Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-19
THE COLORED ODD FELLOWS.
celebrating Their Thirty-ninth Ami.
versary-An Imposing Procession To.

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day.
The thirty-ninth anniversary OF the Grand
United Order of Odd Fellows in the District OF
| columbia Is being celebrated to-day by a grand
| procession, to be followed by a mass meeting at
the Fourth Baptist church this afternoon and
| grand banquet at Willard hall tonight
The whole affair is being carried out by the fol-
lowing committee of arrangements. Truman
Ross, chairman; 9. w. Watson, Gorge. 8. Cant,
| Samuel NJ. Chase, Richard Colbert, Eugene
Brooks, VIM. H. Young, Thos. Manning, David
A. Clark, VIM. 8. Gray, Samuel II. Wills, Lloyd
Brown, SolomaE II. icnax, John r. Brown,
Albert L. johnson, N. 9. Castin, Jos. c. Jack
ias, Thcmas CIffora BENZ g Whit fny TSd H.
Parry, Jas = Mason. IhOs. f. King, Charles H.
Turned and Wna. T. jackson.
THk PROCESSION.
The lipo was formed as follows on 1 1th street.
below the avenue: NJ. v. p, David Warren,
being the chief marshal with JAS W. Butcher
and David 4. Clark, aids P.N.F: Lloyd Brown,
Chief OF staf; d. j. N. Wayman, Harrison Hop
kins, Jno: Sample, VIM. Joice, Amos Hill, ].
low. A L. Johnson, VIM II. Brown, VIM. Tai.
bert Thos. Perry. c. G: Balls, Thos. E. King, ].
Alien, Jas. w. Garner , ssaf marsSals DAVIS
The procession was in three divisions as
follows:
". Reed and w. F. folsom, aids. National
Brass band. Patriarchy, No. 10, uniformed in
black suits, with baldric belt. sword and chapeau
Lodges as follows Golden Reef, No. 1862; A. X.
235S; VIM. A. Freeman, No. 2O99 Osceola,
No. 2O33; Union Light No. 1865: Social. No
1919; Rose Hill, No. 1926; Old Ark, No. 1895.
Second division - H. Hawkins marshal:
Frank Brown and William Beckett, aids.
Ioung's Rockville band. simon lodge, No.
1902; Green Mountain, No. 1477; J. Nee
Crnmmell. No. 1437; Western Star. No.
1850; Columbia, No. 1876; Peter Ogden, No.
1874; star OF the West, No. 1885, Bloom of
Youth, No. 1868; Rising Sun, 1865.
III. jackson and Henry Mason, aids. Free
Grace lodge, No. 1343; Mt Olive, No. 1888;
John +. Cook, No. 1885, Eastern Star, No. 1923:
Pntomac Union, No. S92; Union Friendship,
No. S9l; T. q. Nj. Council, No. 4: p. g. NJ. Coun-
Gil, No. Al. Committee OF ARRANGEMENTS and
grand officers in carriages.
The most OF the lodges carried banners many
OF them very handsome, and the membership
being attired uniformly in dark clothing, with
nigh hats and white gloves, all wearing appro-
PIRATE regalia, signifying their standing in the
order. The display was n very fine fine.
The route was by 11th, and 9Th streets,
louisiana and Indiana avenues, LIST street,
pennsylvania avenue and through the Presi-
dents grounds, where the line was reversed
and marched through Pennsylvania avenue,
SylVanla avenue, NJ street West Washington.
3lst street, Z street, Massachusetts avenue
Rhode Island avenue, 18th and II streets to the
Fourth Baptist church. Here, under w. H.
Costin. of Green Mountain lodge, grand direc-
TOR, interesting proceedings took place; ad-
dresses being delivered by w. NJ. r. Forester
grand master of Richmond; L. III. Wright, p. G.
NJ of Mt. Olive lodge, and w. T.. COstin, grand
director. At the close of these exercises the
and lth streets to the hall, when the line was
dismissed.