Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-04-27
ODD FELLOWS CELEBRATION.
The Procession, Grafton and Ball.
A Brilliant and Enjoyable Evening
Party.

A Brilliant and Enjoyable evening
Party.
The very disaRreeable weather pre-
vsiling yesterday, and the moist, mud
dy condition of the streets, interfered
materially with a portion of the pro.
gramme of the Odd Fellows celebra.
ton. The lodges assembled at the hal
at the appointed hour, and discussed
the propristy of abandoning the par
ade, tut finally decide ed to We the ele-
ments. The lice of march was taken
up ut IL O'Clock, bat the contemp plated
route was considerably shortened, the
boundaries of a block being enough to
satisfy the most ambitious. Arriving
filed in their seats and awaited the lit
erary exercises of the day. The Pres
idsnt of the Day, Ben q. Lsvy, called
the as~embiage to order, aud made u
few pertinent and eloquent remarks.
thauking The brethren Tor the honor
conferred, and referring to the noble
principles upon which Odd Fello - ship
WAS founded. A prayer from ). Gold
stone followed, after which the choir
rendered some appropriate music Tue
next IN order WAS "a dialogue between
the Noble anu Vice Grand. The Ami
versary Hymn was then sung.
aud after another prayer by the
Chaplain, Judge VIM. Doolin was in
troduced. and delivered a mastery
4 nrfins. V.n syta N lsDt ta -.
the objects and purposes of the Order.
The Judge may well tie proud of his
effort, anu If we did not know thai lie is
very modest gentleman, we should be
tempted to reproduce a few vi the
many enthusiastic commendaiion s that
we heard bestowed upon him. Our
space Is too luni:ed TO publish even a
synopsis OF the speech, but we will
endeavor to publish it in full o-inor
row morning.
THE BALL.
The ball last evening was a fitting
termination TO the days celebration,
aud was a thoroughly enjoyable affair
from the inception to the close. A
glance at the hall revealed the fact that
no pains nor ~ Expense had been spared
To render II both coiifortab le and hand
some. The decorations were tasty ana
appropriate. the embteins Of The Order
| pr~edouninating. Various symbols and
devices, handsome pictures. %testooEs of
flags, aud other ornaments. covered
the walls and hung pendant from the
ceiling. Competent persons we're In
charge of the dressing and hat ouins
- all of til. details were we'll ordered
and carefully attended to. The floor
WAS covered with canvas, a feature that
was appreciated by those present. The
music. Furnished by Frank Reigel
huth's string baad, was excellent. Ms a
matter of course. The %InitIatory grand
march i~naugurateh the entertainment,
n Was participated in by a goodly
number of ladies snd gentlemen,
although many did not arrive until n
later hour. From that time forth the
dancing was kept up with spirit. ALI
| seemed on pleasure bent, aud judging
from their smiles and merry laughter,
there were nc sad hearts nor care
stricken souls present. or il there were,
they succeeded in Kidding themselves
/ of their burdens. To a spectator, 1t
was a brilliant cen TIE elegant eos
tunes worn by the ladies-and there
were many marvellous combinations of
the modi>te's art, aggrtgationso i silks,
laces aud flowers. that would have
filled the soul Of a society reporter
with delight, and exhausted his
vocabulary OF phrases in describing
We're at ONE rich and stylish. and h
varying shades and colOrs blending in
the whIfl OF the dance, formed u kA-
l~eidoscopic, aver changing picture. II
the author of the Dance of Death"
had been present when the fascinating
waltz was in order, how he would
have prated Of swaying bodies, flushed
cheeks and seductive attitu les. That
1t l. ths poetry of motion, no one will
deny, and that It's devoiees number all
who understand the figure and have
confidence in their ability to particI
pate gracefully, Is self evident. The
quadrilles and other dances were as
eagerly sought, and in fact the pro-
srainme WAS carried nut AZ set forth;
with the exception of nm hours inter.
mission for refreshments. there was no
cessation of dancing until the clock
warned h merry throng that dawn
was approaching. 1t WAS the univer.
sal verdict OF those present hat the
party was one of the most enjoyable
ones that has taken place his season.
The Odd Fell1wS a congratulate
themselves on the socal suc,'e~s of the
event. and we understand that it was a
financial one as we'll. Bullion En-
campinent. under whose auspices the
bail WAS given. will add a handsome
suin to the treasury, as we'll as being
the recipients of numerous commenda-
lions for their triumphant Efforts to
render the anniversary OF the Order a
pleasant and notable n
Sale Of the Albion Locations.
We learned last evening, from relia
BILE authority, that the sale OF the
Albion locations on Ruby Hill, adjoin.
ing the Richmond ground, had been
contaminated, the property having
passed under the control OF San
Francisco company. The terms are
substantially a. heretofore published
ia the SENTINEL, the same being $50 900
cash and 10000 shares OF stock
retained by the original locators,
The first fruits of the transfer
ran be noted by reference to