Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-16
THE COLORED ODD FELLOWS.
Celebrating the Forty-Third Anniver.
sary of the Organization In This City.

sary OF the Organization In This City.
cREprTApLE STREET PARADE WITH MANY LODGES
IN LINE-aAr REaALIA AND BRILLIANT BAN
NERs-REvIEwEp By THE DISTRICT ooMMIs-
sIoNERs-A PUBLIC MEETING.
Cleaning with banners and to the strains Of
martial music the long line of colored Odd
Fellows OF the District Of Columbia passed
through the streets Of the city today. The
street parade was the first event of the forty
third anniversary of the organization Of the
order in this city. Forty-six years ago John
r. COOK, the father OF the ex-collector Of taxes,
ana other prominent colored men started
the hrst lodge of Odd Fellows
In the District, having obtained charter from
Philadelphia Today they have twenty -four
lodges, Grand lodge, two patriarchies eight
households OF Ruth and a large and growing
membership. Their celebration today was
Planneo on more extensive scale than usual
and was carried out with the hearty co.onera.
ton OF the membership. The display was Q
credit to the order, and owing to the good
management OF those ia charge all the details
were well arranged
THE LINE WAS FORMED
on 18th street near street, in front OF the Odd
Fellows Hall. As early a. 10 o'clock the mar
shals, wearing gay sashes, began to arrive on
the scene, and as fast as the members Of the
lodges formed into line they directed them to
their proper positions in the divisions. The
chiei marshal, Magnus L. Robinson, was distin-
guished by yellow sash and his aids by blue
sashes.
The marshals of divisions wore red sashes.
All the narshals and their aids were we'll
mounted and the white saddle cloths were
trimmed with colors to correspopd with the
sashes. Each lodge as it wheeled into line was
distinguished by banner, and the brilliancy
OF these added much to the appearance of the
wavering line The members wore as a rule the
regalla OF the lodge, and the sunlight
was rejected from the gold lace and emblems
with which the regalias were decorated. The
first body in line-the Washington patriarchy
appeared in semi-military uniform, and wore
chapeaus with plumes and swords. The pro-
oession consisted of three divisions, and at the
head OF each marched goat. While as q rule
.ne ioage goats do not appear in public. yet
occasion they we're granted that privilege.
THE MARsHALs.
The procession, which moved shortly after
IL O'Clock, consisted Of three divisions. At the
head marched the National band. Then came
Chief Marshal Robinson with his chief of staff
Hamilton Rucher, and the following aids: ].
W. Lee, Henry Bowles, Frank Brown, w. W.
Robinson, John A. Tilghman, r. NJ. Lamb
Mckenzie Scott, L. H. Parks, James b. Sewell
Thomas Eatman, L. j. Allen, Edward James,
); H. Tripiett, John b. Sanks, w. H. Davis of
Alexandria and Jeremiah Johnson.
THE FIRST DIVISION
The marshal of the first division was David
Warner. who was assisted by j. S. Coolidge, j.
T. Cheshire and Wesley Frye The bodies in
line were as follows: Washington patriarchy.
No. IL, John r. Brown, commander: A. K Man
lodge II alo1
W. A. freeman lodge, No. 2099, ]. r. F.
Browne, marshal; Union Light lodge, No. 1866
Robert Grey, marshal; Social lodge No. 1919
Buswell jackson, marshal; Peter Ogden lodge,
No. 1874; Columbia lodge, No. 1876, Chas. Jack
son, marshal; Osceola lodge, No. 2033, James
Lomax, marshal.
SECOND DIVISION.
Strains of music from the Empire band of
Baltimore announced the appearance Of the
second division. Wm N. Jackson was the mar
shall and his aids were H. w. Hamilton, A. T.
Johnson and A. Robinson. Some of the Balti.
more lodges headed this division and their mar
shall was Joseph Warren, with Alexander Jones
ana VIM. A. Adams assistant marshals. The
lodges in line were as follows: John A. Bridge
lodge, No. 14l5, OF Baltimore; Mount Lebanon
lodge, No. 1lS6, of Baltimore, Paul Dawson,
marshal Rose Hill lodge, No. 1726, John L.
Henderson, marshal; Old Ark lodge. No.
1925, Ches. l.. Jackson, marshall; Simon
lodge, No. 1902, VIM. F. Swami, mar
shal; Green Mountain lodge, No. 1477.
No. 1887, VIM. Trice, marshal; Western Star
lodge, No. 1850, Samuel Donaldson, marshal;
Golden Reef lodge, No. 1862, George White.
marshal. Representatives Of number Of
lodges marched in this division. Among them
were representatives of Brotherly Love lodge
OF Norfolk, Va; Evening Star lodge, No. 1913
Brilliant Star lodge and Mount NeOo, No. 1866,
OF Baltimore.
THE THIRD DIVISION
was marshaled by VIM. Beckett with JAS D.
Moore and Stafford Payne as aids. The Nc
henney band marched at the head. The di-
vision was composed of Rising Sun lodge, No.
1865. G. l.. Washington, marshall; Free Grace
lodge. No. l343, Mount Olive lodge No 1885,
Henry Ross, marshal; John +. Cook lodge, No.
1lsS, Henry Herbert, marshal; Potomac Union
lodge, No. S92. Jerry Ogle. marshal; Union
Friendship lodge, No. 891, L. W. Thomas, mar
shall; Harmony lodge, No. Sl8 of Alexandria,
Va, ID. W. Chinn, marshal; Past Grand Master
council, No. A, Past Grand Master council, No.
A, w. Fl. Thomas. marshal
Following the last lodge were q long line of
carriages containing officers Of the committee
Of arrangements, District Grand lodge, Mary
land district ledge, orators, and grand officers.
The officers OF the committee of arrange
ments were Past Grand Master Eugene Brooks,
president; Jesse Given, treasurer; c. b. Walker,
secIetaEy; AITeu rope, vice president.
The officers Of the District Grand lodge are
r. ii. Gunnell, master; S. w. Watson. secre-
tary; W. W. Walker, treasurer, and T. II. john
son, director.
PUBLIC MEETING,
The line Of march terminated at the A.ME.
church on NJ street near 10th, where a public
meeting was held. The church was filled with
the members Of the lodges and seats we're re-
served for the members of the households of
Ruth. Rev. Ii. G. Dyson, the past grand mas
ter. delivered an Grafton appropriate to the
event which was celebrated. Thos II. Wright
and others made addresses. This evening a
reception will be given at Grand Army hall.
NOTES
A. A. Watkins represented Golden Gate
lodge of San Francisco in the procession to-
day. He remained over from the conclave
and marched with Peter Ogden lodge.
The procession was reviewed by the District
Commissioners as it passed in front of the Dis
trict buildings.
WASHINGTON News AND GOSSIP.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Capt. Robt Boyd detached
from duty as supervisor of New York har-
Dor and ordered as president of the board of