St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-06-05
st. Cloud Turns Out a Great
Crowd to Witness the Odd
Fellows Parade.
The Address of Welcome De-
livered by the Hon. D.
T. Calhoun.
j. w. Carson Speaks on Be-
half Of st. Cloud Lodge
No. 80.
An Evening Entertainments
Convention Of the Daugh-
ters Of Rebekah.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
ST. CLOUD, June 4.-The streets were
thronged with people this morning to
witness the parade of th9delegatiOns to
the Odd Fellows convention. At 8:15
the procession formed at the West hotel.
A platoon of police headed the parade,
followed by band and the local lodge,
while the 500 delegates brought up the
rear. Arriving at the opera house
Noble Grand C. F. Lamb, of the st.
Cloud lodge, opened the morning exer-
cises by introducing Hon. d. T. Cal
houn, who, in the absence of
the mayor, welcomed the grand
lodge in the following words:
"As representing the mayor. and on be-
half of the citizens of st. Cloud, ex-
tend to you a most hearty welcome to
our city. The people of st. Cloud are
proud to-day in having within her gates
this Grand lodge, and take pleasure in
meeting and mingling with you as IN
dividuals. The city welcomes you not
as representing that which would make
for her material wealth. would build
her railroads. or bring her mills and
factories, but as representing something
GRANDER AND BETTER.
that which makes for the building up
and beautifying the minds and hearts of
men, and as representing the grand
doctrine, the most sublime of all but
one, the universal brotherhood of man.
Let me assure you that to the people of
st. Cloud this is not simply grand and
beautiful sentiment, matter of abstract
speculation, or a dead formula. but
living truth. 1t has been impressed
upon their minds in way that causes
them to remember. When, three years
ago, the terrible cyclone swept
over our city, leaving death and
destruction in its path, as soon
as the wires could flash the. news
abroad, expressions of sympathy ac-
companied with material aid came pour
ing in upon US from all sides. till we
said Enough; our wants have been more
than satisfied So when the people OF
this city say to you, as the representa-
tives and tea ;hers of this grand idea,
welcome, they are not simply using the
language OF politeness which comes
from no deeper than the lips, but they
say it meaning what the word implies.
They are
GLAD YOU ARE HERE.
and hope your visit will be such as that
you will be glad to come again. In the
name of our people again bid you
most hearty welcome" j. W. Carson
welcomed the delegates Oh behalf of st.
Cloud Lodge No. 81, as follows: Il
have been selected on behalf of St.
Cloud Lodge No. AZ to bid you welcome.
and, however cordial may be the well
come extended you through Mr.. Cal
houn by this fair city and her hospita-
BILE citizens, beg to assure you that the
members of our order here extend
welcome richer than language can
point. Our gates are thrown wide open.
Every door has
IT'S LATCH STRING OUT,
and the Daughters of Rebekab await at
the well to cheer the stranger within
our walls. To them also we accord a
hearta welcome. We do not forget that
ours was the first great organization to
catch the vision not only OF the brother
hood of man, but of the equality and
sisterhood of woman. Do you never
think why the world has moved on so
slowly and moved on in strife? 1t is be-
cause man has been selfish; it is be-
cause, wrapped in our robes of purple
and pride, we have turned with scOrn
and curses from the slave and
thanked God we are not like
him, instead of working that he
might be like US. 1t is because we nave
tried to light the wheel of progress over
golden tablets of the law handed down
from heaven to be eternally true.
stamped with the handwriting of the
almighty God. Honor thy neighbors;
and so, despised, cursed, and spit upon.
bought, sold and slaughtered. the
,>Io nd fhn hou frndnoA
down the ages; but at length Odd Eel
lOwship appeared. She took hold of the
hand and heart of man. She recognized
man simply because he was man.
She taught him that a man was
THE WORD MADE FLESH
that he should be ashamed of the
worlds compassion, that he should
seek the worlds reverence. and with
that idea within him, man is a new
creation. AS a body representing that
idea what trankincense and mvrrh
shall bring to this welcOm offering.
Again, then, l welcome you. On be-
half of our resident brothers l tender
you the hospitality of our city. and that
you may not cOubt its slncerity,l tender
it in the name of that society which
said: DO unto others as ye would
that they should do unto yOu.'"
Grand Master Lambert and Grand
Treasurer Charles Griswold responded
to the addresses of welcome on behalf
of the grand lodge, after which the con-
vention went into secret session. This
evening the visiting delegates were ser
enaded by the band at the different
hotels. Later on they were entertained
by the st. Cloud lodge at the opera
house by the exemplifcation work in
iniatory and first degree. Tomorrow
will be devoted to the regular business
of the grand lodge, election of officers,
etc. Oriental degrees will be conferred
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