Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-10-04
The COlOred odd FellOws.

PHIA THIS WEEK.
The delegates from this city to the third bien-
nial meeting of the Grand United Order of Odd
Fellows of America, to begin in Philadelphia
tomorrow, left for Philadelphia to-day. The
delegation is headed by Mr.. Benjamin c. Whit
ing. large number of the colored Odd Eel
lows OF this city, including forty members of the
pairlarchie, No. AZ, will go to Phladelphia
Wednesday and take part in parade on Thurs
day. Delegates from all the leading cities ol the
south aud west, from England and Canada, will
NJ Y. T. Professor w. Howard Day. of Harris
burg, will deliver an Grafton in Musical Fund
hall Thursday afternoon, and on Thursday
evening there will be a competitive drill OF The
visiting patriarchies in the Academy of Music.
at which gold prizes will be offered and a re-
ception and uail in honor OF the delegates given
Tue colored Odd Fellows since their organiza-
ton in 1S4l have spread all over the United
States, Upper Canada and Ontario, Bermuda
Antigua ali the West India Islands and Cen.
tral America, and now there are $50 lodges,
l12 councils, 4O7 households and Al patri.
arcnies with u membership Of about So 900
The value OF the properly owned is Sl72-
$1,000; invested value OF property and lands,
mitlee OF management In England Ali charters
aud passwords are received from that oruer
The subcommittee Of management is COM
Master, Grand Recorder, Grand Treasurer and
four Grand Directors, who are all elected at tie
biennial meeting. The present Grand Master
Deputy, Edward II. Morris, Chicago; Grand
Treasurer, w. Z. H. Curtis; Grand Secretary
David y. Bowser; Directors, A. b. baltimore Of
Massachusetts; w. c. Costin, of South Carolina:
General L. Morris Chester, OF South Carolina
aud Charles b. Wilson, of Louisiana.
DEPARTURE OF THE WASHINGTON DELEGArEs
Sixty or more delegates, representing the G. l.
ored Ode Fellows in Virginia, Alabama and
other states, together with the representatives
Of the several lodges of this District, left this
morning at 1880 via Baltimore & Ohio railroad
to attend The bi-annual session OF that BODY to-
morrow in Philadelphia. The order in u body,
with their families and friends, will leave on
an excursion train by the same road Wednes-
day night at IL O'clock to take part In the
grand street parade on Thursday.
SHIPPED TO WAsHINGToN.-A telegram to
the New York Herald from Buffalo says: Friends
OF President Cleveland have shipped all his
personal effects from his old rooms in the Weed
block TO washington via the Lehigh Valley
road. This action Is taken as an indication that
he does not expect to return TO Buffalo alter his
term US PRESIDENT has expired.
MRS. CLEVELAND TO RETURN FROM BUF.
FALo To-MoRRow.-Althoug 1t was announced
that Mrs. Cleveland was going to Buffalo to
have Q quiet visit with her Aunt Alice and
Cousin Emma Folsom, dispatch from that
city says sne has been SO far Kept busy receiv-
Ing hundreds Of callers, q great many Of whom
we're little eise than chance acQuaintances.
that sue would return to Washington on Tues
day with her mother. The only positive social
engagement she has nude thusfar is to be pres
ent AT two O'clock this afternoon at q ladies'
luncheon given In her honor at the residence Of
a. Mrs. George ]. sicard, on North street. Mr..
firm, which is now Bissell, Sicard & Goodyear
II is said that only elderly ladies are to be in
ment to many of the society bellies. who think
they have rights In the case. Mrs. Cleveland
did not attend church yesterday. but spent the
day quietly with her aunt and cousin, and last
evening d1ne0 with friends.