Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-11-07
Platoon of Police


Captain George W. Goodman.
Canton Philadelphia, No. I,
Captain Frank Snowden.
Canton Quaker City, No. Il,
Captain A 8. Goodman.
Canton Stokes, No. 20, Phila ielphia,
Captain I. II. Moll.
Band
Canton Capitol City, Trenton, N. j.,
Captain Reppart.
Canton Brandywine, West Chester,
Captain Fred Reid.
Major General James b. Nicholson aud
staff 10 carriages.
SECOND DIVISION.
P. Blythe, Grand Marshal.
First Regiment Band.
Eden Lodge, No. "a.
Winkler'e Band OF Trenton, N. J.
South Trenton Lode, No. SO.
National Lodge. No. 80, 81. Georges,
mounted.
Hermann Lodge, No. 20.
Columbia Lodge, No. %.
Band.
Asylum Lodge, No. 81
Band.
Hope Lodge, No. 81.
Brandywine Lodge, No. la
Band.
Fairfax Lodge, No. s.
Mechauics' Lodge, No. 1.
Jefferson Lodge, No. 2.
Delaware Lodge, No. 1.
Grand Lodge of Delaware, l.. NJ. Fowler,
Grand Master.
The line OF march was along French
street TO Ninth, then caunterm arched to
Third, to King, to Front, to Market, TO
Ninth, to Jefferson, to Delaware avenue,
TO Soldiers Monument. CONFERENCE.-THE
10 Market street, thence to Sixteenth, to
King. 70 Eighth, to French, to Sixth,
where It dismissed.
Tables were spread ct the Odd Fellows'
Hall, Third and King streets, Eden Hail
| and at German Hall oil Sixth street near
Walnut, where the visitors were served
with refreshments.
A meeting will be held In Institute
Hall this evening, where addresses will
be made and the Knight OF Chiyalry
conferred on several prominent ODD
Fellows of this city.
| Eden Lodge, although young, Ia one oil
the strongest 10 the State, and the only
one In this city that has not pecuuiary
interest In the old hall. Some time ago
the lodge determined TO build a hail OF
their own, and have successfully accom-.
plished their purpose.
1t is admirably situated. Seen from
Delaware avenue, looking at its west eide
and getting a three-fourth view of tn,
front elevation. the building is a hand
some and imposing structure. There ar,
three rooms on the firtt floor, two o
which will be used as stores, while III,
one in the rear will be used as banquet
room.
There Is large hall in the centre
paved with red and white tile. The en-
trance Is through this hall, aud the stair.
way reaches to landing about half th,
height OF the first Gel ing and then turn
At right angles TO reach the second floor
The rooms on this floor are already occu
pied by Professor WebsteI's dancinl
academy. The suite OF rooms consist o
reception room, coat room, ticket office
toilet rooms and n large ball room.
The next floor contains the quarters o
Eden Lodge. These are the handsomes
suite of apartments used for a like pur
} pose In this State. and perhaps equal t,
those In most other States. There ar,
Ave rooms on the floor. The frat one
overlooking Tenth street Is parlor open
ing into found bay under the tower OF
the northeast corner. 1t also opens GU
on the front balcony and Is lighted b,
the large window back of the balcony
1t Is handsomely furnished with Brus
sells carpets and heavy drapery of scarle
color over the windOWB aud arches
There is loW-down CRATE AMI tile,
hearth, surmounted by q wood mantel II
antique oak and large oval be velet
mirror. On the mantcl is q handsom
;; clock and two bronze statues.
4 The furniture OF this room is of cherr
; wood, upholstered in blue and red Wi
=: ton rugs.
I There are three ant.-rooms between tn
parlor and the lodge room, each OF whic
7 is handsomely furnish ed. The lodR
room Is thirty feet wida and abou
, seventy feet long. 1t is light ed by lou
! large arched windows on each side, L
t Is wainscoted about Ave feet high Il
white pine of natural finish, the windows
ali sitting above the walnscoting. Their,
, Is raised platform wide enough for on,
: row OF chairs running entirely aroun
: the room, with larger platforms at tn
{, officers stations.
The chair OF the noble grand is under
0 canopy Of sc arlet cloth at the south en-
6 of the room. The vice grand's chair
at the north end under similar canop
= OF blue cloth. The chair of the pas
grand is on the east side and that of tn
= chaplain on the west, IN the centre OF tn
side walls. These chairs are of antidu
: oak and heavily covered with the EN-
2 blems OF the order. At each officer
! station lie q pedestal In curved autlqu
: oak carrying marble block and gave
: The floors are covered with Brusse
: carpet in mcquette design ard trigt
; coiors. Artificial light is furnished /
:. the electric lamps along thu walls an
i one fifty-candle power lamp in the cent?
/ Of the ceiling. An electro organ fur
8 ishes the music.