Daily Republican., 1889-09-14

A Lodge has set-out and r.,
fains Nearly $50 Gue,,, ~" h''a'
An exceedingly pleasan, en,o.,
vas given BY Fairfax Lodge eNs,'dlnI.i ",
~. ", last evening In tho "a, a. 10
hali, Third and King street. W =, y leliovS
y In a very prosperous condIt,n VA
number OF young men be,I, luet
poeome members, and thero nesehl
doubt that last evenings IN o,,I oin DO .
VIII result 10 still greater n-, ulalhned
the lodge. The Invitation In n npprly Y
extonded 10 the families an, M 'ae soc!Abk
onicers. About 800 persons ru rs.Dosds Ioas
% tne Invitations. AS the guests ,s'pUlaa I'na
they were escorted to the Gran5 AfI'l,a flI,a
room In the fourth story and ssss.i ~
the meantime the lodge held a ~.
sion, and adjourned at 4. 30 o'cloa snou ~
Inc guests entertained tl,em'cir,
.nat hour with social convetsa,'"n ,'aal
then Thomas q. Doud, chair,c." ioa .A
committee OF arraucen.en,s sI a'i,u " ~
Them 10 q neat and approrri,," u'ola
he congratulated all present nse sps'.e
s'eady advancement of The ori,r pyg "a
II was first organized the so@,'i, Naa
eeieoratea over chesse ani crarker"a
q mug of beer, now thI, wa, oa,.
changed. In place Of craek,n :,
cnrese we have ice cream, cakes an5 ~ a
and In place Of beer we have w.ts- , w
guests were then commltted ia "" ~
OF the other members of tle com ,us an
Goldemith q. Major, j. p. N,Aar IN
Clinger and William jackson. xSo ~ ~
the way down TO the main and,,o,u
where q beautiful sight burst man wI
view. Tho room was mellow n KY
OF gaslight. Five tables wI,h 49,. &
either side, ran the wbo'o len,,t IN
room. The tables fairly vroanrJ hon..a
their loads Of fruit aud cake Tbs O'.,a.a ,.aai
AUD platform were handsomely decos.J
wit potted ferns aud flowers, lu,Si,SS
by J. L. Brown e. Co, aorlsts R@SIsS
q bank Of flowers and foliage pl.ns%
the platform was stationed tie WIlmi,s
ton Cornet Band, 10 pieces, which Si
coursed delightful music wbIa a.
guests partook Of the substau,lals sprsss
before them. 'f'''S
Rev. z. II. Spencer preceded IN, am,
per with an invocation to tle tbrors
grace, after which an avalanche al ~
cream came In from the ante.roam, ~
walters were kept busy .srriag As
guests. Nv
AZ er all were abuudantly ns,asBr
oept Brother" Lewis, 10 The centre q
the room. who built pyramids ana
schooners OF watermelon vhlls Ne sts.
and ate while he built hk towers. ia
literary program was inauguiAtsd by an
appropriate speech from Issac ", Hid.
lam, treasurer OF the Grand Lodge.
"Brother" Hallam vas delishted thu
the time had come when ladies we're d.
mitted TO the socisls OF the Odd Fellovt
ibis was exactly bis Idea OF what an Odd Il
Fellows sociable should be, aud he vt3
glad that Fairfax Lodge had inaugursud
the change, and he advised every Odd 4
Fellow who had no wife to bring TO lhs \
sociaDles TO get one as soon as possible,
as lie would be the better Odd Fellow b
doing 90.
Mr.. Hallam, proceeding, among many
other things, showed the goOl the ordsf
was doing. II was the best aud mu,
OF all tho old orders. and Ia
the little State OF Delaware So, 900 VA
dlsbursed for benevolent purposes, which,
he thought, was pretty good ier mems
bership Of 2400, and In the whole juhb
liction 1850, 900 was spent for CHARITY
In conclusion, Mr.. Hallam proposed thu
The name "Fairfax" be changed 10 FaIr.
sex Lodge. o.
Some music from quartet was 40,
nounced by Chairman Doud, but one q
he membrrs being sick, the quartet h
,ame trio, composed OF l.. A. Zebla
Games Ginger and Isaac p. Nailor.
They sang very hne ~ am o'd and nd
yanted," and beiua heartily encoraf
hey sang "The old front door" N
ieese Bradford and son gave some vey
Inc Instrumental music on violin and
'anjo. Little Matte Hoflecker brought
own the house BY slnging "No room fcs
waif like me-" and being called cut
gain sang "Sunshiue on my way" alter
Shich Miss Anna Hoffecker gave soma
elect readings, one OF them on the sky
Yard flight Of pair Of breeches. Rev.
O. Il. Spencer closed the evenings
with brief and appro'
,riate address, congratulatlng farfix
sodge and ell present upon the delight
ul evenings entertainment they co.
Dyed. He especially Congratulated
Brother" Lewis upon bis evening Oien.
oyment. All were delighted and hoped
hn, these socials would OF be hereafter
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