The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-02-22
FIFTY YEARS AN ODD FELLOW.
Members of the Order Pleasantly Surprise
Brother Oliver Dufour.

Brother Oliver Dufour.
notable gathering of Odd Fellows took
place Wednesday evening at the residence of
Past Grand Master and Grand Representative
Oliver Dufore, 2024 | street northwest, the oc-
casion being the celebration of the fftieth ami
versary of his initiation as an Odd Fellow.
The honors that were showered on Brother Du-
fore that evening were a complete surprise to
him and were kept secret among the lodges
and members of the District. Brother Dufore's
health, not permitting him to visit the lodges as
of yore, aided the committee to carry out their
plans most successfully. The arrangements
were in charge of committee representing the
branches of the order in the District, composed
of Past Grand Master Colledge, chairman; Past
Grand Randolph, secretary; Past Grand Seyfert,
treasurer; Past Grand Master Thomas w. Fow-
Ter, and Past Grand Patriarch +. A. Norway.
The committee and large number of members
Of the order assembled at the hall of Friendship
Lodge, corner of Twentieth street and Pennsyi-
vania avenue, at 6:30, and from there proceeded
in body to Brother Dufour's residence, where
after greetings and congratulations Grand Rep
resentative Rev. Frederick A. Stier, on behalf
of the order, presented Brother Dufore with an
address, beautifully engrossed and adorned
with pen portrait of himself In the centre and
surrounded by the various emblems of the or
der and the inscription:
I'm the good book where ell good work appears
Your record stands of half hundred years."
Set in massive gilt frame, the whole pre-
sents line appearance and reflects credit on
the taste OF the committee. floral piece was
also presented, composed of flowers of the colors
of the order. Chairman Colledge, on behalf of
Past Grand and Mrs. John Fleming presented
head rest, appropriately embroidered. Rev.
Bro. Stier, in presenting the testimonials of the
love and esteem of his brethren, feelngly al
iuded to the lifetime spent by Brother Dufore
in sowing the seeds of Odd Fellowship. Then
followed the reading of letters and kilograms of
congratulations from members of the order
throughout the country, one from Hon. John
9. Underwood, Past Grand Sire and Commander
in-chief of the Patriarch's Militant; from James
b. Nicholson, Past Grand Sire and Grand Sec
retary Of Pennsylvania Theodore A. Ross,
Grand Secretary of the Sovereign Grand Lodge;
William Chidsey, Grand Secretary of Ohio; B.
f. Foster, Grand Secretary of Indiana, and
containing the signatures of all the grand Off
GERS, Phoenix Lodge, of Indiana; John Medole,
Past Grand Representative of New York; Du-
fore Lodge, of Pine Valley, Ind; Bundle of
Sticks, an Odd Fellows publication of Column
bus, Ohio, and s. A. Whitney, of Golden Rule
Lodge. of this city.
This part of the programme was concluded by
the company singing "Auld Lang Syne," md
the Doxology, under the leadership of Past
Grand Seyfert. About o'clock Grand Canton
No. !, Patriarchs Militant, arrived, making a
street parade from Seventh-street hall, headed
by the drum corps of the Marine Band, under
the command of Major John 7. Chauncey and
Captain William 7. Galliher They marched
single file through the parors and warmly
greeted their old comrade. Among the notable
Odd Fellows and friends present were Past
Grand Masters Danenhower, Colledge, Thomp-
son, Allen, Frazer, and Watt, Past Grand Repre-
sentative jackson and Grand Representative
Stier Grand Master Theodore f. Kenney was
absent on account of his recent bereavement in
the loss of his only daughter and the prostra-
tton of Mrs. kenney. The Grand Lodge of this
district was represented by Deputy Grand Mas
ter Hazard, Grand Secretary Allen, and Grand
Guardian Bennett.
force, Naomi No. l being represented by Noble
Grand Mrs. Allen, Past Noble Grands Mrs.
Whitmore, the Mrs. Giles, Sr. and Jr., Miss
Hattie Williams, Mrs. Javins, and a large dele
CATION cation OF mem members; i, Ruth Lodge No. had
Past Noble Grands Mrs. Bisbee, Ander-
son, Kessler, Mrs. and Miss Pierson,
and goodly number of those who will soon be
able to prefix title to their names. Martha
Washington Lodge No. was represented by
Noble Grand Miss Matte E. Bouse; Vice Grand
Mrs. Noah; Treasurer Mrs. E. H. Harner.
Past Noble Grand Miss M. r. Buckley, and
number of lesser lights who are gradually
growing brighter. The number of Past Grands
and prominent members of the various subordi-
nate lodges and encampments was too numer-
GUS to enumerate here; suffice it to say that they
were out in force to do honor to Brother Dufore
and the occasion which called them together
VI eno irlenus Ol tue lalnlly from distance
may be mentioned the Hon. and Mrs Hill,
Hon. william NJ. Springer, and Mrs. Rebeka
Ruter Springer, who is a wel-known authoress
and sister of Mr.. Dufore
The Misses Anna and Ella Rous, nieces of Mr.
Dufore, from Lake Providence, La Miss Dollie
Armstrong, of Indiana; Miss Louise Middleton.
of Illinois; DIR. Harry Cockrell, Ruter w.
Springer, Esq, Mrs. +. S. Graham and many
others. OF Mr.. Dufores family there were
present Mrs. Dufore, who was beamlng with
happiness, Miss Grace r. Dufore, DR.. j. F. r.
Dufore, and DR.. Clarence r. Dufore, wife and
daughter. Mr.. Dufore is seventy-two years of
age and during the past year his health has
not been good, which has compelled him to
take a less active part among the lodges than
formerly, although he attended the session of
the Sovereign Grand Lodge in Topeka Kan,
last September. He was made an Odd Fellow
In Phoenix Lodge of VeVay, Ind. February
lS, lS4l was Grand Master of Indiana 1851
and 1852, in 1858 was elected representative to
the Grand Lodge of the United States and as
sisted to institute the first lodge of Daughters
of Rebekah in company with the late
Vice President Schuyler Colfax. He came
to Washington in 1857, and shortly after
became member of Washington Lodge No. G
and Columbian Encampment No. /, of this city.
In 1885 he returned to the now Sovereign Grand
Lodge OF the United States as q representative
from the Grand Encampment of this District,
which position he now holds, but will give
younger men an opportunity to distinguish them
selves after the annual session Ia July. There
are no other honors that could be conferred
on him by the order of Odd Fellows except that
OF Grand Sire of the Sovereign Grand Lodge, to
which, owing to the weight of years which rest
upon him, he will hardly aspire. Brother Du-
fore has been urged by his physicians to spend
the winter and early spring months in mlder