The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1892-04-30

. an equitable manner and without delay
} by the district court of the Unitet
J States for the state of Wyoming.
This is compromise bill with object
ionable features that some of the sen
ators and congressman discovered in tn,
bill eliminated. The most striking O
these is that this bill does not ask fol
any incorporation of the Park associa
tion. 1t simply asked for congress te
confirm the leases made to the associa-
ton by Secretary Noble, part of which
he annulled, as the association claimed
illegally. The association retains it's old
chartered existence under the laws of
the state of Minnesota. It will be OBJ
served that no financial aid or credit is
asked from the government. If this bill
becomes law the Yellowstone Park as
sociation will at once proceed to COM
plete the system of hotels and other ac-
commodations necessary to properly en-
tertain the crowds that will visit the
Park during the Worlds Fair in 1893.
The Worlds Fair people at Chicago are
interesting themselves, believing that it
will add materially to the fairs success.
Anniversary of Odd Fellowship
Tuesday, the seventy third anniver-
sary of the founding Of Odd Fellowship
in the United States, was red letter
day in the history of that order in Liv-
ingston. Odd Fellowship dates it's ex-
istence in the United States from April
Goth, 1919, when the first lodge was Or
ganized in Baltimore, Maryland. It is
claimed that the first lodges we're insti-
tuted in Scotland in the early part of
the last century, but the earliest au-
thentic record in history now in exist
ence comes from London, England,
where in the latter part of the last cen
tury lodge was formed composed en-
tirely of marble masons. The founder
of the order in the United States was an
Englishman, and it's growth has since
1919 been remarkable. 1t is now said to
number a membership Of one million,
and is by far the greatest of all beneficial
societies. The history of the order in
this city dates from May, 1883, when
Yellowstone Park lodge No. II was Or
ganized with twelve charter members
Since that time the growth has been
rapid until at this date it numbers
sixty eight members in Yellowstone
Park lodge No. II, forty members of
Columbia encampment No. II and
twenty five members of Garfield canton
No. 7.
The anniversary of the order was OBJ
served in this city by grand street par
ade in the afternoon and public ball at
Fowlie's hall In the evening, and both |
events proved successful in every fea-
ture. The parade took place from the
Odd Fellows lodge room, corner Calen-
aar and Main streets. At 2 o'clock the
procession, headed by the Livingston
band, formed on Main street, and con-
sisted OF the uniform rank, followed by
of the encampment and Park
odge No. II. The line of march was
down Main street to Lewis, east on
Lewis street to C, north on G street to
west on Calendar street to
Main, up Main street to Park. west on
Park to Third, south on Third to Lewis,
east on Lewis to Main, and up that
to the lodge room.
The ball in the evening was brilliant
affair and reflected credit upon the
order and especially the committees hav-
ng the arrangements in charge. The
aall was beautifully decorated, the ban
lers and emblems of the several ranks
presenting an attractive and pleasing
effect in the brilliantly lighted room.
Promptly at 9 o'clock the grand march,
ed by Captain George T. Chambers, was
'alled and participated in by the mem
,ers of the order in full uniform. About
me hundred couples we're in attend
'nce and enjoyed the programme for
he occasion, and tripped the light fan
astic to the excellent music furnished
~ Kumm's orchestra. Supper was
erved at the Aibemarle at II o'clock,
'fter which dancing was resumed and
continued until an early hour Wednes-
lay morning, when the party dispersed
veil pleased with the highly satisfao-
ory manner in which they had been en-
ertained.