The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-03-15
ODD FELLOWSHIP.
THE VISIT OF GRAND SIRE. GEN.
JNO. c. UNDERyyO

VISITING DeiegatIOnS-- Rece ptiOn at
the YarbOro.
Gen. John c. Underwood, Grand Sire
OF the Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd
Fellows arrived in the city yesterday at
one o'clock. He was met at the depot
by committee from the local lodges of
the Order and escorted and quartered at
the Marlboro House as their special
guest
During the evening he had a great
number Of callers from the member
ship Of the lodges and from among the
citizens generally. At four O'Clock in
the afternoon, Gen. Underwood, ac-
companied by Deputy Grand Sire c. NJ.
Busbee, called at the Capitol and paid
respects to Governor Fowle.
II Metropolitan Hall Last Night.
1t had been previously announced
that General Underwood would deliver
an address at metropolitan hall at eight
O'Clock ID the evening, and an invita-
ton had been extended to the public to
attend.
At { 80 o'clock the members of Man
teo and Seaton Gales Lodg ges assembled
at Odd Fellows Hall and organized
themselves as an escort to conduct Gov
ernor EOwle and General Underwood to
Metropolitan Opera house In the
meantime large number of citizens
ladies and gentlemen-assembled at the
place Of address to greet the guest, and
the Ehall was more than half full by
eight o'clock.
The rain, though coming down quite
profusely, did not keep them away.
A few minutes after eight, General
Underwood and Governor Fowle entered
the hall accompanied by their escort OF
two hundred strong, wearing the rega
liza and carrying the banners of the
Order.
In the escort there were delegations
from the Order in Oxford and Durham
Those from Durham were r. B. Spivey
A. S. Lewter, FL. F. Edwards, II. E
Heartt, G. P. Howerton, H. NJ Smith
W. Il. Hanks, ". T.. Freeland I. J
Walker, G. K. Albright. J. O. Brock
I. NJ. Stephens, J. NJ. Fitchett, J. A
McMannus, ". B. Surles, ". p Whit
ISSi, y. ~ ~. w llludhSI, ID.
E. T. Rollins and J. A. Woodall.
The Oxford delegation was composed
Of Capt. A. II. A. Williams, Dr. 3. T
, Dixon, B. S. Royster, A A. Hicks, "
A. Bobbitt, Jno. t. Britt, Capt. W. b
White, G. ]. Cooper, J. A. Taylor. W
D. Lynch, DR.. j. III. Hays, ". I
Meadows, ". G.. Griffin, J. R. Day,
T. Person, J. W. Hunt. j. Y. Paris
Thos. White, II. Dorsey, S. r. Satte
white, FL. ". Kronheimer, J. A Rem
r. l.. Allen, J. M. Norwood, J. I
5 Morris, r. Broughton, @. d. Osborn
+, B. E. Parham, W. D. Pleasant
The two distinguished gentleme
went upon the stage accompanie
By Associate Justices J. J. Davis, Wa
ter Clark, J. E. Shepherd. Revs J.
Hall and j. FL. Gordon, State Auditt
Sanderiiu, Col. L. L. Polk, Hon. D. "
Balm, Rev. f. l.. Reid, Messrs. G. ]
Edwards, VIM. Woolcott, Geo. FL. Glas
liams, Grand Secretary B. Il. Wooded
Sheriff J. r. Rogers, Mr.. Frank /
J Lumsden, Mr.. A. b. Forest and other
= Mr.. JOS. G. Brown called the meetil
:. to attention, and requested Rev. J.
;, Hall to open with prayer.
After prayer, Governor Fowle intr
: duced General Underwood to the aui
: ence and said:
V LADIES AND GENTLEMEN During N
IS life, spent in the good old State
) North Carolina, | have been called up,
# to perform many pleasant duties; b
}, none of them has been more pIeasa
% than that which devolves on me t
Il night in introducing to you one Of t
= foremost men Of our nation. Chr
Il tianity has found in its struggle tN
ct handmaids that have always been up,
a it's side-those of Morality and Benev
lence.
! One Of these is represented by the &c
- tleman who will kindly address you t
: night: General, Confederate soldi,
who suffered for his South; Lieutenal
N Governor Of one Of the proudest a.
most glorious commonweaiths I'll
~ typefy one of the bright stars. that shi
3r upon the flag Of this Union; Grand 81
-. of the Grand Lodge OF the Independe
Order of Odd Fellows, General 10
: G. Underwood, is before you to-nigl
= my countrymen. He comes from Ke
o+ lucky, that State which North Carroll
10 so much loves; State where brave ID
and beautiful women are its comm
products, and where its beautiful bl
OF grass has given to the country, not OF
its most magnificent horses, but
finest specimen of manhood. | h;
led the honor to present to you Gene
lie John G. Underwood, Grand Sire Of
7as Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd Fello,
le- Gen. Underwood's address was
ars Of the most pleasantly eloquent q
rec magnetic speeches that North Carol
audience or any other audience e
listened to. He is a gentleman of N
nifcent physique, commanding and II
ev. tary appearance, attracts those VIII
ton he meets On sight.
ing He opened his address with 90
len pleasant and happy allnsions to NJ
on, Carolina and her people, and by tha
S. ing Gov. Fowle for what he the spC
S. err feared was ''to complimentary
al introduction.
S. In the course of his remarks lie
B. that without exaggeration, he re
aud sented the largest organic alton IN
world that IN this county it had sc
hundred thousand members old emo
to vote-and the combined force
an. other countries swelled that numbc
~ thirteen hundred thousand.
yes He referred to the great beneti'
tier and charitable work done by the Or