Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-27

II Fell ON Sunday and the Celebration Will
he Today.

1t Fell on Sunday and the Celebration Will
he Today.
LARGE NUMBER OF VISITING cAyroSs-A
PARADE TO BE MADE THIS AFrERNooS--A
GRAND ENTERTAINMENT TO TAKE PLACE To-
NTGHr-MEMBERs OF THE GRAND CANTON.
Yesterday was an important day for the
members Of the l. o. o. F., for it was the
seventy-second anniversary of the order. Fall
ing as it did upon Sunday the more general
celebration Of the event was postponed until
today.
The Washington uniformed Odd Fellows form
a battalion of the Chesapeake regiment, which
viii parade here this afternoon. The cantons
OF Pennsylvania were also invited to take part
but ss they will participate in the meeting Of
the Grand Lodge at Lancaster next month it
was not possible for them to attend. About $50
Odd Fellows are expected to be in line this
afternoon.
VISITORS ARRIVE.
About II o'clock yesterday morning Canton
Delaware, No. /, from Wilmington, arrived
under p. j. Isaac, commander. with Lieut.
Commander L. W. Palmer Maj. E. C. Moore
and twenty-four members. They were escorted
delegation Of the Washington Grand Canton
and were taken in the afternoon by a commit
tee OF Metropolis Lodge, LO.O.F.. to their lodge
room on 9Th and streets, where they were
entertained with the ''Gobright degree
This morning the uniformed Virginia cantons
from Portsmouth and Norfolk arrived on the
steamer Washington, and were met at the wharf
by delegation from the local canton and es-
corted uptown and entertained at handsome
breakfast Later in the day the visiting Odd
Fellows were shown the various points OF in
terest in the city by their local brethren. Late
tins afternoon the visitors we're reinforced by
Baltimore cantons, Zimmerman, No. /; Monu-
mental. No. 2, and Baltimore No. 8, who ar
rived at the baltimore and Ohio railroad, and
were met by the Washington, Delaware and
virginia cantons.
THE PARADE.
The program for the remainder Of the day
calls for procession which will form as the
Chesapeake regiment on New Jersey avenue
in front of the depot. and then move under
the command of Col. j. Woodfn Minifie and to
the music of Chambers Southern Band of Bal
tmore and the Third United States Artillery
Band OF Washington barracks, through Penn
syivania avenue as far west 10th street, and
thence to the National Rifles Armory where a
banquet will be served.
THE ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT.
This evening Grand Canton Washington
Nc. i, Patriarchs Militant, will tender literary
and musical entertainment and complimentary
reception to Chesapeake regiment at National
kihes Hall The program for the first part Of
the evening is as follows; l, piano solo, 'Flash
Miss Perry; 2, vocal solo, Across the Bridge
Mr. Will Thornton; 8. recitation. Death of Mark
Anthony, Mr.. Godfrey Stein of Thos. Keene
Company; 4, solo. selection, Miss Mable Hoge;
., recitation, selected, Mrs. Florence Leach;
6, solo, Swiss Echo Song G. Eckert Miss Clara
ROSxlfy. a Rri II
sen. Miss kathinka Frech; 8, instrumental
quartet, Messrs. Clements, Conveys, Dalton
and Prather; 9. comic song, Mr.. Chas. West;
10, dramatic recitation, The Corsican, MILFORD
Mr.. Alfred Barker; ii, baritone solo, Mr.. Jas.
Nolan; II, comic recitation. The Whistler, Mr..
L. C. Moore; -, cornet solo, Prof. W. Paris
Chambers of Baltimore; IA, comic song Mr.
George Scott; 10. skirt dance, pupils Of Prof.
Nermllye. Emma Heinrich, Gertie Heilbrun
and BERTHE Franc.
At the conclusion of the musical and literary
features of the evening the floor will be cleared
Tor dancing, and thirteen numbers have been
provided for upon the handsomely printed pro-
grams.
MEMBERS OF THE GRAND CANTON.
The members of Grand Canton Washington
are as follows: Vim. P. Allan, Walter Allen,
John A Anadale, Frank T. Avery. Aaron Bald
win, Samuel E. Boyce, NJ. d. Brainard. John
Brown, Reuben NJ. Brown. Jos. Burroughs. C.
n CanpDel, D. II. +. carpenter, Z. II. Cation,
z. Chamberlain, ]. I. Chancey, George Cliff.
". d. Coleman, George z. COLLISION, Edward
Craig, ]. E. Champion, A. J. Donaldson, Oliver
Dufour, Thos- ]. Duvall, E. Edmonston, VIM.
H. Ernest, Alfred Father, George +. Fogle,
Thos W. Fowler. T. Walter Fowler, VIM. G..
Fowler, VIM. T. Galliher, John T. Given, Geo.
A. Green, j. s. p. Green, +. c. Griffin, E. c.
Grumley. J. b. Hammond, s. W. K. Handy, l..
Hopfenmaier, VIM H. Howes, James Hughes,
A ]. johnson. B. F. Joy, Chas. A. Krause, JOS
ii. Keefer, John ID. Kolb, John NJ. Krous. VIM
N. Iaporte, L. A. Latchford, d. W. Lewis, F.
H. Litchfield, NJ. Losano, W. W. Maloney,
James Martin, Richard A. Mclean, ]. G.
Mellis, X. H. Monfort, Geo. W. Murphy,
G. W. Murphy, Allison Nailor, P. W. Nichol-
son, Elias Oliver, ID. G. W. Ourand, F. L.
Ourand, VIM. ]. Palmer, E. I. Pettengin. VIM
r. Reed, Jas. H. Richards, VIM. H. Richards,
Q. X. Shut. Isaac Scott, j. H. Seiffert. Chas.
II. Sengstack, j. A. Shackelford, Chas. W.
Shiles, E. H. Sipe. Henry Storey, Robert
Storey, L. b. Swormstedt, Jas. H. Thomas, W.
n. Thompson. Andrew Turnbull, c. j. Wagner
]. B. Ward, James A. Watt, VIM. H. Wilson.
c. A. ID. Wolff. The honorary members are
II. E. Burnham. w. w. Danenhower, VIM
EARLY, VIM. H. Frazier, A. Jackson, A. L.
Leonard, John Long, VIM. r. Ramsey, W. ].
Redstrake, +. A. Sitter. F. Weber.