, 1876-07-23
SECRET SOCIETIES.

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0eiAe' III oo!A1 committee nave Issued
circular giving the regulations relating to tn,
fesalla and dress to be worn at the grand dem
onstratlon Of the Order in connection with tht
coming session Of the Grand Lodge Of th.
ohlted States. That part pertaining to Sub
oloinate Encanpments and lodges is given:
Marshals and Assistant MarshaIs Of Encamp
mlnTs.
Encamp'ncnts may wear regalia or badges, bu1
each Encampment must have uniformity in the
appearance !, Of its members. Black dress, black
;Marshals of subordinate lodges, on foot-Whte
sls sastes SCARLET rosette silver tasscl and fringe.
blue rosette. silk tassel and fringe.
Dress Of Marshals and Assistants-Black coat and
pontaloons, black silk hut, whtcvest, white gloves,
Lodges may appear in regala or with badge,
rosettc, OF scarf, as each Lodge may determine
but each Lodge must appear uniformly in It's own
ranks in dress and insignia.
Dark dress. white gloves, uniform hcad-dress.
Officers may wear jewel Of Office.
Miscellaneons- Lodges aud Encampments may
Order, the National and State flags and the a:s OF
the countries In which the Order has been estab-
Eshed.
THE ORDER IN GERMANY
The following extract from III address deliy-
cred in Berlin, recently, gives the status Of the
Order in Germany: ,.;,
The first lodge in Germany silaf, = was wurtembure
heRs,4 ~ n stmttEa ; instituted by twelve
mania Lodge. No: l. instituted April Z. 1871.
Since this time forty i've lodges have been added
90 that at the present time in Germany and switzer
seven lodges, besides which there arc avc cncamp-
ments. one degree lodge, and two Rebekah-degree
lodges.
The membership OF these is abont 2, 200, In
considering this result and comparing 1t with that
OF the year previous we sec with satisfaction that
IN the past year our Order has been increased by
have been three; in Basel. Constanz. Frankcntha1,
Frankfort on the Main, Hamburg, Halle, Kuhn,
Mannhejn., St. Gallen, and Waldenbcrs, one EACH
Ten cities have been won to the Order in which
there had previously been no lodge
On the same occasion n. G. Lepsclictz used
the following language:
We celebrate to-day, not the birthday OF some
great man whose noble achievements and heroic
deeds we praise and admire, but the natal day Of
an institution founded on the purc and apotlcas
principles OF true humanity, glowing with noble
5cn0 i for a t1e M ara dnsh Which e
and the sword, but the word OF love; not fanatica
ENJOYS, but SINCERE human joy; not ambition and
bnt ] the rccogntion and convcton or Of eana]ity I Wand and
freedom Of all are the pillars Of this new social
life, and there are thousands upon thousands who
come to enjoy it.
NEW HAVEN MONUMENT.
The dedication of the Odd-Fellows' Mon1
lnent in New Haven, Conn.,, a few days ago, was
one Of the most interesting events in the his
tory Of the Order in that State. The weather
was propitious. The procession was composed
Of the Battalion of the Uniformed Eucamp-
ments, the Subordinate Lodges, and the Grand
Lodge. The appearance Of the procession was
very imposing, as it marched through the
streets leading to the cemetery. The burial
lot is located near the cemetery entrance. After
singing by the ladies', prayer BY Grand Chaplain
!. G: Shears, aud music BY the band, Past
Grand Master Philip Pond delivered an historical
address and unveiled the monument. Many
beautiful floral tributes, the gifts Of Naomi
Lodge, Daughters OF Rcbekah, we're then depos-
tied near the base Of the monument.
Excellent addresses hy Grand Master DrinpE