The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-04-24


hall, 1--WE find some very handsome specimens
of pen picturing from Gray's Business Col
lege, and Mr.. Gray has also donated three
months scholarship at the college.
The grocery Table takes up the space on
the lower side of the hall, below the main en-
trance. Mr. b. T. Lamb Is chairman, assist
ed bv Fred Il. Haskell and Mrs. G. ID. Clark.
Besides the usual great variety OF groceries,
there will be found very useful ana Deauti-
ful oil stove from Tenney Sc Dunham
A splendid large doll, elegantly dressed, In
a glass case, the gift Of Charles Paine, which
will be the envy Of every child, Is under tne
charge Of Misses Alice and Sadie Gould ana
Ida Coster.
trance where all kinds OF stocks are sold Dy
Mr.. +. X. Harrington.
ON one side of the stage Is the fish pond
where Mrs. A. K. Berry has charge, ana he-
becca at the Well on the other side. where
Mrs. Goldstein officiates as keDecca, ana
dispenses capital lemonade
The centre of the hall is occupied by the
flower booth full OF rare flowers so readily
sold by Misses Annie Frye and Mamie Cur
tbs, and the candy booth, where the most
Briggs, assisted by Misses Bertha Stackpole,
Ella Ayres and Cora Il. Briggs.
Close by the candy booth Is tall hshlng
rod and line and to the line is attached fine
pair Of boots which will be given to the per-
son guessing the height Of the pole aud
The refreshment room is prettily decorated
and presided over by Mrs. s. III. Cannon,
assisted by large corps OF attractive young
ladies. Mr.. Butler is In charge, Mr.. Gam
mon IS treasurer, and Mr.. John Ryan Is
cashier
We must not forget the three handsome
uniforms for chevaliers TO be given to the
three members Of the Canton receiving the
most votes. There are also on the platform
two handsome chairs donated by Atkinson
N Co. and IT III MeDOnald II 10.
In the hall Mr.. Briggs has a large candy
counter, and there is beautiful pair oar
boat given by w. Il. Carter, with oars from
I. Laughlin & Son, and Ryan Il Kelsey, and
rowlOcks from Mcguire u Jones.
At 7.30 p. m. the fair was formally opened
In the presence Of large number Of ladies
and gentlemen, conspicuous among them be-
ing the chevaliers and their officers In full
uniform. Major General Q. b. Whitten,
commanding the division of the North, spoke
as follows:
MR.. wHITTEN's REMARKS.
Ladies and Gentlemen and Brother Odd
Fellows:
The institution of odd Fellowship is un-
doubtedly one Of the largest secret institu-
tions in the land and think am safe in
saying that no Institution of a similar char
acter Is exerting greater social or moral in
fuence in the community than the Indepen-
dent Order Of Odd Fellows. Based upon GER
tain principles which are as firm. as lasting
and as enduring as time itself, no storm
cloud of opposition. no tide of dissension. no
elements of discord, however powerful, can
shake the institution from its solid founda-
tion Of Friendship, Love and Truth upon
which it is so securely grounded. Numeri-
cally and financially 1t is power in itself
We have according to the last report OF the
Sovereign Grand Lodge 547, SAG members en-
rolled under the banner of Odd Fellowship;
and total receipts Of over S115, 100000. From
our Grand Secretary we gather the fact that
in this State there are 5000 members, and
an invested fund of S4S6.0OO, and in Port
lane, which is the hub of Odd Fellowship in
this State, we find that there are six lodges
with membership of 2754, and fund Uf
S153,000.
