National Republican., 1883-04-27
ODD FELLOWS, ANNIVERSARY.
How A. Was Celebrated by the Uniformed
Patrlnrchs-B BrIpliant Entertainment ut
Night.

How AZ Was Celebrated by the Uniformed
PatrInrchs-Br BrIpliant Entertainment ut
Night.
The siyty-fourth anniversary of the enter
tainment of the |. o. o. +. was celebrated by
the uniformed battalion yesterday afternoon
by a parade, and at night by musical and
dramatic entertainment, followed by dancing.
The Alexandria Drill association, Capt.
William w. Stewart, commander, came up in
tho afternoon, and Joined in tho celebration.
At o'clock the battalion and their guests left
their hall, preceded by Weber's band, and
marched over the following route Down
Seventh to Pennsylvania avenue to Third, up
to Massachusetts, avenue to X, to Seventeenth
to Pennsylvania avenue, thence to their hall.
There were about seventy men in the parade.
At o'clock tho doors of Odd Fellows hall
were thrown open, and from that time until
tho curtain ascendCda "a constant stream of peo-
pie came in, and completely filled the spa
Cious hall.
The programme was as follows: Overture,
Prof William +. Wcber's orchestra selec-
ton, Mount Vernon quartctte, Bros. Gill, Con.
nell kossler, and Boswell; reading Mr..
+. Lacey soprano solo, Mrs Bette McEwcn;
reading, Mr.. William Lackey; trio, selection,
Bro. Col IL. NJ Rogers and Messrs William
McCauey and John Maudsley comic song,
Mr.. George d. Scott followed by the John
Mccullough Dramatic club in II. j. Ray
mond's laughablo farce entitled Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter White" The cast was as follows:
Maj. Pepper Mr.. David |. Towers tan &C.
centric army officer; Frank Brown, Mr..
George f. Erdman Cthe majors nephew, in
love with the widow; Peter White, Mr..
James Kearney IA father of ex-amateur
actor; Widow White, Miss Ellie Darling IA
1ug il,t.f Of IL N.
White, Miss Lillian Edmonston IA mothcr);
Kittie Clover Miss Susie Bowie (maid of all
work; Sallie, Miss Percy llaswoll (kitty's
niece) stage manager Ma. Charles Egan. The
following popular songs were introduced and
rendered incidental to the farce: Gobblc Song,
Mascotto; Prythce Pretty Maiden, Patience;
Bob Up Serencly, Olivette; Miss Brady's
Pianoiorte Peek A'Boo, Counting in the
Moonlight, Wise Men and Learned Sages,
Alascottc participants in both the musi-
cal entertainment and the farce acquitted
themselves in croditable manner. In the
farce Mr.. David |. Towers, as Major Pepper,
and Miss Susie Bowie were the recipients OF
loud applause. A very handsome basket of
flowers was given Miss Bowie. The floor was
then cleared and dancing INDUCED in until a
late hour, when every one departed, voting
the whole celebration u brilliant success.
Among those present were:
-. G,and Master, John Long,, Grand Patriarch
NlIllum II. lfNElel, 4, u. sire Nlllhm W, Moore,
]. q. Masters G, j. r. Cuedge Thon as W. Fow-
Ter, p, q. Patriarchs Joseph Burroughs, A. J. Don.
aldsOn. Thomas Greer, Is. A. Kdder, j. II. Scflest,
John 4. Given. Miss Alice House, Mrs l.. H.
Henry Mrs. j. $. liolwGy Mrs. H. W. Kessler, Mrs..
Bette McEwen, Miss Minnie Chuumcy. Mrs. VIII
Arnold, Mrs Robert Young, Mrs. George Scott,
Mrs Henderson and daughter, Mrs. J. B.
Hammond, Mrs. Thomas Greer, Mrs J.
G. Weaver. Mrs. r. II. Boswell, Mrs.
Ella McGraw, Emma Swain, Norah Hutton, Ella
Lee, Mr.. Goss Al Jones, Mr.. Weiss, w. q. Martin,
r. Gales, Charles Lewis, A., j. Donaldson, Gus
wife, Mr.. Ford, Mr.. Tomliuson, 4. W. Fowler, sr,,
I. W. Fowler, r.; Miss Lena A, sche, of Hunt.
ington, Ind; Miss josephine Campbell, of Vir-
ginia Annie Fuller, Ella Blaze, Cora ober,
Mr., W. p. Cole, Jamie Gass, Mr. Murphy,
Mrs. J, T. CLANCY and daughters, Mrs, TW, Fraser
aud daughter Mrs. Fraser and daughters, Mrs. J.
A. Anadale, DR.. G. r. Caldwell and wife, Miss
Minnie Nortcet. Miss Ada Johnston, Miss
Lena Schel', Miss Mary Morgan. aud the following
ladies from Alexandria, Va: Mrs. Emma Good.
rich and daughter Mrs. joan G. Watkins and
sister, Mrs, Edgar Lyles, Mrs, L. L Padgett. and
Mrs. Bessie Padgett