Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-09-24
LOCAL NEWS.
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TIE PROCESSION TODAY.


To-day being the ssth anniversary OF the
introdnetion of the Grand United order OF
Odd Fellows In the District OF Columbia. the
event was celebrated by q grand procession
OF me LODGE OF the order In this District. AMI
oy addresses ~ Lincoln hall. 90 be sollovef
oy banquet tonight at Odd Fellow hail.
on lSth street, between c and n streets The
lodges forming ne procession were ordered
quenoe Of the non-srrival OF expectS-s 49,
tors the line was not formed and ready In
commence tne march until near noon
THE PROCESSION.
detachment OF mounted police headet
the procession, after winch came The ohief
Hsrshsl, J. !, Lucas, Win John Curtis and
Miles &. Msxfield, secretary OF stan Ths
stan WAS composed OF the following. 4, Guo-
neI and l. Howard, lodge ssl; James Garner,
io2S II. Baker and II. Heroert, HISS; O. A.
Matthews and r. RrockenSorongh, ikxs. ".
crown and Robert West. i349 NJ C. Maxneld
ana -. IA. Hal, 1885, Garter, q. Blockson.
Is. Moore, ID a. Clark and j. Henley, lSsS.
john Rcks, Isaiah brooks aud W Havtan'
lStS W. h. Smith and X Pickett fg7s. II n
8oY pn and K Tyler ItS5; :; II. HIi, isss;
The Frs DtrtSiOR was i'm charge of Nohle
Father Edgar Ball. and was headed nv Ire
National band, led by Robert McKenney,
sion:-Simon Lodge. No. I6O2. J. Nee Cram-
mill Lodge, No. ltS7. star OF the West I,odge
no 1895 Green Mountain Lodge, No AZ;
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Lodge. No. 1861 Simon Lodge hal with men,
an elegant silk banner, the mont white win
a me representation OF a sick bed scene vita
The motto. "Nisit the Sick and the reversa
blue, with the name and date OF organt1ao
ton, June isth, lSsI.) with a REPRESENTATIVE
OF the apron OF the orler-the work of one on
The members, Albert Parker "
TIE SecOnd DitSSioa was marshalei by p n
Louis Howard, and headed ny Bowers
osnd, OF Baltimore, led 10y Vim. Watts, and
ln the line were the following lodges. -Risins
sun Lodge. No. 1895: Mount Olive I,oige No
ISIS; Eastern star Lodge. No. IO2s; j. n N
Mllkinson Lodge, No. l383; John r.. Cook
Lodge, No. HISS; Union Friendship Ioiga
No. s9i, Columbia Lodge. No Ig-s. AMI Pof,,
mac Union Lodge, No. s92, 81 Georeetown'
1he 1t1Tu D1lasiOn was marshalled by Past
81, I'd Master James IA HIN, and headed by
The South Washington band. IL was COM
posed OF noble fathers and past noble fathers
faSt Grand Masters Council No. 4 and dele
sales 10 The trlennial conference. and among
mem were borne the various emhlems OF tha
order; carriages with the speakers. p al M.
VIM. A. Fireman, p N r. J. w CrumwelI
n Jerome A. johnson, p. q. NJ. John
r n. Wilkinson and others.
CTtceTS ~ The JONI CODfnntee-P O. Al Al
bert IL. Manning, chairman: T. n FL W.
Ross, vice chairman; Miles c. MaNncld, see
retary: Isaiah A. Ross, assistant SECRETARY.
4: n. r. A. White, treasurer
Inc procession made a very fine appear-
ahce, The members being uniformly attIrei
I'D black suits, silk hats and white gloves
AZ the banners and regalias being very
snowy. WY
THE ROUTE
OF The procession was follows: Tn Penn
sylvania avenue 10 the Presidents nansio1
entering oy way OF the east gate aud out al
the west gate iuto Pennsylvania avenue.
9o s ren i avenue 70 18th street, to
street, To 18TH street, 20 Pennsylvania ave-
nue, 10 30 street west, TO NJ street To 10Th
street west. TO street, TO 18th street IN I 70
Lth, 10 u, TO Lincoln Hall, where the ad-
dresses are being delivered this afternoon
District Government Anatrx
The resignation OF r. ID. Squier as operator
on me nre alarm telegraph, 90 take effect on
the S0th proximo, has been accepted by the
Dlstflct commissioners, and AlYan y Rich
aros mas been appointed To Ill the vacancy.
BUILDING PERMITS.
building permits were issued to-day by In
spector Plowman as follows. William Strong.
a brick stable. north side IL between Iath
and 18Th streets, northwest; 81 GO. Francis
Howard, two 2-Story brick dwellings north
side OF Samson, between lsth and 18Th streets
northwest 81 600. =. CARPENTER a 2-storv
brick dwelling, north side A, between sth
and 9Th streets, southeast; $4,000. Mrs. =.
schlegel, brick dwelling west side OF 9th
street, between y and o streets, northwest;
$3.50.
THE ~ STREET PRoPERrY-HoLDKRs.
A delegation Of property -owners aud ten
anus OF street, chosen at a meeting AZ
Herfurth's hall on Wednesday night last for
The purpose OF aScertaining the best and
cheapest kind of concrete Pavement. with
the view OF having IL used upon thag street,
&c, waited on the District Commissioners
~ 10y " lay blelI grievances before them.
Inere was some ten In all. with DIR. Reuben
Bacon and Mr.. Norment as Spokesman. The
whole case was thoroughly canvasSed by
them, 10 which the Commissioners gave a
partial hearing, and expressed sympathy
with the people on that street They stated.
IN reply TO the delegation, that the first error
was In selecting a macadam roadway,
put owing 10 the large amount OF work now
10 be closed up before the winter season sets
In, and the state OF the finances, il would be
impossible TO grant their request 20 have a
concrete surface laid this year. They should
have made the request earlier I'm the season;
but in order 10 afford them Temporary relief
from dust, IL the citizens would put in a Pc
ution requesting To have the street sprin kied
curing The remainder OF the present season,
the Commissioners would entertain 10 favor
ably. This was all that they could do under
the circumstances at present.