Although, literally speaking. Odd Fellow
ship is not a charitable institution, yet we
have high and important duties to perform
and obligations which we owe to each other
as brothers. We find written in characters
that cannot be misunderstood, upon every
We command you to visit the sick, relieve
the distressed, bury the dead and educate
the orphan. How well has this mandate
been obeyed? Records answer: Total
amount paid for relief, S43, 3,5S9, ,O61.s7. The
ostentation and splendor. but moving silent
ly and unassumingly, dealing out its work
OF friendship and love on the right hand and
on the left Is pouring out thousand sweet
and gladdening streams around the bedside
OF the sick and suffering, and bearing on its
wings messages of sympathy, tenderness and
care. As l have said all this labor, the car
ing for the sick and the distribution of the
money all emanates from the subordinate
lodges, and they are emphatically lodges Of
lqb0r NJ fbQ SavaraiOr nd ndc q. ffo
wisdom, and 1t did wise, instituted degree
where the display and social element could
be united, where those who have borne the
burden and the heat Of many summers, as
well as those who are still active in the
ranks Of Odd Fellows and the younger mem
bers of the order, can find social resort in
the degree of Patriarchs Militant-brought
from the lodge Of labor to the degree of re-
freshment.
The Patriarch Militant is a great benefit
to the order as statistics show that there is a
net gain of $4,000 members, and brethren In
position to know whereof they speak main
tain that this unexpected result Is attributed
to the Patriarch Militant. and the Grand
lly says that in his opinion. the degree has
been OF benefit. 1t has infused new life into
sluggish Lodges and Encampments and
brought much new and valuable material
into the order.
Three years ago Patriach Militant was un.
$4,000 Chevaliers are recorded on its roster.
1t has been said that the success Of the en-
tertainments depends largely on the assist
ance and support OF lady friends. IL
this be true, which l think it is, then success
can be written on our banner. for no institu-
ton, social, moral. religious or political has
tirmer or more ardent lady friends than the
institution OF Odd Fellows. And / repeat
what have had occasion to say many times
before, that the Odd Fellows of Portland
cxxfaf fhA loAxr fri de 1NFN NhsA Arfln 1nx a
lasting debt of gratitude. and the remem-
brance of what they have done and what
they are doing, should stimulate every men,
Der to renewed action, and should challenge
the countless praises Of every Odd Fellow as
we'll as the plaudits of every true brother
But it is not my province to detain you
longer, for we have representative Of our
city, who Is prominent Odd Fellow, who
has kindly consented to be with us, and,
therefore, without any further ceremony |
have the pleasure Of calling on Bro. VIM. Ii.
Smith, chairman of the Board of Aldermen,
and Past Grand Patriarch and Past Grand
Representative, to favor us with remarks,
and also to put in motion the wheels of this
grand fair.
MIR. SMITHS REMARKS.
w. Ii. Smith, chairman of the Board Of
Aldermen and editor of the Odd Fellows
Register, spoke as follows:
Ladies and Gentlemen.
As representative of our city government,
welcome you and trust that every courtesy
will be cheerfully accorded you by it. Itmay
not be improper for me TO remark that In 9TH
er than an official capacity this is an occasion
of more than ordinary interest. For nearly
a quarter of a century have been honored
by membership in the great order of which
the chevaliers are branch. have not been
in ignorance Of the good deeds performed by
this mighty brotherhood whose sixty-nintb
anniversary will be observed in nearly every
civilized country next Thursday. So extern
sive is this order that the sun never sets upon
its membership, and there Is not an hour in
our secular day that lodge of Odd Fellows
is not in session.
Within radius of one mile from this hall
more than 5000 Odd Fellows are enrolled up
on our lodge books, a per cent of the popula-
tion larger than can be found in any other
territory with like number Of inhabitants.
This Fraternity with its benefit ana insur-
ance systems and charitable donations dis
burses millions of dollars each year. 1t is
the largest and most popular benefit order in
the country and is doing large amount of
work in the way of making our world better.
The patriarehs militant under whose au-
spices this Fair is held, is of recent origin,
its years are not as many as the fingers on
my hand, but its growth has been marvel.
GUS 1t has stimulated the young men in
various communities to unite with us, ii Is in
harmony with the military spirit of our prog
ress at all times. 1t Is a powerful factor to
create an interest in our order and arouse