The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-14
ODD FELLOWS DAY.
Programme Of Exercises at FreepOrt
for the 26th of April.

The odd Fellows of this section of the
country will celebrate this year at Free
port, a city which contains many members
by this excellent order The good people
of that prosperous city, are making grand
preparations for the event, and will do all
in their power to it pleasant for the visitors
who attend the celebration. The follow
ing article from the Frccport Daily Bul-
l3tin, shows that the most project ar
rangements are being made;
The executive committee have prepared
the following programme for the anniVer-
sary celebration of the founding of Odd
Fellowship in America on April 26:
During the forenoon the delegations
from abroad will be received by the re
ception committee, and conducted to their
temporary headquarters: all visiting lodges
will be conducted TO the Armory, Het-
fingers hall, Stephenson street, and all
encampmcnts to Odd Fellows hal, ,Steph
enson street, opposite the court house.
At 1 80 p. m. sharp, the procession will
form on Stephenson street, head of pro
ccssion at the intersection of Adams and
Stephenson street The procession will
form in the following order: Germania
band, of Freeport, uniformed encamp-
ments, Freeport lodges, followed by all
other lodges in regular order according to
the number of the lodge; the largest mum.
bcrs, Cor newest lodges first, followed
by the smaller number (Cr older lodges
then the encampments, the largest number
| (or newest encampmcnts) leading. The
enCampmcnts in the order named will
leave their headquarters, Odd Fellows
hall, in Frccport, at / 80 p. m. sharp and
march down Van BuIcn to Galena, down
| Gaena to Adams, where head of the en-
Campments will rest on Adams, until col
umn passes, and they Will then move up
Stephenson in rear of column of lodges.
| The head of the column OF lodges will
| form on Stephenson, south Of Adams
street. anG rear of column of lodges will
| be extended, in forming, on Adams. The
carriages tor speakers, officers, city com
ell and invited guests will form on Me
chanic street east of Brewster house, right
resting on Stephenson, ready to move in
rear of column rs ii passes. The column
will march up Stephenson five blocks 10
Locust; down Locust one block to Galcna;
down Gp'ena to Gcrmanla hall.
The doors of the Germania hail will I've
closed untH those in procession are ready
to enter except to ladies holding tickets,
and after those lin procession have enter
ed the doors WI be tI'~0Wn open to the
general public
Odd Fellows having ladies and their
families with them will be given tickets ol
admission to the hall for the members Ct
their families by applying to the presi-
dent of the executive committee at The
Brewster house, (Which had better be done
by the marshal of ea II lodge or cncomp-
mcnO, those holding such tickets VII bt
admitted before the procession a'.ivcs.
The gathering WI then be called tC
order by the president of the association,
Hon. Jacob Krohn. The following pro
graTme vii then he cal. led out
Singing-Openlng ode.
Prayer, by Rev. H. d. Jenkins
F.eeport.
Address of welcome, by Mayor Nc
Namara.
Response, by R. G. Bailey, Mt Carroll
Welcome address on half of the order
E. l. Cronkrite, of Ereeport.
Response, Ivy John Lake, ?. G. NJ. 4
G. r., Rockford, III
Grafton, hv James r. Miller. G. M.
100. F., illinois.
Immediately aftrr the close of the eX
erciscs, the annual meeting of the assoc
iation VIII take place at Odd Fellows hall
THE CONN TTEEs.
Following are the ComTittees:
Executive committee, Jacob KrOhn
Phil. Arno, John Erfert, L. l. CrOnkrte
James l. Ncf; on decoration, Geo. LOWS
Daniel Adamson, Herman Jansen ant
John Swartg; finance committee, Capt
Phil. Arno, D. B. Schultz, Henry Baier
W. W. Krape and J. Il. Wadde'(; rcCep
ton CON mittec, John Frfcrt, Prof. c. &
Synder, 0. in W''liams, George Bluins
John P. Kern ard %. |. Brown.
, The assistant marsha's a"e: Col. S. I
,, Osmer, of Sterling; Gen. S. ID. Atlin
and Cap, P. II. Arno of FrCeport.
The committee on decoration had
, meeting last night and decided to prepar
eight different banners for stretching a
cross the str cts and putting up at tn
various headquarters, which will also b
decorated with evergreens. From thi
. time on preparations for the : eat day wi
continue and should the weatherbe plea.
ant it is designed to make the coming al
niversary gathering one of the largest an
pleasantest vet held in this district.