Daily Republican., 1889-11-29
on the frs, floor, where abundant refresh.
ments were served.

=" NhO "is HooT, Wnefe tDuuuhnJ refresh
mehts were served.
THANKSGIVING DAY.
In the afternoon the lodges before
named, together with lodges from Penn
| sylVanla and New Jersey and Commau.
derles 81. Luk-'s, No. 9, and st. Mat
lhews, No. >, joined st. Paul's in cele-
Draling It's l4th anniversary In a grand
street parade with banners, emb ems aud
Ia full re9alia. The parade formed on
Walnut etreet ut 2 o'clock, undo. lie
command OF Sir Knight Noah White,
captain-general OF 81. Fauls Grand Com.
| mahdery, IN the following orlar. ANU
| och Lodge, No. 2, Mount Ncrncn Iodge,
Ches.cr, Pa; Mount Airy Lodge, Cam
den, N. j.; Mount Lebanon Lodge, New
p1ft, Dali Doric Lodge, Merchantvillc,
~. D.; King Solomon Lodge, Mount
fl'gah Lodge, 81. Joins Lodge, Mount
oAVa Lodge, Mount Ncbo Lodge, the
harmony African Gradd Lodge ol Dola.
wore, Eastern Light Chapter, Royal
Arch MssOns; 81. Matthew Conmatl-
drry, Ut. LukU's Commandery, ST. Pauls
Commandery, Knights 1emplAr, i,nl the
African Grand Commaudeiy Of Della
ware, nun bcring 40i men iu line. Form-
lng on Walnut street, The route WAS to
Eleventh, to Lombard, to Twelfth, to
french, to Thirteenth, to Orauge, TO
Ninth, to Tatnall, TO Fourth, 10 Poplar,
10 sixth, TO French, to Ninth, TO Ma.
tional Hall aud dismiss. The bands
were the Liberty Of Philadelphia, the
| Republic of Chester, the Universal and
lle Charles Sumner File uad Drum
Corps OF Wilmlngton. A Tier the eytn-
lpe collation. tie line formed ,:gain nj
National Hall and mar .bed to Odd Eel
lows Hall, arriving at about y o'clock.
me mus III the hall was furnished by
The Republic baud OF Chestcr.
h. >. X, Jrucs Pickett mnde The
opening address, tiving the history both
OF the GIaud Lodge and of st. paui's
Commanderl, No. 1, X. I. lie referred
to Prince Hall rs made a Mason in INA
by Br!ttsh soldiers IN Boston, and re-
ceiving from the Grand Ledge OF Eng
lHnd u 1884 u warrant aud cGarte. estab-
fishing the African Grand Lodge OF
North America.
In 1917, to stttle discord which had
arisen among the lodges, convention OF
all lodges IN the Omitted States was
called, who agreed 10 their union and
origin as established uLder the uuihurity
OF the English charter. This was ratified
iu 1913.
Under this direct, legitimate Iine and
authority are all tho 40I Masons IL the
parade to-day, and about twice as many
III The State ot Delaware, AID total of
liJ, OUO In tie United States, which is
1lltt bundled thousand more than the
5000 who constitute the otler division
rs proven by the Piltsburg report.
b. Puul's CommandeIy was formerly
under the Pennsylvania Grand Body, but
was trans erred aud Incorporated by the
State OF Delaware March -, 1850.
As showing the spirit oi the orgauiza-
lion, the speaker went into the history Il
the Crusades AID All outline of the order
lie was spirited and felicitOus ia his re-.
marks, with frequent salies OF wit at
opposing comneuts lu Ead heard, which
kept the thronge1 hall luil OF people in
rOars oil laughter and made them Lood
natured ior the whole evening
He called on cir Knight James f.
Thompson, who made in Sulr speech and
gavG tte history hom Pf.Icc Hal! down
IN fuller detail aud clearly aud iorclbly.
An opponent had told him lie was like
goat butting against wall all night, and
In the morning there was nothing LEFT Of
him but his tail, lie thought the demon
sttntiou aud facts shown to-day COAST.
tuleu u pitttJ luHS tui. Laughter,
Rev l. Is. Cooper made solid aud
bret sIeech declaring he was la the
same matte nal compact aud had been
ever since he was made Mason in 1874.
Thry had triel TO get him 10 co operale
with u lodge In Pennsylvania, which was
claimed as ''union," but he had found
the union like the handle OF u jug, all
on OLe side.
Rev. q. Y. Peterson was called up
iotn the audience when marked silence
pcfvsicd the entire assembly. lie re.
grettsd they had not a fair show, for not
wi'hsiandlns the multitude present, I'LL
irE most OF the space In the hall as
standing loom, he estimated a thousand
moro would like 30 lave got in. lie said
he had n Heterogeneous conpo.ition which
had come 10 his mind That afternoon
" Which lie called