Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-11-12

the delight of the audience. Next Noble
Grand Harlan delivered brief address
which was euiogistic OF the distinguished
visitor and the order, after which he
introduced General Underwood, the
chief object of whose visit was TO de-
liver lecture on "Odd Fellowship"
The general is a fluent talker and his
manner is charming. His speech was a
masterly effort and given offhand. 1t
abounded with anecdotes and illustra-
tions and for more than an hour he held
his hearers spellbound.
In introducing his subject he indulged
in pleasantly. lie did not propose, he
remarked, to give set speech. Odd
Fellowship, he continued, is progressive
as it should be. There are three branches
of the order, the subordinate lodges and
encampments, the woman's branch or
daughters of Rcbekah and the military
branch or Patriarchs Militant. The
Z motto, friendship, love and TRUTH" as
: entwined in the tenets of the order, is
. .intended to be carried out. He had
travelled all over the Uuited States and
Through Canada, and wherever he found
ID O true Odd Fellow he met the same
B character of men, grasping your hand
4 and meaning what he docs Friend
ship, love and truth are the foundation
stones of the order. His analysis of the
motto was decidedly interesting. Friend-
ship, he said, doesn't mean the cold and
empty word hut the warmth it implies.
. Love can be given in degree for man
kind at large. 1t makes you better,
teaches you what you should do and
r finally brings you to that salvation
which the denominations teach. That's
" what we teach in the subordinate lodges,
3 he exclaimed; love towards the human
race. We inculcate it because If we
have it in our hearts there is little time
4 for doing wrong. Truth is an ingredient
(which nothing can Withstand and it is
r the link which binds friendship and
love together. The words of the motto,
he declared, form the grandest trio in
the world and are the principles Of Odd
"a Fellowship in the subordinate branch.
M He is particularly interested in the
7fOdd Fellows of Delaware, he added,
/. because he is piece of them, he having
'fbeen born in Washington and his ances-
s. tors having come from Delaware, Mary
YSland and the District of Columbia
|1 The tenets on which the order is
bpilt, he said, are not myths; they are
" nctual and are carried out in the main.
The order of Odd Fellows is the largest
by u quarter of million of any organ
< ization. He mentioned some of the
noble work in which his order is en-
gagged and said that work is the reason
why one lodge in town of 60,000
4 people can build such temple as Eden
p Hall is. The principles of Odd Fellow
IS ,ehip, he asserted, are to be carried out
ef much in the family circle as on the
e{reet. Referring 10 the courtesy ex-
. .t0nded him by his Wilmington brethren
t6 said the same courtesy should be
carried out at home. The ideal instruc-
Z, tIon of Odd Fellowship is nothing un-
1ees,it is real, unless it is practiced. He
hoped that boy in joining the order
ijMould become better boy, better son
'l And better husband. Caring for the
Fl 4unprotected within our homes is prin-
4 ciple inculcated by the order, and that
Is the reason of the growth and success
( of Odd Fellowship, the reason that the
IA order is the richest organization under
the sun. A certain percentage of the