The bee., 1883-01-20
OUR PHILADELPHIA LETTER
RECEPTION OF THE GRAND LODGE
CROMWELL DEFEATED-HE Is SOLD
oUT--THE .TREACHERY OF FALSE
FRIENDS.

oUT--THE .TREACHERY OF FALSE
FRIENDS.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 15.--The most
eventful occasion of the week was the
reception rendered to the sub-com-
mittee of management by the Grand
United Order of Odd Fellows on
Monday evening at Horticultural Hall.
The city was filled with visiting breth
ren from all parts of the country. The
Grand Lodge met at II o'clock and ad-
journed at p. NJ, the business being
of such an important nature they did
not finish their labors until late on
Wednesday. Among the most promi
nent persons present were: w. NJ. F.
Forester, Richmond, Va; III. G. Cur
tis, Brooklyn, n. Y; E. III. Morris,
Chicago, ILL.,; w. Warren, Washington.
d. c.; Harry Wilson and J. $. Brown,
Baltimore, Md; j. c. Bustil, Lincoln
University, and Charles Johnson, Car
Isle, Pa. After partaking of a sump-
tuous collation. prepared by Mrs. j. B.
Matthews, they were escorted to the
hall, arriving there at s p. NJ. where
most fashionable audience awaited
their appearance. Professor divers
| orchestra rendered some very fine s.
| lectiOns, to the strains of which the
District Lodges eScorting the COM
mittee of management, marched into
the hall and were seated on the stage.
After the house was called to order j.
I IZuItITy Hun made n,l,I
which was responded to by Messrs.
Forester, Curtis, Buwser. Warren, and
Smith, of South Carolina The addresses
over the floor was prepared for those
that tip the light fantastic, under the
leadership of Professor Jas. Augustus.
As | stated in previous letter that
Leo. Cromwell would be the choice Of
the Convention Of the Seventh ward
for Councilman. The Convention met
but Mr.. Cromwell was sold out by the
very men who profess to have been his
friends and who insisted that he should
be candidate. On the first ballot Mr..
Cromwell had the highest number of
votes, viz, seven. There were five can
didates in the field besides Mr.. Crom-
WELL all of which polled smaller num-
Der of votes than Mr.. c. Notwithstand-
ing this fact he was deserted by these
professed friends y and in the four
consecutive ballots his name was not
mentioned. Such actions like this de-
stroy all confidence in one another, and
until we can learn to stick to each
other we deserve to fail. This petty
and mean jealousy must he eradicated
if we desire to become anything else
but hewers OF wood and drawers of
water. An Indignation meeting was
held by the Philadslphia Club at Mag
nOlia Hall disappearing the course
taken by colored delegates. Speeches
were made by Levi Overton. Samuel
Q. Williams and Major Teagle
The Rev. Tanner, editor of the
Christian Recorder. has returned from
your city and has expressed himself as
much pleased with the hospitality of
your citizens, particularly that of Reg
lister B. X. Bruce.
r. Fl. Herbert has been reelected as
one of the doorkeepers of the New
Jersey Senate. Mr.. Herbert has dis
posed of his paper, The Sentinel, it is
to become a Sunday journal, its future
editions will he white. Mr.. Herbert
only retaining a small interest therein.
The Tassenian and Bethel Literary
Societies continue their literary exer-
cises to large audiences, the latter was
graced with the presence of Mrs. +. W.
Harper and Bishop Brown, of your
city, on Thursday night.
The Masonic Union seems not to
have brought that pleasant state of
feelings that all hoped would take
place between the two factions On
Tuesday night an angry discussion
took place which came near resulting
in hloodshed. OCCASIONAL.