Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-04-27

q reception, or more properly speaking love
feast, was held for an hour and an half and
was spent In fraternal greetings and short and
pithy remarks of congratulations and thanks.
In the meantime Market hsll had begun to Fill
up with spectators, and Those who attended
for the purpose Of participating in the excel
lent dancing programme provided for their
enjoyment. At afew moments before 8 O'Clock
the Minneapolis, st. Paul ard Northfeld en-.
campments, headed by the fine Mortified
City band, entered the hall and formed three
sides OF hollow square, presenting fine ap-
pearance. A number finely rendered by the
band, ranks were broken, partners were
taken, and under the inspiriting
music Of the Great Union band,
the line was formed and festivities
of the evening inaugursted with the grand
march, and followed in rapid succession by
the twenty-fOur dances on the programme,
under the watchful and efficient management
Of the aoor managers, consisting OF Messrs.
Geo. Stahlman. j. G. Shandrew, A. H. Foster,
r. Seibold, W. s. Shank, Thos. Riley, G.. A.
Hoffman, j. Fl. Wolterstof' A. Bassford and
A. Guiterman. Like all else connected with
the celebration, this ball was complete sue
cess, and proved fitting finale to what will
long be remembered as memorable day in the
history Of the order OF Odd Fellows In Mime.
sofa.
PLEASANT 1Na.DENT.
About 10 o'clock last right the st. Paul
battalion extended an invitation TO tie mem
bers of the Northfleld and Minneapolis lodges
to adjourn to Booths restaurant, where an
inpromptu supper was ia waiting. It is
needless to state that the Invitation was duly
hOnored and the visiting lodges we're enter
tanned with almost regal hospitality. Alto.
gether the affair proved one of the happiest
incidents of the celebration.
IN Outside Oddfelioses' Gathering.
Iowa CITY, April 26.-Tae Odd Fellows OF
Iowa City dedicated their sew hall tonight
with appriaate ceremonies and banquet. The
hall is probably the faest In Iowa, and will be
used by al the lodges in the city.
At OMAHA.
OMAHA, April 2S.-The sixty-third anniver.
sary OF american Odd Fellowship was cele-
brated by the'four Omaha lodges and brethren
from the eastern portion Of the state and Yves.
tern Iowa, with parade this afternoon and q
banquet and ball this evening.
IN INDIANA.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, April 26.--The Odd Eel
lows celebration to-day was grand success.
Ex-Presideut Colfax delivered his lecture,
"Our Martyred President" an address on Odd
Fellowship, at Evansville.
AT ST. LoJIS.
ST. LOUIS, April 26.-Tae sixty-third ami.
versary of the establishment of the order of
Odd Fellows in America was celebrated at the
fair grounds to-day by the thirty.one lodges
and eighteen encampments of this city.
A very large crowd was in attendance and
many prominent and well known citizens par
ticipated In the celebration. The exercises
consisted of addresses in the English and Ger
man languages, vocal and instrumental music,
Rotations, etc. Large delegations from sur.
rounding towns in both Missouri and Illinois
were also present.
At TOPEKA.
TOPEKA, Kas., April 26.--The sixty-third
anniversary of the foundation of Odd Fellow
ship in America was appropriately observed
in Topeka to-day. A parade of 300 Odd Eel
lows was had, after which there was speaking
of Possible park.