The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-05-02
Odd Fellows Celebrate.
On Monday last the Odd Fellows

! On Monday last the Odd Fellows at
the head of the lake celebrated the
| seventy second anniversary OF the
| founding Of that order in America.
| The Gay was propitious and the var
| ious committees had left nothing
undone in arranging for the occasion,
and as result of good management
everything went off without d hitch.
! The procession was formed in the
| following order: Gordon OF police,
| Walkers Military band of Duluth,
Canton of Patriarchs Militant, Zenith
City Lodge No. %, Duluth, Central
Link Lodge No. 125, Duluth, North
ern Lodge No. 500, Superior, Superior
lodge No. 3SS, Superior, Terminal
Lodge No. 337, Superior West Supe-
riOr City Band, Golden Rule Encamp-
ment No. -, carriages containing
Mayor Patt.son, z. G. Il. Lewis SLIDER,
OF Milwaukee, Chaplin IL. 3. Crandall
aldermen and officials of the city,
Daughters of Rebecca, of Duluth.
The line of march was up Tower from
the depot to Broadway, thence to
Hammond, down to Third street,
along Third to Tower, up Tower to
Belknap, along Belknap to Cumming
thence to the West Side Methodist
place.
About 500 Odd Fellows were IN line
and with their handsome Yet modest
uniforms and regalia, they made Il
good appearance. Mayor PattiSon 5
address of welcome was a very happy
one, and our limited amount Of space
Will not allow US to give it i'll full, but
from it we take the following extracts:
Past Grand Patriarch, Sisters Of
Rebecca, Brother Odd Fellows, Ladies
ard conference.-the duty assigned
me to-day OF welcoming you to this
city is an unusually grateful and pleas
ant one. Grateful in that as the
official representative of the city of
Superior am enabled to extend TO 50
many Brother Odd Fellows the free
dom Of Il city whose growth ana vel
fare promises to be the measure of the
growth and welfare of Odd Fellow
ship III all the country adjacent to
Lake Superior. And pleasure, be
cause III YOUR presence here Ill such
goodly numbers, | am enabled to hold
up the order to the observation OF our
people aS one whose energy OF faith
JuStltieS the confidence OF all mankind.
There Is also to me the further pleas
ure of an old settler, who sees in this
gathering somewhat of a real .Zatlon
of the bright hopes for the future OF
Odd Fellowship III this vicinity that
We oll-timers have long INDUCED n.
Less than SIX Years ago there were but
three lodges within - miles Of this
city. To-day there are upwards OF
twenty, with membership exceeding
goo.
You are here to celebrate the Seven
tysecond anniversary OF the fOunda-
ton of Odd Fellowship i'll America.
Barely one mans lifetime. Yet, in
that brief span of time SO fOrcful have
been the principles OF the order that
there are IN America to-day over Coo
0G0 members of subordinate lodges and
over 100, 600 members of ReDecc;l
F., lodges.
The revenue of the order in America
! III 1890 was over 81 ,OO0, 900, and relief
afforded $1,000, 600 So rapid has been
its growth III membership, and 50 en-
ergetlc has 1t been III executing the
practical mandates OF the faith. Even
TO the uninltlated, who know nothing
OF the showing of hearts that Is lnsep-
erable from faithful membership IN
this order. these figures must signify
something more than the mummery
! OF ceremony Win which all secret aS
S0cIaI!On5 are L ore u less associated
in The popular mind. An annual con
triDution Of over - by each mem Der
of the order for the relief OF the sick,
destitute, disabled on unfortunate
brother or sister member, or their
widows and orphans, ana almost half
OF the entire revenue Of the order is
devoted TO SUCH purposes.
| q. +. 4. Louis SLIDER, OF milwaukee,,
+~WaS the orator OF the day ard his add
dress, also, was Il very able one. In
/ the evening Superior Ledge held Il re
cartlOn in their rooms III the Richie
block, where Il III )5t enjoyable social
season was had.
1t was the first celebration given by
Che Cdi Fellows OF superior, and they
! certainly showed their ability III that
line last Monday.