Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-04-26

Yesterdays Celebration, at Mar
tins Ferry,
ofthe Sixt-Sisth Anniversary Of the Ia,
PRODUCTION Of Odd Fellowship lato
the United States.

Yesterday afternoon We took occasion 10
pay q visif 10 our sister city Of Martin S
Ferry to witness and take part in the eere-
Nuonies occasioned by the celebration OF the
sixf7sixth anniversary of the introduction
Ct Odd Fellowshipin-the- Gnited States.
The affair was conducted under the
auspices Of Belmont City Lodge, No. 22l,
to the members of which lodge is due the
honor of conceiving aud executing the
plans OF the days celebration.
We arrived late at the lodge room, which
prevents US from enlarging upon the pre-
hminary preparations, and, perhaps, many
interesting little incidents that would be
read with 7est By the brethren.
The procession formed on Hanover
street, and was composed of the members
OF Belmont City Lodge, and delegations
Of visiting members from Wheeling, Bridge
port, BelIaire, Wellsburg, and
other surrounding lodges to the
number of several hundreds and to the
music Of three brass bands, one from
BeIlaire, one from Wellsburg and one from
Martins Ferry, psraded the principal
streets, which were thronged with specta-
tors along nearly the entire route.
When the procession reached the NJ. L
Church, il countermarched, and the
brethren entered two and two, taking their
seats in the centre rows Of pews, while the
side seats had already been filed
by the spectators, of whom
the largest number were ladies, who are al
ways in sympathy, with principles incuL
Gated by any institution having for its aim
the alienation of distress, whether it be
feeding the hungry, ministering TO the needs
of the sick and afflicted, or soothing the
SORROWS Of the unfortunate and unhappy.
The exercises commenced with an an
them BY the choir, followed BY prayer by
the Chaplain. After another piece
BY the choir, the orator OF the day was IN.
troduced, the Rev Keller, Of Bridgeport,
who took for the basis of his remarks text
from the book of Genesis, " chapter and
the latter clause Of the 9th verse;
"Am [ my brothers keeper and is the
reply OF Cain to the Lord, when Intercepted
as to the whereabouts of his brother Abel
Brother Ruler argued and elaborated from
this text upon the fatherhood Of
God and the brotherhood Of man, in an able
and mastery manner. for the space OF
about three-quarters OF an hour, showing
the importance Of getting away from every
selfish motive in our intercourse with our
fellow men, especially with those of Our
brethren, admonishing them to stand firmly
AID haImI niously together in the practice
Of those benevolent and charitable princi.
PIES for which the Independent Order Of
Odd Fellows is so conspicuous.
he exercises Of the afternoon then closed
after music by the choir, to be renewed in
the evening at tn skating rink.
We must not, however, neglect to men,
ton the excellence OF the music rendered
81 the choir it was artistic aud pleasing to
v.fy high degree, especially the duet
from Bellinis opera Of Norma, by Misses
Flo Williams and May McKim. Indeed,
the choir in their entirety acquitted them
selves with great credit. All present seemed
TO enjoy themselves immensely, and for our
self we have seldom, if ever, witnessed q
mere pleasant or edifying demonstration.
At the rink, in the evening, about fifteen
hundred people we're present. The enter
tainment was a decided success. In the
first race, half mile, four boys entered. Ben
Moore won, with Jesse Quinn second. The
prize was fine gold pin. The next race
was q mile with four entries: David
Davis, Charles Dawney, William
Coates and William Davis. The
race was won by Downey. Masters George
Srroupe and VIM. Brown then gave an ex-
hibi,ion Of fancy skating, after which there
was scrub race between James Miskie aud
John Vickers, and two Bellajre Odd Eel.
lows, Mr.. Miskle winning. The prize was
fine geld l. o. o. F. pin. The grand
march was participated in BY seventy
couples.