The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-20
Especial Correspondence OF THE GIoBE)
LETTER FROM PHILADELPHIA.
Centennial Travel 0ddfollows' Celebration
State Days, Etc,

NOW 1Ork brought over l5UO passengers,
mostly from New England. The down
town hotels are full, and have turned away
hundreds who are compelled to seek quar-
tcrs at the exposition grounds or go to the
suburbs. Everyone seems satisfied if he
gets cot whereon to lay bis head.
CENTENNIAL TRAVEL
is enormous, and bids fair to increase dur
ing this week. During the week ending
on Saturday, the large number of 439, 1iS
people have visited the exhibition on pay.
ing admissions or an average of 13,0lS
per day. A half million of visitors are
estimated TO be now in the city, and Tie
Item, Sunday paper, is reported to have
sold yesterday seventy thousand copies.
THE oDDFELLows.
The gathering of oddfelows this week
will be the largest of any fraternity yet
held. The grand lodge of the United
States, composed of representatives of
every state and territory of the Union, as
scmbed this morning, Hon. Milton j. Dur
ham, member of congress, presiding. The
representatives are all present. Dr.. Charles
Woodhousc, of Rutland, and DR.. p. B.
Bradford, of Mortified, represent the
grand lodge, and L. q. Stiles, of st. Johns
bury, the grand encampmcut of Vermont.
This evening meeting Of all the past
| grand representatives of the grand lodge Is
10 be held at Music Fund hall, at which
Hon Schuyler Colfax, of Indiana, is to
preside. There were only three registered
from Vermont or rather who accepted the
invitation to be present, and two of them
were Hon. +. L. Woodbridge, of Yer
gennes, and VI. K. Dyer. The latter had
fondly anticipated this gathering, but his
sudden death came too soon, and creates q
sad regret among the Vermont delegation,
and Oddfelows from other sections who
knew him. This gathering will be social
reunion, at which addresses will lie made
for each state by previous special assign
ment. Among the gentlemen selected
from the several states are eX-Gov. o. p.
Morton for Indiana, Gov. Booth OF Calf
fornia, Hon. John II. White of New
York, Hon. Byron Bradbury of Maine,
Hon. Joseph Kidder of New Hampshire,
Gen. n. L. Banks of Massachusetts,, |. w.
Smith of Connecticut, John F. Driscol Of
Rhode Island, and Henry Clark of Yer
mont. The gathering is expected to be
large and in,el sting.
M CHURCH.
The of'c id .uembc-s of the grand
lodge Of the Un.teo States met at the
Irving houtc or Sulday morning, and pro.
ceeded in boly to Christ church, and at
tended divine service.
WEDNESDAYS CELEBRATION.
On Wednesday next the centennial de
mon.tration of the Oddfellows will take
place, and in point of numbers will, nc
doubt, excel anything in the parade lint
that has been attempted during the centen
NAL year. The Pennsylvania lodges vii
turn out in full force, and official motto,
has been received from lodges in all part
of the country of their intention to partici
pate. A number of railroads have reduced
the fare and issued excursion tickets TO
the occasion. The parade will be formed
in twenty grand divisions, and will marcel
to the park, to a point at the east end o
the main exhibition building, where tn
concluding exercises will be held.
TIE CEREMONIES.
The ceremonies will open with Buck
) festival hymn, followed with prayer b,
Rev. j. w. Venable, of Kentucky, gran,
: chaplain. The coronotion ode will thei
/ be sung and an address on "Oddfelowshil
Q a success" by Hon. j. A. Clcaver. Ora
tons will then be delivered by member
from four sections of the country. Tn
s east will be represented by William Eli
son, PAST grand master of Massachusetts,
5 the west by Nathan Porter, grand repre-
r sentative of California the north by Johl
r A. Jackson, past grand representative o
New Jersey, and the south by Wilmott j
De Sansure, past grand sire of California
After the singing by the Handel and Hayd
society of Philadelphia of Whittier
: centennial hymn, the four orators will ad
i vance to the central pavilion and take cac
G other by the hand, as visibl
n type of brotherhood and fratel
: nifty, the land playing Hail &c
t lumba. Old Hundred will then b
: rendered by the Handel and Haydn Sc
r clety, and the benc LECTION pronounced b
the grand chaplain. There seems to b
great expectation and interest of this occs
J, sion outside Of the order, as it spoken 0
J, everywhere, in the street, car and hotel an
II homes of Philadelphia.
@ TIE NEW YORK DAY
It at the centennial is appointed for mex
C Thursday. Every effort is being made I
n make this one of the most memorable day
e of the exhibition and cielitable one fC
: the great empire state. The railroads wi
r run their trains 80 as 10 accommodate th
Is greatest possible amount of travel, an
n have reduced the rates of passage to yer
d low figure to allow all those who may wis
" to Lake part. Gov. Tilden and staff an
a number of distinguished citizens of Thu
state will be present, and during the afte
noon will hold n reception at their sta,
9 building.
a OTHER STATES.
G Pennsylvania day is appointed for Ii
C 2Sth, and is expected to be the greatest ia
d of all. 1t is estimated that $50, 900 will |
# in attendance from the keystone state.
e Rhode Island will follow on with h,
d celebration on the 9th of October, and Ne