Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-04-27

address, but the late hour at which it was de-
livered and the fact that it had not been
written out prevents.
WELCOME TO THE REBEKAHs.
Mr.. Charles Hoag delivered an interesting
address to the ladies of the order, which was
followed by the
ADDRESS BY J. FLETCHER WILLIAMS.
BROTHERS OF M1NNEAPo1Is:-On behalf of
the five hundred Odd Fellows of st. Paul
three hundred of whom are present today
l return your cordial words of welcome and
esteem, and express our fraternal gratitude
for the warm greeting you have given u.s. 1t
is with much pleasure that we meet here to-
day, and unite with you in celebrating the
university of the birth of our brotherhood.
Feeling a just and natural pride. in that
noble order, it is proper that we should re-
cognize by such demonstration az we have
made to-day, the onword progress of Ameri
can Odd Fellowship, which has now, from
the small beginning in Baltimore, ffty-nine
years ago, grown to such proud proportions,
and is accomplishing SO much good to man
kind. Indeed, history does not record such
a movement conceived in such high
and noble principles, and which has, in
such comparatively brief time, been bless
ed with such success and usefulness, in our
land alone, rallying no less than half mil
lion brothers under its banner.
In Minnesota, too, the progress of Odd
Fellowship has been most gratifying. We
have with US to-day the first Odd Fellow ever
initiated into the first lodge of Minnesota,
Capt. Mahlon Black, of Minnesota and yet
now our order in this State, 20 years later,
numbers 5000 members and over so lodges,
in prosperous condition.
In few months from now 1850 we will
probably be called on to reassemble here,
to celebrate the bi-centenary of the discovery
of the Falls of St. Anthony. It is now 200
years since the first White man, Father Hen
nepin, gazed on yonder cataract, and elevat-
ing above its rushing waters the cross, the
symbol of the Christian faith, bestowed upon
them the name they now bear. Then, the
greater part of the land over which floats the
banner of our republic, was wilderness,
and, indeed, that portion OF it surrounding
this spot remained go until within
few years past. So recently, indeed,
has civilization won it from the saw
age, that there are probably persons present
here to-day who saw this ground before there
was human habitation erected upon it. We
visitors of to-day cannot but contrast the
solitude and silence of those days with the
scene that greets us to-day-the hum of
multiplied industries, the buzz Of manu-
features, the rumble of the iron wheels of
commerce, the busy tide of trade on TIE
avenues. the costly and handsome edifcas,
the many institutions which civilization has
created, the embellishments of art and taste,
the evidences of wealth, and around these
grouped the homes of many thousand people
the whole forming grand proof of the
iberality and enterprise of that people,
| Nh hoc %o1 l,,i1t nd
some city in such wonderfully few years.
Applause.
must say, however, with just little feel
ing of envy, that think much of your pros
perity arises from the fact that coos are moi
permitted to run at large on your streets
[Laughter,]
The history of our order in this city shows
that it has partaken Of the same spirit of en-
ergy and progress. It is true that in the
early days of our territory, while population
was sparse, the first lodge formed here (or
the East Side), and also in old est. An
thony,'' failed to succeed, and it was left fol
North Star No. 6 to plant the banner of. the
three links permanently on Minneapolis
J soil. 1t is now second in point of age, while
it stands at the head of our roll in point Of
numbers. Next followed Robert Blum
lodge, then Saint Anthony lodge, and NOR,
lately Fraternity No. 81, while your two en-
campments, Schiller and Union, have lone
been known as among the most successful
in the State. The events of to-day mus
therefore mark new period in our history
and to those old veterans here, who hav
watched our progress for a generation back,
is an encouraging sight to every member pres
ent and gives US new energy to labor for tn
success of the order until its benign princi
pies shall sway all hearts, and Charity, Low
and Truth become the rule of practice, NO
merely of a few organized societies, but 9
our entire race.
THE CONCLUSION.
Unfortunately the order of exercises wa
necessarily brought to close at this poin
to enable the visiting members to catch th
! afternoon trains.
| IN THE EVENING.
8 Pence Opera House was the scene of muc
! gayety last evening. The grand uniforl
ball was given, and as had been previousl
}, predicted, proved grand affair. The bri
liant uniforms of the order and the elegar
toilets of the ladies all harmonized and pr.
. sented a spectacle not soon to be forgotte
by those who participated therein.
r The Philom,athcans.
The Philomathean society connected wi,
e the High School have elect ed the followi1
, officers for the ensuing year:
President Andrew Hilyer.
Senior Vice President-F. Ham.
Junior Vice Presidents Rowell.
y Recording Secretary-Gertie Lenord.
Corresponding Secretary-J. Radcliffe.
:, Treasurer-George Morse.
vi Chancellor-Edward Gale.
Librarian-Aice Demmon.
Senior Critic-Miss Philips.
y Junior Critic-lIiss Abbot.
10 Marshal-Edward Croker.
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