Daily Republican., 1885-10-28
Beventeensh Anniversary.

Last nlVnt " as gaI2 niRnt amongst
the A. o. U. W., Of Wilmington. 1t
was the seventeenth lanniversafy Of the
order in the Grand Lodge Jurisdiction
|of Mary land, Delaware and Few Jer-
sey, and by an in vissbicn from the
various lodges il this sity, the Grnnd
lodge ofEcers of View Jersey and Mary
land met the fraternity last might, and
beld national jubihation over the
SUCCESS of the order. A number OF
citizens not members OF the order were
also present by invitation. At 7.D
O'Clock in the evening, Welcome Ie-
gion. No. l, Selsct knights in full
un iform, in charge of w. r. Robinson,
Select Commander DIR. j. r. Spech,
Vice Commander w. r.. Mccormick,
Chaplain and W. n. Fairlamb, mar
tial, headed by Dupont Post Drum
Corps, left the Law Building, and pro-
cee6ed to the German Hall, and taking
Liberty Lodge, No. 10, under the.T
charge, escorted the N to the ClaytcB
House
There they were joined oy the Grand
Lodge officers FROM the three States
named, and the procession marched NJ
Market street to tho Lore Law builc.
ing, arriving there at the close of tie
regular meeting of Indratry Lodge
Past master workman William Fl.
Fouia, o. Industry Lodge, presided al
the meeting, in very acceptable man-
ner by his admirable taco, throwing
considerable amusement into the pro
ceediugs. The following were the v;si-
tors from q distance
William M. Butts OF Baltimore, gra2d
master workman A.. r Colbert of
Baltimore, grand recorder; Myer HirsGh
of Baltimore, grand receiver Walter
A. Barrows of Mt. Holly, N. j., chair.
man Of the Com mittee on Laws and
Supervision; Edward l.. Cobb of Gam
den, n j., member of she Grand Lodge
and Samuel Eceles, Jr., and Josaph
Grape of Baltimore, members of the
Financial Committee, which held lis
monthly meeting ia Wilmington on
Tuesday, instead Of In Baltimore
After few appropriate introd Lcsory
remarks by the chairman of the meet
ing, His honor Mayor Rhoads, who is a
metnber o: Liberty Lodge, made fell
citous speech which was literally ap.
iplauded. A quartstte Of Liberty Lodge
tthen rendered very fine piece of vocal
rausic.
Grand Master Butts gave an interest
ing history of the rise, progress and
i present standing of the order. He told
the difficulties thsough which it hat
passed while the yellow fever ragged at
Memphis, Tennessee, when there were
20 mem bers of the order who fell vic.
Tins.
u To meet the assessments she Grand
Lodge lssued certificates OF indebtedness
which, were only hquiaated 6wo or three
Iyears ago.
Since the yellow fever seou-Ee, The
orde, adopted general =elief system
which has proved effective IN meebin q
Ievesy want Of the order. From sevoI
members wien the first Lodge was Or
. garized the order has grown in seven
teen years TO $50, 900 mem bers. PIofss
I scr Ward, the elocutionist, then recited
in an admirable and mirth provokin
manner Avtemus Ward g London lee
ture. Walter A. Barrows, ESD, Of
, Mount Holly, New jersey then deliver
ed an earnest address, though ne sait
Ehe was totally uDprepared.
III He had just comotrom the trial Of
0 case in Court foi outrage ard II
humanity which 30 occupied his after
tion that h. coull think gf brt lit
= else. ThomasT. Kellum recited tn
= Ticket O'Leave Man." and Samu
Eccles, Jr.. and Charles Yetser gav
N vocal solos. Additional and brie
L add resses full OF humor were made b
u Messrs. Colbert, Grape, Hersch, EccleI
Gallagher and Cobb, the last decided
q humorous speaker.
During the rendering of She prograr
j. W. Diefsndorf OF Industry Lodg
in q very felicitous speech surprised
j. Whitaker, recorder of the SAN
Lodge by presenting him with pair
gold-mounted spectac.es, the ocoasio
being she fftieth birthday of NJ
Whitaker.
The surprise was complete, and NJ
Whitaker made happy respone
80 After the adjournment of the meetin
= ~ the Grand Lodge officers and visito
~ = were escorted TO Farra 81 Lewis
no where they partook of Ii very tne coll
is tion. Speeches and anecdotes follow
10 |. until after midnight when the compal
separated.