Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-06-20
THE ODD FELLOWS.
Preparations for the Coming
Sovereign Encampment.
OVER TWENTY THOUSAND PEOPLE
They Will Visit This City in Septem-
ber Next-The Accommodations
Already Secured.

On the 11th of September next will b.
held the Grand Encampment Of th'
Odd Fellows Of the World. Los Angeles
Queen City OF the South, has been Sc
lected as the camp-ground Of this, one 0
the most notable and honorable, as vel
9as the largest secret society in the world
Energetic. Angelefaos succeeded il
having Los Angeles selected as the
camp ground, and the same public spir
sitedness is to-day prompting them te
work with unremitting zeal toward the
object Of the making of this Encamp-
ment the unqualified success in every
particular that it should certainly be.
The Encampment Of Odd Fellows will
not be one at which will congregate
brethren Of the Order from this State, or
even from all the United States, alone.
OF the Order from all
over the world where lodges exist will
visit Los Angeles next September to
fraternize with their fellows. Australia,
the South Sea and Sandwich Islands,
Germany, Russia; in fact,
every country on the globe whore Odd
Fellowship has gained a foothold will be
represented.
To Major f. l.. Stern, Mr.. Eugene
Germain, Charles K. Gault and others,
all credit is due for securing to this city
this Grand Encampment. Long prior to
the convening Of the Grand Lodge at
San Francisco, an event Of quite recent
occurrence, these gentlemen went to
work with determination to win for Los
Angeles the Encampment. Like 'Coast-
BIS" usually do, they won, hands
1own, there being no less than
swenty-three cities in the Union
which wanted the Encampment.
The victory won, the work was
but half begun. Major Stern returned
rom San Francisco few days ago, and
aver since he and his coadjutors on the
committee organized at the start have
been actively engaged in arranging the
preliminaries incident to the
ormal commencement OF preparatory
measures.
To the casual thinker an encampment
II Odd Fellows in Los Angeles for week
would seem but little; simply the convo-
,ation Of some representatives Of secret
ociety, who, after a six days session
would, like those who have gone before,
ilently fold up their tents and take their
departure. But the magnitude OF the
hing might, possibly, best be estimated
rom some facts and figures cleaned from
Major Stern and other gentlemen belong
ng to the order, by Herald reporter
asst evening.
The coming event, properly designated,
s the encampment OF the Sovereign
frand Lodge of Odd Fellows of the
world. Every State and every territory
,ut one, in the United States, will send
representatives. to Los Angeles. Canada,
england, every part Of Europe where
)ddfellowship exists will be represented,
md from the Antipodes will travel hither
ar Western members OF the order.
The Sovereign Grand Lodge Of the world
will have alone four hundred
delegates at the encampment and each
ind every one OF these gentlemen are
married. and the father OF family. The
,ranch, Patriarchs Militant, "Warriors
# Odd Fellowship" it is estimated, will
70 represented here by at least 5000 Pa
riarchs. Veterans Of the order, resident
lete in the State, will be present, it is
,stimated. to the number Of 500, while
heir brethren throughout the United
States and the Canadas will be present,
I is presumed, to the number of nearly
1000. These veterans comprise all Odd
Fellows who have been members of the
order for a period longer than twenty
sears. Major Stern estimates that dur
ng Encampment week, September l1th
20 10th, fully 10000 members of the or
der alone will sojourn in the City of the
Angels. He says carefully compiled sta
.istics show that each and every repre-
sentative to the Encampment will
be accompanied by at least three
The order is popular with
men," said the Major, "you will
see the greatest conclave OF Benedicts,
their spouses and offspring, you ever wit
nessed." He places the number of
members OF the order and others who
will visit the encampment here, in round
figures, al 20 200, the estimate of course
transient visitors. He esti-
mates that fully 500, 900 will be dis
bursed here during the six days Of the
Within the remarkably short space Of
time that has elapsed since the conclu-
sion of the session Of the Grand Lodge at
San Francisco, much preparatory work
has been done by the Local Committee
Of arrangements. This committee COM
prises Eugene Gernain, President of the
Board of Trade, Charles E. Gault, Major
f. L. Stern, District Attorney Dupuy,
NJ. L. Wicks, Hon. F.. F. Spence and
others. A subcommittee, yclept the
executive body ofthis main committee,
is composed Of the gentlemen named
above. The important matter OF trans
continental transportation has already
been arranged by these committees.
Special rates 6verrall lines tending
westward from III Missouri River COM
mon points have been secured for both
one way and round tsip travellers. Then
the committee has secured every hall Of
any size in town, including Hazards
mammoth pavilion, the Opera House,
new theater, Turner Hall, Armory Hall
etc. At it's last meeting the City Council
granted the request OF the committee
that the beautiful Sixth-Street Park be
set aside during the encampment, as a
camp-ground for the Patriarchs Militant
OF the order. Elysian and other parks
will be secured to accommodate the great
branch, or Canton Of Odd Fellowship.
1--WE are not the least bit afraid OF lach
Of ample accommodation. We are con
fident we can prove to the visitors thai
Los Angeles is a metropolis in every
sense Of the word,' said Mr.. Germain
1--WE will have ample room for ALL"
The benefits this city will derive iron
the encampment, il must be admitted
are simply incalculable. Representative
men from all over the world will be here