Daily Republican., 1878-12-03
FIRST EDITION.
PRIaN DsHIp LOVE Avn ruuvu
Social IlObnobbing Amongst Odd
Fcliows-s.Jusiice" Comes Dow :,
10 Wilmington and Delaware
takes her In her Arsns--A Feast oi
Reason rnd Flow Of AOui.


tice Lodge, No. ls7, II Philadrlphia, la,
evening. The bonds pf friendship b'
tween these two Lodges were not onl
strengthened but cemented by the kline
ness OF the latter to Tincs Vincent
member of Delaware Lodge, who too
sick in Philadelphia and has bee
nurs-d and taken care of by Justie
Lodge for probably over year. Th
friendship thus fostered, eliminated
few weeks ago in Delaware Lodge viz
iting Justice Lodge, and last night tn
latter paid a return visit. Inoludin
10 members OF the Weccacoe Legio
Baud III. number OF visitors Numbered
rs, and arriving at the ?. W. x B. de-
pot at o'clock, they were met by
delegation from Delaware Lolg. an,
escorted to the Odd Fellows Hall rhirt
and King streets, where they were en-
tertained in the Lodge room beyond tn
sight Of inquisittve reporters not mem
bers of the Order. While tn. guest
were entertained in the Lodge room
with speech and song the committee o
arrangements were busy preparing u
grand banquetting table in the main
auditorium of the hall.
Thee tables the whole length of th,
hal were spread and loaded with stump
tuous fare. Americas national Thanks,
giving bird, the turkey, took the lead
amidst huge surroundings OF cold ham
fried oystrrs, fruit biscuits, cake, bread
butter and finishing of with ice cream
The committee of arrangements did 81
we'll that with pleasure we publish their
names as follows:
J"h0 Il. Graham, q. II. Hughes, l..
7. Ada r, h. Ross, W. W. Woodward
J Mcbride and Thomas w. stimmell
During the tim. that the committee
were preparing the banquet, the fol
ipwlt. named prfsons made address,
in tho Lodge Room: " II. Bell, v,
+. FIag"on. w. $. Mccormick, y. ",
MaIfi~, J IS Cham'o,rs. p. u. Jones
d~orEe Blizzard l.. Turner, q. d. LIN
coin, T. q. West, Heuueh S.ealman.
rtrand Master, w. Il foulk, =. q. NJ
JOAN -. Yates, and F. g. Rep. r. II.
Mcdaniel
bouJ 10 clock the committee Is
roUrd the visitors aud uemUers aud
tr''uir "t Delaware Lolgr d9wu 10 th~
baNqu~lting hail whore l56 person
seated themselves around the three Ia
bles ani did full justice to tie boantl-
tul feast 7. Il. NJ. James ?. hayes a.
mater Of ceremonies, occupied th,. heal
Of the centre table, p. Il. W., Hrnr,
EckeI, the head OF the table, to the left
aud DR.. q. T. Maxwell the head OF tn
table to the .ight.
After music from thu Band which oa
ruplrd the platform 7. q. N. Hayes an
nouncrd as the first toast Of the -veuing,
oar Ord"r,' which was approprintr,r
responded to by Grand Master ". II.
Foulk, ewing conl nsed running his
tory Of thn order from its fist inc,l-
uon up 10 the present time.
The second toast, "Our visitins
Br"tbrrn," was responded to in splt.
itrd manner by ". =. Ptdgeon of jus
tIcr lodge. H. was so well pleased
with til" reception be had met with
that he cOuld conr down 10 visit Della
ware Lodge every Monday night
=. D. Jones Of Justice Lodge tavoreI /
the company with song entitled RE. .
mrnber Me-" aDd being encOrci hr
commenced another solo, but memory
PyoHiug 'rra5Arruus he was compelled
~ stop before 1t was finished.
The YalIes, was toast 70 which
Fast Grand Master, Henry EokeI, very
ap rupriuely responded, instanclng
l,ir lale yellow fever visitation III me
amtu TO prove the devotion Of woman,
aud 20 show that she was first and iast
a, the bed1ide 0! suffering humanity;
and rY,n the order OF old Fellows after
mUu' year. Of trial was found to be ~
"Iu I"., until sonau was admitted rs
an '.ir-ral part.
Do / he .'rrss," called out Dr.. &. r.
NiEWIi. who was too iuil for uttrraucp,
u rdly mad from the day before been
Au,l It that he WAS TO fill. such an in
IuU"It part of the programme. H.
opposed be was about the youngest .
urmorr Of the press probably IN TIA, Z
ldltel States. H. rrterrel ia k to tn T.,
time nh,n letters were invented aul ,
then ioiluwed the progress Of printing ,
w to th. p,raenl time. The plr-, ne t
'ught Nas a great power in the land /
.'uvI for -ooG or evil. In closing he &
au' u glowing tribute to Odd Fellow ,
~ which was rapturously applau- a
4I. #
ia" funny part Of the programme {
"a7 tIe presentation oi a reg dlIa to a
pand Representative II. Spencer by h
Fast hyand K ii, NcDanel, who told thu k
'Upauv tnat Brother penCer was one &
" ur most worthy and reliable mern o
O.ro oi Delaware Lod 90 rs mi lat he II
|urlrad rom the eXalt d position which II
Ii teli. lie had always been known u
II tUr LOdue as 'GruuimUther Speu. @
g'l,' but Tonight Mr Med. sad 1t be
''mra MS duty to chr!steu him pea ii
hd A"a.h Mr.. Spencer was lIcm in a
''tru with uis new regaila malt Of it
IrO"n rhint1, with each side loaded il
I""n with about a hat peck OF pea cI
nuts This with ponderous links and Ii
nDems OF TIA gave Brother Spencer ii
quite comical appearance. The Joke CT
was appreciated 10y all ana by none tn
more than Brother spencer, cl
holuaS ". StimmoIl Noble Grand NJ
Delaware Lodge,was presented with m
u mature lur cap Oy j. ". Chambers. Ii,
iDr cap was emDltmatic OF one of the til
!" ding principles of Odd Fellow
nip. an
L'len came the presentation Of bJu ne
IuelS, by the committee of arrange to
A"nts. Mr.. Join II. Graham chairman. |
me was presented to Grand Master W. an
l. toulk; one to W. II. Bell, Noble ist
rand ofJnstcs Lod.e and another to he
ne same gentleman to he placed in the pl,
lex CI am h.r nf r;n,, Vinoant a ,,.,,, l. n