The morning call., 1892-08-04


P. G. NJ. Council No. 90, members from
visiting lodges from interior of State.
Officers of the day i'm carriages.
ID strict Grand Lodge officers.
Officers OF Household OF Ruth No. ass,
Oakland, In carriages.
Officers of Household of Ruth Ne. 253.
San Francisco, in carriages.
Members of different households in car
riages.
Wives of visiting members in carriages.
All along the route the sidewalks were
crowded with adnlring spectators.
a DECORATED HALL.
Germania Hall was beautifully decorated
for the oc aston. Broad steamers of differ
ent colOrs were stretched across the hall
from the galleries. and the front of the
galleries was res plendent with the stars
aud stripes. Along the walls were bouquets
of flowers and bits of evergreen. Two
large flags bearing the stars aud stripes
were dTaped 10 front Of the platform and in
the center was handsome floral design
emblematic Of the order-the three links
and heart.
Tie hall was comfortably filed and
number OF the wives, daughters and sweet
hearts Of the members were present and
took great interest IN the proceedings. The
rising generation was also we'll represented.
On The platform were seated j. b. Wilson,
master OF ceremonies; William Colds
borough, master of reception: 5. a. John
st0n OF Sacramento, grand district master
William II. Stewart, deputy grand district
master; j. c. Rivers, stage manager. and
George w. Dennis Jr., the orator of the
dAv.
The Grand Patriarchy No. 81 was intro
dueed, received with grand honOrs and took
seats on the platform. The Households Of
Ruth No. 253. San Francisco. and No. ass.
Oakland, were also introduced, received
with grand hon0rs and took seats n front Of
the platform.
A capital programme of vocal and literary
exercises was then commenced by a selec-
ton from the orchestra.
Past Grand Master GOldsborough deliy-
cred brief address, in which he expressed
his pleasure at the great success of the dem
OnsiTatoD, and extended the hearty thanks
of the District Grand Lodge TO Occidental
Lodge for their kindness, which they would
never forget Applause.
Miss Rosa Suggs rendered vocal solo so
well that she had to respond TO demands
for an encore, and she sang the quaint old
English song 'TwickenhaIn Ferry" WITH
charming expression.
Another selection from the orchestra was
greeted with applause.
PLEASING EVENT.
Then came the most pleasing event OF the
afteTDooB-MisS Valetta WinslOw in Tab
leauX dart" She gave 40 different express
slons, such as anger, horror. bashfulness,
rldicule, etc. with appropriate gestures.
This gifted young lady created great en-
thusiasm. The various expressions were
TO the life, and her gestures were full of
charming grace and appropriateness. She
was recalled. and recited Sister and 1"
with powerful expression and gesture.
George w. Dennis Jr.. the orator of the
day, delivered eXtemDoraneously a power
full Grafton and was frequently applauded
lie expressed his pleasure that the 0gder
had so progressed that District Grand
lodges had become necessity. The Dis
trict Grand Lodge stood in about the same
"A he
did IN the law, and il pointed to very sig
nlhcant fact In the progress and develop
ment of the order on the Pacific Coast. He
referred to the origin of the grand united
order in America In the year 1874
The application for a charter had
been declined because they were black
men; but some of the OrIginatOrs went to
England, and were successful i'm obtaining
charter from the Grand Lodge there
From time 10 time they would notice on the
part OF Americans desire and intent and
purpose to cry down all things English and
emanating from England, but he took no
stock in that cry, and would give his voice
IN favor OF all things English and emanat-
Ing from England.
Having received the charter the origin
ators returned TO New York, flushed with
victory, 10 organize lodge In New York
State. and other lodges in the Northern
States soon followed, because Ii was seen
that the order lifted men I'D ana made
the South. till in every city, town or village
south Of Mason and DixOn's line was to be
found lodge of the G. u. o. O. +. Having
so pr0spered and fTuctified in the North and
South, 1t spread to the Pacific Coast, aud
soon Golden Gate Lodge was organized.
New, every city, town and village on the
coast has Its lodge, and all joining In the
sweet refrain of love, friendship and truth.
SISTERS OF THE ORDER.
The sisters OF the order were a very
valuable adjunct In nursing the sick and
preparing necessaries Tor the sick couch.
How much better a brother must feel when
his brethren look after his material welfare
during sickness and the sisters take TO him
all those dellcacies so tempting to the
sick. No sister who took Ruth of ancient
history as an example but would be better
mother, better wife and better sister
The organization of the q. u. O. under the
English jurisdiction marked a new epoch
in the history OF the negro In America. The
race was possessed OF certain natural in
stinets which needed only an avenue to
enable them TO reach the highest flights In
the ranks OF literature, science and the
arts. Since the order was organized they
had expended nearly four million dollars in
the relief oil sick brothers, buriais, etc.
They had developed state Of affairs that
other people did not give them credit for.
They looked upon the black man as bad,
all bad. forgetting that there were good and
bad In all peoples. man need only be an
honorable member of society, pay dollar
for dollar. love God and his country, to
make good Odd Fellow.
In the South millions of their colored
brethren were toiling for their daily
bread, pursuing the even tenor of their
way, loving God and respecting the law,
yet on the merest suspicion Of wrong they
we're shot down like dogs. AS an Ameri-
can citizen he would emphatically protest
| against further butehery of this kind.
SOMETHING RADICALLY WRONG.
There was something radically wrong
somewhere In this boosted land of freedom