Omaha daily bee., 1888-04-29

MaJrau, rome Rllller ana ". n. MAST, OF
Norfolk, and Captain Alice, of Omaha, was
appointed TO have general charge of the prep
a~rations for the reunion. The officers of the
committee are A. Alice, chalrmans II. q.
Matrau, secretary L. G. Washburn, quarter
master.
Echoes
THE RESIDENTS of Crete, Neb., took q "day
Off last Thursday 10 celebrate with the Odd
Fellows the sixty-ninth anniversary of Odd
Fellowship. The day was pleasant and
bright, and the principal buildings about the
city were decorated with bunting, banners
and flags for the occasion. AS early as IL
o'clock the visitors from the n~eighboring
towns began to arrive for the afternoons
festivities. The bands from Wilbur aud
Plymouth paraded the streets during the
forenoon, and early in the afternoon the pro-
cession of over six hundred men, represent
ing almost every lodge in the county, in their
full regalia, began to form in line. Tie
procession was headed by Professor Vance's
band and marched through the principal
streets of the city and to the assembly
grounds near the Blue river, where a lunch
was served. Ex-Governor Dawes delivered
the address of welcome. and Hon. w. II.
Woodward OF Lincoln, delivered an able and
appropriate Grafton that was enjoyed by the
company present. In the evening n grand
ball was given at Bonds opera house. TIL
entire day was the grandest in the history Of
Odd Fellowship in this city and county,
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IHE S1~NTG-N1NTH anniversary OF Otu Eel
lowship was celebrated at Hamburg, Ia,
Thursday afternoon and evening. Delega-
tions from Red Oak, Shenandoah, Rockport,
Mo-, and Farragut and all the neighboring
towns, were present. During the afternoon
there was q grand street parade of over five
hundred members of the order, which was the
largest secret society procession ever seen
in the city. An address was delivered dur
ing the afternoon, by Rev. G. w. Blodgett
of Atlantic, la. A dinner was served after
tho nIHrncS md a nrrrn hnl III tvaC niynn nv tho
local assembly during the evening.
The PATRIARcns MILITANT, I. o. o, F., of
Nebraska, celebrated the sixty-ninth ami
versary of ODD Fellowship at Fremont last
Thursday. The lodges represented We're:
Canton Excelsior of Kearney, Canton Mil
lard of Omaha, Canton Ford of Lincoln, and
Canton Fremont of Fremont. In addition to
these the members of all the lodges in the
neighborhood were present. The various
cantons had headquarters in the city, and
were called upon during the day by the men,
bers of the other orders. The regular parade
with over three hundred men in line took
place in the afternoon at 2 o'clock. AT 3
o'clock the regular annual dress parade was
held and was the finest ever executed by the
cantons. From 5 to z o'clock the annual
banquet was held, and in the evening at s
o'clock the anniversary exercises were held
in the Congregational church, the address
to the members of the order being delivered
by Hon. Samuel Phelps Leland.
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WESTERN Iowa and eastern Nebraska Odd
Fellows celebrated their sixty-ninth ami
verrsary in Council Bluffs last Thursday. A
large delegation from this city. accompanied
by the Second regiment band of Fort Omaha
and delegations from all the western Iowa
towns were present. The following was the
order of the procession: Dalby's band, fifteen
pieces; Canton Not, fifteen persons; Keystone
lodge No. 1l5, of Omaha, and Omaha lodge
No. 9, seycnty-four; Hawkeye lodge No. 1S4.
Humboldt lodge No. ia and Council Bluffs
lodge No. 40, 152: Second infantry band of
Fort Omaha, twenty-five pieces; Nicola lodge
and the lodges of Persia and Silver City,
seventy-one; carriages with veteran Odd
Fellows, making a total of about three hundred
Odd Fellows in line. The afternoons exercises
We're held in Masonic temple hall, where ad-
dresses were delivered by Hon. ID. G.
Bloomer. Rev. f. Fl. M. Fleming, Prof.
james McNaughton and others. A party
was given during the evening at Masonic
hall for the guests present.