Evening journal., 1889-11-07
EDEN LODGE DEDICATION.
VISITING ODD FELLOWS TAKE POS
SESSION OF THE CITY.

scription of Eden Hall.
The. handsome new hail Of Eden Lodge, |
No. "a, /. o. o. F.. on Teuth street. be-
tween Orange and Tatnall, was dedicated |
this morning with all the imposing and |
impressive exercises of the order. |
Lodges and Cantons were in attendance |
from Philadelphia, Chester. Baltimore, |
and other places. Many ladies' accompa |
MED the members of visiting lodges, and |
the occasion was one of great eclat.
more appropriate or beautiful day
for the event could not be possible and |
the Odd Fellows of Wilmington enter
tanned their guests and showed them the
sights of the city, with pardonRble pride.
Mayor l.. w Palmer. Chief Marshall,
had his time divided this morning be-
tween the Odd Fellows Hall at Third and
King streets, and Eden Hall, attending
to the reception Of visiting organizations
Eden Lodge and Canton Delaware, No. l,
assembled at Odd Fellows Hall.
on Third street, early this morning
and up TO the hour Of the dedicatory ex-
ercises we're busy escorting visiting
lodges from the railroad station to their
quarters assigned to them in this city.
The First Regiment Band accompanied
Eden Lodge and Hyatt's Military Band,
Canton Delaware.
Atl0.3O o'clock Canton Capital City
and South Trenton Lodges, No. 36, both
Of Trenton, n j., arrived. Canton Capt.
tai City. with twenty-five men, arrived
via the p, W. & B. railroad. and was
escorted to the Institute Hall by Canton
Delaware. South Trenton Lodge,
No. SO, 106 strong, arrived
on a special train of the B. 4 O. railroad
to the Market street station, and was es
corted to Institute Hall by Eden Lodge
Winkler's Seventh Regiment Band of
Trenton, twenty five pieces, accompanied
South Trenton Lodge They carried with
them a white silk banner. to be pre-
sented to Eden Lodge, AS a
memento of the occasion. On one
side was painting Of sandsnipe and
the inscription Jersey Sandsnipes
On the other side are the words "South
Trenton Lodge to Eden Lodge, Novem-
Der z, 1889.
Grand Canton, Washington, of the Dis
trict of Columbia, with the Third
United States Artillery band and Cantons
Monumental and Zimmerman Of Balti-
more arrived shortly before 12 o'clock
were escorted to their quarters by Can
| ton Delaware. All the members
of the Wilmington lodges and Of the
| visiting lodges wore new badges of white
and other colors made for the occasion.
/ The visiting lodges were dismissed after
being escorted to their quarters, and
the members attended the dedication OF
walked about the city.
| The city was gaily dressed in flags and
bunting in honor Of the occasion. Nearly
| every building on Market street from
II fN tnI q 90
/ and bunting. Other streets along the
| line Of the afternoon parade had displays
of bunting, Eden Lodge had simply r
| large National flag dropping from flag
staff projecting from the balcony at the
| third story.
At IL o'clock the members Of Eden
Lodge marched to the new hall and to
the beautiful lodge room on the third
story, where the dedicatory exercises
took place. The room was crowded with
| visitors, many of whom were ladies. The
officers of the Grand Lodge of Delaware
conducted the exercises. Grand Master
Fowler had charge assisted by Deputy
Grand Master Nailor, Grand Warden
Carter, Grand Marshal Blythe. and others.
The heralds were Arthur Lewis, Merritt
Perkins, Daniel Ross, Frank Sparks. The
regular ritual for dedications was carried
out in full.
Tue Crescent Quartette made its first
appearance to assist in the exercises.
The quartette is composed OF Misses Ella
NOVEL; and Mabel R. Dill and Messrs.
w. H. Carey and j. F. Magee. Miss
Mamie Weiser was the accompanist. The
instrument was Farrand and Votey
electric organ from G. W. Kennedy & Co.
John Bratton played Mendelssohn's wed
ding march as Eden Lodge marched into
the room. At the conclusion of the exer-
cises the guests were escorted TO the In
stitute Hall where lunch was served.
Eden Hall is one of the handsomes'
buildings in the city. It has beer
planned and erected within a year
It's style of architecture is inn
posing and it is a credit to the citl
and the lodge. The walls are Of ie
brick, with trimmings Of brown stonii
The two towers sreEof galvanized iron pc
imitation OF brown stone The first foo
contains two stores, hall way and
large banqueting hall. The second hool
contains the rooms of Webster's dancing
academy. The next floor contains the
quarters of Eden Lodge These are thu
handsomest suit Of apartments used for
like purpose in this state. There alr
parlor opening into round bay undei
the tower on the northeast corner
1t is handsomely furnished witt
Brussels carpets and heavy drspery O.
scarlet color over the windows anC
arches There is a low-down CRATE an,
tiled hearth, surmounted by wood man
: tel in antique oak and a large oval-bev
eled mirror On the mantel is a hand
, some clock and two bronze statues. Th'
furniture of this room is of cherry wood
upholstered in blue and red Wilton rugs
There are three ante-rooms betweel
the parlor and the lodge room, each o
: which is handsomely furnished.
! The lodge room is 30 feet wide ant
! about 20 feet long. 1t is lighted by foui
large arched windows on each side.
, is wainscoted about FIVE feet high il
! white pine of natural finish, the window
all sitting above the wainscoting. Their
q is raised platform wide enough for on
! row of chairs running entirely aroun
the room, with larger platforms at th
!. officers stations.
> The chair Of the noble grand is under
canopy Of scarlet cloth at the south end Q
, the room. The vice grand's chair is q
, the north end under similar canopy Q
/. blue cloth. The chair of the past gran
: is on the east side and that of the char
! lain on the west, in the centre of the sid
walls. These chairs are of antique oa
!, and heavily covered with tie emblems q
: the order At each officers station is
4 pedestal in carved antique oak carrying
! marble block and gavel