St. Paul daily globe., 1891-04-28
THOUSANDS IN Line.
Odd Fellows Celebrate the
Seventy-Seeond Anniver-
sary Of the Order,
Which, Starting With Five
Men, Now Has a Member
ship Of 657,000.
A Grand Parade Participated
in by Four Thousand Men
and Women.
Meeting in the Grand Opera
House and Ball at the
Armory.


Odd Fellow movement-the !. o. D. F.
was started in this country, and yes
terday the anniversary was most fit
tingly celebrated by the Minnesota
brothers in the Capital city. The pop
ularity of the Odd Fellows movement
is shown by its growth. Five men at
tended the initial meeting of the society
at an obscure hotel in Baltimore, 1919.
To-day there are 9.400 lodges in the
United States with a membership of
675,000. There are $4,000 Odd Fellows
in the Northwest, and the Twin Cities
alone are credited with 1000. YeSter-
days demonstration was engineered by
the st. Paul lodges, and was not only a
credit to the officials connected there
with, but also to the Odd Fellow move
ment in the state. The grand parade
in the afternoon was great success,
there being over 5000 men in line, and
was witnessed by hundreds of sight
seers, who crowded the thoroughfares
through which the procession passed.
Not only the parade, but everything
pertaining to the demonstration
was succosssnl. AS early as o'clock
visiting brothers began to arrive in the
city. They were received by commit
tee of officers and. conveyed to the
armory, where proper arrangements
had been made for the entertainment of
every accredited Odd Fellow. The
sombre appearance of the armory build
ing had been considerably relieved by
the decorator. who had literally dis
played flags, banners and bunting of
varied cOlors, giving the large hall
picturesque and delightfully."- pleasing
appearance. The hospitality of the st.
Paul lodges was unbounded, everything
being done to add to the comforts of the
visitors. There were among them
large number of ladies, Daughters of Re-
becca. These daughters" are an off
shoot of the |. o. 0. F.; in fact, the l.
o. o. +. may be summed up under four
heads: There is the Odd Fellow lodge;
the Patriarch Militant, military work;
the Encampment uniform rank, and
Daughters of Rebecca, society for
women. The Daughters of Rebecca are
very active body. There are three
lodges i'll st. Paul, and five in Minneap-
oils, all of them being represented yes
terday, as we'll as few others scatter
ing throughout the state.
That part of the days proceedings
which Interested the public most was
=
voidable delay in the procession start
ing, but the people who crowded the
streets were we'll repaid for their time
i'll witnessing
Striking Aggregation
of men banded together in the bonds of
"Friendship. Love and Truth" The
parade was made up as follows:
Platoon of Police, Lieut.. Budy in command
A nd
Gen. G. r. Mendenger, Maj. G. w. Bertram,
Col Charles Lambert, Maj. Milo Carrier,
Maj H. Smith, Maj D: A. ,Studebaker.
First Regiment of Patriarchs Militant-COl.
sachusetts), Capt. and Adjt H. NJ. Hunt
Capt and Quartermaster A. Harinsh, Maj.
and Surgeon w. II. Newhall, Capt. and
Chaplain d. W. Rich.
Band.
Lodges from Outside the Twin Cities-Hutch-
inson, Waterville Willmar, Litchfield, Ex-
celsior, Austin, Buffalo, ST. Cloud, Fari-
bault, Chaska, Maple Plan, Wayzatta, Mar
rine Mills Sauk Rapids, Northield, Delano,
Benson, Hastings, Vasa. u
Minneapolis Lodges-North Star No. 6,
Ridgely No S5, John White No. $50, Fra
ternity No. 62, st. Anthony No. 40, Robert
Blom, No. q, Archer No IS. Highland No
No. III, Flour City No lis, Nicollet No.
119, Minneapolis No. 127.
Band.
St. Paul Lodges-St Paul No. Q, Freja No.
129, Germania No. 1S st. Paul Park No. 1877,
Union No. As, Meridian No. ISL, Excelsior
No. CO. Merriam Park No. 1872 Davton.s
Bluff No. &C. Hamline No. 153. West Side
No. 106, Voorwort No. 161, Nordin No. Ill
Twin City No. 179.
Band.
Daughters of Rebecca
Speakers in Carriages.
The parade occupied nearly an hour
in passing one given point. The start
was made from Rice park, proceeding
by way of Seventh to Jackson, Third to
st. Peter and the Grand opera house.
AS before stated, the men in line made
an excellent show. The members of
the Patriarch militant regiment, and
their
Gay Cockade
uniforms and fancy swords, gave IT,
parade quite martial tinge, adding
greatly to its effect. The officers were
all upon horseback. Two burlesques
were in the parade, indicatory of the
popular idea respecting secret lodges,
''riding the goat" etc. One of these was
admirably got up in large carnival
float. There was a donkey and a
date' in the hands of the lodge master,
who was about to initiate him into the
mysteries of the order, ana still in the
rear was the effigy of a man, suspended
by the neck, who was supposed to have
been hung for ''giving away" the Sc
crets of the society. The burlesque
evoked much amusement among the
people. The Grand opera house had
been rented for the literary exercises
which were to follow the parade. Man
ager BiXby had much difficulty in keep
ing reserved the lower floor and balcony
for the participants in the parade. Out
siders had to be content with the gal
lery. When the proceSSiOniSts had conf
pleted the tour of the main thorough
fares, they filed direct into the theater,
every seat being taken.
The front of the stage was decorated
with plants, and in the center three
linked chain woven in roses and flowers,
the emblem of the order, "Friendship,"
Love- and Truth" The First Regi-
ment band occupied the orchestra. The
officers of Patriarchs Militant were ac-
cOmodated in the boxes, the Daughters
of kebecca being seated IL the par
quette, together with the members of
military rank, the circle and balcony ac-
cOmmodating the remainder of the Odd
Fellows. w. r. Johnson, who has filled
the position of chairman to the Joint
committee and officers, pre-
sided over the proceedings, and sur
rounding him were seated:
Senator C. K. Davis, Lieut. Gov Ives. Hon.
Fl. z. Stevens, E. A. Paradis Midway News
and Northwestern Odd Fellow; Grand Master
W. G. Nye, Minneapolis; Grand Treasurer
Griswold, 5. Hough' 7. s.; H. ). Strouse, P.
q. r.; j. Berfelo, p q. NJ: Grand Secrc.a Y
Bolton. j. L. Williams p G.. ri of NJ PAui.