Morning journal and courier., 1884-05-28
Odd Fellows On Facade.

Immense Gathering of Uniformed Patr1s archs in the Annual Review-Over Four Hundred Men in Line-Banquet and Drill at Seaside Park sz- The annual review, inspection and drill of the Connecticut battalion, Uniformed Pa triarchs, I. O. O. F., at Bridgeport, yester- day, drew together one of the largest gather ings of Odd Fellows ever seen in the State Thousands of spectators of both sexes viewed the pageantry, which was 8 fine spectacle. The weather could not have been finer. Fully four hundred men were in line.
 The New Haven party was met at the de- pot by Bridgeport Degree camp and escorted to Recreation Hall, where all the companies were received. Those from New Haven were:
 Ridgeley Degree camp, New Haven, Com mander Charles B. Foster. ..se- First company, (Aurora encampment mem bers), Captain G. Lehr in command of thirty uniforms. -. -~-- Second company, (Sassecus encampment members), Captain Peter Terhune in con- mand of sixty-four uniforms, inc ludipg he Sassacus drum corps of ten pieces. Third company. (Golden Rule encamp- O0RDSAAA All command of forty-five uniforms i
 The members of RidReley Degree camp who participated in the days exercises in addi- ton to those already mentioned were:
 No. 1 CAurora)-Junior Captain Frank Meyer, Conductor Fred Plosger, Privates F. Hennig, John Miller, Henry Knapp, G. Gabriel, H. Hillman, H. Buchter, George Koch, George Lutz, Andrew Neider, -Au- gust Kapitzke, William Knoth, Frank Meyer, John Gulow, Louis Salonisky. William Timm, Carl Von Beren, J. O.. Vetter, Adam Schapps, Charles Meyer, William Kringle, Peter Holland, Charles Halinger, Fred Zapp, A. Reseenger.
 No. 2 us)-Junior Captain 0. w. Kellogg, Conductor Frank B. Lane ex- Captain c. 0. Smith, Captain John Hine- man (of Meriden), Privates James Ashbse, H. s. Ball, "Nell" Beebe, B. B. Blackwell, Frank Bronson, v. A. Bartholomew, George Bristol, H H. Bromley, o. B. Butler, Fred S. Beardsley, Horace Clark, H. O. Collins, L. w. Clinton, E. l.. Grove, 4. Colt, A. s. Freeman, R. s. Howe, B. D. Hubbard. Charles Haurey, J. W. Hammond w. Haw- kins, W. H. Leek, Charles Leek, S. L. Lin coin, F. L. Morse, "Lou" S. ManviIle, E. G. Miller, R. 0. McCIury, H. H. Mix, T. B. Norton, N. ". Nettleton, Burr s. Peck, Ed gar Phelps, - Pierson, Conrad Rabanus, Reuben Rice, George Stevens, A. S.3 Schon= berger, c. H. Stone, John Strecker, N. Schue, M. ThaIheimer, John Saunders, B. H. Thomas. - Thorpe, E. H. White, John Wilkinson jr., ElIery Camp.
 No. 3 (Golden Rule)-Senior Captain H. 0. Goodwin, Junior Captain J. W. Steven Conductor M. A. Ray, Warden Henry s. Cooper (R. K J, Privates 0. P. Jordan. A. A.. Moses, J. A. Benhsm, 0. E. Palmer, R.. D. Bryant, J. B. Clemmons, G. E.. Beck 0. J. Benham, c. s. BotsfoEd, 2: H. Bradley, Wil- liam Brewer, 0. w. Crockett, w. G. Butler, A. DeMatty, Homer J. Doane, G. s. Dunbar, J. D. Eldridge, H. G. Ford, Patrick J. Hayes, W. O.. Higgins, A. Holmes, W. Hopkins 0. k. Hubbard, T. F. Ingham, M. Kleiner, c. H. Martin, c. s. Maore, L. 0. Palmer, A. G. Parker, B. l.. Perrin, J. A. Porter, H. J. Ruck, 0. H. Smith, A. A. Townsend, M. N Wooding, A. A. Goodman.
 The chief officer of the battalion was Colo nel Commanding A. O. Hendrick, of this city. The procession was formed about Il o'clock and marched toward Seaside Park. The order of procession was as follows: s
 Wheeler & Wilson Band. Isis, Mo- g. of Meriden, and Capitol No. I, of Hart
 ford, forty men, under Commander
 Bridgeport Camp. No. 6 of Bridgeport. sixty men,
 Captain Charles L. Peck
 Totoket, No. 8, of Ansonia twenty-five men, Captain
 J. A. Bristol.
 wadhams Post Drum Corps; twelve pieces. James Ives' Degree Camp No. g. of Waterbury, thirty men,
 Captain T. R. Martin. ,r- 0'A''i0'" 1ei men, Captain V. H. Rice. '-'AA oneoo, Mo- s, of Norwich, thirty-ive men, Captain John Steiner
 Abram Chichester, No. 2, of Danbury, twenty men.
 Delegations were also in line from Middle town and other cities and towns in the State.
 At Seaside Park there was drilling both by battalion and by companies. Dinner was then served at Mills' Pavilion. The grand officers and officers of the battalion dined at the Sterling House as guests of the Bridge port camp.
 In the afternoon Q dress parade was held at the park. A march followed through the principal streets of Bridgeport and cOunter-' marching in front of Recreation Hall, were reviewed by the grand officers and number of prominent citizens. Among the former were Hiram Francis, Ellery Camp, R. B. Pad dock, Fred Botsford, Isaac H. Ooe and Thomas R. Taylor. The parade was then dismissed. ar zs-
 The New Haven Odd Fellows returned to this city about o'clock last evening and were given popular ovation. The streets were crowded with people along the line of march aud fireworks and red lights were sent of in honor of the return of the patri- archs. The companies marched up State street to Chapel, on Chapel to Church and thence to the Hoadley building, where they broke ranks. All express themselves as highly pleased with the reception accorded them in Bridgeport. & G. A