Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-08-12
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
DELAWARE RIVER DREDGING
The Peach Season and How 1t
is Passing.
NEW CASTLES NEW HALL
The Proposed PeninsuIar Through
Route--A WouId-be-S e-Suicide--
Disafected County Re-
pubIcans.
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION
NEW CASTLES NEW HALL
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION
THE NEW HiLL.

The Odd Fellows Getti"g Kendy 10
Dedicate-A Hig Day at New
Castle.
Monday, the 18th day ofScptember, will
be gala day for New Castle. The new
hall there, the joint enterprise of the
Mesons and Odd Fellows, is 20 be dedi-
Gated on that day by the Grand Lodges of
both Orders. The Hail. which is being
built under contract by Harry Lape, is
rapidly approaching completion and will
certainly be an ornament to New Castle.
Its total cost when finished will be
1926, 900. There is no doubt that it will
be ready for dedication at the time fixed,
and the dual ceremony will draw such a
crowd ss is seldom seen in our little sister
city.
The II. w. Grand Lodge, I. o. o. F.,
of Delaware, met last evening in the Odd
Fellows Hall here to make arrangements
for officiating at the dedication. An inyi-
tstion to do no from Washington Lodge,
No. 8, of Now Castle, was read spd
accepted, and the Grand Lodge agreed to
attend in body, and appointed the
following committee on arrangements:
Edwin Hrst, n. F. James, W. II. Foulk,
Edgar Pierce, and William West.
A resolution was adopted recommend
ing that the Grand Encampment, the
subordinate encampments and the sub.
ordinate lodges, participate in the dedi-
catory ceremonies, and the Grand Lodge
recommended the appointment. of COM
mittees by the several subordinate bodies
to confer with the Grand Lodge Com
mittee.
j. Clayton Massey, NJ. W. G. M; E F.
James, p. G. M; Edward H. Spencer, G.
r., and W. H. Foulk, p. q. NJ, were
appointed committee to invite Past
Grand Sire Nicholson, Of Pennsylvania,
to be present and deliver an address.
After the meeting of the Grand Lodge,
the Committee on Arrangements held a
meeting and selected Monday evening,
10th inst, as the time to hold q confer
ence with committees of subordinate
bodies; the place of meeting to be the
Grand Lodge room in the Odd Fellows
Hail building.
The Masonic Grand Lodge has not yet
met to perfect the arrangements for the
dedication ceremonies by that Order, but
will do SO sometime in the near future.
Invitations have been extended by st.
Johns Lodge, No. 2, of New Castle, TO the
various Masonic bodies of this city and
the vicinity to be present at the dedi-
cation.
1t is uncertain, as yet, whether there
will be any Masonic lodges from Phila-
delphia in attendance. but good turnout
of Philadelphia Odd Fellows is looked for,
including the Uniform Battalion of that
city. Steps have already been taken
toward ohartering boats to bring those
who will participate down to Wilmington
early in the morning, where grand
parade will take place before proceeding
to New Castle. 1t is already known that
four bands will be present, among them
the Weccacoe Legion band of Philadel.
phia McClurg's band is also being
negotiated for.
1t is expected that the walls of the lodge
room in the new building will be deco
rated with portraits of the past grand
masters 1. o. o. F., and consent was
given last night for the removal of the
portraits from the grand lodge room here.