, 1884-05-03
THE 65TH.
How the Local Lodge of Odd
Fellows Celebrated the
Anniversary of the
order.


vious occasions the secret organiza-
tion known under the anne Of Odd
Fellows never do anything by halves.
We do not propose to go into a long
Explanatory preface upon the name,
customs aud objects Of this Order,
that has grown 50 rapidly and pros
pered so wonderfully in this coun-
try, at the present writing. The
talismanic initials, l. o. o. f., are
among the accessories Of every city,
town and village in the United
States, and have become a part and
parcel Of every community. The
name is not Indicative of the class
that make up the rank and file Of the
organization. Far from it. Banded
together by ties that are cherished
among the membership and that
will be perpetuated for all time to
come the Order is made up Of the
law-abiding and representative, in Il
large extent, citizens Of the country.
The great Order Of Odd Fellows has
grown out of Il small band that per-
fected an organization siYty-fve
years ago, and if it continues to in
crease in the same ratio as it has in
the past for the next siXty-fvc years,
its rolls will foot up into the mill
lions. II is a time-honored custom
among lodges Of this branch Of the
longlist Of secret orders to commcm-
crate in some manner the anniver-
sary Of its birth, and Spokane Lodge,
No. II, Of this city determined to
take the lead this year on the 26th Of
April, and provided n method Of
celebrating the day in a becoming
manner. For several weeks prior to
the date the members Of the lodge
worked necessarily preparing for
the event, and the happy result Of
their exertions is Il sufficient reward
for the trouble and expense they
were put to. BY posters it was an
nounced that among the features
there would be n street parade, adj
dress, ball and banquet, a combine
tion Of pleasure producing exercises
that ought to be highly enjoyable to
the participants. The clerk of the
weather smiled kindly on the under
taking, and the sample of spring was
all that the most eXacting could have
wished. To add to the enjoyment
Of the occasion the full 2nd Infantry
Band, from Post Cpur dAlene, had
been secured to furnish the music.
At half past o'clock in the after
noon the procession took up its line
Of march, headed by the band, and
lead by Jas. n. Glover on horseback,
and marched through the principal
streets. Howard street was perfect
ly Jammed with people and the side
streets were also crowded. BY some
mistake the lodge from Sprague
failed to take part, but quite large
delegation was present from Cheney.
The boys made an attractive appear
ance and turned out strong. After
the procession large number Of peo-
pie assembled in joys Opera House
where an appropriate address was
delivered by Judge st. Julien Cox.
Unfortunately the arrangements for
NI,, gpoa.tfvpr ,,r,rn not ,,.vaIpI,,l ,,,
til a late hour, and sufficient notice
could not be given. As it was, how
ever the hall was well filed and those
present were treated to an instruct
i've and interesting aAdness. Judge
Cox being a gentleman OF more than
ordinary linguistic ability, possess
ing a good voice, and thoroughly ac-
quainted with the history of the
Order was able to treat upon the
subject inan Intelligent manner. In
the evening the festivities Of the
day closed with a social dance in the
Opera House. That large room was
comfortably crowded with pleasure
seekers and as the music was the
best ever introduced here the dance
was doubly enjoyed. At midnight
rich and sumptuous banquet was
spread in Odd Fellows Hall, which
was partaken Of by representatives
Of the fraternity and their invited
friends. The supper was arranged