Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-13
THE ODD FELLOWS DAY.
Inc Anniversary Of the Order to be
Celebrated i'm this CITY.

/
The Anniversary Of the Order to be
| Celebrated i'm this City.
COMMITTEES AT WORK ARRANGING FOR THE
| EXERCISES - DISTINGUISHED PERSONS IN
vITED TO TAKE PARr-rHE HISTORY OF THE
| ORDER IN THIS COUNTRY.
The several subcommittee having In charge
| the details of arrangements for the celebration
| OF the 26th April-Odd Fellows anniversary
| day-are holding frequent meetings and are
| lndustriously employed in getting matters into
| proper shape. Not only are the members of
| the order in this Jurisdiction expected to par
| ticipate in the parade aud subsequent exercises
| but all sojourning brethren temporarily here
from other Jurisdictions are cordially invited to
| join them. Special invitations have been ex-
| tended to considerable number of distin-
guished men, members of the order among
whom are Henry F. Carey, grand sire: Theo. A.
Ross, secretary of the Sovereign Grand Lodge;
Milton j. Durham. first controller of the Treas
ury; Senator Blackburn, Senator Dolph Wm
| and others.
Hon. j. H. Oberly, civil service commissioner.
mas peen invited and has accepted the invita-
| ton TO deliver the anniversary address. Mr..
Ooeriy mas not only a splendid record as an
Uuu teLtow, having been grand master of the
jurisdiction OF Illinois and representative
rom that jurisdiction In the Sovereign Grand
Ioose, put he is known as a man of line attain
state he is familiarity called the ssilver-tongued
orator" His selection and acceptance are
IGeelieu very fortunate for the order and a
| ton. y, ~
Invitations have been sent to the Odd Fellows
OF Alexandria, including lodge and encamp-
ment members and uniformed patriarchs.
me grand master has applied to the Presi-
dent for leaves of absence for all employees of
the government members of the order Tor the
afternoon of the 26th and no doubt is enter
tanned that permission will be granted upon
Inc terms usually extended to members of
Otner orders on similar occasions. Application
VIII be made to the same effect to the District
commissioners ION. The committee also respect
July requests all employers in business occu-
pations to release their employees for the after
noon.
SKETCH OF THE ORDER.
The order in this country had its origin in the
efforts of the late Thomas Wildey, of Balti-
more, who, with some companions on April
2G, 1919, formed Washington lodge in that
city. Although there are traditions that the
order was originally founded in the dark and
misty past, that even old Father Adam laid
the Jewish Priesthood that it was first estab-
ilshed in the Roman legions, A. D. 49, and was
introduced into Britain in A. ID. 9S, no such
ciaim Is made by the order of the present and
IL is probable that the order cannot be traced
back over two or three hundred years. 1t is
claimed that SUCH O society was known In Eng
land In the early part of the sixteenth century
ana the Gentlemans Magazine OF l745 men,
lions lodges OF Odd Fellows as places for spend
motto was Friendship, Love and Ud'e Tu mnSs
lodges. 1t appears that the early English lodges
were supported 10y penny contributions. and
cases of sickness or distress were re-
for their relief. Il QUE of work. me Ioteq
was helped on his way with q card to the near.
G e. t iooge. When the funds OF lodge ran out
u was customary to inform other lodges and
visitors were sent 1t to swell the funds The
collection of pennies was kept up till about
lOf yIfrn ft,a
discarded.
81, AS stated above, the successful founding of
Inc order IN this country was accomplished by
Thomas Wildey in 1919, although several at
teInpts had been previously made, a lodge hay
Ing been In existence in Baltimore in 1902,
and one in New York in 1906 which remained
In existence till 1922. Mr.. Wildey was an Eng
lishman, and was initiated i'm a lodge in ISui
He came to Baltimore in 1917 and there FOL
lowed his business of coachsmith. The preva-
renee OF yellow fever In that year showed the
countryman, John WEIGH, ne discussed the
propriety OF forming a lodge. Subsequently
Richard Rushworth, on April 2tsth. IsIs or.
ganiZeo the lodge from which sprang the order
Inat now spreads to every section of the land.
THE FIRST GRAND LODGE.
Franklin lodge In Baltimore was organized
soon afterwards and in June, 1921, the general
committee Of the Manchester unity granted a
charter to the "Grand Lodge of MARYLAND and
the United States" February 22d, 1921, a
grand lodge charter under the above name was
granted to the Past Grands the officers who
had passed the chairs, and Washington and
Franklin lodges took subordinate charters Mr.
Wildey became the first Grand Master In
1S22, other lodges having been formed in Bos-
ton, New York and Philadelphia Mr. Wildey
used his efforts to unite them under one head,
owing TO the complex National and Maryland
grand lodge The result was that a Grand
Lodge OF the United states was organized Janu-
airy 10th, 1925. 1t being important that this
should be recognized by the Manchester unity, |
MI; Wlldey went over to England in June |
1926, and formal charter was Obtained grant, |
ing the Grand Lodge OF the United States ex- |
elusive jurisdiction in America. While in Eng |
land MIR. Wildey introduced the Pink and |
Green degrees June 18th, 1927, the patr-
archal branch was established in baltimore by |
the institution OF Jerusalem Enc ampmenL No |
Sire till 1888, and was continued as q general |
agent OF the order, planting lodges in various |
states. He died in Baltimore, October 18th, |
1861, aged 81 yea rs. In 1865 a splendid monu. |
ment to his memory erected on North |
Broadway, near u yette street, Baltimore.
THE BENEVOLENT AND RELIEF FEATURES
The fraternal features upon which, as q |
cornerstone the first lodges were founded |
were soon supplemented by the benevolent |
and relief features now SO conspicuous in this
order. The founders could never have antici. |
pated the grand results OF their humble begin
where "the builders builded better than they |
knew. From one lodge and five members, in |
1919 the order has extended itself Steadily in
every direction until now iI has a SOVEREIGN
Grand lodge, two independent grand lodges
German empire and Australia), siXty-five sub
ordinate grand lodges and over 5000 subor-
0lnate lodges, with a membership OF 532467
There are subordinate lodges in every state
and territory of the United States, in Canada
British Columbia, in several states of Europe.
south America, Australia, Sandwich Islands |
ana the order bids fair TO spread over the entire
civilized world. Its benevolent work may be |
better understood when it is stated that the
annual expenditure for relief in 1854, was
2,l76, 269.41. This item OF expenditure grows |
steadily and uniformly with the growth oI the
order, and will no doubt exceed two and a |
quarter millions for the present year.
The Reason Why Ice Is High Priced.
Consumer-"That 100 below zero last winter
will give US cheap ice this season."
Dealer-"No, the tendency is up, rather than
down, in the retail price OF ice."
Consumer-"Why, how do you make that
appear? Ice was plenty enough last winter.
and labor was cheap"
Dealer-"Yes, know; but the fact is ice men
have to deal with matters not understood NV |
you consumers You see, the freeze was So
sudden and severe that the crystals of ice were |
hard. I pledge you my word il
look us SO long to cut the ice, on account of its
density, that the cost was largely increased |
Then, too the crystalizatiOn was unprecedenf- |
edly irregular We had to make special study |
u the angles OF cleavage" to do anything with
Inc Ice. You've no idea how much science il |
involves. Facu No, the price viii be kept up
4 1t takes all summer"
Mighty Small Brain Pressure There
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