Daily Republican., 1879-06-02
FIFTH EDITION
ODD FELLOWSHIP.

A Philadelphia Lodge Emit leriaineA 4
by Mechsnics' Lodge OF this city
The Twentieth Apnivcrsary Of
Herman Lodge.
On Saturday rvening about fifty mem.
bers OF Fidelity Louge No. 1873 I.O.O.F.
of PhilaAelphis. came down in body
to pay a soosI visit to Mechanics
Lodge No. 4 Of this city. Escorted to
the hall BY committee from the latter
lodge, the Philadelphians were intro
duced by Vice Grand, ). X. Sutterley,
to the lodge, when Noble Grand Hud.
son appropriately received them. The
evening in the lodge room WAS pleasant
ly spent in song, sentiment and speech
in which quite large number Of the
members Of both lodges joined.
Whitcrat and Findlsy delighted the
visitors and all present with some Of
their choicest comic and sentimental
songs. Thus the time was passed un-
ill near ten o'clock, wheE the visitors
were escorted to the Clayton House,
where sumptuous repast had been
prepared for them. About 100 guests
sat around the cheerful board and par
took of the sumptuous fast. Past Grand
A. l.. Johnson having charge of the
programme. Past Grand Master Henry
Eck-l occupied the centre of the table,
while around him were seated Past
Grand Master Joseph Pyle, Grand Mas.
ter Foulk, and some Of the principal
magnates of Fidelity Lodge.
After the supper was over Mr.. john
son announced as the first toast OF the
evening, "Our Guests" which was re-
sponded TO by Past Grand Hams, but
he being bashful man called upon
Past Grand Rushton to finish which he
did very appropriately. sour Sister
Jurisdiction, the Grand Lodge Of Penn
sylvania," was responded to by Isaac
S. Webster the Grand Lodge Repre-
sentative Of Fidelity Lodge. He said
there were in Pennsylvania $4,000 Odd
Fellows, 900 Past Grands, 900 lod.
ges, and at the recent meeting in Har-
rishurg there were 665 representatives
present.
"The Right Worthy Grand Lodge o.
Delaware" was responded to by drapc
Master William II. Foulk, who repre-
scnted Delaware as being the seconc
State in the Union for the number o
her Odd Fellows in proportion to he
population, Pennlylvania being frs
aud Delaware second.
The R. W. G. L., |. o. 0. f., was ap
propriately responded to by Grand Rep
, resentativ" 3, ,.encer.
Past Grand Walsh of Fidelity Lodg
sung a sentime ntal song, after who
Henry Eckel introduced Henry Meha
VIII, made an admirable address defend
. iup ODD Fellowship.
W, VIII, 'craft being called on sun
"thasai,nr,. life, and being "encored,
no suma % nt,rr own the gas and b
ing I' called third tn sung, 'pesishe I@s1s ,
in the snow Mr.. EcA '' y a ,ba Mob
Mechanics Lodge presehte> Nd Rsnr
Grand; Vice Grand, and Ora, .sant
sentative of Fidelity Lodge wits ee
ful bouquets. The friendship betN>
these two Lodges was caused by Fidsi
ity Lodge for two years taking care o
Past Grand Master Martin NAPLES a
member of Mechani Lodge. Tbs Wis
itors returned to Philadelphia in the
midnight train.
HERMANN LODGE 2OrH AaSIvERsARY.
Hermann Lodge, No. 90, !. o. Q. +,
of this city, are celebrating their TWEEN
tietll anniversary at the Schuetzen
Park to-day. The committee, headed
by the City Cornet band with Is pieces,
g. N. Ellinger, leader, went to the
Railroad depot to meet a delegation Of
Hermann Lodge No. 7; of Philadelphia.
On the arrival of the nine o'clock train
So members Of No. 7 Lodge stepped from
the train, accompanied by the Athletic
brass band of Philadelphia, with Is
pieces, H. Gremlch leader. They
marched to Stoeckel's saloon on King
street below Third, where ample justice
was done to bountiful supply of re-
freshments which had been provided.
From here the visitors were escorted to
the Odd Fellows Hall, Third and King
streets, where the line of procession
was formed in the following order:
Squad of nine pa,rolmen, under com.
mand Of Sergeant Legg.
Marshal, II. Feldmier.
Assistant, J. Hartman.
City Cornet Band.
Hermann Lodge, No. 7, of this city, in
full regalia.
Two coaches, in which were Grand
Master William II. Foulk, P. &. NJ,
who instituted Hermann Lodge,
Henry Eckel, e. R., David Downs,
p. g., NJ. l.. Lichtenstein, p. g., and
John Greiner.
Athletic Brass Band,
Hermann Lodge, No. 20, Of Philadel-
phia, So members.
The line of march was formed on King
street ON which the line countermarch-
ed and then proceeded up King to
Fourth, countermarching to Second,
then countermarching again up King to
Fourth, down Fourth to Lombard, down
Lombard to Second to Market, up Mark
ct to Tenth, and out Tenth to the
Schudtzen Park, where they entered
upon the enjoyment of the day in var