The Portland daily press., 1883-09-19
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Yesterdays Proceedings of the Sovereign
Grandi Lodge-A Short Session.

Yesterdays Proceedings of the Sovereign
Grandi Lodge-A Short Session.
PROVIDENCE, Sept 18.-The Sovereign
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows met at 9 q. m.
A memorial from the Grand Lodge of Cali
fornia in the celebrated Robinson case, which
has been before the Sovereign Grand Lodge
since 1880, was presented and with Robinson's
protest referred to the committee on petitions.
Letters from Past Grand Sires Glenn and Dur
ham regretting inability to be present were
ordered recorded.
Several questions and resolutions were re-
ferred to committees as we'll as a large amount
of business from the various jurisdictions, of a
routine character. An invitation to partici-
pate in parade this afternoon was accepted.
The Grand Logde went into secret session, and
at II o'clock an adjournment until tomorrow
was taken.
At2 o'clock this afternoon grand parade
was given complimentary to the Sovereign
Grand Lodge. The city was filled with visit
ers, buildings along the business streets
through which the line passed were finely
decorated, and many private residences along
the line were elaborately trimmed. Odd Fell
lows Hall was covered with decorations, and
portraits of "Father Wood" founder of the
order in Rhode Island, were displayed at many
points, Large excursion parties arrived during
the morning from Boston, Lynn and towns
throughout this State. The procession was in
two divisions, and 1000 to 5000 men were in
line. The first division comprised about 20
encampmentS and the second about 40 lodges.
Thirty or forty bands furnished music. Be-
side lodges or encsmpments from nearly every
town and village in the State there were in
line, Wildey Uniformed Degree Camp, Con-
cord, N. H, with Third Regiment Band; An
nawan Encampment, New Bedford; Meta
comet Encampment, Fall River; Memo Camp,
uniformed degree, Albany, N. Y; Palestine
Encampment, Lynn, Mass, with Lynn Band;
Uniformed Battalion Patriarchs, Washington,
d. c., with Marine Band; Baltimore Drill
Association; Company A Uniformed Patri-
archs Nashua, n. H, with Nashua Band;
Washington Uniformed Degree Camp, Somer-
vile, Mass; Palmyra Encampment, Norwich,
Conn, with Balcom's City Band; Mt Vernon
Encampment, Worcester, with Worcester
Brass Band; Boston Encampment with
Brockton Brass Band; Cambridge, Mass. De-
gree Camp; King Philip Lodge, Taunton;
Providence Lodge, Lynn, Mass, with Salem
Cadet Band; Aurora Lodge, Attleboro', Mass.
Uxbridge Lodge, Uxbridge, Mass. Mt. Roul-
stone Lodge, Fitchburg, Mass, with Fitchburg
Brass Band; Uncas Lodge and Shetucket
Lodge, Norwich, Conn.
reunion of Past Grand Representatives of the
Sovereign Grand Lodge. The American band,
and the organ and choir OF the Union Congre-
gational Church furnished music. After the
concert I. M. Vietch, Past Grand Sire, deliv-
cred an Introductory address. Other addresses
were by Charles III. Randall, Grand Repre-
sentative from California; M. D. Herring,
Grand Representative from Texas; Will Cum
back, Grand Representative from Indiana, and
John w. Stebbins, Grand Representative from
New York. Many members of out of town or
ganizations remained over to participate in
the event of this evening.