, 1876-04-27

Celebration Yesterday Of tho Fif-
ty-Seycntl Anntvergary Of
tho Order.
The Day at Rockford, nl.-'.0ration Of
tho Hon. John Il. Oberly-..Toasts.
Exercises Mt Lincoln and Bloomington,
ILL.,, Madison, 1Yls., Dubuque,
H., Etc.

ROCKFORD. ILL.
Snstta! DtA1sateh to The CHICAGO tribune.
nocKFonn, ILL.,, April 26.-Tho Odd Fn1lowA'
f1tty-Buyentls annual celebration OF Odd.Folow-
ship III America, which took place In Rockford
to-day, WAS most complete huccosH. Tho
morning da*ned drizzy, and feara wero entet-
tatnod that It would rain, but. bofore the last
delegation arrived. tho snn commenced 10 ahine,
and everything paased of Ia tue most eatisfac-
tori manner Tho Hsreota and stores wero
beautifully decorated. and tho immonso crowd
That catuo pouring in from ali parts Of tho Stato
wha treated with tho utmost hospitality.
It wAs estimated that oror 4.000 Odd
Follows attended,. Excuraion trains came In
from all parts until O'Clock, whom the procen-
Bion commenced 10 form, Tho following was
tho order Of tho procession. It Must, towover,
10 remembered that nearly every lodge nvItod
in all l3d-hhd two or moro representative.
Tho following merely gives tho lodges TINT voro
represented In sufliciopt numbers to mako a dis
tincs element IN tho procession:
Gen. j. G. Smith, Marshal; the 0reat Vest
crn Light Guard Land Of Chtcsgo: battalion;
wianebaeo Lodge, No. II Freoport Lodge, No.
239; Social Loago. lao; Davin 1odeo. 3id:
at. Morris Dat,d; 1T. slurrs Lodge,
EJyslau. 50; lsocl,ello Lodge, 1tck-
ory Groye go; sterug Band,
Lodge, 17p;. Darrand shaebon., "; BUN Losse.
lioeSfori Enca1npmcnt, Il Treepori l.and Frecport,
+ II wsrten s mid IND %s;ren $s:sn ST. Eassnp
Ee,t ss 1.eyitleIe Band; Beiy!dcfe Bls Thnp.!er r
@asS - Less s!iSsr LIZ ch!ass osh,@s
,eau. No. 60: Chicago Lodge, at; First s*edisf,
bersd ~ s51eN i,so9 oaa M p'l' felssa' sA ty .etu.l s
eeaat. rssslsa Sd , tha e, 81 grounds, :, wi,sa s.
Chaplain, aui lis usual anvofrary exercises tho Hon.
johil IL oIcr'y II: ". @. ., Of Cairo H., intro
tic ,cst otaoa sssr given Ii ths esy. ic .si ho
would cucayor to Tell lis hearers what oddFellow
Il L aHa o s eaa 2s s
s @ S 9 fsya 81 S 15er
eofs'sf u snss y as!e'ss f'saa.sp
tho friendship leaneA in The le1icons, claiming that
Il affection for mankind proceeding from the
aos'df dvlno aoaie. ~ q ta III, ha, su III. xM
hAAcs upon tho Golden llu1o and compsclended the
aggregated @ sffoit for tho god Of lie human race
III no other way. said he ean tho world 10 united IN
for 1Ft % n Sssas - ss
so.t + Ry.ss ri, iae. ,.aah hs ptt5a,Sa A. ia
tho American Continent. Contrasting III
| IT uf hiR HrRhrh tho America
century ,s w s 1rs 1s o. as,u tass y ar,s an
r sss H. Is ss5,s i r I'd *Ons n. S,!ss
moral sen!ass;s hsys Sesa aies.ed At; 1hs fsap,i
Of dts.FellowhiIip had not failed to profit by
liz IKE ot tso o1er epssee ths s of
@ slse..s aior. for tic nsaeat et sso aasn re- Ts
nsd'tSu"'p s taeu nassed T 10 consIaasation @ ID of tho
iese ''sA Il 6@as:Tsles.alp. @S: saa. ~ ,.yas
nine: h.d becn Il syery cradle .na al every grsso
the He e
lie declsred tbat s was not tne lave Of odd Fellow
sa, foI kasw nohnR q q tG bn1 S, ISya.a q the
Sart sentiment good Samaritan going Up and down
o world viii oil and wiue seeking 10 ei thoae who
ur~ .~ava ra,, 10 rciiey" dtsrnss: usis words to
s7 9 9%s s q ru u1,'G ns a y by ho
s,iI. smhrace whatever ias becn ca!icd ndusts,si
Ro,''eaa na AMI nce p0'pu''Ia tno neosssy Of acca
Gasy Ut statca,ens and ndeity. to en-
.Fay and Tnsss fTseom on p5[
II ststed wess the precepta Of tho Ostr and ia the
"details Included ali iat waa Icst In religion. morals
anil rttIcs: hut had ptou, them not ercu tho Hsyu
seppuS ,, nuieftooS 10 show tut oI!T
lr ha a s
mcnt Il had c1pcudel nearly Is ooa U00 In rcllsf RI
% s3ss d9f ihsM lad fasca s
n1a, fnn,alrs: fnried 3o;a 1xaMr,I brutbers: pajt
~. II, raifef ~ ruthe.s X for ihs relief
wj,a, xifG sB5 y9: for tho educat,ou Of E1rphane
xIG 9sa G,ral Of the 3cad 35Istl: fur specis
ssl.ef. i31'1s,b1; 5y tic Enca,nent believer. t1Sa
+. III III pakna a totnl Of ii ibDUGfl3 ex,rndo
U IL Tnlleyinw dtatryss. burning lilo dca4i AZ,
10 t.k,,,~ c,rc nf ths nrnl,sna THIS, In adJitioJ
70 tue large sun,a contributed " instsdu. 'neler
Of which no record Is m1ae IheHa 1a.s. Inc Aonort
Bio gehtich1n sasl, only told East ot tau goou ~otl
tho Order hal done. In proof Ol tf* e c,ol INC Az
Flrs: and ,rew picture Of tic yellow fever losti
lencu III Memphis, praaIug thu lero4m OF 0ld-Feow
Fellowship III that tins of dIsnlay sud dosolston
stating that many Ut them sacrificed their 4ses. TIL
seaXts then Ans M @ rs snIot
sm'pc prnss% ~ ~ .ss.rsinn Ty roripr i'll II w4s
mora fssre' t! tnnn tua a." nat.s.t ~ av
T. !ee1'on 1.,at y "ha aSeeas . a ,t - ~
70 ao Wnat po cau1eH ua = a,Nat - ~