Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1880-05-01
sUR TRIP TO WOODBURY--THE
NJ SIXTY.FIRST ANNIVERSARY.


w SIXTY.FIRST ANNIVERSARY.
We, our better.half and ourselves,
left home Saturday for Woodbury., to
be present at the !. o. 0. F. Anniver-
sary on Monday, 26th Of April, 1880.
We reached our destination about sun
set, and stopped with DIR. L. B. Nc
Crazy whose generous hospitalities had
been rendered us some weeks before.
Here we met the doctor, his excellent
lady and interesting family, together
with our friend and brother M. l.. Ford,
editor of the Woodbury. Press, and
were welcomed in good and fraternal
style, and made to feel at home.
Maj. Jones, not the Georgia man but
the Alabama man, our former energet-
ic State Senator, called to see us and
spent some pleasant hours in social con-
fab.
An appointment had been made
for lecture on Sabbath evening, but
the rain-stOrm came just in time to rer
lieve us of that labor. Monday being
ChanceEy court day as well as Ami
versary day brought out quite an at
tendsnce of the citizens on the two &C.
casions. As Judge Burton had to
come from Murfreesboro and the cele-
bration was appointed for 10 a. M,
there was not much conflict IN the two
meetings.
Woodbury. Lodge No. SO I. O. O.
F., assembled at the appointed hour
and repaired to the audience room Of
the Baptist church where the beautiful
Anniversary ceremonies were rendered
in good order by the officers of the
Lodge, assisted by Mr.. Frank Spurlocb
vice Grand of McMinnville Lodge No
LAG, who oficiated by the courtesies O.
the order in that capacity-MK NJ. L
Ford N. g., Presiding. We conclud
ed the exercises of the occasion with al
anniversary address on the highest vir
tue of the order-truth, after which
the members of the order and thei
families and their friends as invited
guests all participated in one of thu
incest and most appropriate and bes
arranged dinners that we have eve
seen on such an occasion. The ladie
showed not only their native clevernes
and good taste, but their high appreci
alton of the benevolent order by th,
bountiful dinner spread on this occasion
And although it was said to be sor
of "close communion" affair, yet befor
the table was approached the bell wa
rung for many absent outsiders t
come down to dinner, and as many a
! came were freely served. Among thes
latter recruits we noticed Maj. McNight
late Attorney General. The Maj. wa
at loss to understand why only tn
men were allowed to eat at the first tt
BILE with a large number of ladies, an
, they, (the MEM not by any means th
: best looking ones that might have bee
t picked out. But he was informed tbs
: the ways of the odd fellows are ode
f and no man knoweth them save hin
e to whom it is given to know them. S
that he knows about as much after th
: answer as he did before he made tn
4 inquiry. We are pleased to note thi
0 the members of the ordertfelt that
3 was a success in behalf of the principle
q of odd fellowship, and that the sam
r feeling was largely shared by their vi
iting friends and outsiders.
+ After the festivities were over a r
j. becca Lodge was called, but busine
d called us away and we reached hon
about 5 o'clock p. M, leaving our be
n wishes with these generous whole-soule
people.