Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-05
AN EVENT IN ODD FELLOWSHIP.

Celebrating the Forty Anniver-
sarv of OgIethOrpe Lodge Last Night
The First Lodge of Odd Fellows in
Georgia.
The fOrty-secOnd anniversary Of Ogle-
thorpe Lodge No. l, I. o. O. F., was cele-
brated last night at st. Andrews Hall
with interesting exercises.
The hall was filed with the members of
the order in the city, including Oglethorpe,
Haupt, Live Oak, DeKalb and Golden
Rule Lodges, Magnolia Encampment and
the Degree Camr and their ladies, and j
large number Of invited guests.
over the stage was a banner inscribed
with a welcome 10 the brotherhood and
the words, "OglethOTpe Lodge No. /, L. o.
o. F., instituted March 4. l042-"
At the hour Of opening the exercises
Chatham Uniformed Degree Camp 20. 1;
under command Of Commander DaFld
Porter. marched into the ball as an e7J9l
TO the Lodge. the appearance o. tue De-
gree Camp was its first i'm UNIFORM anu
its members were the recipients o. man!
commitments upon their fine presence
The exercises were opened WIN an
overture bv the orchestra. IolloWeu ID! me
opening ode sung by the Independent
PRESBYTERIAN 1uAItL l-v-A anu ---O ---~A--
bers Of the order.
Tho anniversary address was delivered
bv p. G. N. T. A. Askew. and was an
interesting review Of the history Of the
lodge since its organization, and glance
at odd Fellowship and the great work If
has accomplished. OglethOrpe Ledge was
the first lodge of Odd Fellows in Georgia.
1t was organized with five charter mem
bers. one Of whom. and the only one llFlne,
was /. q. Alvin y. Miller, who was pres
ent at the celebration last night. The lodge
had increased in membership and lnnuence
until. upon its fOTty-secOnd annlYefs 1ry ,
il could look upon the order organized all
over the state.
The speaker gave some interesting sta
tistics OF the lodge and its work. and re-
ferred TO the increase of Odd Fellowship
IN other parts of the country, and partlcu-
larly in the West.
At the conclusion Of the address the Sc
lection. The sea has its Pearls" by Pin
suite, was rendered by the Independent
Church choir, consisting Of Miss Berta
BracewelI. soprano; Miss Mary Silva,
alto: Mr.. f. f. Rebarer, tenor; Mr y. NJ
Banks, bassO: and Mrs. \. McNulty, ac-
cOmpanist. The selection was beauti-
fully rendered and heartily applauded.
A handsome oil portrait of Mr.. Charles
Gross. ordered by the lodge, was then
formally presented DY MI. 4. A. ASkeFF'
and was received by y. G.. j. Ash Pear
son. Mr.. Gross has been Secretary of the
lodge since 1851, and is one Of IFS most
active and efficient members. some
time ago the lodge, thrOu gh
its committee. Mr.. Askew, re-
quested that he should allow his por
trait to be painted. In compliance with
the request the work was executed by
David :. Pape. of Baltimore, and last
night the portrait was unveiled before the
| audience and formally presented to tht
lodge.
| The exercises throughout were extreme
/ " interesting, and i'm the presentation
! ceremony as the curtain was removed
| from the portrait of Mr.. Gross 1t was
| greeted with hearty applause.
| After the exercises had concluded The
/ floor was cleared. the orchestra took IT.
/ position and the remainder Of the evening
I was spent socially and in the merry
| dance.
! At IL O'Clock the grand march wa:
/ formed, and the way was led to the sup
! per room. where one Of the finest banquet;
! that had ever been spread il
/ the hall had been laid by thai
1 old and experienced caterer, w. b. Fer
/ rell. The long tables were soon filled, ant
| their tempting features as soon disap
i peared, after which dancing was resumed
/ The celebration was an event in Odd Eel
i lOwship in Savannah and will long be re
| membered by those who were present.