The daily gazette., 1880-09-14


sense of obligation is kept alive by Ie-
peated admonitions, instructions and per-
| suasions; and la their stated communi-
cations the members are constantly re-
minded Of their duty to themselves, to
one another and 10 God.
You thus see what is meant by q ded-
ication ceremony. 1t IS not num-
merry, but great and saluLary lesson,
which is designed to enter into each in-
| dividual life and bear good fiuit.
What, then, are we taught by the d d.
icati ON ceremonies? We are taught to
be mindful of all the salutary lessons
| impaired by the things which are thus
consecratcd and devoted. The building
or place dedicated is the type of great
moral and spiritual temple, in which the
members of the fraternity may adore the
perfections OF Deity ard impart salutary
instruction to each other. The tools
and implements of the craft are used as
eniblems of the truths which are taught.
BY the explanation of their various uses
the members are instructed as to the va
rious duties they owe to God, to their
neigbbors and to themselves.
THE ODD FELLOWS PARADE.
In point of numbers, the Odd Fellows
parade was the biggest event of the day.
1t commenced to form on the battery at
two o'clock after the arrival of the spec
ial train from Wilmington, but did not
get fairly started until after three. 1t
was well marshalled, and moved in &C
cordance with the schedule prepared in
advance, and published in the GAZETTE
last Saturday. Full fifteen hundred
men were In line, and with such musi-
cal organizations as McClurg's band and
the Camden Sixth Regiment band in
line, New Castle was treated to such
mlsic as the ancient city had never
listened to before. The parade moved
around for about an hour and at four
o'clock the dedicatory services were COM
menced. AS III In the morning they
were held in the lodge room and were
conducted by j. Clayton Massey, Grand
Master Of the Grand Lodge of Delaware,
assisted by the other officers of the Grand
Lodge, in accordance with the forms and
usages of the order.
The services were concluded In the
auditorium with an address by Past
Grand Sire of the Grand Lodge Of the
United States, James 3. Nicholson, of
Philadelphia.
Mr.. Nicholson descanted at length
and in an interesting manner upon the
principles of Oed Fellowship, and in
conclusion said
We have built this temple, not for the
men of day alone, but for those of the
future as we'll. Then every man who
pressed these streets in commemoration
of this event shall have passed away
Thousands of men shall come who will
| ha dot in nrol
battle than those of the past, not In this
place alone, but in the iarthest confines.
From every part OF the globe there shall
90 up that cry first heard by the shep-
herds of the East "Glory to God in the
highest, peace and good will to all men.
ALIvELY LITTLE CITY.
The dedication ended with benedic-
tion by Rev. John ID. Rigg, and the sol
emn ceremonies being over the city fairly
gave itself up 10 thorough enjoyment
of the day. They literally enjoyed the
Injunction 10 seat, drink ana be merry"
and In the main confined their iHdulgen-
ces to point that could be intelligently
defined by the latter term. 1t was a sub
ject of favorable comment that despite
the large crowd and the plentiful supply
of lager beer and other liquors so few
people became intoxicated or disagreea-
bly, drunk.
All day the scene was one of the live
Iiest kind. The man with the flying
horses was OH hand and reaped har-
vest, while several Itinerant venders of
various kinds of ware held forth on the
street corners with varying success.
There were very large number of re-
freshment booths, and the supply of eat
ables was much larger than the demand,
to the great dismay of those who expect
ed to realize handsomely in this respect.
The saloons did a rushing business and
the liquor bars of the steamboats, were
also literally supplied with customers
all day.
WHAT THE CLYDE MEN DID.
Speaking of steamers reminds me that
the New Castle Odd Fellows are very
wroth against the management of the
popular steamer Thomas Clyde. They
say the Clyde men refused to take the
boat from its regular line and charter 1t
for the day, but after they had chartered
advertised to make the trip to New Cas-
tie, and at rate of fare less than that
] fixed by the other two boats. AS re-
| -ulJ buo SlJuO uloubuo uOWh opoup AooO
people, while the other two boats did
not bring five hundred people between
them. The New Castle Odd Fellows
have to pay for their two boats all the
same, and hence are "stuck" some three
hundred dollars by the operation.
THE DEPARTURE.
A brisk shower in the evening caused
people to hurry to the boats and cars,
and by six o'clock the bulk of the visi-
tors were ready to depart. The Susie
Coal left first, at 5:45 O'Clock, the
Forrest at 6, and the other boats a
$50. A special train of fourteen cars
left for Wilmington at 6 O'Clock, load
ed with over thousand people.
THE BALL.
The ball came off at night, in the
auditorium of the new Hall, and was
complete success, there being about
one hundred couples on the grand
promenade. The ladies were richly
dressed, and the scene, when the ball
was at its height, was really brilliant.
The committees managing the ball
we're as follows:
Committee of ofArrangements--Hiram
R. Borie, George W. Ellicott, James s.
Dobbs, George F. Deakyne, John
| White, Jesse Reeves, VIM. A. Kim
| NAV Charles w. COnyers, Robert s.