National Republican., 1883-10-30
ODD FELLOWS ANNIVERSARY.

Celebration Of tho Founding OF tho CoI-
ored Branch OF tho Order In This Dis
trict.
The thirty.sevonth anniversary Of the os-
tabishmont of tho Grand United Order of
Colorod Odd Fellows in the district was cclo-
bratcd yesterday by an extensive procession
in the afternoon, and u banquet and levee Mt
night. Tho procession formed on Eleventh
street northwest, south Of Pennsylvania ave-
nuo, about 1870 o'clock and moved in tho fol-
lowing order Mcssrs w. G. Coslin, John A..
Simms, G. II. shorter c. +. Moscby, and b..
J. Grant in carriages; mounted police; chief
marshal, Albert l.. johnson A. White, right
aid J. II. Hawkins, left aid a IL. Herbert,
chief of staff; William Howard secretary,
aud about forty assistant marshals, all
mounted National brass band Robert Kin
ncy, leader, and tie following lodges:
Green Mountain, commanded by Costin
Gibbons and Mctirudcr; Golden Wreath, conf
mandcd by S. i. Jones, S. WcrrCks, and T.
Clifford Social commanded bye II. Marshall
and n. f. Grantlino; Simon, Mount Olive,
Union Friendship, commanded by b. Wood
and +. Homes; Potomac Union, ]. G. McCrum-
nell, commanded by j. w. Butcher and VIM.
Trice Free Grace, Old Oak, commanded by
6. II. wilkins and S. 4. Minor; Sandy
Spring brass band o. X. Manning, com
manded by B. f. Butler aud j. Banks; Robt
Anderson, Star of the West, commanded by
George Banks, II. +. Jenier, and W. j. Cor
don Peter Ogden, commanded by ). Willis
and VIM. Grant; Bloom of Youth, commanded
by B. Lancaster and j. Robinson Rockville
brass band: Eastern Star commanded by w. p.
Hall and ]. A. Boston Columbia, commanded
by NJ. Honerty, +. Brown, and VIM. Twines
John i. Cook, commanded by j. IL. Hawkins
aud J. Ross, and Harmony lodge, of AleXan-
dria, commanded by william Credit. The
end of the procession was brought up by a
loGg line of carriages containing some of the
principal officers of the order.
Over 1000 men were in line and the route
followed was along Pennsylvania avenue west
to Georgetown, thence east along p street to
Dupont circle, along NJ street TO Third, down
to Pennsylvania avenue to Eleventh, where
ranks were broken and the members of the
different lodges repaired to Willard hall 10
make preparations for the levce and tT.tiauet
The entire arrangement of the .Hne and its
general appearance wero very, ,ereditable, and
barring tho ofliciousness Of several of the
marshals the anniversary parade was sue
cess.
INCIDENTS.
As the procession ncared Fifteenth street
ana PennsYvania avenue a difficulty occurred
between several otiicious assistant marshals
ana the/driver of Hanson cab. Tho latter
trle1/to keep out of the way by hugging the
cDfb, and while so engaged the marshals gal
Nped up and seized his horse, forcing him
and the vehicle into the line. Intense ex-
citement followed, and riot would have
occurred had not Officer Crump interposed
and arrested the driver, L. Wilson, and three
of the marshals, John T. Rowles Jos. Ford,
and Harris Mopkin. They were locked up at
the X street station. Bystanders state that
the driver was not to blame.
Jesse Murphy, the youngest of four
brothers, all notorious colorcd roughs, was
colared by Officer Nicholson for attempting
to shoot man. A dangerous looking pistol
was found in his pocket.
Officer Cunningham arrested short negro
named Gus Williams while trying to pick Q
woman's pocket on the sidewalk.
A lively fight between two jet black col
ored women caused u stampede in the line at
Sixteenth and NJ streets. Sergt. Buell. ar.
rested one of the hair-pulling danes, and
| the other escaped with her escort who held
her bonnet during the melee.
Two negro roughs named j. Smith and G.
Johnson were arrested near Tenth street,
on Pennsylvania avenue by Officer Nichol
son for acting in n very rude and disorderly
manner. They were seen to throw n pistol
and razor away while being taken to the
station house.
Several stones were thrown into the line at
Twentieth street by colored roughs on the
sidewalks.