Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-09-21
Odd Fellows Celebration.

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EREIGN GRAND LODGE.
Messrs. NJ. ID. Brainard, j. Thomas Petty and
Oliver Dufour representatives of the Odd Eel
lows of this District, attended the sixty-frst
annual communication of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge of Odd Fellows, which opened this
morning in Baltimore. Tomorrow afternoon
the monument erected in Harlem park to the
memory OF the late secretary, James l.. Ridge
ley. will be unveiled with appropriate cere-
monies The sessions of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge will be presided over by Grand Sire ex-
Judge Henry F. Carey, of Baltimore.
The Jurisdiction OF the Sovereign Grand
States. the lower provinces of British North
America, Ontario, Switzerland, the German
empire and Australasia The organizations are
a. follows: Sovereign Grand Lodge, /; indie
pendent grand lodges German Empire and
AustraiaSia), 2; subordinate grand encamp-
ments. 10; subordinate encampments i 943
subordinate grand hodges. 81. snhoIdinats
lodges, S.Oo1. encampment members 81 $50:
lodge members, 532, 49,. 1t is estimated that
over 100000. VIM. III. Frazier and John E.
Mason, of this city, the staff OF the
grand marshal IN the parade, which will take
place Tomorrow.
ADMITTED To LEHIGH.-The following young
gentlemen of this city have passed the exami,
nation required tor admission To Lehigh uni
versity: WillOughhy Anderson, Ralph p Bar.
nard, viii Butterworth, Chas. H. Boynton,
Hoehlin-. &. +. HesSe, Ledroit I.angdon and
John Morrow Messrs. Butterworth, Anderson.
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the Washington High school last June.
KNIGHTS OF LABOR CoNCERr-Progessiye
first ANIMAL concert at ODD Fellows low sf ha te stb
street southeast, on Thursday evening Septem.
Der 9th. at $50 o'clock. Mr.. A. NJ. sprague,
chairman of the committee on entertainment
has communicated a polite invitation to the
President and To members of the cabinet also
10 heads of departments, judges of the courts
ana other prominent persons, and has received
prompt Acknowledgements from President Cleve-
iand and his cabinet, also from Commissioner
Colman, Hon. W. Ii. Webb VIM. Tindall, JOS
Tanning, j. W. Considine, Judge Merrick, Judge
Smell; John NJ. Langston, John F. Cook, Major
Dye, Edward Clarke, Hon. $. p. Rounds A b.
Aues, Cadet Taylor and many others, with con-
EXAMINATIONS and expressions of good will for
the Knights of Labor The entertainment
promises 10 be an excellent one.
A SERIOUS AFFAIR IN A WATERMELON
IAIcHr-1esterday afternoon George Carr, a
eoiored man. went into the melon patch of JAS
Lindsey, on the Il. & p X. r., near Benning's
and was soon engaged in ampling some Of the
Ihelons, having, 1t Is stated. been told by some
person that he could help himself. While in
the height OF his enjoyment Mr.. Lindsey APP
peared and attacked him with a stick upon
which Carr started to run youn1 man
named Charles Howard joined Mr.. Lindsey,
ana threw stone at Carr, striking him back OF
the mead Carr fell senseless to the ground
The police patrol wagon came and took Carr To
the W Washington Asylum hospital, where his
not necessarily fatal Officer W. L. Anderson
and Fitzgerald arrested Lindsey and Howard.
tai was TeporltU tt-uay as being still In pre-
carlous condition. In the Police Court This
morning Lindsey and Carr were charged with
assault and battery, and the case was CON.
tinued indefinitely; bond $500.
THE CHURCH DEDICATION AT LAURrI-The
Centenary Methodist Episcopal church at
Laurel, Prince Georges county, Md. was dedi
Gated yesterday afternoon, in accordance with
the program announced in Saturdays STAR
the Rev j. r Amos, presiding elder Of the
west Baltimore district, officiating The Ger
mon was preached by the Rev. DIR. John Lana
han, presiding elder of the Baltimore district
At the morning service the sermon was by tho
Baltimore. and at the evening service by the
Rev. W. H. Chapman, of this city. The pastor
OF the church Is the Rev. John /. Walsh and
the trustees are Messrs. III. c. Frost, T. l.. Fair
all. e. A Ware, b. +. Crabbs, T. d. Bond, VIM
Kennedy, L. ID. Simpson. The building is ,
Feet, with a tower % feet high. The cost wa
about ~, 100.
The GERMAN Harvest FESTIVAL. tn,
Cannstatier Eoiks-Fest, or the German harves
festival, was celebrated yesterday by q gather
Ing al Geuthler's park. There was concer
music and addresses by Mr.. Simon Wolf an(
Rev. l.. ii. Schneider. One Of the features O
The decorations was a tall column composed o
the natural products of the earth. Onions
apples, pears, mock-oranges, turnips, corn, cab
baks, s4nasbss, peaches, watermelons an(
numerous other vegetables and fruits wers
blended tremendously, and running vines Wers
uuilZed for gariands and wreaths. The festiva
WIN be continued to-day and tomorrow, anC
there Will be music by the Sangerbund anC
Aaennechor societies.
DISAPPOINTMENT OF sALE-The sale of douhl.
orom hosting engine and general material IA
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