Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-06-07
A MEMORABLE DAY
For the Members of the !. 0. 0. F.
Fraternity,
And their Families and F~riends---A Fine
Parade, and an Enjoyable
Day at Wheeling
Park.

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Yesterdays celebration of the siktysixth
anniversary Of the opening OF the first Odd
Fellows Lodgei in America, BY the members
of the fraternity in this city and surround
ing cities and towns, was successful IN a
marked degree, and the event will long be
remembered as one of the most enjoyable
and pleasant occasions Transporting in many
years. The most ample arrangements had
been made by our local lodgesfor the recep-
ton and entertainment Of visitors from
abroad and friends at home, and not one
IMP 'eass mt incident marred the happiness
OF the day.
TwENTy.sIx LODGES
were represented il the morning parade or
at the Park in the afternoon and evenings as
follows: SteubenVille, Jefferson Lodge,
Good Will Lodge; New Cumberland, Stella
Lodge; Wellsburg, Brooke Lodge; Warren
ton, Warrenton Lodge; Martins Ferry, Bel
mont Lodge; Bridgeport, Crescent Lodge;
B~ellaire, Bellaire Lodge; Benwood, Lincoln
Lodge; M~oundsvilIo, Mound City Lodge;
Warrington, Evening Star Lodge; Fair
mont, Marion Lodge; Grafton, Grafton
Lodge; Triadelphis, Trisdelphia Lodge;
Powbstar, Powbatan Lodge; Darlington,
C~laripgton Lodge; St. Mary's, St. Marys
Lodge; Marietta, Gutenberg Lodge; and
Virginius, Franklin, William Tell, Wheel
ing, Panols, Concord, Excelsior and Eureka
Lodges of this city.
The members OF the Steubenville Lodge
arrived on the Abner 0'Neal shortly before
10 o'clock yesterday morning, accompanied
by
SEVERAL UNDRE EXCURsIoNIsrs;
Stella Lodge of New Cumberland came
down on the steamer Regular, members
from Wellsburg and Wsrrenton came down
by rail, the Bellsireu and Benwood brethren
came up on the Princess, Mound City Lodge
and the Powhatan and Darlington mem
bers on the Telegram; the Warrington,
Fairmont and Grafton Lodges by rail, the
visitors from St. Msrys and Marietta Cd
the Ohio River road, while the Triadelphis
Lodge came in in wagons. By ten o'clock
Odd Fellows Hall and the streets in the
vicinity were alive with the members of the
various Lodges, and at halt past ten
II PARADING COLUMN
was formed, under the supervision of Chief
Marshal William E~llinghsm, on Chapline
street, the right rest on Twelfth, and al
eleven o'clock it moved over the following
route, headed by the Grand Officers:
Down Twelfth TO Market, up Market to
tenth, along Tenth to Main, down Main to
rwenty.second, up Twentysecond to Mar,
get, along Market to Sixteenth, and up Six
tenth to the Elm Grove railroad station
Here two trains we're in waiting, and the
brethren were rapidly transported out to the
Park, whittier they had been preceded by q
large number of citizens and the families
of hundreds OF members. The parade was
a fine one, three brass bands, Kramer's.
Seibert's Steubenville band, and the Clar
ington band furnishing the music, aud at
trscted an immence concourse OF spects'
tors.
Arriving
AT THE PARK,
the members dispersed themselves over tn
grounds, and dinner monopollzed the al
tention of all present for the succeeding
hour. Most Of the innumerable little fam
lily parteis had provided themselves
with we'll filled hampers and baskets
and on all sides, in shady hooks
n the various platforms and pavil
ions could be seen spreads a la picnic, thu
'resh air and fatigues of the trip giving yes
10 the good things provided. By two
o'clock this important duty had been salts
f~actorily performed, and the e~njoyments o.
The day we're i~naugurated, these including
dancing to Kramer's splendid music, swing
ing, promenadiug, etc.
AZ three o'clock the various Lodges
formed, and the column made the circuit o.
the Mound, the spectators lining the drivc
for almost the entire distance. At $3.50 the
parade was dismissed, and from that time
until ten o'clock last night the tuu vas fas
and furious, all present enjoying themselve,
TO their hearts content.
Not less than
THREE THOUSAND OPLE
we're on the ground at three o'clock, and
probably tour thousand in all visited the
Park during the day, making the picnic one
of the most successful ever taking place
there By dusk most Of the members OF tn
out OF town Lodges had departed for their
several homes, but not a few remained over
until to day and tomorrow. All the officers
of the Grand Lodge OF West Virginia were
present during the day, namely: Grand
Master, D. 5. Mckinney, of Palatine
Grand Secretary, L A. Bilingsles, of Fair
popt; Deputy Grand Master, Vim Filing
ham, GraLd Treasurer Seaman, and Crane
Warden, I. s. Spates.