The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-04-19
'RAPS SIGNS AND GRIPS. !
Mirror Of the Week In
Lodge and Council
Room.
ODD FELLOWS ANNIVERSARY
How It Will Be Celebrated This
Year.
INpEPENpENq onDlE OF opn FElloKs.

Year.
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS.
This will be Odd Fellows week. They
will celebrate the seye1ty-second ami
versary Of the institution OF the honor
able and prosperous order. The eelehra-
tion Will begin tomorrow, evening There
Will be q parade in which Canton Jersey
City and Canton Kiehl OF Brooklyn of the
PHtriarchs Militant aud the members OF
The local lodges will participate. 1t is the
duty of the members to see that the
event is an unqualified success. as the in
terest OF the members and the prosperity
of the institution viii be measured by
the character of this demonstration. its
growth will depend largely on the ex-
tent of this exhibition of strength. If it
is not what it should be the order
will receive damaging blow
viii be responsible False pride should
not restrain any member IRON taking
part. No man need be ashamed TO
parade as an Odd Fellow 1t Is q respect
able institution With an enviable record.
It will be an outrage il few active and
ambitious members are to represent the
large membership. Every member who
can should be in line. Another important
feature Of the celebration Is the fair
under the auspices of Myrtle Lodge of
the Rehekah Degree Do not labor under
the erroneous impression thatitis merely
an event Of one subordinate branch of the
| order-it IS the Odd Fellows fair. and
cannot be regarded in any other light. If
| it falls 20 be q mammoth success the re-
| flection will fall on the entire body. not.
| on any one branch. Let the members ali
| rally and aid IN making the fair the
1 erandest that has been witnessed In
| this city, and show what the order
can accomplish when it makes an
| effort. A magnificent sum can be real
| lied for the Odd Fellows Home and the
Odd Fellows Hall project. Here is q
| splendid opportunity for the manbers of
the order in this city TO distinguish them
! selves by being the pioneer secret society
4 to own its own hall The Hoboken breth-
/ rem erected their hall years ago and have
| found it a source OF profit. A suitable
| hall would be successful in this city.
| There Is ample room in this city for an
| Odd Fellows Hall. With fair start the
project would boom ana result in success.
| Let us have the start The fair will be
we'll worth patronizing. The members
| OF Myrtle Lodge have been working tire
lessly and have arranged an attractive
and snowy collection OF articles of every
! description. Brothers, make the celebra-
tion q memorable one. Make the parade
and tar grand success
| The following card has been issued By
the committee in charge of the fair and
| demonstrations
JERSEY CITY. April is. 1914
Dear Sir-The seventy=second anniver-
sary of Odd Fellowship in connection
with a grand Odd Fellows fair, to be held
| Woods Hall. 9l4 and 316 Barrow street,
Jersey City, from April 20 to "a. will be
| observed by every member of the order
in Jersey City. A grand demonstration
and procession is 70 take place on the
evening OF Monday. April 20, between the
! hours Of seven aud ten O'Clock. when
| hundreds OF Dad Fellows are expected to
| be in line.
| Line of march TO be as follows:-Ieaye
| Jersey City 2. r. r. ferry at eight D. NJ.
sharp. Montgomery street to Newark
avenue. to Jersey avenue. TO Eighth
street. to East Hamilton place, to Pasonia
| avenue, to Grove street, to Seventh street,
| to Erie street, to Fifth street, to Grove
street, to Wayne and Barrow streets. pro-
coed to Woods Hall, where an exhibition
drill will be given by Canton Jersey City
| and Canton Riehi of Brooklyn.
Hoping Won will honor our day by
decorating and illuminating during this
procession.
We remain, yours very respectfully,
]. E. BERNSTEIN, Chairman,
w. II. VANCE.
JNO. p. WILLETS.
The committees of Myrtle Lodge No 10
| have been working like beavers this week
making preparations for the fair Special
| meetings have been held every evening.
| AT the residence of Sister Vance, No. 290
| Barrow street, the sisters have been
| marking the goods, selecting the sales
1 ton in the art of selling wares. The
| Executive Committee has been industri-
\ Gus and has meet nightly to take account
| of stock and arrange the details for the
management. Myrtle is composed Of the
| right material, earness, energetic and
Or az WI moi hou n
| taken the labor of love. 1t is arduous
| and tedious. Two brothers visited the
| Odd Fellows fair at Tammany Hall and
acquired some interesting information
The New York fair is well supported by
| the mem bers OF the order and it is pre-
| of the committee said yesterday
1--WE earnestly hope that the members
of The order In Jersey City will do their
utmost to make the fair success. There
will certainly be every inducement Of
! fered to make it success. Brothers
aud sisters, this is the last time that we
will have the opportunity to- appeal to
| you in these valuable columns, and we
| hope you will respond"
Canton Kiehi Of BROOKLYN will be the
guest OF Canton Jersey City tomorrow
evening in the grand parade. The line
| of march Is given and the business
| houses and residences will be decorated
and fireworks viii DO displayed All who
wish to see the exhibition drill can do so
by visiting Woods Hall tomorrow night,
after which they may participate in the
dancing, which will be feature Of the
fair every evening.
Mechanics Lodge viii work the second
degree next Tuesday hight on real nice
young man from down town.
P. G. James Hall has not shaken off
the grip.
Lincoln Lodge No. 1876 held its regular
meeting on Tuesday evening last and the
District Deputy was present with his
assistants and exeniplified the unwritten
work. Resolutions was passed to take all
the tickets sent them and also to attend
10 the fair in body. This certainly shows
the true spirit of Odd Fellowship and sets
an example for other lodges to follow.
Where is Mechanics No. 66 of latef
Sumner No. $50 are just as alive as
ever. Resolutions were passed to he in
t for fair.
rQrE Ann krrEprpD NAcnNS