ded with thousands OF
icokers-or, ard the uniyei sll opinion tina. the
parade cxCe'ied any thing OF the kind ever seen in
the city Al. iae Encampments were well off,
ccred, and marched Ike old veterans. Mr.. Chas.
Lony, CT Kansas City, acted as Assistant Mar-hal.
EXERCISES AT THE oPER. HOUSE.
: ne literary exercises al tie Opera House in the
evening very interesting aud attracted a large
audiente, the building being III ed TO over flowing
long ieiofe The hour sppCiniei for the appeara-
Of the grand officers and the opening OF The exer-
Cises. \ yery attractive programme was presented.
The South LeayerEOrIh Musical Association fur
nishei vocal and Instrumental music. following
the d. autilul anthem Holy, Lord God of Sa-
bsoth,' Ecv. ~. n. Page, Chaplain, offered
bcaut-fu and appropriate prayer.
Fast Grand, Nm. p. Portland, Chairman OF the
J oint Committee, tLen made a few introductory
remarks as io.!.'ss:
MY FRiEsD---UIae Eve yeas have cllTsed since
any public demo. Str4ton or display has been at
tempted by the order oil Odd-Fellowship this
city. On that occasion, as ilany no~ present lie
ala,v l.afra a.l "a ur.l
monies the laying OF the corn sto,e oi the build
ing GU led by Ile fratsrrity kuosn as Odd Fell
lows Hall. Now celebrate the hity-hiih ami
veI NV the itfrO1u ne ion OF The prCer of Cdd-
hi into this country. On this verssry
Of American Odd Re !owship our minds naturally
the Wonderful grow IN of our beloved der
and in the contemplation Of its present oondi-
ton Of prosperity and usefulness, our hears are
animated with the glorious hope Of the future
which awaits it. That it has grown in strength
and beauty like some fair tree OF the fOrest-Its
symmetrical trunk p hitting heavenward and It's
bran, hes clothed with living yeriur.. spreading
tar and wide the Coodly land, giving eheltcr
and protection 10 an immense army numbering
40 go men-yOUDg and vigorous citizs Of this
gent cOuutry-iS TACT worthy OF seilOus thought
and profound study.
But il is no; my purpose TO dwell at length upon
this subject. The worthy brother who VIII adj
dress you this evening will DOUBTLESS tell
you many Interesting facts concern pg
Odd Fellowship and eucidate the purpose and SUBJ
lime principles which lie at its foundat on.
On me. one OF the committee having in charge
the ARRANGEMENTS OF The day, deyolyes tie pleasant
duty If bidding you. ere aud alt, a cordial wei
10 this hal this evening, and Of assuring you
hat the brothers Of the Order viii do every thing
possib 10 make our entertainment agreeable and
perhaps instructive To you. i cannot, however.
orreir 10 the qualification feel that so
many of our brethren nom distance have visited
Us to-day. From Kansas and Missouri You have
come; We greet yuu, and We bid you welcome, IN
" hich all Of ciizeus j0in whether they he Odd
Fellows or not. Our neishboring State OF Missouri
Alone has to-day sent upwards of five hundred If
her hest pope TO Leayenworth. Ii is needless for
he to LAY that Odd Fellows know State lines,
aud that you 10 indie Il friends ii bro hers.
wish only to express the o. p';hi az re-
IN you will bear with yOu '..ra>a.# Ions
IF the d~y you have spent with 'he ..--einiiy in
Then followed beautiful sDlp and quar'ette-
'Note the bright hours appropriately ZEN
iered by the south Leavenw0Ita Musical AsSoeia- |
ION.
ne orator OF the evening was Mr.. Sam F. Bur- |
lett, ti aud Secretary and Past Grand Represent
i've of Grand Lodge of Kansas, who delivered an |
dmirat bile address on Odd fellowship, its origin
md growth. The details of the rise and progress |
# odd-fellowshiP in the United States WAS espe- |
Tally interesting aud We regret that have lot |
he space TO give the address in full.
The exercises clos Il with singing The ode Broth
re- thank you all - the words being set 10 The |
,'orious old tune America
TKRrsIcHcrnAS FESTIVITIES.
The grand prone made concert and ball given in /
he lower hall ef The Odd Fellows building w.s one |
II the most successful affairs OF the season, /
I'D gratifying finale OF tho days
esiivitics. At ten o'clock The floor /
airy swarned with the merry dancers. /
The youth, beauty. 9Th, r,fnement, and |
,on toa Of the order were there TO be seen thread
ng the mszy steps of the dance with all the id.p:
alton that the bewiiching music which came from
he string band in the gallery was capable Of call
ny forth. Al eleven o clock the bali loom so /
rowded that dancing was almost impossible, and |
he floor looked like 4 table of bright colors
the closely packed throng surged back and forth,
,ef ping time with the nusic.
Yes the hail was a grand success, and the COM
nittee u no la the matter in charge ere 10 he
congratulated the result Of their arduous L. bors
Taken rs a hole the Fifty anniversary OF the
Of Odd Fellowship will he day long re- |
nem bered by the fraternity IS being most enjoy
bile and profitable occasion. The anniversary has \
ONE and gone, but the brotherhood still remains |
o make bles, and memorable other anniversary |
lays.
HENpERsoN's BUcHU, the great diur,tic, |
IN unfsiliac remedy for all diseases of the |
,idneys and bladder, also for dyspepsia or
fatulency, or wind in the |
The most distressing cases OF fe- |